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Monday, January 25, 2010

We Have a Washlet!

Right at the very top of YK's list of things to buy for our newly-rented dorm apartment was a washlet (electronic toilet seat). He told me it was to keep your bum warm when you venture to the loo in the freezing middle of the night but it does so much more than that. Father-in-law installed it but wasn't prepared to explain the purpose of the button featuring a woman's face and center part. Chibbi-chan thought it was for washing hair. Not far off. It's for washing front instead of back (achieved with the press of another button, this time with the unmistakable image of a fat bum).
It took me several days to work up the courage to press all the buttons (chibbi-chan followed me in each time with a hopeful look on her face), but now I'm a total convert. Forget the hot water pot that sings happy birthday when the temperature hits 100 degrees, or the fridge that reminds you to close it, or the rice cooker that chirrups when the rice is done. Washlet is king. Why bother going to the trouble of taking a shower after sex when you can hop on the loo and get cleaned up in next to no time. Now, if only they could add a blow-dry button ...

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