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Conspiracy Theory 2: Reloaded

O_O --> can see that once anton leave singapore the blog is wooted ... nvm still got me lol.

Well for Conspiracy Theory 2, i will write something that is closer to home, not another MNC like MacDonald. This time the suspect is the PUBLIC LIBRARY. Did you ever wonder how can the country support so many libraries in Singapore? All of them are air-conditioned, well-furnished and spacious. Where did the money come from ? How can the libraries support themselves without incurring huge costs?.. i think i can explain it all.

1. DID you know that the library keep track of the fines and payment u paid to the library. Why will they do this ? Isnt it redundant ? They keep track of your payment so that they see how much they earn each month. I managed to see how much i paid. It is $30+. Can u believe it ? Just when they say borrowing books are free...

2.I am currently reading a 5 books novel. Book 1 and 2 can be found in the southern and western library of Singapore. However, Book 3-5 can Only be found in the northern part of Singapore. Why would anyone do that? Dont they know anyone who read Book 1 and 2 would want to complete reading the series? Why would they put the rest of the series in libraries that are so far away? Well the only reason is they want YOU to RESERVE the BOOKS. For $1.55 per book. See how they are making money already?

3. Quote from NLB website, there is 34,500,354 loans for year 2004. Imagine 10% of the people forgot to return ONE book for TEN days, that will be a profit of $517505.31. And 5% of the people RESERVE One Book, they will earn 1725017.7 . TOTAL PROFIT=$2242523.01 That is like 2.24 million. Can you believe it ? My estimation is conservative. i believe many more reserved and forgot to return their books on time.

Lastly i got to say this is only my point of view. I dont want to get ban from the libraries. ^^ LOL. Prepare for Conspiracy Theory3: Revolution.

posted by Huat @ 4:06 AM