happen to be in this forum and i like this quote a lot
H2ABC1038 wrote:
Many coffee-shops installed televisions for their customers.
I observed the following when I happened to be in a coffee-shop the other evening.
It was about 1830 hour and Channel 8 news reader reported some of the activities of opposition parties, including showing Mr. Low and Miss Sylvia Lim meeting residents.
People walking by the coffee-shop stopped and stood there to watch the news; about 12 of them standing. Customers sitting at the tables also stopped eating and watch the news; about 5 or 6 tables. Everyone seemed to be acting on instinct.
Then, the moment the tv screen showed the Prime Minister with the news reader's voice saying, "PM Lee this morning went to ... ..." - everyone of the 12 persons walked off instinctively, and everyone sitting at the 6 tables put their eyes back to their food/drink and continued with what they were doing. It was simply marvellous, no co-ordination, and everyone acted on instinct!
I laughed. But after laughing, I asked myself how did our media end up in such a pathetic situation? Are they aware of it? Is the government aware of it?
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