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    • Z Offline
      ZacK
      last edited by

      Hahaha buds... Can almost imagine you whipping out your camera fervently snapping away when you go to new spots that you wanna share 🙂


      Anyway a pix paints a thousand words yeah 😄

      One thing I would like to share on water features at kid's playground... This happened abt 2 yrs ago when we brought DS1 to Vivo City, hmmm that was one of those odd times where we allowed DS1 to get real wet and dirty... A word of caution is that the water at these water features may not be filtered or treated properly to kill bacteria in the water. DS1 was having fun with the water and fascinated by the water spouting out that he tried \"catching\" them with his mouth and ended up drinking it... Anyway short story is, by evening he was vomitting and throwing out anything that went in, including water and complained of severe stomach cramps... Had to bring DS1 to A&E and subsequently warded for food poisoning. Given our account of what we did during the day, doc identified that the water might have been contaminated. So just a note to all parents who want to bring their kids out for some fun with the water features.

      http://img26.imageshack.us/i/picture3hnj.png/

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      • B Offline
        buds
        last edited by

        ZacK:
        Hahaha buds... Can almost imagine you whipping out your camera fervently snapping away when you go to new spots that you wanna share 🙂

        No need to imagine, it's true! Wuahahaha! :lol:
        Naah, just happened to still have camera in my
        bag from yesterday's outing with my girls. So
        lucky for yer' all right? Hehehehee! 😉
        ZacK:
        Anyway a pix paints a thousand words yeah 😄
        Yeah, i agree! :celebrate:
        ZacK:
        One thing I would like to share on water features at kid's playground... This happened abt 2 yrs ago when we brought DS1 to Vivo City, hmmm that was one of those odd times where we allowed DS1 to get real wet and dirty... A word of caution is that the water at these water features may not be filtered or treated properly to kill bacteria in the water. DS1 was having fun with the water and fascinated by the water spouting out that he tried \"catching\" them with his mouth and ended up drinking it... Anyway short story is, by evening he was vomitting and throwing out anything that went in, including water and complained of severe stomach cramps... Had to bring DS1 to A&E and subsequently warded for food poisoning. Given our account of what we did during the day, doc identified that the water might have been contaminated. So just a note to all parents who want to bring their kids out for some fun with the water features.

        http://img26.imageshack.us/i/picture3hnj.png/


        Yes, it's recycled water, bro.. :razz:

        I've another to share.. :roll:

        The Vivo City one no one jaga..
        Some other places like this Lot 1 and IMM ones have a security guard
        in place to watch there's order and harmony within the play areas.. They
        are the extra eyes for parents too! Some are really sweet and initiative
        people.. 😉

        Now, for the sharing... there are INCONSIDERATE parents who allow or
        simply tell their children to piss on the play areas! Poo too! I was simply
        flabbergasted, boy! :x Here we are trying to prevent epidemics like
        HFMD, SARS, Swine Flu and the likes by keeping in mind that hygiene is
        top priority and a public responsibility..... but yet ..... sigh... :roll:

        Here's proof!


        http://www.postimage.org/ http://www.postimage.org/ http://www.postimage.org/

        My family and the grandparents were sitting at this table eating our
        Burger King snack when another family came along and we offered
        some space for them to put their stuff since during the time, all other
        tables were full. They didn't thank us never mind... they removed the
        boy's clothing to the bare skin, placed his used diaper on the table
        where we were eating... left their things there and went taking pictures
        of the boy playing at the water play area! The boy wasn't even wiped
        clean before he entered the play area and when the boy suddenly said
        he had to pee, the PARENTS and GRANDPARENTS told him to go ahead
        there and then! So, the boy did lah! And i had to drag my girls outta
        there lest they wud have kena oso! :x They all had good laughs while
        the boy took time to pee like it was funny! What the....!?! :x :x :x Another
        baby at the same time, not wearing pull ups poo-ed near the pee area
        (mebbe thinking it was ok to do so after someone has started the trend?)
        and the mummy didn't even take the trouble to clean up the poo lah at
        least prior to taking the boy to the toilet a distance away... i mean there
        are other children, no i shall rephrase that... MANY other children playing
        that weekend ya know... 😞 Sigh... So disappointing and frustrating to
        see parents being complacent with hygiene & just lacking that common
        courtesy and of course, common sense!

        And now that you know the water is recycled from what is coming from the top ground, please parents...
        like ZacK mentioned >Please Take Note, ya...

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        • ChiefKiasuC Offline
          ChiefKiasu
          last edited by

          buds:
          ... The boy wasn't even wiped

          clean before he entered the play area and when the boy suddenly said
          he had to pee, the PARENTS and GRANDPARENTS told him to go ahead
          there and then! So, the boy did lah! And i had to drag my girls outta
          there lest they wud have kena oso! :x They all had good laughs while
          the boy took time to pee like it was funny! What the....!?! :x :x :x Another
          baby at the same time, not wearing pull ups poo-ed near the pee area
          (mebbe thinking it was ok to do so after someone has started the trend?)
          and the mummy didn't even take the trouble to clean up the poo lah at
          least prior to taking the boy to the toilet a distance away...
          Suddenly, the picture I had earlier of happy children dancing in the rain was wiped away like used toilet paper. 😛 That's a horrible thing for parents to do.

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          • B Offline
            buds
            last edited by

            It IS horrible.


            Tho this happened sometime back,
            i still remember this incident till
            today. I didn’t even delete the
            evidence pictures i took with
            my old phone.

            A very infuriating experience.

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            • Z Offline
              ZacK
              last edited by

              buds:

              My family and the grandparents were sitting at this table eating our
              Burger King snack when another family came along and we offered
              some space for them to put their stuff since during the time, all other
              tables were full. They didn't thank us never mind... they removed the
              boy's clothing to the bare skin, placed his used diaper on the table
              where we were eating... left their things there and went taking pictures
              of the boy playing at the water play area! The boy wasn't even wiped
              clean before he entered the play area and when the boy suddenly said
              he had to pee, the PARENTS and GRANDPARENTS told him to go ahead
              there and then! So, the boy did lah! And i had to drag my girls outta
              there lest they wud have kena oso! :x They all had good laughs while
              the boy took time to pee like it was funny! What the....!?! :x :x :x Another
              baby at the same time, not wearing pull ups poo-ed near the pee area
              (mebbe thinking it was ok to do so after someone has started the trend?)
              and the mummy didn't even take the trouble to clean up the poo lah at
              least prior to taking the boy to the toilet a distance away... i mean there
              are other children, no i shall rephrase that... MANY other children playing
              that weekend ya know... 😞 Sigh... So disappointing and frustrating to
              see parents being complacent with hygiene & just lacking that common
              courtesy and of course, common sense!

              And now that you know the water is recycled from what is coming from the top ground, please parents...
              like ZacK mentioned >Please Take Note, ya...
              Buds... I would be :x :x :x too if I were you... I mean you were still eating and what's their purpose of keeping the soiled diaper? Gonna recycle and reuse on their boy?! :roll: :stupid:

              Btw, regarding the peeing and pooing incident... I would have taken pix of the kids and the parents in the act... Then pass to the building mgmt... Totally selfish and inconsiderate of them :x

              And it;s gonna be a cycle... Becos parents are inconsiderate and they do not teach their kids the right values... Their kids will grow up having those same bad, inconsiderate values that their parents passed down to them :stupid:

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              • B Offline
                buds
                last edited by

                Bro, we cudn stomach any other food after that.

                All remaining food chucked into the Burger King
                paper bag and plastic and threw into nearby bin.
                I even used wipes to clean whatever crumbs or
                sauce left from what we ate..

                My girls still wanted to play but i just cannot acceed
                to their request ah after what i witnessed. And plus
                the play area is super-contaminated liao wor!!

                I actually thought to send it to Stomp or the New Paper
                with their faces slapped clearly on the evidence pictures
                too! But i restrained myself. I mean like really really
                restrained hor. Some more, during this incident, there
                was a widespread alert on HFMD too. :roll:

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                • B Offline
                  buds
                  last edited by

                  ZacK:
                  And it;s gonna be a cycle... Becos parents are inconsiderate and they do not teach their kids the right values... Their kids will grow up having those same bad, inconsiderate values that their parents passed down to them :stupid:

                  Ya lor...

                  I agree..

                  But, what to do right?

                  Sad and angry that there are people like that..

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                  • Z Offline
                    ZacK
                    last edited by

                    buds:
                    ZacK:

                    And it;s gonna be a cycle... Becos parents are inconsiderate and they do not teach their kids the right values... Their kids will grow up having those same bad, inconsiderate values that their parents passed down to them :stupid:


                    Ya lor...

                    I agree..

                    But, what to do right?

                    Sad and angry that there are people like that..

                    Shd just send to STOMP lar... Sometimes people who are inconsiderate do not know that their behaviour is NOT ACCEPTABLE... So they need to be shamed before they will learn... Only then will there be hope of breaking the cycle. :idea:

                    I remembered in primary school... I went on stage twice for two very different reasons... One was for courtesy award and another was public caning for being rowdy at the school porch and disrupting peace, harmony blah blah blah etc... The caning was not painful at all but it was really more to be embarrassed in public... Only needed to do that once and thereafter, my friends and I were good as angels 🙏

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                    • ChiefKiasuC Offline
                      ChiefKiasu
                      last edited by

                      buds:
                      ... Yes, it's recycled water, bro.. :razz: ...

                      I have always wondered about water at play features and fountains. Are you sure it is recycled water? It's ok for water to be recycled if the water feature is not meant for human contact activities, but if you have a fountain targeted at children interacting with it, it will be a crime for the water to be recycled. I think the management of such fountains should have signs that publicly state whether the water is recycled or not so that parents can be fore-warned.

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                      • Z Offline
                        ZacK
                        last edited by

                        ChiefKiasu:
                        buds:

                        ... Yes, it's recycled water, bro.. :razz: ...


                        I have always wondered about water at play features and fountains. Are you sure it is recycled water? It's ok for water to be recycled if the water feature is not meant for human contact activities, but if you have a fountain targeted at children interacting with it, it will be a crime for the water to be recycled. I think the management of such fountains should have signs that publicly state whether the water is recycled or not so that parents can be fore-warned.

                        That was what we thot too initially until we were proven otherwise when ds1 had to be warded for severe food poisoning from ingesting the water. So better to be safe than sorry... parents shd not assume That such water features are properly filtered and treated.

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