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Monday, October 24, 2005

Toilet Troublez

Today: A retrospective of the toilets in Singapore.

Before coming here, in the travel books I had read about government officials who posed as washroom patrons, but instead were posted in b-rooms to dish out hefty fines to people who neglected to flush public toilets. Alas, I have yet to come across one of them (but I always flush). However, I do see a lot of these neat posters.

This one is particularly poignant, as the floors are often wet:

This one plays off a universal truth:
And I can't even count the number of times I've accidentally got my foot lodged in the toilet bowl after squatting over it:

Here's a shot of my residence bathroom. They spruced it up nice with some potpourri and a nice potted plant in the far corner:
I also like the inspirational posters on each of the toilet/shower stalls:

There you go! Toilets in Singapore!

posted by Colin at 10:01 a.m.

2 Comments:

Blogger Di said...

Wow, those are actually nice! I dig those posters, they crack me up. Isn't it odd, the toilet? You would think it would be the same everywhere and it SO isn't.

10:30 a.m.  
Blogger Ash Kisser said...

Wow, your res bathroom is fancy. I'm sure those inspirational posters add to the relaxing zen atmosphere. Wait, so is that why you....? Ohhh, I get it! Anyway, do people squat on the toilet because the hole can otherwise be in the ground? Interesting.

1:16 p.m.  

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