March 13, 2006

As a growing company, we've needed to expand - and so construction of a new building behind our current building started in late 2004/early 2005. There are so many things to notice about this building, such as the way it is connected to our building, the new underground parking that will do wonders for our scooters, etc. But I keep focusing on how people in that building can look into the windows of our washrooms.

I'm on the second floor, and our washrooms have windows near the ceiling to let in light. Windows in Taiwan are almost always covered with some kind of tint to reflect the heat from the sun, making them mirror-like during the day. But at night, when the washroom light is on and its dark outside, people from higher floors of our new building can peer into the washroom watching men at the urinals. In some cases, they can probably see into some stalls too, but not to the extent that they'd see someone sitting on a toilet. When the new building opens, I'll likely move into it, so it's not really my problem. But how can I not notice? In fact, *I* will probably be in the new building looking at people going to the washroom.

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