don't you just hate automated taps? apparently, my hospital is so full of them. something about sterility and preventing the spread of infectious diseases. sometimes all you have to do is just pass by the sink and the tap will have water gushing out by itself. maybe it's the work of the many who have died at this hospital. maybe it's just screwed-up electronics. either way, i still dislike them.

washing your hands is all fine and dandy as the sensors are somehow trained to detect hands. but when i finish a smoke at my secret hideout in the hospital, the last thing i need is plenty of water sources, but no working ones! it's murphy's law that when i need to rinse my mouth, the tap's sensor just doesn't work. apparently, putting your entire head in the way of the sensor just doesn't make water come out of them bloody taps. ok lah. one time it did come out. i was drenched plus the shock of the water made me hit my head against the sink. i came back from my smoke break looking like i was robbed while smoking in the sewage.

just as a side note, you could relate this whole experience on automation to self-flushing sanitary systems in them toilet cubicals and why they always flush when you are trying to cruise for sex.

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