OurNationalDayiscoming.Weshallhavedaysofrest,presumablyweek-longholidaysagainjustliketheweek-longMayDayholidays.Manypeoplewelcomeweek-longholidaysandarebusyplanningwhereandhowtospendthesevendays;whereasmanyotherpeopledonotapplaud.Astome,week-longholidaysmeanaspanofdullness,boredom,melancholyandhelplessness,andIthinkanyonewhohadexperiencedtheholidaysufferingsinMaywouldsharemyfeelings.
IwellrememberthatfromMayDay,tobemoreexact,afewdaysearlierthanMayDay,theshoppingseasonstarted.Mostshopsextendedtheirshoppinghourstorespondtotheiroverwhelminglyenthusiasticcustomers.Therewerespecialsaleswithdiscountcouponsandinstantluckydrawsandvarioussalespromotionsinnearlyeverybigstoretolurepotentialcustomersintospendingmore.Crowdsofshoppersflockedtowardsdepartmentstores,enjoyingtheirhighpurchasingpower.
Thereweretrafficjamsalmosteverywhere,peoplewaitedinlongqueuesatbus-stopsandtaxi-stands,lookingentirelyexhausted.Tempersflaredwhenpeoplegotpushedorifsomeoneelsecutthequeue.Impatientdrivershonkedateachothereverynowandthen.
Therailwaystationwascongestedwithtravelerswhorushedtotheplatformlikeaswarmofbeesandthensqueezedtheirwayintothetrainforseatsasiftherewouldbenotomorrow.
Intherestaurants,tableswereshared.Aplatoonofwaitersfiledoutfromthekitchenarmedwithvariouscontainersofeatables.Ordersweretakenfeverishlyandthenshoutedacrosstothekitchen.Excitementreignedeverywhereaswaitersranhitherandthithertofilltheorders.
Theabovearejustsomevividscenesthathappenedafewmonthsago.Everywherewaschaosandchaoseverywhere.Iamreallyafraidthedramawillsoonberepeated.
True,week-longholidayshelpactivateeconomy,butwhataboutafter-holidaydepression?Nodoubt,peoplecanhavealotofleisure,butleisuredoesnotalwaysbringalotofpleasure.
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