Fellow NYPians...
Have you ever encountered not being able to get a seat in the
canteens during lunch time? I'm sure we all do, especially in the
North canteen for my case as i like the food over there. When my
lunch break is only 1 hour, i find it really frustrating when most
of the seats are occupied by not by our fellow schoolmates but
outsiders such as those working nearby in factories and students,
especially from Anderson Junior College.
I understand that NYP has installed the automated "entry barrier"
which requires us to scan our student card. Now, we have it at
North Canteen and Mac canteen as far as i know. I remember the
system was up when it was the SARS period. So, the purpose of the
"entry barrier" is to keep track of the people going in and out of
the canteen during SARS and not to prevent unauthorised people from
taking precious seats away from hungry students? Isn't that a waste
of resources? Since the system is there, why not use it?
The worst thing is i always see groups of AJC students (i mean at
least 10 plus) coming to our school to have lunch mostly at Mac
canteen as we all know that our sch's MAC prices is cheaper than
outside by almost a dollar. (Should we call them
cheapskates?)
They are not even our students and they do not pay $1,000 per
semester school fees, so why are they enjoying subsidised prices? I
feel even more angered when i hear people talking about how JC
students look down on Poly students as they think that they are
smarter and superior than we are just because they are in a JC and
going to local University soon. Fellow students of NYP, look
closely at how these AJC students act so "superior" the next time
you see them.
The fact that they always gather at Mac canteen is because its
nearest to the entrance of NYP and they feel less "shy" over there
as compared to the further North or South canteens. Once, i tried
to enter AJC to see what type of food their canteen was offering
when i was deciding to enter Poly or JC and i was not allowed to
purchase food from the stall vendors as outsiders are actually not
allowed. But why are AJC students invading NYP and buying food from
our canteens freely in their obvious school uniforms?
Do you think that the school will do anything about it? Will they
be willing to use the "entry barrier" permanently just to ensure
that the students are protected from outsiders competition when
looking for seats to have lunch? Is there any way that we can
address this problem to the authorities in NYP?
What i feel is that they may not do anything as long as they pose
no security problems and the stall holders are not complaining as
it will only bring more business for them. Though i may sound
pessimistic, but i'm still hoping for the best.
