Saturday December 9, 2006
Flat dweller hanging condoms out to dry irks neighbours
HANGING laundry out to dry from a flat window may be acceptable, but condoms?
A Singaporean high-rise dweller is said to have resorted to recycling used condoms by “air-drying” them from the window of his flat, according to a report in China Press.
More than 100 used condoms were put out to dry, according to a disgusted neighbour.
The woman, known as Tan, was quoted in the daily as describing the act as “gross and disgusting”.
“This is sickening. You can see from afar that some of the condoms had turned brownish,” she said, adding that the unit belonged to a middle-aged man living with his wife and two children.
Tan, who has been staying there for more than 20 years, said the act should not have been allowed by the authorities as it was unhygienic, especially when it rained.
“Rain water will be dripping from the condoms onto pedestrians walking on the ground below,” she pointed out.
> Nanyang Siang Pau reported that 94 people at a religious camp in Nilai, Negri Sembilan, were believed to have come down with food poisoning on Wednesday after consuming fried mee and rice with other dishes prepared by the organiser.
So far, 85 had been discharged after receiving outpatient treatment while nine others were warded at Hospital Tuanku Jaafar Seremban.
It is learnt that most of the participants started to feel unwell after lunch, with the first patient sent to a nearby clinic at 5pm the same day. By 11pm, the organiser had to hire a bus to send the other participants to the hospital for treatment.
According to the hospital's medical report, 90% of the victims experienced dizziness, frequent vomiting and diarrhoea.
A total of 712 people, aged between 14 and 28, participated in the camp held at a private college in Nilai.
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