Friday, July 08, 2005

A place to relieve yourself

Nope this isn't anything about holiday destinations or places where you can destress yourself. the so-called place to relieve yourself is actually otherwise commonly known as the TOILET, or to put it nicely is the RESTROOM. while some might call it a place of 'business transaction'. sounds pretty logical. think about it as i'm gonna skip the details.

Anyway, you may wonder why of all things blog about the filthiest place on earth. but of course, there are thousand and one things for me to blog but this issue of 'flushing' had really got on my nerves. i have wanted to blog it down since the problem came up. well, i work in a company situated not in the business district area where there's big offices or skyscrapers but rather in a suburban area. and this company is also located amongst low rise industrial parks, workshops and old housing estates. oh yes, next door's occupants are companies offering casket and funeral services. (sometimes you hear crying and familiar songs that 'aid your passing away') this is a company that deals with customers coming in for accident reporting. one of my colleague actually said; "not bad la. your area offer one stop services. from accident reporting to workshops and then to casket companies. customers no need to run to so many places. all within reach." alamak, what a thing to say. anyway, my point is the building has probably occupied this plot of land for more than 2o over years. so relatively, the building looks worn out and boring pinkish. and with your common cents, the facilities in the building would of course not function too well already la. and i pity the people working in the maintenance department because they are paid to DO almost EVERYTHING (practically) on their own, unless budget is approved to outsource the job to someone more pro. its not an easy job and i have always look up on them.

and when it comes to visits to the toilets, i've always preferred the squatting to the sitting position bowl because that makes your 'transaction' more speedier and smoother. so unfortunately, there was only one cubicle offering this 'service'. and die la, one day, that particular squat bowl flusing facility decided to break down. yes, not the others but the one i preferred. and mine you, before i made that preference, i've used all 3 cubicles before. their flushing system already giving way. sucks big time man. and so since the day it broke down, which might be probably be almost 2 months already, but no one has come to get it fixed. and the other two flushing system don't looked stabilized. and so what we are left with are two cubicles serving 16 ladies in that same level. and imagine the 'peak hour' rush at about 5.20pm, when everyone rushes to the toilet before they pack up to go home. i would try and avoid the 'peak period' as much as possible, not wanting to meet with the people i dont like. i really dont know when can they fix up the toilet. probably not so soon, or probably they would never get it fixed.

there was this time when i was inside, and the lady next to me actually flushed for more than 3times. what if the toilet system EXPLODES??

hey comm'on, leave some water for me leh. i'm in the midst of an important transaction. i need water!!!!!!!!!

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