Financially, the HOMEBODY is meagerly provisioned because he is just staying at home. Except for fare and some pocket money, it's all the money he can possess.

The BOARDER is well-off. He pays an amount of a few hundred or a thousand for a package deal - meals, bed and beddings, lights, and water, etc. Aside from these, his allowance is on a weekly or monthly basis.

The BEDSPACER, however, pays for his rented bed, buys his meals and food provisions, and others. His weekly expenses almost am ount to a thousand, excluding his weekly allowances and transportation expenses to get foodstuffs back hame. Sometimes, he'll stretch a week's budget for a month to buy things of his dreams.

Academically, the HOMEBODY studies his lessons in between commands to fetch wates, fix the table, buy this and that from a nearby store.

The BOARDER, on one hand, studies wichout disturbance, for he is never bothered by his landlord or landlady, except to remind him to study and to pay his dues.

The BEDSPACER, on the other hand, studies before a stove cooking his meals, on the dining table while eating, or on his bed. Sometimes he's too sleepy to study at night because of fatigue.

Maybe it's true that it is much hard work and patience for a BEDSPACER to be a cum laude. The HOMEBODY has a chance, but the BOARDER has much more chance to graduate summa cum laude. Judge for yourself!

Copyright © REY ADEL, October 1988