人有三急 When you need it, you need it.

一个所谓新的购物商场，开了才不过两三个月。好奇心驱使我巴巴从坡底赶上去观光一下。第一个观感是地方的确很大，够通风，吃的馆子也很多，但发现建造者似不甚照顾到‘人有三急’这个问题。一踏入商场，我便特别注意那些方向指示牌，但走了好长一段路，都没有 看到指示去厕所的箭头。情急之下，只好问人。原来厕所是藏在远远的角落。由于地方大，要走去也要好一段时间。老年人如忍不住，的确蛮受罪的。 此商场说是靠近地铁站，其实是不同的两个建筑，从地铁站出来，也得走一段路，才能进入商场。地铁站里是有厕所，但你只要去过一次，包你不想再去第二次，因为站里的厕所也是非常隐蔽，而且抽水系统有时水满为患。都是脏水，走避不及，回家还要洗鞋。 It doesn't look as if the people who had the idea of building a new mall understand how important it is to answer the call of nature. If they had realised its importance, they would not have positioned the toilet so far away from the entrance. I didn't see any signage until it was quite near the washroom itself, which defeats the purpose. Old folks would have a hard time holding back until they reach their destination. But some people do not appreciate what incontinence is until many years later. The mall is supposed to be near an MRT station. They are actually buildings detached from each other. It takes you some time to walk from one building to the other. True, there is a toilet in the station, but wait until you reach there and you would have hoped that you had never been there. If the flushing system allows dirty water to spill out of the pan, it is high time for it to be changed. You have to rush out of the room so as not to soil your shoes. Anyway, I'll try not to make a second visit if I can help it.