Tuesday, 3 December 2013

OUIL405 Study Task 1 - Find a seat.

My three seats were:
-St. George's Church
-Fab Cafe
-Starbucks in The Light shopping centre


Key observations at St. George's Church:
  • They are setting up for Christmas and for a contemporary carol worship band that weekend, overheard a woman saying how excited she was
  • Probably the most modern church I've been to
  • Everyone here is in such a good mood and is happy
  • "Altar" looks more like a stage
  • I had to be buzzed in to enter, which was odd
Key questions:
  • What did the man mean when I overheard him say "The elves would do the killing"?
  • Was everyone here happy because they're Christian, or is that just circumstantial?
  • Is that worth thinking about?
  • What kind of church buzzes people in?
I was given a booklet of facts by Brian, the church caretaker - he told me that the church was build in 1838, suits 1600 people to accommodate the growing Christian population and changing environment, there is a large student population, the crypt was opened in the 1930s, but is now used as a soup kitchen for the homeless, etc.



Key Observations at Fab Cafe:

  • Smelt like a mixture of urine and lager
  • Was playing Tim Burton's Batman
  • Full of memorabilia
  • There was a pub quiz going on that night
  • Round 2 of the quiz was Harry Potter themed
  • Guy sitting next to us was determined that "Bono" was the answer to every question.
Key Questions:
  • Where do they get all this memorabilia?
  • How much would it all sell for on ebay?
  • I wonder if anyone comes here just to watch a movie?
  • How many people here are regulars?
  • Should I apply for a job here?


Key Observations at Starbucks:
  • Cash lady had a very squeeky voice
  • Everyone goes to Starbucks in pairs
  • There's an ordinary loking guy with an oversized full red suit under an overcoat
  • 12:31pm - A tall formally dressed woman meets the man in red suit
  • Many people walk through this shopping centre multiple times
Key Questions:
  • How did they get those huge dangling Christmas decorations in the middle of the roof?
  • What was the man in red suit's meeting about?
  • What was in that mysterious long package that guy in a high vis jacket was carrying?
  • What's in that one window with the light on?
  • Why is the Starbucks logo a mermaid?

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