… hereby provisionally certified as fly-free.
This morning, I was supposed to go fasting for my routine check up, blood test and all, at the usual private hospital that I have been going to for the last year or so.
I decided to defer that check up until after I had checked up on the cafeteria in that hospital to see if they had taken any further steps to rectify the problem of flies since my last two visits there.
You will recall that on 20th September, I had shared with you how the cafeteria in that hospital was most hospitable to flies. You can read that report HERE .
The hospital management had then assured me that they would take steps to remedy the situation.
Then on 8th October, having earlier received a call from a hospital administration staff to say that the problem had been addressed, I dropped in at the hospital in the afternoon, to see for myself.
Not satisfactory. You can read my post on that visit HERE.
Told the staff in question they had one more month to rectify the problem or I would name them here and write to the authorities.
Dropped in at the cafeteria again this afternoon, ordered a Teh Si O, and sat in the cafeteria for a good 1/2 hour.
No flies.
Not one, as far as I could tell.
They’ve added another 2 electronic insect zappers ( yes, I recall criticism about these from a commentator ).
I also noticed that tables were cleared up as soon as customers finished and left, unlike previously, when it took as long as 20 minutes for this to be done.
Credit when it is due.
I saw the same supervisor there from my previous two visits, as I was leaving.
“Well done”, I told her.
I’ve re-scheduled my check up for next week.
Why only provisionally certified fly-free?
Well, I’m putting this hospital on permanent probation, in so far as this issue goes.
Its their bad luck that I have to be there every two months for my check ups, and if on any of my visits there, I find that the flies are back, I’ll name them here and write to the authorities.
Mandy Oon
November 19, 2012
Yeah I would be disgusted at a fly-friendly PRIVATE hospital. U are absolutely right to put them on ‘probation’ . Their charges are atrociously high n we have a right to expect IMMACULATELY clean cafeterias !
Another Anak Bangsa Malaysia
November 19, 2012
Haris,
I hope that I will never be re-incarnated as a fly in any cafeteria near you – that is if re-incarnation did work of cos
You have actually done that hospital a favour whether they know it or not. They can rightly be proud that they have a cafeteria which is clean and fly-free, no mean feat in Malaysia.
Public hygiene in Malaysia has, unfortunately, not got enough attention under BN and hopefully this will change.
Lynn Cheang
November 19, 2012
Love your perseverence in tackling an issue. The fact that a private medical centre canteen operator need so many probes from you to clear up their house-fly problem reflects the general mentality towards hygiene and cleanliness. What took the supervisor so long to realise that tables need to be cleared and wiped as soon as customers leave and not left idling which is the attraction for the flies.
shakuntala
November 20, 2012
Haris doing a good job at raising the dust on flies………..flies are similar to man,
they are hungry, thirsty curious and PERSISTANT fellas, and they are superior in that they have microscopic eyes.
Remember this little poem?
Who killed Cock Robin?
I, said the Sparrow,
With my bow and arrow,
I killed Cock Robin.
Who saw him die?
I said the Fly,
With my LITTLE EYE
I saw him die…….
Good luck Haris!
Gurmukh singh
November 20, 2012
Thumbs up! It may be better for you to go to a government hospital to bring change.
This is where the poor n needy go to when they are ill.
The rich r deceived that u get the best treatment at private hospitals. Better maybe in terms of immediate attention and speedy operations. Safety wise nothing better then being in a government hospital if one can wait his or her turn.
Nobody has done better than dr. Ps.nathan in providing the best dental treatment in government clinics in the country.