熟食中心出现首个5星级公厕

本地出现首个在巴刹与熟食中心的“5星级公厕”，除了干净没异味，还提供意见表，让使用者给厕所打分。

这个超级厕所坐落在宏茂桥4道的美华巴刹与熟食中心，今年5月在新加坡卫浴文化协会的“康乐厕所”计划下，获颁5星级荣誉。

所谓5星级厕所，必须清洁、干爽、无异味、有基本设施如肥皂与厕纸，还要环境优雅，光线和水量方面也得考虑到环保。

宏茂桥集选区国会议员殷吉星今早颁发“新加坡OK”标签给美华巴刹与熟食中心后说，希望中区另7间巴刹与熟食中心的公厕，也能在一年半载内，成为4或5星级公厕。

就集中所见，这个5星级公厕还聘请两个“厕所管理员”，除了清理工作，他们也负责收集公众对厕所的评估。据知，在所收到的50份意见表中，超过90％表示对厕所的素质感到满意。

居民王力钦（32岁）说：“公厕也有意见表，实在罕见，这间厕所打理得非常干净！”

也是宏茂桥－杨厝港市镇理事会主席的殷吉星说：“本地公厕的素质大致上有待改进，但理事会也希望能提升公众的卫生意识。”

夫妻档化3星为5星 每小时检查厕所

每小时检查厕所，夫妻档致力把3星级公厕，打造5星级公厕！

62岁的李荣宗与同龄妻子孙秀凤，拥有5年管理厕所的经验。两人在半年受委管理美华巴刹与熟食中心的厕所，并要求做到至少3星级的“康乐厕所”。

孙秀凤笑说：“我们却向5星的目标迈进，每天除了清理厕所3次，也会清理风扇、墙壁等，处处都得打理好。”

李荣宗也说，他们在早上6时到晚上8时间，每小时检查厕所，随时确保环境清爽。

在宏茂桥－杨厝港市镇理事会的安排下，他们也将和其他厕所管理员，到新加坡世界厕所组织旗下的厕所学院上48小时的培训课。

世界厕所组织将聘请专家，通过理论与实践传授厕所卫生的知识和清理技术，完成课程的学员将获“清洁能力”证书。

Strange to see man putting hand in another man's pocket

A STOMPer found it strange to see a man placing his hand in another man's pocket in the MRT.

Said the STOMPer:

"I was on the way back to Admiralty from Ang Mo Kio on June 4 at about 7.45pm.

"I thought that it was strange to see a man putting his hand casually into another man's pocket in public."

Porridge with air-con at KFC

RECOMMENDATIONS through word of mouth may not always be accurate. But when a few different people recommend the same thing, you got to pay attention.

Recently, all I had to do was casually mention that I was headed to KFC to try out its range of breakfast and the response would be: 'The porridge is good!'

That piqued my curiosity. So when I finally got a taste of it, I must say I agree.

The a.m. Porridge is one of about six breakfast options offered by KFC.

The truth is, I had little hope for the porridge.

This is a dish best made fresh and individually. It takes time to ensure that the rice is really mashed. The stock has to have a strong but not overwhelming flavour.

And, let's face it, porridge is a comfort dish that we all have wonderful memories of, so it is hard to just accept anything.

The a.m. Porridge arrived piping hot - a good sign - in a container that contained more than it looked capable of.

The rice was broken into bits - another good sign - and in it were chunks of Original Recipe chicken fillet.

A KFC spokesman assured us that a staff member goes into the outlet early in the morning just to prepare the porridge.

The best part may be the price.

It's $2.50 (add a dollar to get coffee or tea), about the price you would have to pay at the hawker centre.

Here, you get air-con at the same price, so you may want to consider this option, especially with the heat wave we've been experiencing lately.

If porridge is too traditional for you, the a.m. Waffles & Egg meal ($4.80) is also recommended.

The waffles were golden brown and crispy, and went well with the fluffy scrambled eggs.

I'm hardly big on waffles, and even I wanted to finish up my share.

Breakfast at KFC is served from 8am to 11am, and available in nearly 50 outlets throughout the island, including Ang Mo Kio, Bugis Village, Clementi, Heartland Mall, Plaza Singapura, Suntec City, Toa Payoh and Yew Tee Point.

You can visit www.kfc.com.sg for details and locations.