Man Traumatized After 9-Hour Ordeal in Mosque Toilet
Jakarta Globe | March 26, 2011
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431771Oh JG didn't publish my last comment, I was trying to organise a sing song. Whats the matter obamabok? Don't you believe in angels? The Holy Koran says they exist, as does the Bible, and as we know every word in every holy book is literally true.
Takingtosh: mind your words.
I'm amazed - this story made it over the weekend to the top of the "Most Read"! Now, is it the dramatic headline or the story itself, I wonder?
Well, expats do know that the toilet in question is (of course) NOT the usual "American Standard" type, but rather the common Indonesian type. I am not really surprised that this kind of accident can happen and probably happened already in the past, however a common ceramic bowl can be smashed in case of an emergency, whereas a metal bowl does not bend with the help of sickles. But maybe again - they might just have suggested to amputate the man's leg for the sake of freeing him. And why not believe in angels - they talk to me all the time, especially Gabriel (ehemm!)
BTW - I had also my share of traumatic experiences visiting some public Indonesian toilets, especially when I came here almost 2 decades ago, although these days my stomach seems to have hardened!
@pizzagratis: Not everyone likes pizza, even if it's free.
A Jakarta resident says he's now suffering from mental trauma after having endured one of possibly the worst bathroom incidents that could ever happen to anyone.
Sugiyono, 42, a resident of Tebet, South Jakarta, said his ordeal started when he was about to use the toilet at the Istiqlal Grand Mosque on Friday morning.
“When I was sitting on [the toilet bowl], I slipped and my foot got stuck in it. I tried to pull it out but it wouldn't budge,” he told reporters afterward, according to news portal Detik.com.
After Sugiyono cried for help, mosque caretakers arrived, broke down the door and tried to pull his foot out to no avail.
“We tried to break down the toilet bowl with a sickle, but it was made of iron so we decided to call the Fire Department,” said Anto, a mosque caretaker.
After firefighters arrived, they managed to take the the toilet bowl off the ground, but Sugiyono's foot was still stuck in it.
Finally, they used a heavy-duty iron cutter to tear the toilet bowl into pieces and free Sugiyono's foot — nine hours after his ordeal started.
“I have learned my lesson, I'll be more careful when in the toilet next time, but I think it will take me a while before I can go to the toilet without feeling nervous,” he said.
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