CHRONICLE The Land of the Rising Sun | Seite 67

Ev e r y t h i n g is marvellously ef- ficient and system- atic here from the facilities to public transportation. In Malaysia, when pre- sented with a more efficient solution, people would give reasons why not to implement it — that doing so would cost too much time or money that could be spent elsewhere. In Japan, they just do it, no questions asked. One of the things I cannot bear to say goodbye was their amazing toi- lets. Japanese toilets has automatic toilet seats, seat warmer, deodorization and many more func- tions that I couldn’t even thought existed in toilets. Believe it or not, those fancy Jap- anese toilets with all the push buttons aren’t only found in luxury establish- ments. I even find fancy Japanese toi- lets at cheap ramen joints and hostels. And once I figured out there’s a button that performs the “rear cleansing”, I wish I never go back to Malaysia. 56