the quest

I find that when i'm in the bathroom, i think a lot. It is often a place of inspiration..and entertainment for myself.
For example, hearing someone fart in the stall next to me makes me chuckle with delight. But the joy it brings is very discreet and very hidden, for the bathroom stalls are very quiet and serene. Any sign of laughter would cause suspicion and awkwardness once i step out of the very private stall.

Anyway, i've always LOOOVED reading the stuff people write on the bathroom doors. It's more common in girls bathroom because girls have to squat, sit and face the door while doing their business. Sometimes i spend quite some time (like..2 minutes) reading all the little comments on the door, when I walk out, I am so happy because i feel so entertained in my heart. It's like personal amusement of mine. Bathroom stall humour. I also walk out with a fear that other people thought i pooed. But that doens't really matter, the content heart has victory over the embarassed heart. (i don't really know what i'm talking about at this point)

So after 3 years of being enlivened by different bathroom stalls around the UT campus, I finally decided to take some action to share this delight to others. I went on a quest for myself to take some photos to show just how FUNNY stalls can be! Also..stupid...like..who brings a pen to write on stalls? (I must confess i wrote on a the door before too HAHA)

After my exam, I walked to the building with the specific stalll that i particularly enjoyed. I made sure nobody was there first. To my dismay when I walked into the water closet, out of the 6 stalls empty stalls, my TARGET stall was occupied! Frankly i was quite irritated. I asked questions like, "WHY DID THE GIRL have to choose THAT stall? Why can't she go to another one?" After a series of analytical questions in attempt to explain the motive of the girl going into that specific stall...she was still in there. I waited, and looked in the mirror to fix my hair, i washed my hands, tied up my hair, then pulled out the camera from my bag, then i fixed my hair again, and then i waited some more. Still, the girl remained in the stall. This was when I chuckled and thought, "hee hee, the girl must be pooing..omg i have to walk in later to take photos"

A couple of girls walked in, so I decided to just wait outside and strategically enter the lavratory with plan and scheme. I sat on a couch facing the bathroom- after a couple of minutes the coast was clear. I sneakily walked into the washroom with a fear of encountering smell of #2 from ms-take-a-long-time-in-the-stall. As i stepped into the stall, i felt a breeze of air with NO scent. I guess the girl did not #2, perhaps she was reading the stall door too. HAHA.
So i proceeded to take the pictures..
I only pressed the button whenever there were sounds of flushing or water running.

*warning: there are some swear words that could potentially offend some people*

haha i guess people still feel the need to impress. when they're on a toilet

picture taken from inside the stall. look at all the writings! this is already considered a "lite" version of a door

you'd be surprised how many political statements people write on stalls. it's funny.

there's a need to exress their resistance against something they can't really control (bowels)

i have to agree...to some extent. hehe
(if you look on the right of the picture, there's some faded writing..a response to the comment, saying something like they should learn how to SPELL haha)

this is my favourite one, it's so random. but it's hilarious!
("a wise man once said, 'those who go to bed with itchy bums, wake up with smelly fingers'")