TOLERANCE is a Bitch.

It's MIDTERMS-mania again and as much as i want to devote all of my time to studying, I want to invoke my right to giving in to my being human. THEREFORE, I am blogging. Starbucks finally transferred in front of Ateneo and it's a mix of being a good thing and a bad thing. On the positive side, it's really just a street away and all we have to do is say, "I want coffee." and we're there... also, I met new sort of friends slash acquaintances now that a lot of law school peeps are hanging out around the area. The downside is, there is a decrease in the supply of chairs and tables and it was aggravated by the increase in the demand. Therefore, people are easily pissed off.

One manifestation of the supply and demand problem which I just mentioned is that "thing that happened last night". Well, a group of gay men [not that there's anything wrong with it, i just had to paint the picture here] went to starbucks hoping to relax. They just instantaneously found out that the Starbucks that they were supposed to hangout in is law student-infested. They waited for quite an irritating period of time until they finally got their seats near the door. Then, they began to say things intended to make everyone "overhear". One of 'em told the person that he was talking to on the phone, "Oo, puno. Ginawang library ang Starbucks!". Then to add more pizzaz to their predicament, they talked to one of the baristas, Jay and demanded that they be given those evaluation forms that the baristas give out to customers. We very well know why they want to "evaluate". They didnt stop there, they gave Jay a litany on how inappropriate it is for students to leave their stuff around while having a "much-deserved YOSI BREAK" and even used their expensive camera phones to take a video of the situation. It was funny, really... not only because we understand where they're coming from but because we know that they didn't have to be such PRIMADONNA's about it. One of the law students commented that this precisely is the reason why Starbucks is strategically-located near Ateneo, to attract students. Also, one of my study buddies also suggested that they should "file a class suit" so the "law students" could promptly tell them that their class suit won't prosper because they're not SUFFICIENTLY NUMEROUS.

What is my point in this whole thing? The point is, it could not have turned ugly if they knew how to face the situation the right way. There's nothing wrong with voicing out your opinion, but you don't have to be arrogant about it as if you're trying to stir a coup d'etat inside a coffee shop. We all are civilized people, though some more refined than the others, we all are entitled to being able to do things which may at times irritate other people, but are reasonable enough. After all, existence is a looong test of patience, tolerance and intelligence.

Guess who failed THAT TEST? Oopsie.