Bathroom With A View

The men’s bathroom that I use when I am at work -- on the fourth floor in the Festival Walk office tower, where my office is located -- is unusual in two respects. First, it has floor to ceiling windows through which people outside can see inside. The floor plan allows people to see the row of sinks but not the area where the urinals and stalls are located. Second, because the windows are so large it affords a spectacular view of Kowloon Tong and beyond. Every time I use the facilities I stop to gaze out at the magnificent cityscape and the mountains beyond.

So, I decided I had to get a photo (below) of this unusual bathroom amenity. But I have to admit I was a little worried someone would walk in while I was snapping pictures in the men’s bathroom and get the wrong idea. I imagined a headline:“visiting prof arrested with camera in boy’s bathroom”. The word “boy’s” rather than “men’s” would send the obvious message about my motives. I would be sent back to UNF in disgrace.

Still, I took a chance, knowing that no one arrives at work here before 9 am and that I would have the place to myself. I did not linger.



Looking south toward Hong Kong island; CityU in foreground.