scene at a Starbucks....
the aforementioned 3 stooges "doing homework".. but gold bag guy
trying to do it through texting with his mobile phone... ponytail
guy has fallen asleep... faded pink guy is doing work....
another table... 2 JC-looking students... they actually have
name cards!! they're trying to do work but are chatting with each
other instead...
some heavily made-up woman with a marlboro-wrecked voice trying
to sell either property or financial instruments to a yuppy guy....
while the other side, some pinstripe-shirted guy trying to flog
something to a rich tai-tai with a shit-brown coloured bag
which looks as expensive as it is ugly...
while a couple (us) type into laptops, hanging out...
you see all sorts at cafes and coffeeshops 
but it still beats the neighbourhood kopitiams. you see mostly
old people and beggars who will approach your table and mutely hold
out their hands for money. esp the kopitiams in clementi.