Today is Saturday, 14th March 2009. Sibu Toilet Council chairperson, Cr. Robert Lau Hui Yew, Architect Mr. Tang from the "Kumpulan Design" and myself , we visited the Government primary school, Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Abang Ali. Well, for what's purpose? it's the Toilet again!
This time as according to STC Chair,Cr. Robert Lau Hui Yew that they are going to bid for fund to renovate or re construct another standard toilet for this School. Our purpose is to get the measurements of the existing toilet and the land, it occupied. Yes, was told by Cr. Robert Lau Hui Yew that this ideas of having a new toilet for this school was mooted by Cr. Abang Iskandar bin Abang Latip . Cr. Robert Lau Hui Yew also said that the rain water harvesting facilities to be incorporated in this toilet facilities and the rain water catchment area is from the roof of the school 's admin block. It's quite difficult to construct a toilet without any fund but I had the confidence in Cr. Robert and Cr. Iskandar that they will come out with the fund. Keeping fingers closed and hoping for the best. Dreams do come true!
1. The School.
Something about this School, "Sekolah Kebangsaan"(SK) Abang Ali Sibu (or formerly Known as SUDC No.1) The school is the Oldest School in Sibu and if not mistaken, being around since Year 1890. The School had been shifted several times and finally in this location. The School was formerly under the charge of Sibu Urban District Council (SUDC) or Present Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) and finally handed over to the State Government. Wonder whether it's the first School which was under SUDC or SMC ? Gather from the notice board or the memorial corner of the school, this school was named after one teacher, Mr. Abang Ali bin....who was born in Kuching and was instructed by one of the White Rajah, Charles Brooke in the year 1890 to set up a school in Sibu.
2. Main Entrance to the School
3. Building or Block of the School (admin block)
4. Another view.
SK Abang Ali Sibu is a government school and the medium of education is "Bahasa Malaysia" and the teaching staff with non-teaching staff is about 61 and student is about 800 ++ The ratio of boys and Girls is 50:50.
The toilet which Cr. Robert & Cr. Abang Iskandar bin Abg Latip proposed to take down is a single story with two separate partition for both boys & girl. Boys' toilet had 6 cubicles plus one common urinal and with girls' was provided with 6 cubicles. Teachers and clerical had their own toilets. All the pipes and man holes to this toilet were found cracked and leaking. From the signs and the stains in the drain , we think that the compound of this toilet is subjected to flooding. The areas of this toilet is quite small as compare to Sibu 1st Malaysian Standard Model School Toilet at SK Perbandaran N0.4 and it's about 6.00 ++ by 8.00 ++ metres in size.
5. The view of the Toilet (middle ) from the third floor of the School block.
6. The Entrance to the Toilet.
7. Boys' Toilet with Cubicles.
8. Boys' toilet with common urinal (hidden by the wall)
9. Girls' toilet with cubicles.
10. Cr. Robert Lau with Architect Mr. Tang.
11. The Side view of the toilet.
11. The Side view of the toilet.
12. Elevated man hole (note the leakage)
13. Architect Mr. Tang (from KD)
14. What's Cr. Robert doing? Taking the pics of the cracked r.c foundation stilts.
15. Extended waste pipes
Well, again, keeping all our fingers closed and hoping that SK Abang Ali Sibu will be the second school in Sibu Division to get a Malaysian Standard School Toilet.
One last thing , please note that the date printed on all the pics was a bit earlier ...Sorry forget to adjust the date.
