Bridget Jones Moment #1

One thing that was difficult for me in Singapore (and later in Colombo) is that unlike most places in North American cities, the height of the flooring is, at times, uneven and often changes without warning. For example, in North America, steps and sudden changes are often marked with yellow paint or drawn to your attention with signage – “please watch your step.” As a PWDP (person without depth perception), I rely on these cues to prevent me from tripping, which I did quite a bit in Singapore, and now in Colombo. My worst experience was in a bathroom in Singapore. I was carrying my luggage into a hotel bathroom in order to change before my flight to Colombo. As I stepped into the bathroom with a bag in each hand, the flooring suddenly dropped, causing me to do a faceplant into the wall. Because my hands were full, I could not reach out to break my fall and my glasses were pressed into my face, leaving them somewhat deformed. Of course this would not have been a BJM without an audience – an elegant Indian woman who was also in the bathroom. I recovered quickly though, cleaning and attempting to repair my glasses with the utmost of confidence – as if doing a faceplant into a wall was a perfectly common event in my life.