Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Superior bangladesh technology

While getting into the train station gates as I did for days after days to get to work. I noticed a bangladesh guy was holding up the queue at one of the gates. The station gates refused to grant him entry as the contactless card reader couldn't read his Ezlink card. As it was rush hour at 7.30am, this little holdup raised a number of frown eyebrows.

Being the nasty bastard that I have always been, with my patience reached, I seized an opportunity when he shifted himself to look at his card to clear the gates. The gates did not failed me as it flew open as soon as I tapped my wallet on the contactless card reader. I took a quick glance at the bangladesh guy wondering what's wrong with him and the card.

Obviously the station gates are working as intended. And then I saw what was in his hands.

He was holding a receipt.