Time flies. We’ve heard that cliché at least 562 times. But nowadays we fly faster than time and end up with jet lag, another peculiar disease created by man.
My first experience with jet lag was a few years ago on a business trip to the United States from Singapore. I was bright and chirpy on the morning of day one and actually made two meaningful observations during the meeting. But after lunch, I felt relaxed; the speaker’s voice – droning on about budget planning – was soothing. I tilted my head back…
The next moment everyone was pushing their chairs back for the tea-break.
Realizing I had nodded off briefly, I cunningly approached the speaker.
“Hey, Phil, amazing presentation – you brought a fresh perspective to budget planning.”
He looked at me oddly. “But I finished that long ago. This session was about training.”
“I know,” I said, recovering quickly from the shock, “The training speaker was also impressive. What’s his name, by the way? I missed it.”
“Her name is Sarah.”
“That’s right – Sarah,” I said, recovering quickly again, “I’m going to speak to her.”
