pools Vs poos
Swim swim swim, swim away the unhappy thoughts, swim away all accusations, swim away all stress. Swim them away.
I am so irritated by some of the swimmers using the public pool.
First offence: Wearing inappropraite swimming attire. I see barebacks, scarfs, shorts, sports wear and latest, undergarments. Aren't SSC going to reinforce something that they were once so strict about? How hygenic is the water with people going into the pool with such attire. For those who are bored till death and wish to enjoy a fashion parade regardless of poor taste in colours or imperfect figures, you know where to head.
Second Offence: Can NOTHING really be done to ensure maximum swimming pleasure? Can a pool be built for people who swims horizaontally? It is extremely frustrating to stop half-way while swimming. Worst still, the SSC coaches make sure the students swim in a large group. If you are unlucky, the weak swimmers, mostly kids, clutch your hair as the only support. A dying man clutches even a straw. What an insult to my hair.
Third offence: The flying scissors kick and the Buddha palm. Kids, adults, ah peks, uncles and aunties, we are all guilty of it. But will you absolutely choke on the pool water if you even apologised for the kick? I am even prepared to forgive and forget even if I got kicked in the stomach
repeatedly. And that was what happened to me. No apologies from the pot-bellied uncle.
Fourth offence: Aren't the uncles going to do anything to their weak noses? Don't spit at the side of the pool, don't sneeze and most importanly, please do not free your hand of mucus with the pool water. Isn't it absolutely gross when you accidentally gulp a mouthful of water that has molecules of human mucus and what not.
Fifth offence: Will kids please go to kiddy pool and not
PLAY and fantasize you have some ability to make water jump and dance? Do the parents even care about their kids while they jump into the pool with the possibility that their chins might hit the side of the concrete? Please exercise some responsibility towards
your kids.
These 5 greatest offence used to be under control by SSC's stringent regulation. I could still remember how I was requested to get out of the pool when I wore this swimsuit with a skirt-like additional cloth at my hips. I could still remember how swimming is restricted to only 2 hours to prevent over-crowding in the pool. The facilities are getting better, that I have no qualms about. But is the objective of making people enjoy more working. Are people enjoying themselves? The only whistle I hear in the pool is when someone brings a float into adult pool or a personal float into the wave pool. Everything is co commercialised.
Nyeh.. Welcome to the commercialised world of the 20th century.
Jacqueline
9:44 PM
