Friday, December 22, 2006
The recent flooding, caused by one of the highest recorded rainfalls in the past century, has brought unexpected relief – to NEWater suppliers.“The flooding has caused a temporary water surplus in Singapore,” said Mr. Kee Shee Shee, an employee of HyTide Pte Ltd, a company which supplies the raw materials needed to produce NEWater. “Which means we no need to keep peeing in order to keep the country supplied with recycled water. I can finally take leave this Christmas and spend some time with my family!”For HyTide’s 100 or so employees, a typical workday involves consuming diuretics in various forms, and emptying their kidneys into containers for shipment to NEWater treatment plants.“My family doesn’t really understand what I do, even when I explain it to them,” said Mr. Kee. “They think I’m just taking the piss, when actually I’m… uh, neh’mine.”But he finds his work on the whole enjoyable. “It’s a job where I know exactly what I’m doing, which is more than I can say for other people.”HyTide is currently considering partnership talks with Asia Pacific Breweries, the manufacturers of Tiger beer. Said HyFlux general manager Ms. Lim Yew Reen, “We see complete synergy with APB. They produce stuff that tastes like piss, which causes people to piss, and we recycle that piss.”
one word; stupid
holding on to you.
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