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So Wilfred and I were on the train earlier on, doing lots of catching-up what with his return from his 10-month army stint in Taiwan just days ago - and we saw this mother whipping out a white plastic bag for her (presumably) 5-year-old son. I thought the son needed to barf into the bag because just moments ago he was sliding around here and there on the pole(pole-dancing, anyone?).
But NOOOOOO!! Said mom proceeded to lower the bag to his crotch...and then the unthinkable happened: HE URINATED INTO THE BAG! Like, I totally saw the whole bag filling up with urine!! No, I was not being overly kaypoh, because it just so happened that they were directly in our line of vision!
Very, very disturbed I was. And then I started getting all paranoid. Picture this: A plastic bag is after all, VERY flimsy. It takes alot of dexterity and stealth to handle a plastic bag filled with liquid (or rather, URINE in this case). What was going to happen if said mom were to accidentally lose control of that bag? Wilfred and I would have been the first to get wet, and VERY WILD, and VERY FILTHY.
I quickly asked Wilfred to get up from the seat and we "sought refuge" at the other carriages. Well, I'm sure the other passengers might have seen just what was going on but maybe even if they did, they probably just pretended not to notice. I made no effort to conceal my disgust, however.
I have a very good mind to complain to the Straits Times Forum regarding this issue. Now, how to do so in an objective manner? I've never written in to the Forum before, so I need help on this one!
PS: Said mom was a Chinese national. Could tell, from the way she was talking to her son. Of course this is not an entry to slam the Chinese everywhere but man ... is such an action actually acceptable back home, or what?
PPS: And I saw them both getting off the train at Tampines. There was no white bag of urine found on either of them, however. *raises an eyebrow*
But NOOOOOO!! Said mom proceeded to lower the bag to his crotch...and then the unthinkable happened: HE URINATED INTO THE BAG! Like, I totally saw the whole bag filling up with urine!! No, I was not being overly kaypoh, because it just so happened that they were directly in our line of vision!
Very, very disturbed I was. And then I started getting all paranoid. Picture this: A plastic bag is after all, VERY flimsy. It takes alot of dexterity and stealth to handle a plastic bag filled with liquid (or rather, URINE in this case). What was going to happen if said mom were to accidentally lose control of that bag? Wilfred and I would have been the first to get wet, and VERY WILD, and VERY FILTHY.
I quickly asked Wilfred to get up from the seat and we "sought refuge" at the other carriages. Well, I'm sure the other passengers might have seen just what was going on but maybe even if they did, they probably just pretended not to notice. I made no effort to conceal my disgust, however.
I have a very good mind to complain to the Straits Times Forum regarding this issue. Now, how to do so in an objective manner? I've never written in to the Forum before, so I need help on this one!
PS: Said mom was a Chinese national. Could tell, from the way she was talking to her son. Of course this is not an entry to slam the Chinese everywhere but man ... is such an action actually acceptable back home, or what?
PPS: And I saw them both getting off the train at Tampines. There was no white bag of urine found on either of them, however. *raises an eyebrow*