Ibis 808
In my hotel room there’s a white plastic box under the desk by the window marked “simple descending life line”. I thought it was a defibrillator until I noticed that there was a thick white cord snaking out of the box, with a clamp at the end of it attached to a hook on the wall. In case one has to rapel out of the building. Interesting exit strategy. The bathroom is too small for a tub, but it has one of those snazzy toilets with a seat warmer and wash, massage, dryer, and temperature controls. (They have these toilets in the ladies’ room at Greenbelt 4 and at Sango Burger.) I hear that some of these automated toilets even let you choose which direction the water spins as it flushes. What for? So you can stand over the toilet and cry, “I have power over the Coriolis force!”?
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October 7th, 2007 at 22:58
Massage? Hmm.
I’d take those high-tech toilets anytime. A lot of European toilets are really sinks in disguise. You can just imagine all the sanitation issues when… I’m not even going there.
October 8th, 2007 at 13:30
Toilet seats with wash is just funny. Tried one at a korean resto in Makati, it was like an “aim-at-it” thingee…(oops, is that censored?) But well, i don’t know who really invented it, but it’s always easy to say it’s the Japanese LOL
October 9th, 2007 at 00:50
Toilet seats with a built-in bidets (the metal tube that snakes under the bowl and aims directly in.. sorry, can’t mention it here obviously)… well, this gadget will never be popular here in the Philippines because 1. it is rather strange 2. it never gets the job done the way the traditional “tabo” and soap does; and 3)most pinoys can’t live without no. 2 items. There’s nothing like a generous soap lathering and rinsing using tabo to make us Pinoys feel very clean after using the toilet. And toilet paper alone? Out of the question.
October 11th, 2007 at 13:37
When I was in Korea, I noticed their attention to detial with regards to bathroom facilities. For one, even in public toilets, they have signs that illuminate when the stall is occupied. They also sell/buy tissue rolls with all sorts of prints, colors and fragrances in their local groceries. One time, I went into a friend’s toilet and they have a contraption. I tried pushing some buttons and the bidet produced a super thin jet of water that was very close to being uncomfortable. I tried turning it off, but I can’t really understand the Korean words there, so I ended up waiting for it to stop while contemplating the cons of my tinkering ways. =(