Week-longHolidays,GoodorBad?What'sYourOpinion?

　　OurNationalDayiscoming.Weshallhavedaysofrest,presumablyweeklongholidaysagainjustliketheweeklongMayDayholidays.Manypeoplewelcomeweeklongholidaysandarebusyplanningwhereandhowtospendthesevendays;whereasmanyotherpeopledonotapplaud.Astome,weeklongholidaysmeanaspanofdullness,boredom,melancholyandhelplessness,andIthinkanyonewhohadexperiencedtheholidaysufferingsinMaywouldsharemyfeelings.

　　IwellrememberthatfromMayDay,tobemoreexact,afewdaysearlierthanMayDay,theshoppingseasonstarted.Mostshopsextendedtheirshoppinghourstorespondtotheiroverwhelminglyenthusiasticcustomers.Therewerespecialsaleswithdiscountcouponsandinstantluckydrawsandvarioussalespromotionsinnearlyeverybigstoretolurepotentialcustomersintospendingmore.Crowdsofshoppersflockedtowardsdepartmentstores,enjoyingtheirhighpurchasingpower.

　　Thereweretrafficjamsalmosteverywhere,peoplewaitedinlongqueuesatbus-stops:andtaxi-stands?lookingentirelyexhausted.Tempersflaredwhenpeoplegotpushedorifsomeoneelsecutthequeue.Impatientdrivershonkedateachothereverynowandthen.

　　Therailwaystationwascongestedwithtravelerswhorushedtotheplatformlikeaswarmofbeesandthensqueezedtheirwayintothetrainforseatsasiftherewouldbenotomorrow.

　　Intherestaurants,tableswereshared.Aplatoonofwaitersfiledoutfromthekitchenarmedwithvariouscontainersofeatables.Ordersweretakenfeverishlyandthenshoutedacrosstothekitchen.Excitementreignedeverywhereaswaitersranhitherandthithertofilltheorders.

　　Theabovearejustsomevividscenesthathappenedafewmonthsago.Everywherewaschaosandchaoseverywhere.Iamreallyafraidthedramawillsoonberepeated.

　　True,weeklongholidayshelpactivateeconomy,butwhataboutafter-holidaydepression?Nodoubt,peoplecanhavealotofleisure,butleisuredoesnotalwaysbringalotofpleasure.