Monday, September 20, 2010

The 10th World Toilet Summit in the United States.

I was informed by my Toilet Council Chairman, Cr. Robert Lau Hui Yew that this Year's World Toilet Summit is in USA and where in the US? Well, it in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from October 31st to November 3rd, 2010. It's an auspicious period.....10th Summit in October (10)  in the Year 2010 (another 10). It's a 10-10-10.  It's quite costly to travel to the US and can  forget about going to the US. But, we are going to celebrate the World Toilet Day 19th November 2010 with Toilet Maintenance Course, exhibitions of toiletries & sanitary wares in Sibu.

For those who like to know more about the World Toilet Summit, they can log in to the WTS website at...http://worldtoilet.org/ or at FaceBook ...http://www.facebook.com/pages/World-Toilet-Summit/

Thursday, July 8, 2010

4th Annual General Meeting 2010-Quality Restroom Association Malaysia (QRAM)

The 4th Annual General Meeting was called on 11th June 2010 at Bangsar Seafood Garden Restaurant, One Bangsar, No. 63,Jalan Ara, Bangsar Baru,59100 Kuala Lumpur.Besides the usual presentation of reports, account, and the main agenda of this meeting is the election of 25 nos of National Council Members for the term of Office 2010-2012.

After a lengthy deliberation, YB Datuk James Dawos, Deputy Minister of Tourism Malaysia was elected as the National Chairman. Congratulations to him!.The meeting ended with the dinner at this venue.




 

(Photo: Meeting in Session Chaired by Sir John Loh Soong Chew)

(Photo: members from the Corporates)
(Photo: YB Dato' Dr James Dawos Mamit, Deputy Minister of Tourism, Malaysia)

(Photo: Meeting in Session)



Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Interesting Public Toilets from Down Under and Land of the Moari.

Hope that visitors from this part of the globe won't  be  surprised to see the Public Toilets of their own countries/areas posted in this blog. These toilets are like those in Malaysia but the different  is that these public Toilets were installed in Recreation Park areas (in a seclude corner) of Hyde Park, Sydney.

In Brisbane,capital of Australian state of Queensland, the Public Toilets in its China Town was found in one of the shop house lot which we seldom or don't see in my part of Town. A very good idea  of providing toilets' facilities in a crowded or no available space for construction of toilets.

In the land of the Maori, one Public Toilet in its Recreation Park of "One Tree Hill" areas, a Cornwall Park, Auckland, NZ found having built with the similar concept with our very own tunnel Toilet in Sibu Lake Garden Phase II. The  Cornwall Park's toilet structure was just like a small dungeon, with its entrance going into the ground and the best of all, this toilet had the facilities to harvest the rain water but only for the urinals.

1. Hyde Park in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
 
Two (2) automatic Public toilets (like those found in the Street of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) but these two were found in seclude corner of the famous Hyde Park at the eastern side of Sydney Central Business District. Australian Fifty (50) cents per entry and the interior, it's more or less  like those auto toilets in our country (Malaysia).
    














(Photo: The Toilet)















(Photo: Another View)



















(Photo: User information)



















(Photo: Interior of the toilet- Sanitary Bin)















(Photo: Interior of the Toilet- Wash hand basin)















(Photo: fold able diaper changing Platform)

2. Chinatown in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
    
Toilet facilities  in the Shop house lot and this could be the solution for providing Toilets' facilities in the crowded or no space for construction of Public Toilets.















(Photo: Front View)















(Photo: Entrance to the Toilet)















(Photo: Toilet Cubicles)















(Photo: Washing Basins)















(Photo: OKU /handicap Toilet)


3. Cornwall Park (One Tree Hill ) in Auckland, New Zealand.

A similar concept of Public Toilet with Sibu Lake Garden Phase, Permai and it's a bit better cos' of the rain water harvesting facilities. It could be called a "dungeon" Toilet.

 
(Photo: Front View of the Toilet )















(Photo: Top View/Roof  of the "Dungeon" Toilet with bench )


(Photo: Entrance to Male Section of the Toilet)

(Photo: Enterance to the Female Section of the Toilet)

(Photo: Corridor into the Toilet)

(Photo: Rain water holding tank above the urinals)

(Photo: SS grille plateform for urinals)

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

National Toilet Expo & Forum (Natef) 2010 in Kuala Lumpur.



The season of the NATEF or National Toilet Expo & Forum 2010 is on and this time is back to the Klang Valley in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur on 20th-21 July 2010 at Berjaya Times Square.It had been said that the annual function (NATEF) will be held outside the Klang Valley for 2 year and be back to HQ on the third year. Let's go and meet the toilets' experts and exhibitors of Sanitary products. Hear what's they are going to say ...all about toilets.

Registrations can be done online and log on to the QRAM website for the registration form at http://www.qram.org.my/natef or email info@qram.org.my

Sunday, June 6, 2010

Sarawak Toilet Association (STA) -2nd Annual General Meeting

Today, 10th May 2010 @ 9.00 am , a Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Sarawak Toilet Association or " Persatuan Tandas Sarawak " was called at State Ministry of Environment and Public Health or "Kementerian Alam Sekitar Dan Kesihatan Awam" ( or "KASKA") , Kuching by the State Sarawak Toilet Council chaired by YB Datuk Micheal Manyin , former Minister in charge of KASKA. This AGM was due for two (2) years already and was mandatory as the submission of the Annual Report to Registrar Of Society (ROS) was due. Failure to do so, the association would be deregistered . This meeting was also to discuss the handing over the duties of the Chairman and the Office bearers or main Committee to the incoming committee.
This meeting resolved that the next post of the Chairperson should be the Minister in charge of this Ministry and while the Vice chairperson should be the Assistant Minister of the Ministry and the Secretary of the Association be the Principal Secretary of the Ministry.
All the members of the Association are from the local Authorities and it was suggest that the members should also be recruited from the hotel Industries, Tea & Coffee Shop and other non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
The meeting ended in about 2 hours and this Association would definitely be around for good.


(Photo: YB Datuk Micheal Manyin chairing the Meeting)


(Photo: Members from all Local Authority)


(Photo: Meeeting in session)

(Photo: Meeting in Session)

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Xin Fu Yuen Methodist Church's Common Toilet.

During the visit to Xin Fu Yuen Kindergarten with Cr. Robert Lau Hui Yew on 23.04.2010 morning , I was told that the Church (Xin Fu Yuen Methodist) had recently renovated their Common use toilets and was quite nicely done. The Kindergarten is right next to the Church. Well, what's about having a look?

1. The Front Entrance


2. The Partition ( Aluminium Louvres) providing very good natural Ventilation.



2. Hand washing and Child Diapper areas (at Male Toilet's entrance.)

3. Diapper Cubicle at Female Toilet's Entrance
4. The Seating type of Toilet's bowl and with grab bars (people friendly)
5. Urinals for Males
6. The Squating type of toilet (People friendly too)
These toilets are quite clean & dry, mix & matching of painting is quite well done and most important of all, the concept of bringing or separation of washing areas from the main Toilet cubicles will keep the toilet dry which can be observed in this Toilet. A very good job done! Keep it up!.

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Xin Fu Yuen Kindergarten's Toilets.

Today, 23rd April 2010, Cr. Robert Lau Hui Yew, Cr. Patrick Tong (Public Health Standing Committee Chairperson) and Sibu Toilet Council Committee visited Xin Fu Yuen Kindergarten, Jalan Brooke Drive, Sibu to have a look of the newly renovated Toilets for the kids.

Infact, Cr. Robert Lau and STC committee had visited this toilets prior to the renovation last year or beginning of this year. This Kindergarten consists of one block of 3 storey building and number of Student (Kids) about 500 to 600 heads. The cost of the renovation is about RM 60,000.00 and the design & plan of the Toilets was done by parents of the kids for the 3 floors' toilets..



Photo: Welcome by the board members of the Kindy.


Photo: Cr. Lau Hui Yew (STC, Chairperson) talking to the Kids.


Photo: Talking to the reporters.



Photo: Talking to the reporter


Photo: Low Trough urinal


Photo: Cute mini toilet bowl for Kids.


Photo: Cute Mini toilet bowl.


Photo: Lowly installed washing basin for Kids.


Photo: Pipe music or PA installed on every floor of the Toilets.


Photo: Cr. Patrick Tong Hing Lee ( Chairperson, SMC Public Health & Municipal Services Committee) presented the Hand Sanitizer & Toilets' song CD to the Committee of the Kindergarten School Board





New paper cutting (from local newspaper) of the Visit.