Precious Water

Precious Water
Water, essence of life

Monday 25 April 2011

If we are not willing to engage, then who?

It was reported in ST that increasingly, we now have "masked commuters" (wearing those blinkers used on planes) on MRT taking up reserved seats meant for elderly, pregnant ladies and infants. Interestingly, no commuter would act to interrupt commuter's slumber when the seat is really needed for the above. So we end up taking pictures, post these in cyberspace with the view to shame them. I am doubtful.

Last Sat, I took a swim in a shared pool. My temperature went up 2 degrees when I witnessed a foreigner jumped in without taking a wash. I turn around, and said: 'excuse me, you really should take a wash' before entering pool. I left it as that.

When I completed my laps, I got out of the pool and notice another person about to wade in. I interrupted him most gently by saying: Excuse me. You need to first wash before entering the pool. You must be kidding, he exclaimed. I pointed to the 'instructions board', reiterated that it is part of standard swimming procedures. Then he tried to be funny saying: 'are you sure all these people wash before entering?'. I said I don't know but I sure DID. He got the message.

P/S: Foreigners or otherwise, I would have exactly the same conversation.