Shoilet
Definition: a single room housing a shower and a toilet without any degree of separation and containing one drain.
As we entered training in Hong Kong, we were warned about some of our rooms possibly having a shoilet—a terrifying hybrid of a shower and toilet. As I entered my room on Cheung Chau, I crept towards to small stall and low and behold what lay before me—my very own shoilet. Now, quite honestly I was so tired and jet lagged your could have told me there were no showers and only the ocean to bathe in and I think I wouldn’t have really understood until halfway through the week. But as the week continued I found out that I am a shoilet fan.
Don’t get me wrong, I love the separation Americans crave in their rest rooms but it seems to be strangely more convenient to just step into the bathroom and be in the shower right away. However, one must remember to beware of spraying your toilet paper while you shower.
(Here is our Shoilet from Cheung Chau- sorry about the flipped images :( )
Here in Hanoi my teammates and I were ecstatic when we learned that we had western toilets and then we saw it. Our beloved shoilet had followed us from Cheung Chau to Hanoi. The shoilet here is so spacious, so clean, so…BEAUTIFUL! With tall ceilings and enough space for an actual bath tube we have hot water and clean new tiles that were just installed. The best part of our shoilet: the toilet paper has a metal shield protecting it from the ever present spray of water from the shower head.
Oh sweet bliss of a newly remodeled shoilet.
Your glistening green tiles
Gleaming handles
Hot water ever pouring forth to
A fan whirring songs of delight
You are beauty
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