"Tandas Mesra" - at "Sekolah Menegah Tung Hua" , Sibu.

Sibu was very fortunate to have leaders who were very concerned with toilet cleanliness and they are the late YB Datuk Robert Lau Hui Chew and his cousin Cr. Robert Lau Hui Yew. The idea of having a proper and open concept school Toilet at SMK Tung Hua was mooted when (I could remember during the end of 2009 or beginning of 2010 when Cr. Robert Lau visited the School ) PTA committee invited him to visit school to see the space for building of the Squash Court. Cr. Robert Lau Hui Yew was also the Chairman of Sibu Squash Association or whatever and he is an avid squash player. The Assistant Principal or PK Mr. Wong brought us around and he also mentioned that most of the school cluster toilets were in a poor state (might be due to age). We were shown to one space (I think it either the bicycle shed or wooden store room next to one block of class room.) and can't remember whether the Space was measured or not but definitely, all of us agreed that the space was big enough to build one row of toilets. The PTA committee agreed that they will chipped in, Cr. Robert Lau Hui Yew arranged for the design,  and the ball started to roll.....the rest is history.

The total cost of the project is RM 250,000.00 (roughly) . How & Where the money came from? The usual channel  to get money or fund raising for School....Joggerthon  collected  RM 57,730.20. Sponsorship or donation from Public RM 42,269.80 (Roughly) and damn lucky for this School (Why?) another RM 150,000.00  from the feudal (must be due to Cr. Robert Lau Hui Yew's help).

The project begins with earth breaking ceremony on 19th July 2010 and days went by....the project was completed on 20th December 2010 (a record time, I presumed) Finally, the Toilet  Opening Ceremony was graced by YB Datuk Dr.James Dawos Mamit, Feudal Assistant Minister of Tourism, Malaysia and he is also the Chairperson of the Quality Restroom Association of Malaysia (QRAM).

These toilets was beautifully constructed and hope that the Student as well as the Teachers do treasure them.

Like the Chinese saying..." hundred words can't compared to a look " and the followings are the latest pictures taken of the Friendly or " Mesra" Toilet :-     

Pix 1. The "Style" of Toilet.

Pix 2. The Main Entrance to the Toilet.

Pix 3. The Signages separate the Genders.

Pix 4. The Long Sink for the hand washing.

Pix 5. Toilet for the handicap (OKU)

Pix 6. Sanitact or Container for the convenience of the Ladies.

Pix 7. The Airy space between the Washing Sink and the Cubicles.

Pix 7. The long, long space or corridor of the Toilets.



Pix. 8 - showing the toilet cubicles.



Pix 9. Another nice angle of the corridor.

Pix 10.  Urinals for the males.

Pix 11. A closer view of the Urinal Trough for the Males (Student)

Well, SMK Tung Hua really fortunate to have a "starred" toilets for its Staff as well as the students and what the School should do now? It's very important that the school should help to change the mindset of the student or perhaps, formed a Club of the "QRAM" (Quality Restroom Association Malaysia). It'll be another first for Sibu School in Sarawak. Whaaaaaat do you think???

Miri's "Green" vs Sibu's "Open" Concept Public Toilet.

Glad that Public Toilets in Sarawak are getting "greener" or "environmental" friendlier. Where? Miri had one, now (at Saberkas Area) and Sibu had  "Open" Concept (at Sibu Gateway) including  a  few Public Toilets  of these nature ..."Green " or "Environmental'" few years back. Whatever, "Green" or "Environmental"  friendly  or "Open" concept Public Toilets, these toilets  use less lighting (during the day), more airy, dry up quickly due to high headroom, vast openings and Glass panel roofing. 

Well, it would be more "Greener" or "Environmental" friendlier if Public Toilets could  be installed with rain water harvesting devices. Sibu had a few schools toilets which had been recently built & installed with these extra facilities (rain harvesting devices plus open concept).

  Photo 1.  Miri' s "Green" Public Toilet (at Saberkas Area)

Photo 2.  Sibu's "Open" Concept  (at Sibu Gateway).

 

Photo 3. Side View - "Open" Concept Public Toilet (at Sibu Gateway, Sibu.)

Certainly really good that the authority or authorities are trying to build toilets or better concept toilets for the public use but really sad to say that mindsets of most users had not been changed...vandalism, improper use of toilets are still rampant. Mind you, public toilets today is not like those of  yesteryear's..badly built and dirty. Today, most of the local authorities are spending thousand of ringgits to build public toilets as well as to upgrade the toilets esp. the public toilets. and as well as providing fund to maintain them. What's do you say?