We all love being stuck in traffic after a long day--NOT!!! Since we love it that much, we do our best to avoid it, like knowing the rush hours and such. But what we love the most is the untimely heavy traffic! (due to temporary closed roads, parades, etc.) ...and yes, I'm being sarcastic here. Who loves heavy traffic???!
Heavy traffic makes us grumpy. After a tiring day, it just gets on our nerves to be stuck in traffic. What more for commuters who still have to go through a survival-to-the fittest-thing just to get a ride?
Can we do something about being stuck in traffic? NOPE. Unless we go out of the house earlier. But what if we finish our classes or our office hours ends just in time during rush hours? Yeah, that really is a problem. What we can do something about is to lessen the aftereffects of traffic--grumpiness and bad mood.
Here are things that we can do or must at least have in our bags or with us to be ready in this road dilemma:
1. Food and water. We easily get irritated when we are hungry, right? So before we go out of the house or leave school or the workplace, we should at least grab something to eat. An alternative would be having candies and chocolates ready for muchin' anytime...anywhere. Of course, carrying bottled water will do.
2. Music. If the (public) transportation you are riding has a sound system, you would not have a problem. You can just stare on the road and feel the beat or the melody of the song (imagining yourself in a music video). But you can always just carry the earphones of your cellphone or iPods or mp3s just in case.
3. Company. If you have a family member or a friend stuck in traffic with you, it won't be an oh-so-grumpy moment. Having someone you know during such situations is comforting in itself. (But if you are with your crush or someone special... **wink, wink** more traffic, please??)
4. Inspiration. Heavy traffic?? Pffft. Put those daydream cap on and before you even realize it, you have arrived at your destination! XD
Basically, it is my list on how I survive being stuck in traffic without ruining my day. How about you?
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