“Why don’t you use that?”
“Ewwww… It’s so dirty. Dunno how many people used that before”
She was referring to the sponge. To my colleague, many people have used that sponge to clean their mugs, plates, containers, cutleries and thus, she thinks it’s dirty to use the same sponge to clean her container.
Do you find that……… relevant?
Let me also ask you something else… let’s say you have a spoon (we all have spoons right?) and there is this particular spoon which happened to fall into a pile of shit. Don’t ask how or why, it just fell. And it’s not just any shit… it’s a fresh pile of droppings and the texture is so tender that the spoon sunk into it as soon as it dropped in.Then, someone then managed to pick up the spoon
from this fresh pile of shit. The spoon is then sent for cleaning. The person probably soaked it in anti-septic for 1 week and then wash it over and over and over again with the best washing detergent around. Technically speaking, the spoon is clean. So clean that you might not even find a single germ on it if you put it under a microscope.The question is…
Will you use the spoon to eat again? Why not? Something to think over the weekend perhaps…
Happy weekend!
P/S: Guess I shouldn’t stop blogging since someone wrote me this open letter. Thanks Hizecool.
91 comments:
Hmmm... are u sure u are just asking about the spoon and not something else? I'm getting stewpig... O.o
But if it's just abt the spoon, yeah, I'd use it again.
See, I knew u wouldn't stop blogging... *i won*
Now that is why I don't ta pau or even have a spoon in the office
Mamak is just around the corner
And let's not get to the details of that spoon you were talking bout
I won't use the spoon again. It's just a feeling of dirty when it's actually clean. It's the feeling that makes me won't use that spoon anymore. When i ta-pao food from home, i don't wash it in the pantry also..i bring it home to wash.
well, I guess it's the stigma of being a stained spoon. You know, like when people did something wrong in the eyes of some other people, they get ostracised, it's the same case as the spoon..
But to answer your question, if i didn't know about the pile of shit, i probably will use it again. But if i DID know about the pile of shit, I won't even touch it
...sounds like a metaphor..
anyways.. no i wont use it haha. just the thought of it sinking deep into a steaming pile of shit is disgusting enough
Gross. No, will not use the spoon again... EVER! lol
Why not? Because the spoon now goes to your kiamsap boss' coffee cup everytime. lol
i think ur friend suffer from mysophobia....
yes, i would use the spoon; our hands probrably hoard more germs than a metal surface.
there's a medical term for your scenario.. i just kenot remember the word for it.. :D
Eeeeeeeeuuuu.. puke puke! I could actually visualize a spoon falling in a soft pile of poo poo.. eeuuuuu. :)
Leave alone using that spoon again, I wouldn't touch it with a stick.
However, if someone were to take the trouble to remove that spoon and sterlize it, I'd give it to the 'hated one' to stir his coffee every morning. *wicked smile*
i guess it is all 'mental works'. the perception that once a person knows of the truth/incident, they have a biased or are prejudiced towards it.
as the case of your spoon (whether with 'isi tersirat' or not) is all seen through it mentally. whenever the next person knows, OBVIOUSLY and SURELY won't want to use it.
BUT in reality, the spoon is clean.
having said that, i won't use it too. :p as i have mentioned, it is all mental works. and my mind works like that.
Everyone's so overly obsessed with the spoon, I'll talk about the poor left out sponge. I'll use the sponge again. I'll continue using it until I get a stomach virus, then I'll switch sponge.
Yuke, yukey, I will NOT use the spoon again, just the thought of the spoon sinking in that pile of shit, makes me wanna vomit and so geli la..... throw far far far away!!
Ehm...i think i will use that spoon again.....use the spoon for other stuff...like use it to open the tin, or just use it to take drinks powder..
Put it in ur mouth?? Ehm...no...the visual and the image of the spoon fell into a pile of fresh moisture shit is just too strong and can't get it out of the mind.
Interesting question. The same situation can apply on ppl too.
Me very simple, shit is purely organic, will eat from spoon again, no problemo. Also if it's been sterilized then we only have to get over the psychological barrier that it was once in a pile of shit. :o)
angel - hehe... maybe the spoon is indeed something else? you'll use it again? hmmmm....
zeroimpact - why not? so not using it again la right?
Seok Thong - wah... what's with this not washing stuff in the pantry la?
water angel - the spoon is technically very clean already you know. dont u think it's all in the head?
Tingtitlei - metaphor indeed. hahaha... it's a clean spoon u know. all in the head.
Helen - it's your own spoon la. unless u give it up as a gift. so evil meh? anyway.... it's a clean spoon.
-=Sin=- - i think i have already found the best answer. you're damn right, our hands have touched even worst things... and we sometimes feed ourselves with our hands. good answer my friend.
rashikaps - hahahahahaha... everyone shares the same sentiment... all will wanna spike the hated one with it. but no point, the spoon is actually clean.
Soulblade - i guess a lot of ppl doesnt have the right mental power eh? think about it... your hands have touched more wicked things... have you eaten chicken wings with your hands before?
cirnelle - the sponge issue is really stupid. if dirty sponge will dirty your plate... i think you will be keep changing sponge at home.
ClaudiaMom - woooaaah... ok lor... will throw it far far away.
guai sau jai - indeed... same question can apply to ppl. how forgiving are you. at least you can still use that spoon to take drinks powder. some wont even touch it.
FireHorse - well said. it's all in the head. it limits us. and obviously, you're not affected by it.
Ur gf (example only, Ah zewt gf is a fine lady ) have being 'poke' by so many before but like the spoon she is clean & healthy in fact if I didn't tell u u wouldn't know wan. So will u 'poke' her????What say u??
My answer to ur question is the same as ur answer to mine question.
BTW I just use ur gf as example only, please don't 'parang' me ok!
Have a fine weekend!!
for me, i think i will buy a new spoon instead of using that old one. anyhow, it already fell into a pile of SHIT !! nothing can be done to change the fact..hehe. sorry, im kinda fussy when its abour hygiene
yuck..why u put dis kinda image in my brain early morning 1..but honestly you go mamak..not surprised if that spoon u use could be the spoon you r talking about
ew..i won't even pick it up!! i'll probably throw it away!!!!!! hehehe
What I wanna know is how well the spoon has been sterilized! It's all dependent on whether or not I trust the sterilzation system, which I don't. I think you get my drift? *wink*
That being said, you mentioned that the spoon in this case "fell" into the poo. What if it was deliberately put into the poo? Now that's a whole different story altogether...
Heh... I would use it. We go to mamaks and the like, and we don't even know whether they wash their utensils half as vigorously as we'd have washed that spoon. Especially when you sit by the roadside and can see cockroaches climbing out of the drain and rats running across the pavement. If I can use mamak utensils, I definitely can use the spoon!
haha~ yeah. i have eaten chicken wings with my hands before, but that was ages ago when i was very much younger. Now, i always eat with cutlery. it's all psychology lah.. the spoon and sponge is clean.
unless the sponge looks worn out and have become brownish colour and saggy looking.. (Eww..) i won't even touch it. take home wash lah!
I will use it if I did not know about it being in a pile of shit. If I know, won't touch it.
But come on! Everyday we eat outside... do we have any idea how many times have the utensils being stick into thousands of other people's mouth??? Even some mouth with gum infections and gingivitis and even HIV!!! Ewww.....
This question is similar to a real life experience. My Hubby onced asked me that if I have a sunglasses, a branded one, very expensive that I bought overseas, one that I love very much, and so happened that one day, it fell into a public toilet. What will I do?
My answer to my hubby is that I will leave it there and go buy another. My hubby ask me why can't I get the cleaner to get it out of the toilet bowl and wash it and use it again? I told my hubby that it was dirty and grosse.
Then he asked me... what if... it was my wedding band that fell into the toilet bowl? I really dunno how to answer that!!! I guess, when that really happens, I will know what I wanna do.
zewt,
i wouldnt use the spoon because i am a freak when it comes to things like that. fyi, i even carry my own spoon and fork in my handbag.. hahahah..
hmm, now that was supposed to be one of my secrets okkk... ;p
very interesting thought. I agree with most that it's all in the head. If i dont know the actual truth about the spoon and where it has been.. i'd probably use it without a single doubt. But then again...if i DO know that it has been in such a situation..hmm.. i'd have second thoughts about using it. Most probably i wont put it in my mouth but i'll just use it for other purposes. Yes i know that it's perfectly clean but...well.. ppl are like that. :/
dont tell me that you used the spoon ? hehe.
er, btw keep on blogging. :)
hhmm. TALK ABOUT SHIT ! :)
don't think i will ever use the spoon again ! its shit worr...
i know its been de-germed vigrously but i guess its all in the mind, cuz i know the spoon fell into a pile of shit
then again, don't know how much shit 'germ' i've ingested into my body after those countless rounds at mamaks for roti canai all these years!
who knows...those mamak fellows may not wash their hands after doing business in the toilet
at times, nothings is safe/totally clean unless cook at home 24/7 .. but then again some vegetables you buy may be fertilised with SHIT !!
happens in China and its a norm there
Haha, I bring my own lunch box and bring home to wash. I bring my own mug & water bottle, even though there are supplies in the office. But in reality, I am quite a easy-going (or dirty) person.
I think I will use the spoon.
i guess it's a case of what you don't know won't hurt you!
i mean if we take it further, staying at a hotel would mean that you won't use the toilet, sleep on the bed, use the towels because you don't know how many people have used them!
Like this post very much..
When same applies to ppl..Better dun have any bad record. Even though u r close with ur boss and all d while u be a best employee to him, once failed, u r so damn dead. He probably will still keep u in his company (some even throw far far away), will he still assign u important task and still keep u as left right hand? The answer is NO.
second theory: hell ya, our hand definitely more dirtier than the spoon. Just like, we always forgot that we also make mistakes. We always forget how dirtier we are but we just will focus and just look at others mistakes.
From a simple spoony story remind me 2 things..i like this post.
definitely will not use the spoon again..like most ppl commented. although logically it IS clean.... its just our association that shit is dirty and smelly and therefore a spoon that has dropped into it is contaminated..probably forever!
its kinda like the toothbrush that fell into the toilet bowl...will you use it again even though you've disinfected it??
happy weekend!
urgh zewt... before i took my bfast too... lost me appetite...
i guess it's jz a case of whether or not u do realize it's been in a pile o shit..
if i wasn't aware of it being in such a state, 100% says i'll use it again (mamak stalls n all does ring a bell)... but if i know it was in a pile o shit.. jz the tot of it will make me retch...
so it comes back to how much do you actually know
happy weekend babe (btw, i too don wash my tupperware @ work and bring den home instead but i'm content with using the office utensils... washed by our cleaning lady. double standards perhaps?)
Give the spoon a break! Maybe in a few years time it'll learn to regret its action to plunge into the shit, then later write a book about it, sell a piece of land and earn some money to get his own apartment.
Hor Ny - hahaha... if i love her, of cos i will still poke her. and since she is my gf already... obviously i love her so... yes... poke her i will.
amanda - eh... how many times have your hands touched anything really nasty? if i may say... did any of your fingers touched your period before? :P
constant craver joe - haha... or it could be worse. ok ok... let's not imagine. so u use it back or not?
Huei - tsk tsk tsk... so unforgiving la u.
rinnah - wow... you've thought of so many other aspects, i am kinda lost. gotta read between the lines... :P... well, let's just say it's an accident.
irene - well done irene! my sentiments exactly. and we all know what kinda things our hands have touched. we still use it to durian right?
Soulblade - haha! ok... get your drift. eh, do u use your hands to eat durians?
purple mushroom - hahaha... wedding band... hmmmm... that's an interesting question. you brought up a good point. what if there's a stack of hundred dollar bills and it fell into a pile of shit... i think we will all plunge our hands in... right?
Tina Hussain - hahahaha... the question is... what is inside your bag besides your form and spoon? i reckon your pad will be there too right? :P
Jason - Hi there and welcome to AZAIG. yeah, it's all in the head. not only that... it all depends on what is the item. do u recall your fingers touching shit and that same finger you use to eat durian?
alan zed - i will definitley use the spoon... it's clean to me :)
lovegoddess - haha... looks like shit is everywhere eh. heard the story where they say there was once a mamak went to shit and didnt wash his hands properly and the shit was stuck in his nails and when he make roti canai... yumm yumm... hahah... as for vege being fertilised with shit... hey, those are good stuff! i sound sick, dont i?
Princess Eileen - and use that sponge to clean your spoon? :) that's good... you will manage to conquer your head in many things.
Tracy Tan - sometimes, we know it but yet we choose to ignore it. like i said... the finger which dug your nose or clean your pads... i am sure it's also the same finger that feed durian to your mouth... no? ok ok... very yucky there.
guaisaujai - friend, i think you managed to catch the morale of the whole entry... well done!
lingzie - toothbrush different cos the design and mechanism of it is such that it will never be totally clean. a spoon is different. :) get what i mean?
aSstHa - ooohhh... do u remember how many times your finger has touched nastier things? you do know right? :P... well, if u think the cleaning lady is not doing a good job, then i think it's perfectly fine
Jenius - but first it must get a piece of land before the land can be sold... haha... utter digression.
gross!! the comments are gross and the reply gross-er. :-p puhlease, i just had my lunch...with a very clean and nice spoon!
like my principle on adultery....if you want to do it, be so very damn good at it and don't let me know abt it...not even a little. if i know abt it, that's the end of everything.
the question is....will you? if you watched with yr very own eyes the dumping, immersing and twisting of the spoon in shit? maybe yr answer will reflect whether you can accept yr partner committing adultery on you.
And thats why i observe the mamak restaurant 1st. If the guy who makes the roti isnt there, i'll leave the place. And if the place isnt that conducive, i may just have lost my appetite.
That colleague of urs is probably one with OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder).
Tumpang lalu zewt,
To lingzie, agree with u. Definitely no way i'm going to use that toothbrush again if it fell inside the toilet bowl. I'll just have to fish it out and chuck it straight into the bin. Thats why I always have a spare toothbrush at home.
ps: Glad u chose to stay blogging, mate!
well as for the spoon thing, i think i dun mind la .. like im going to siasat on every single spoon that I'm using .. I mean as long as it's clean at the moment I'm using it, why bother? besides .. I think I did do that before, not that I found the spoon on a pile of dog poo or something, in the toilet's drain. I used that and still .. that was back when i was in the hostel la
i dun think i would even bother to send it for cleaning..jus buy new one lo..kekeke..
hmmmm....
I think is like a story of sins and forgiving. lte's forget about the past and get going.
Who's shit is it anyway?
hmm...probably not but then again i'm not clean freak..!
anyhows..
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HEY! i was so ready to like laugh at your lame joke. Dun have also! XP
Hmm, i wuold most probably not use it. Cause the image in my head of the spoon dropping into a pile of shit scares me. -_- haha..
i would throw it away or to the recycle bin...hahahahah.
One spoon cost how much wor.. throw away lah. Why go through the hassle?;)
zewt,
interesting question. but it's a clean unopened pad, so it's pretty harmless la kan? kan? kan?
now u get me thinking.. dayymmnnnnn.... hehehehe...
its friday..i dont want to think...!!! haha i'l buy you a new spoon. *smiles
hmmm.... to those who said 'NO' to using the spoon... let me ask you this.. what if.. your wallet, handphone or watch or your precious diamond ring fell into the toilet filled with YOUR SHIT... would you flush it down the toilet? hmmm.... zewt - great topic...
me - why is it that you will relate everything to adultery eh? while it does have a metaphorical implication... but u dont have to see that far right? :)
Manal - OCD... hahahaha... i think so too. maybe i should inform her. as for toothbrush... like i said in my reply to her... different composition la.
cibol - and u didnt die right? see... no harm done really. kudos on using the spoon again.
neno - what if it's a diamond ring?
ahjohn - our shit definitely hahahaha...
Charmayne - not a clean freak is good. i will check it out later. perhaps on sunday.
yer.. u totally grossed me out on the spoon-dropping-into-a-pile-of-warm-shit ... (=_=)"
Let's say the spoon was finally used in a restaurant, as a customer I wouldnt even bothered to know where the spoon has went before. If like that means, everyday also not free lor, check this check that, might as well simply bring my own cutlery and use.
Anyway, you would never know where the spoon went before they've made it to the supermart's shelves, right?
AngryYoungChild - hahahaha... what is so scared. not like the shit will come and haunt u. i am not capable of lame jokes... wah lau... haha!
Anon @ 3.31pm - hmmm... recycle is good... good idea indeed.
Elizebeth DL - if you drop your diamond ring into the shit of your assistant... then how?
Tina Hussain - ahh.. harmless la tu. tak payah pikir yang bukan bukan... :)
HC Tan - i know la u start working already... can always afford a new spoon. if diamond ring then how?
SLACKER - hi and welcome to AZAIG! that is a very good comment! haaha... if it's a diamond ring... rest assured it will be retrived immediately... probably wear back immediately. thanks for visitin and see ya around.
calvin's wife - but in this instance... it's when you know mah... that's why i am telling you. those you dunno... dont need to know lor.
LOL~ as a matter of fact, i DO NOT eat durians with my hands. i will use a spoon and a bowl.
scope with spoon after someone open the thorny exterior of durian and put into a bowl. then only i eat. haha~
LOL...talk about subtlety and double meanings!=P
LOL, like that ah.... if I know liao, of course I wont lor, you already know somemore you want to use meh? Its like getting yourself into a pile of shit even though you know whats the consequences gonna be like... sumthing like that ler..
What? Then your colleague won't eat at any restaurants outside lor? Since said like that.
Yeah, you shouldn't stop blogging!
Because it's all in the mind!
Soulblade - you gotta be kidding me...
sooyin - you know what i am good at right? hehehe...
Calvin's wife - eh... you had durians not too long ago right? the finger you feed yourself durians... do u rememer what things it has touched? :P
Kenny Ng - yeah, she always bring food from home, which is a good thing actually.
twisted heel - my sentiments exactly...
Eewww!! That's gross. No way am I using that spoon. Probably for something outdoors, like scraping dirt or something like that. Not even to scoop something to feed my dog. Too disgusting.
Yau mou gau chor ah?? SHIT wor...
I won't use it again, I would probably throw it away. I know, I know...it's all psychological.
HAHAHAH... Zewt, very good answer for Elizebeth DL. HAHA. She didn't read your replies la.... I have to SMS her to tell her. HAHAH.. So funny!!!
nope.
not pulling your legs here..
its the truth and the whole truth.
weird right? i know.
Sure, I'll use it. But only if you use it first!
Ewww.. the idea of a spoon dropped in shit.
OK, I'm paranoid. That will be the last spoon that I choose to use.
That is after I soak it in Dettol and rewash it.
If I don't know what happened to the spoon before, I think 97.5% probability I'll use it ;p
LOL, well, at least I know I'm eating my durian with my right hand, and that right hand has never touch the 'unholy' places before.. :D I wash my arse with my left.
LOL, hais... weekend liao okay, dont make me stress with your questions. After later when I go out and have dinner and I will see a spoon, then your mind boggling Q pops in my mind then how? ........ LOL
Zewt..I almost died of your "ego" XP
chehhh...well, just so you know. Least when u finally can do lame jokes, u will still have pathetic fan here to hahaha at it.
Now if I see a spoon sinks into my bowl of soup, i'll think of your spoon-dropping-into-poo-poo scene.
-___-
EWWW!
seaqueen - so u will use it la... not to eat. well, that doesnt count anyway...
king's wife - yeah ler... all psychological only... the spoon is really clean already u know.
purple mushroom - hahaha... what is her response?
Soulblade - well, to each its own... call yourself unique.
tunku halim - we can share the spoon.
Jonzz - already soaked in dettol ler... wont use meh? oh... you touch your shit with your fingers before?
narrowband - what if you know?
Calvin's wife - hahahahaha... wah... you got specific hands for specific task? you very good la... unbelievable.
AngryYoungChild - glad to know. when i run out of ideas one day... i will probably do lame jokes :)
Rabbit - you imagining the soup is shit ah? hahahaha....
Psychological effects play a part here. So I don't think I will use that spoon again. Unless I didn't see it "falling". Hahaha.
Happy Sunday!
of course that spoon would be totally clean and safe to use but i still would keep on thinking about it so the best way to stop it ... mix it with other spoon and put that in the drawer!! :D then i wouldnt know which spoon it is and ill be using it without even a second thought!!
if there's no other spoon lying around and I want to eat durian, then yes I'll use the spoon (I have a weird habit of eating durian with a fork or spoon).
I use the common sponge in the office kitchen to clean my container. no worries there.
aiyaaaaaa, it won't kill you wan!
It's all in the matter of what's replaceable.
A spoon is easily replaceable. Our distaste is more valuable to us than a $2.00 spoon.
NOW, if a dumptruck of cow manure were to suddenly unload all it's shit onto and into a comfortable Lexus or Mercedes... would you drive it again after it's been clean. I think people would think twice.
Plus, what we put in our mouths is pretty sacred. *wink*.
as for the dish sponge. If you research it, you'll find dish sponge hold an exponential amount of germs. She's right. I toss out my dishsponge often.
nope, I'm still alive and kicking. Ha ha ha .. no big deal. some people make big fuss out of things. hai .. dem annoying. Ha ha ha
Zewt, Elizebeth DL swears a bit and says she will buy a new one. But I doubt so if it really happens... Hahaha.
first off, IF YOU STOP BLOGGING... Who will be the voice??? We are in mud!!! we need more ppl like you to tell us and remind us that it is not ok and most importantly to let us think about our condition.
about your colleague, there are just people thats like that. seen some in uni as well. just laugh at their damned faces, its their lost.
A sponge filled with detergent is dirty cos so many people have used it before? Wouldn't a dry one be dirtier, or technically, less clean?
Anyway... I'd use the spoon again. It's clean, as you said. It's only the mind that plays tricks on us. Or, the mind that's unclean... Heh heh heh...
I don't see a reason why the spoon should be soak for one week. I would just wash it with soap and use it.
humm, it's like asking "hey your gf has been up-ed by so many guys before, you still wanna marry her ah??"
to me, a bit erm obvious answer punya question lor.
you love it, take it laar!!
day dreamer - it's all in the head. anyway, in this situation, i am lettig u know that it fell inside.
confessing7girl - that's a very good approach actually... i like it. but let's hope you wont end up not using all the spoons :)
may - yeah la... wont kill wan la. dunno why some ppl so concern about it. also... why is everyone here eats durian with spoons???
Annie - "what we put in our mouths is pretty sacred?"... haha... i am so tempted to give you a naughty reply.
cibol - i know how u feel. but u need to cool it for a while.
bubbly soda - hahaha... didnt know i am indirectly the voice of many. but i guess i do make many think eh? as for my colleague, she is upset i talked about her haha!
Kenny Mah - hahaha... yeah, that's damn true... the mind is unclean. much dirtier than any spoon in the world.
Maverick SM - cool! i would too. really...
conan_cat - think that one a bit different cos it involves matters of the heart... spoon involves a lower thing... the stomach.
diamond ring??wakakaka..sell it then bank in the money..
Zewt, to asnwer your question more specifically -- it depends on how big is the diamond and how fresh is the shit!
^_^
this reminds me of the time when s'pore is fighting with malaysia over the water thingie.
s'pore retaliated by saying they would use their super high tech whatever whereby people's urine would be recycled into cleaaaaaaan water. 100% clean. probably cleaner than our water. So bloody clean.
God I love Malaysia.
I might not use the spoon again because the thought of the poo just makes me sick. :( But I will use it by offering it to someone else who doesn't know. HAHAHA!
neno - eh... u know, diamond is forever... which means, once you bought it... it's extremely difficult for u to sell it away.
Elizebeth DL - hahahah hahaha hahahahaha.... let's say it's the one you're wearing and it's as fresh as she left the toilet and you're the next to enter.
Bena - you love malaysia cos we have clean water? so simple ah?
cindy - you're evil!
issit??i dunno wor..i dun possess such valuable things..hehehe..
neno - it's true... you can buy and sell gold easily... not with diamond. so one will have to be stucked with the shitty diamond.
yikes..ok la..next time i marry i wan thick gold chain..wakakaka..
Hmmm... kinda like would you drink your saliva after you spit it out on a spoon..?? :D
Blogging, you shouldn't stop. But comments, you may have to be accountable for. So pls ask for responsible comments, I guess. :)
neno - a much wiser choice.
kat - hmm.... that's a very interesting thought. as for comments, i am trying to moderate them all.
In my view every person ought to look at it.
It won't have effect in actual fact, that's what I suppose.
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