Wrong time, Wrong Place

Have you ever felt like you were in the wrong place, at the wrong time?

Most of the time, this is an embarrassing moment, and you feel out of place, almost in distress! You simply wish you were not there at that time. And there is only one thing on your mind, "Let me get out of here!"

You enter a MRT train. A young couple is having a squabble. It is late at night, you are alone with the couple in the cabin. They are sitting right across you. The guy yells at the girl. She screams in response. The girl breaks down and cries. You look at the floor, wishing you had boarded the next train or had entered a different cabin.

You met her at a party. She is gorgeous and has the sweetest smile you have ever seen. You bring her a glass of wine and start chatting. Diving, swimming, skating. Both of you share the same interests. You feel like you have met your special someone and you are thinking of asking her out after the party. A guy comes along and holds her by the waist. She introduces him as her boyfriend, and tells him you happen to sit down. Your smile freezes in place. The two whisper to each other sweetly as if you were not there, and go off soon after. Your smile cracks.

You are in the company lift, just at the door. The door is decorated with a huge mirror. You can see everyone in the lift, and everyone can see you. You wore a new pair of pants today. "Beautiful", you thought smirkly to yourself. You see Mr Lee from the Human Resources Department in the mirror. He steals a glance at you and smiles politely. Mr Chua from the Logistics Department. He smiles weirdly. And Mr Loh, the Computer Analyst, he smiles awkwardly. You wonder why everyone looks so different today. As the lift door opens at the 4th floor, everyone exits. Mrs Ang, the Admin Assistant walks past and whispers, "you forgot to zip."

The picture below was published in the Newpaper in July. Why was I captured in such a weird, out-of-nowhere, comical, awkward position?

Simply four words: Wrong time, Wrong place.