the teachers in charge would get very angry when the toilets were blocked or when dirty things were thrown into the rain water tank. There was once when the Principal even found one bicycle tyre in the concrete water tank built on top of the Girls' Toilet.
It was quite ingenious of the the contractor to construct a concrete water tank above the toilet. This ensured that the toilet would have enough water to flush the bowls and wash the whole little annex.
Each one of the girls washing the toilet had a broom and a bucket. I don't particularly remember given any detergent to use, otherwise I would have remembered the fragrance.
But I do remember the smelly white solution that the school gardener would spray into the bowls.
We just called it Smelly Water.
Reflections : We are now in our 60\s and even 70's and are always appreciative of the moral values learnt. We loved our teachers and our experiences in learning and keeping the school clean and tidy.
The whole school had only 3 gardeners but NO cleaner or janitor.
Today, some primary schools have a whole team (e.g. 10 in number) of cleaners in Miri. Are we spending too much money on the wrong things?
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