Overheard: Full House?

Tealight Candles by David J. Gray
Tealight Candles, swiped from David J. Gray on Flickr.

At a cafe in Bandar Seri Begawan. The cafe's boss was complaining that the waitress did not light the tealights on each table.

Boss: Maria! It's already 8:30pm and all the lights are not distributed. Gonna close shop already, better not light.

Maria: Sir, I was busy.

Boss: Busy? Busy doing what?

Maria: A lot of customers just now. Full house.

Boss: Wah... full house ar? Then good lo. A perfect excuse. heh.


The boss was very sarcastic and sceptical. Actually I also don't quite believe it. I have never seen that cafe with a decent crowd. The last I was there it took them forty five minutes to handle eight orders. :S. Such is the business turnover in Bandar Seri Begawan. Really wonder how they survive.

Comments

Danny said…
45 mins? dun think i'll wait so long lorr..
Twilight Man said…
Even our local Old Town Kopitiam used to have snail services. They survived somehow.
Gratitude said…
I suppose they are more laid back since they have less finacial worries coz they pay no taxes, receive free medical benefits and enjoy other good infrastructures from they gomen.
+Ant+
William said…
@Danny:
Just wait lo... lucky got colleagues to chat with.

@Twi:
Haha. Old Town better than this.

@Grat:
They are used to such low volumes. Can't blame them I guess.
J said…
Clever clever Maria!!!

```How do solve a problem like Maria....de dum de dum de dum```
TZ said…
45mins to get my meal... they should know A hungry man is an angry man
Anonymous said…
45mins? it'd better be good:)
William said…
@Hdaran:
Haha.

@TZ:
I was too weak to be angry. :P

@3Q:
Not bad la for Brunei standards..

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