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Friday, June 09, 2006
NATIONAL TOILET SUMMIT? REALLY...
A couple of days ago a local newspaper published a report on the plan by the Housing & Local Government Ministry to add a whimsical touch when it revamps KL's notoriously nasty public urinals.
The report also carried pictures of some of the possible urinal designs, which include ones in the shape of musical instruments and others with an open mouth replete with painted red lips and a pink tongue. Another design features a clown's mouth. These urinals, the Ministry hopes, would help or teach Malaysians to keep their public pee and poo depositories clean.
Personally, I don't see how these so-called "quirky" urinals would help. I for one would feel so uncomfortable aiming into one of these I may just miss my target!
To me, the key to maintaining clean public toilets is in proper maintenance. So, the public funds could be better spent on user-friendly toilet features, like working built-in bidet sprays and auto flush systems. Add in a box of sanitiser, uninterrupted supply of toilet paper, liquid soap and paper towels, and you'll have a lot of happy campers in the loo.
And oh, don't forget to train the cleaners on proper toilet care. I mean, wet does not equal clean. Really.
It would also be a good idea to get rid of the archaic squat-type toilets once and for all. Do people use them anymore?
The newspaper report also mentioned that a National Toilet Summit is being planned for August at which Malaysians will be taught toilet etiquette and how to establish a clean toilet culture.
Wow. Do we really need a national summit for this? Well, on hindsight, I guess so. As embarassing as it may sound, a majority of our members of the public need to be toilet-trained. Some do not even understand the concept of flushing. What, they think once they deposited their poo, it'll just go away just like that?
But I suppose let's forgive their parents for not teaching them proper toilet manners. Now, equipped with what they'd learn at the Summit, let them redeem themselves by imparting toilet etiquette to their children.
And some day, we can all pee and poo in peace, happily ever after.
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They need to impose RM2 for each toilet like the one in Suria...! If you need to poo, it will cost you RM2 per entry... hmmm, everyday poo : RM2 X 30days = RM60... enough to maintain all the toilet rolls, water, electricity and 2 standby cleaners to clean up after each poo! yeehaaa!! :p
Anonymous said...
3:11 PM
Imposing a fee is something, but the condition or quality of the toilet must first be of a certain standard.
One solution for people like us, tgb, is to poo/pee all we wish at home before going out...
wetbenang said...
6:45 PM
Ya lah. I saw the article and the pics, too. Tacky with a capital T, if you ask me...Typical council/gomen mentality la.
Anonymous said...
7:43 PM
You're right. T.A.C.K.Y.
wetbenang said...
7:44 PM