Just this morning while I was buying breakfast at the coffee shop opposite my house, I saw something that irks me. I wonder if I am overtly sensitive or too critical sometimes; I seem to always see such things. Maybe I am too ideal a person... I don't know.

I was at this busy prata stall this morning. I could see that they were severely short-staffed so I decided to stand and wait and hopefully give the poor stall owner some breathing space before I place my order. And while I was waiting, there were many patrons who approached the stall and just shout out their orders without even mentioning where they were seated. The worst is that they didn't even bother to check if the stall owner has managed to catch their orders. I was so disgusted by all these people; they are so plain inconsiderate. I bet they would complain if the stall owners do not serve them their food because he did not catch their orders.

Maybe they have assumed that by paying 60 cents for a piece of prata, the stall holder has the responsibility of remembering their order and face with their superb photographic memory. I'm plain disgusted by how selfish people are; why can't they just put themselves in the shoes or others and see if they can remember that well and yet prepare the food. I mean even if you can, it is so wrong to assume everyone is like you. Why can't people just be more considerate? I think self-service is such a good concept but I really hope one day, people can serve themselves even without the "self-service" sign.

Is it that hard to be helpful and make life slightly easier for everyone else? I guess we still have a long way to go in the service industry.