All right people, this is live at Starbucks Borders in Berjaya Times Square. It’s the launch of the Last Harry Potter book and there is quite a queue. If only it was from the very start.
It’s twenty minutes passed seven and people are continue to queue as I sit here with my mango frappucino. I’ve preordered, but I will not be queueing, for one damn reason, I hate the typical Malaysian mentality. I actually preordered more than three months ago and what, I come and I see all the people rushing like hooligans.
I would not really blame the management for this, for I heard there was a queue before this and there were people who were here may be about four in the morning. I doubt the four in the morning thing, but then however when they tell me there was a line and when they announced five minutes to seven that it was almost time, everybody rushed in like a bull, that I can believe, though all I saw was bulls at the entrance.
The typical mentality we have, queue nice nice at first, once the announcement come, fuh, where got humans anymore. In this matter, I guess the management takes some responsibilities as they could have organized the event better. After everyone got in, the door was like, half broken already. The big part will be the people, I’m sure if they are uneducated, but they are definitely behaving like animals.
My only thought is that, people waiting for the iphone in the states could camp out for a week or two and nothing happens. It was smooth and organized. Here, a mere hour to minutes and everyone turned into the devil in disguise.
Well that is my thoughts and well, I still have to get in line later, to get my more than three months preordered book. Of coz, after sipping my mango frappucino, I’m feeling a little better and the hooligans are in the front of the line. I will just queue with the rest of the them who did not pushed their way in like animals and those who condemn those acts.
What a morning, and all this for a book, I wonder what will happen if there is really something big, that shocks the nation or something like that. May be they will bring weapons and kill each other to get it first.
Now, if you would excuse me, I will get in the line to get my preordered book now. And please do not ask me if who or whatever died, I don’t really care. If you want to know, just go buy one in an organized manner and read it.
