Travelling Tips - How to Use a Squatting Toilet

Squat toilets are found throughout the world and are even advocated by some as an inexpensive, healthier option when compared to Western toilets. Squat toilets provide an intimidating challenge for many Westerners, of course, but in locales with little modern plumbing, they may be the only option.

Instructions

• Familiarize yourself with the toilet in question. Squat toilets are different the world over, from Japan to Indonesia to Turkey. 

• Bring your own toilet paper. In some places where squat toilets are common, free toilet paper isn't. It might not be necessary, as you'll see in later steps. But, if this is one luxury you're unwilling to do without, bring a bag with you too. There might not be a trash can for used toilet paper, and squat toilets aren't designed for anything but bodily excretions. You'll want to put the used toilet paper in a bag until you can find a trash can.

Even if you don't bring toilet paper, bring something to dry off with.

• Pour a little bit of water in the toilet. If there's no flushing mechanism, moistening the surface of the toilet will make it easier to clean off when you're done. There should be a bucket nearby full of water. If there isn't, get one from another stall. If it's empty, fill it up.

• Pull your pants down around your ankles or lift up your skirt, making sure not to let them drop too far such that they make contact with the toilet. Hold your pants forward and away from the drop zone, roll up your pant legs, or tuck them into your socks. If you're wearing a skirt, tuck the end into your waist band to free your hands. Alternatively, remove your pants entirely and hang them nearby.

• Squat down with your heels flat on the ground over the bowl, placing your feet on the textured grids on either side of the toilet's hole, otherwise, plant your feet on either side of the toilet and squat all the way down. Keep your feet flat; on your toes, you may very well fall over. Stick your buttocks far behind you, over the hole. Steady yourself. 

The direction in which you face will depend on the kind of squat toilet you're using. Frankly, it doesn't really matter, as long as everything lands in the hole.

In Japan and some other parts of Asia, the toilet will have a hood on one end. You'll want to face the hood and get as close to it as possible if you're defecating, so you get everything in the toilet

If you're wearing pants, be careful not to let things fall out of your pocket as you squat. They might land in the toilet.

• Perform the deed, aiming for the toilet's hole. For urination, direct your urine back, between your legs. Shuffle backwards or forwards to perfect your aim.

• Rinse or wipe. If water and a bucket is provided, wash your area. Wipe yourself with available toilet paper, using your free hand. Many squat toilets have plumbing that can't handle toilet paper. If this is so, drop the paper in the appropriate trash bin.

• Flush. If there's a flushing mechanism, this part will be quite obvious: push the button, pull the string, whatever. If water and bucket are provided, pour the water down the hole to flush. Otherwise, pour water into the toilet until any remnants of your business are gone.  

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Travelling Tips - How to Use a Squatting Toilet

Padang, West Sumatera

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Padang is the capital city of West Sumatera province, lies on the western coast of Sumatera island in Indonesia. West Sumatera is the home for the Minangkabau people, well known as great treaders all around Indonesia, and Mentawai people. Total area of West Sumatera is 42,297.30 km² and Padang itself is 694.96 km². Nasi Padang and Rendang are the most famous cuisine from this area, and currently already wide spreadth all over the world.

Padang and West Sumatera offer many tourist attractions as the geographic conditions are located between highlands and the ocean. Therefore, there are tropical forests, mountains, volcanos, lakes, valleys, rivers & waterfalls in the highlands, the fauna and flora, and the beaches.

As they have a lot of great natural attractions, geographical condition that lies on a belt of volcanic and seismic activity known as the "Pacific Ring of Fire," gives consequence of potentials of natural disasters. Earthquakes, landslides, volcano eruption, and tsunami should be aware of. Most recent evidence was the 7.9 in Richter scale earthquakes on 30th September 2009. Not to be feared of, but as a lesson learnt for all of us to be wiser and give more awareness to our environment.

SAVE THE EARTH, OUR ONE ONLY EARTH. 


PLACES OF INTERESTS

TAPLAU (TAPI LAUIK/PADANG BEACH)

Padang is a coastal city, the west side of city is faced directly to Indian Ocean. Taplau is acronym from Tapi-Lauik means coast/sea front. The beach is the favorite place for local people to be visited due to the location which is just at the side of Padang, especially at sunset till night. There are many food stalls provide visitor with hot snacks and drinks.

Padang, West Sumatera

Singapore

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Why Singapore?
After almost 26 years old, finally can write something. Thought it will be nice to use some files that are almost fully loaded in hard disk, just sitting there after been used. They might be useful for someone who is looking for the reference where and how to travel to.

Don't wanna be called as a perfectionist, I used to plan my travel, especially for a new place I've never been there. First thing should be the map, it is very essential, though you think you can just simply sit at the rear seat of a cab and ask the cab driver to drive you to any place. Having a map means that you have your basic plan, a base to start, a base for you to put any objective or direction. At least it can be used as a universal way to communicate with a taxi driver in any language.

Sorting every point of interest is the next step. With a limited time to stay at one place, you have to decide the most interesting places you wanna be. Based on that, you can have your best route to travel, the effective route within a short time. For assistance, Google Map can be relied on.

Booking the ticket, either for transportation or accomodation, can be done next. Thus, you have your own travel itinerary.

So, why Singapore?
No reason actually, I've just been there at my last travel.

PLACES OF INTERESTS

MERLION PARK & ESPLANADE

Singapore