The Case for Tissue
If it's your first time lunching at the shenton area during the work week, you might think that they're giving out free tissue to entice you to patronise their stalls at the hawker centres and food courts.
No, you can't be that naive. It's pretty obvious that people are using tissue packets to reserve their tables. Now, i know that many people are also against this practice. They feel that it's not the right thing to do, but i disagree. I do it all the time and, in fact, i think everyone should too!
Let me present my take in 2 scenarios. We assume here that it takes 10 mins to buy your food and 15 mins to consume it.
Scenario I
0 mins: Bob the Chopper and his lunchmates find a table. They proceed to buy their food while Bob the Chopper stays to fend off outsiders.
10 mins: Lunchmates are back and start eating. Bob the Chopper goes to buy his lunch.
20 mins: Bob the Chopper is back and starts eating.
25 mins: Lunchmates are done eating. They're kind enough to sit around and wait for Bob the Chopper to finish. Meanwhile, they're tempted to eat more (but we'll not complicate things here).
35 mins: Bob the Chopper is done. They leave and give up the table.
Total time: 35 mins
Scenario II
0 mins: Bob the Chopper and his lunchmates find a table. They leave their nifty little tissue packets on the table and go off to buy their lunch.
10 mins: Bob the Chopper and his lunchmates start eating.
25 mins: Bob the Chopper and his lunchmates finish their lunch. They give up the table and go shopping.
Total time: 25 mins
Get my point? With hungry workers coming in droves, we need a quick turnaround time. It benefits everyone.
Ah.. i hear you say.. Bob the Chopper could ask his lunchmates to buy for him. Sure he can. But if he's gonna do that 5 days a week every week, pretty soon he and his lunchmates will get tired of compromising on what to eat.
I think we shouldn't be too narrow-minded here. If everyone abides by the same protocol, all will be well. Just make sure you indicate well how many seats you're taking. Besides, i dun really see much difference between using tissue and asking Bob the Chopper to reserve your seats. If you want real fairness, then everyone should buy their food before getting a table. But we know that would result in pandemonium.
So you see, besides wiping your mouth and ass (separately, of course!), there are other uses of tissue. But if you prefer using handphones, sunglasses or wallets (to reserve, not to wipe your ass), by all means!
I rest my case.
No, you can't be that naive. It's pretty obvious that people are using tissue packets to reserve their tables. Now, i know that many people are also against this practice. They feel that it's not the right thing to do, but i disagree. I do it all the time and, in fact, i think everyone should too!
Let me present my take in 2 scenarios. We assume here that it takes 10 mins to buy your food and 15 mins to consume it.
Scenario I
0 mins: Bob the Chopper and his lunchmates find a table. They proceed to buy their food while Bob the Chopper stays to fend off outsiders.
10 mins: Lunchmates are back and start eating. Bob the Chopper goes to buy his lunch.
20 mins: Bob the Chopper is back and starts eating.
25 mins: Lunchmates are done eating. They're kind enough to sit around and wait for Bob the Chopper to finish. Meanwhile, they're tempted to eat more (but we'll not complicate things here).
35 mins: Bob the Chopper is done. They leave and give up the table.
Total time: 35 mins
Scenario II
0 mins: Bob the Chopper and his lunchmates find a table. They leave their nifty little tissue packets on the table and go off to buy their lunch.
10 mins: Bob the Chopper and his lunchmates start eating.
25 mins: Bob the Chopper and his lunchmates finish their lunch. They give up the table and go shopping.
Total time: 25 mins
Get my point? With hungry workers coming in droves, we need a quick turnaround time. It benefits everyone.
Ah.. i hear you say.. Bob the Chopper could ask his lunchmates to buy for him. Sure he can. But if he's gonna do that 5 days a week every week, pretty soon he and his lunchmates will get tired of compromising on what to eat.
I think we shouldn't be too narrow-minded here. If everyone abides by the same protocol, all will be well. Just make sure you indicate well how many seats you're taking. Besides, i dun really see much difference between using tissue and asking Bob the Chopper to reserve your seats. If you want real fairness, then everyone should buy their food before getting a table. But we know that would result in pandemonium.
So you see, besides wiping your mouth and ass (separately, of course!), there are other uses of tissue. But if you prefer using handphones, sunglasses or wallets (to reserve, not to wipe your ass), by all means!
I rest my case.
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3 Comments:
Observation 1: You present your point very systematically, that's great (unless you try to do that to a woman, in which case its pointless, going by your previous post about Women)
Observation 2: You blog mighty lot, including during office hours, which shows you can afford the time, and is great (unless your boss stumbles across your blog, in which case its probably not)
Observation 3: You mean I shouldn't wipe my ass with my handphone?
Roger
(BTW I am having difficulties with my blogger account... grrr)
>>Observation 3: You mean I shouldn't wipe my ass with my handphone?
You probably can (i've never tried). Might be better if it's one of those with an antenna too.
oh ya.. din catch ur last pt. Wat's wrong wif ur blogger?
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