The Fast Food Library

The McDonalds at Bangsar Baru is just like any other McDonald's franchise in Malaysia.It was one of the longest-lasting fast food restaurant at Bangsar Baru, My sister had her  10th birthday there ,back then,they had this big playground and a merry- go- round.

Here at Bangsar, you still get the same burgers,the same french fries and of course the absolutely crazy long que during lunch hours.

There is only one exception,McDonalds at Bangsar Baru was like  a home to me and many others .Today, it still is like a home to some.

I do not know who came up with the idea of studying in a fast food restaurant  because if you were to step into MCD's during the weekdays around noon,you will notice that the upper floor is colonize by students ,mostly secondary school students and a couple of university students.

Back when I was still in secondary school,my friends and I often hang out at McDonalds after school for lunch ,chitchat and also studied there till evening before we head home.It was the perfect place for us.The food was cheap,the environment was just nice-noisy but not too noisy like a market and not too quiet like a library,the music by McD FM was pleasing to our ears and best of all-free coke refills! 

On a quiet Saturday Morning

And the tradition went on, we stayed there for long hours and only buying a coke to share among us.A friend of mine even stayed over the night to study there.There was once,when I was in Form 5 ,we did not have a venue to have our home tuition and yeah, you can pretty much guess where we ended having our tuition.

When i was in college ,my friends and I went to McD's again to have discussion as we were going to sit for exams soon. No surprise,we bump into few other people from the same college who decided that preparing for exams at the most inspiring place ever-McDonalds.

While we were there,there was this man,who walk pass us,searching for a place to sit but only to realize it is fill with people with books and pens on the table,and he said. "Is this a library or what?"

To some adults,like my mom,they just cannot comprehend the idea of studying at a fast food restaurant. There are people eating,chatting,music is in the background and now they even have TVs,this place just does not spell out as an ideal place to study.

 But to us,students, it is our library without the 'silence please' sign.

Today,I no longer go there to study as sometimes it gets too noisy with children screaming at the top of their lungs  at the mini playground.

Nevertheless,whenever I do go to McD to grab a bite,without fail,there are always students with books and laptops on the table ,one hand grabbing a bite of their burger,the other holding a pencil.Heaven isn't it? =)