With idiots like these, is it a surprise why the Tali-PAP continues to be in power? In fact, I ain’t surprise that another 10 years down the road we will still be protesting about mini$terial pay when the PM draws S$ 7 million a year. That’s not even mentioning that the logic is almost the same as the way the Tali-PAP justify their pay… kekeke…
There is absolutely no reason to reserve a seat using tissue-paper packs. It is not an ingenious system because not every person on this planet uses tissue paper. Above which, tissue paper is environmental unfriendly, as the bleach uses to make white tissue paper pollutes the environment. (Just why the heck you need to make it white is beyond me because Starbucks uses recycled paper to make their serviettes and never bothered to make it white.)
Whatever the case is, first in first out. The person who came earlier to queue for their food, should to sit down and consume their food first. No pack of tissue from some kiasu lil’ bitch like Lame-da Yan should deny them a seat and a place to consume the food. And if she actually really thought about the cause and effect, she wouldn’t even have written this immensely lame and stupid letter. After all, the real cause for ‘seat chope-ing’ is simply kiasuism and / or people being inconsiderate.
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There isn’t already enough seats to go around in any particular eating place to serve all the people in the same area, coming out to eat at the same time. The shortage of seats is exacerbated when some people takes their own sweet time to eat, and then chit-chat away even after they are done oblivious of the fact that some other people – whether they have bought their food already or not – are hungry and waiting for a seat. Most of the time these shitheads deliberately leaving a mouthful of rice or drinks to create the impression they are still eating. - Effect
The kiasu people like Lame-da Yan now start ‘reserving’ seats first, which solves the problem for an individual, but does not solve the problem at all because some other poor sod still don’t get a seat if they don’t have tissue paper.
Simply put, the real solution in places where it is always crowded during lunch hours, is to be considerate – i.e. just eat and fxxk off. If you want to chit-chat, go to a coffee outlet like Coffee Bean or Starbucks where the demand of seats is lower, or go back to the comfort of your air-conditioned office. Anyone who ‘reserves’ a seat with a tissue pack in a hawker centre / coffee shop / food court is just another asshole doing the same selfish thing in reverse and should just pack their lunch and eat in the comfort of their own cubicles in the office!
And before I end, the system of Bento Box @ Jurong Point and Marche isn’t similar to denying someone a seat with a pack of blasted tissue because it is the management of the place that assigned the table, and the flip cards are placed there so that all the patrons can go get their food at the same time and there will never be someone holding a plate of hot food looking for a seat. You paid a price for a premium service and so you get some privileges. That is hardly comparable to a free-for-all hawker centre or a food court, you stupid lame bitch!! I wish you would stop being STUPID!
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Tissue system’s a time saver I REFER to the letter, “Stop tissue-paper reservations” (April 16). I cannot fathom why people are so irked at the use of tissue packets to reserve tables. Would they feel better if a person was sitting there instead? Either way, the end result is the same — the table is reserved. In fact, it would be more inefficient if someone reserved a table while his colleagues went to order their food, then later queued for his own food. Wouldn’t his colleagues then have to wait for him to finish his meal? This means the table would be occupied for a longer period. Doesn’t it make more sense for everyone to order their food at the same time while using a packet of tissue to reserve a table? This system is actually ingenious, convenient and efficient — I cannot understand why it is being labelled as one used by rude, inconsiderate and uneducated people. Another solution would be for hawkers or food centres to provide flipcard signs that say “Reserved” or “Available”. Some food places, such as Bento Box @ Jurong Point and Marche, are using this system. And when you think about it, this is actually similar to the “tissue booking” one. Think of those who lunch alone – they will have a hard time getting a seat if they cannot use some means to reserve one while they order their food. I wish people would take some time to think about the cause and effects of the issue before making a fuss. |
As a matter of fact, Rude Singaporeans is linked via this blog. 🙂
You should take a look at rudesingaporeans, some clowns don’t see the problem of having tissues all over the tables. What the hell.
Michael
The moment we talk about rights is the moment where all discussion should end, because there will be no end to it.
For e.g. whose right has more weightage? Which right should take prcedence? Is it the right of the person who hasn’t eaten, or the right of the people chit-chatting away? Can the person who hasn’t eat not just go elsewhere instead of waiting here? Can those who chit-chat not do the same?
There will be no end to it because we all have our own worldviews and standards. 🙂
And yes, the real issue at hand is lack of a particular resource – seats. But blaming the issue specifically doesn’t change anything. There probably isn’t more place to fit in this resource (seats). It thus means the responsibility falls upon the people using the resource to manage it reasonably – by controlling one’s time using, and sharing it – that simply means: ‘eat and fxxk off’.
Also consider the wasted seat utility which is a result of “Tissue paper” using the seat vs. a real Singaporean with a food tray sitting down to eat. Unused Pre-booking of resources = Wasted Resources.
But its social behaviour that we need to respect. People have the right to eat. Have the right to chitchat anywhere even if people are waiting for seats.
The people waiting also have the right to go to Coffee Bean for a meal.
If you are looking for something to blame specifically, just call it over-crowding. Too many people in a given area.
Oh yeah, I always use them since I dont carry any except a handkerchief 🙂
At most they just roll their eyes at you and then bring their food to some other corners. Serve them right for putting others wandering around for chairs due to their inconsiderate act.
Paddy
BAK2u.com
The letter that started it all. Way to go Kawaguchi-san!!!
Stop tissue paper ‘reservations’
Letter from Makoto Kawaguchi
I have just about had it with some Singaporeans – usually well-dressed, young working professionals – who persist on using tissue paper packets to “reserve” places at food courts and other eating establishments despite the prolonged public outcry over such inconsiderate behaviour.
There is, however, one way we can stop this evil, once and for all. I call on every single civic-minded citizen to pick up every tissue paper packet that he or she sees and get rid of it. Either that, or eating establishment operators tell their cleaners to dispose of the packets during their rounds.
At any rate it’s time to stop complaining about other people’s inconsiderate behaviour and instead to take firm, solid action against them. Only then can we stop this selfish practice and take one more step – a small step, but a step nonetheless – towards a more gracious, courteous society.
You, I like. I mean I have encourage people to do that, be it Golden Shoe, Hong Lim or China Square, but I have never dared to actually take the tissue packs myself. Of course, I have once been cheeky by picking up a pack and taking out a piece for myself.
Most of the time I will just pick it up and use it (not throw away) and i always do that in the China Sq food court. If someone dare to confront me, I ask her (usually ladies) to go call police or security guard.
So what if I am in long sleeves or suit, if you dare to be inconsiderate placing that stupid pack around why cant you guys just take turns to go buy your food.
‘Either way, the end result is the same — the table is reserved.’
Yeah, why not eat later then eat together? Still can be full mah. What the hell.
Paddy
BAK2u.com
I have no prob with alternate viewpoints. And the reason of leaving tissue pack is that it’s just 20 – 30 cts a pack. No one is dumb enough to leave his mobile phone. Hahaha…
Oh, don’t pick it up and throw away. Just shove it into your own pocket. FREE TISSUE, right?
you gotta admit man, while the basic courtesy is to “just eat and fuck off” when you compare just the two practices of “Leaving A Friend” Vs “Leaving Something” to demarcate your territory, it does make more efficient sense to leave something.
Heh, just giving alternative viewpoints…
Oh, and yeah…I have no idea why people use tissue paper either. I’d just pick that up and throw it away. lol