Thursday, September 27, 2007

Studying in BK Downtown East yesterday afternoon after studying briefly in the sch library, where the apparent lack of oxygen (the air con in lib shucks for goodness sake & the problem with air circulation had been there for years) made me sleepy. Sians.

BK on a quiet afternoon was condusive for studying, as there were also others coming in to study. So sometimes i wonder how Burger King earn enough revenue to keep up with rental costs as some of its outlets are operating below optimum level, without allocative efficiency -inefficient allocation of resources so it isn't a profit maximising corporation~ (haha econs talk) as many diners are muggers or freeloaders who come in not with the main purpose of dining.



Here's some 'cases' that i have noticed... No! I aren't being disracted by the activity around me, i'm just being the forever-so-observant Cloud who notice loads of details.



-the USUAL: groups of students who lingered on after finishing food/made attempts to delay the consumption of food with the obvious intentions to mug or hold meetings/discussions

-the EXTRA no 1: spotted an uncle coming in to read newspapers, he chose to sit at a table which had an empty cup left by it's previous occupant & the BK staff hadnt cleared it (they seldom do as there's no lack of seats in the restaurant) ->smart move! needn't spend a single cent, yet can earn a good reason to stay on in the comforts of air-conditioned restaurant

-the EXTRA no 2: a man who came in armed with a packet of crackers and a can of Coca Cola (darn obvious that it isnt bought from BK la! all drinks there are served in cups if he hadnt known) he happily munched on his crackers noisily, oblivious to others in the vicinity & sipped cola straight from the can while other diners drank from straws

-the LOVEY-DOVEY: a couple from a nearby sch, 'studying' there after sch, yeah they placed textbooks on the table, but i guess they only had eyes for each other. lols. well they didnt even bother to buy any food from BK to 'decorate' the table & 'justify' their presence. they simply lay textbooks on the table as if they were on a picnic, not with food but with books (hey yo! it rhymes!)

-the HAPPY FAMILY: a family of 3 with a young chubby toddler sharing a set meal, didnt even bother to upsize it. haha and the parents were still thinking of which set meal is cheaper even as they tucked into the meal.. hmm are u sure u all had ordered enough food?

-the CHATTY STUDENTS: a group of 3 girls came in, making no attempts to hide plastic bags of food containing takeaways from KFC & MacDonald's. i wonder what they were doing there, then one of them went to BK counter and got herself a Cravio ice cream. hmmm i guess they were enjoying a fast food fiesta as they shared the food & chatted away. however, they purposely left the empty Cravio cup on the table & took the other rubbish with 'dubious' origins away with them after finishing the 'exotic' meal. does it hurt just to bring another piece of their rubbish out? youngsters nowadays.. haiz... they have warped thinking

-the TUTORS: mother/tutor bringing in a child, settled down with minimal food on the table & took out books/papers to teach the child & examine his/her work. since when the fast food joint transformed into a tuition center?



As for me.. hehe i'm proud to say i arent a cheapskate freeloader, i bought a students meal & upsized it. regretted it after that as it somehow costs much more to upsize a students meal than a regular meal. spent about 2 and a half hours mugging there, it wasnt noisy & the music played wasnt too annoying. hehe.. shall go there again if i get sick of the sch lib, but then again, i'm sick of fast food. over the past week i'd been to KFC, Carl's Jr, Superdog... Shheeet la i'm eating all that junk. oh ya not to mention the overtly sweet & surreptitiously sinful mooncakes..


Cloud tried hard to convince herself that she hadnt succumbed to junkie temptations

yunn. at 9:25 PM