2nd week paragraph

 

 

The Quietest Room

Shinjae Sung

2^nd draft – 27/06/10

 

         Out of all the rooms in my house, I am most fond of the bathroom. I, like most people, cannot do without it. But unlike most, I do not use it solely for the purpose it exists for but to enjoy it as my own private space. Most of the time, home is hectic. Everyone comes home from work or school at around the same time and the idea of a relaxing environment after a hard day's work is noisier for the rest of my family than it is for me. I enjoy the quiet and prefer sitting in places like the public library, so this makes my mother's blaring television and the sound effects from my brother's computer games a bit too much to handle. To make up for the stress of household racket, during the hours my house sounds more like an arcade than anything else, I run for cover and head for the bathroom. It is like putting your head in some water and muffling out the noises on the surface. Many people would cringe at the thought of using the bathroom for anything other than what it is meant to be used for because they think a bathroom is always dirty. But inside an average home, it is usually much cleaner than other rooms. It even smells fresher than the rest of the house. Most of us tend to clean the bathroom more often than other rooms as everyone uses the bathroom to wash on a daily basis. And besides, no other room has clean water apart from the kitchen but my kitchen doesn't have a door so there isn't much privacy there for me to enjoy the quiet. I love reading but hate it when people keep interrupting me and for this, the bathroom is the perfect place to be. When in the bathroom I needn't necessarily get into the tub; I could just put the toilet seat down, sit cross-legged on it and read a book. Of course, the round, cradle-like bathtub is very useful for sleepless nights and some bathtubs are much better than your average sofa. The tiled floor is just as acceptable as a cooling mat, especially on sticky, hot summer days. Surprisingly serene in contrast to various other rooms, when I spend time in the bathroom I feel calm as if in a submarine submerged in a tank of deep water. For most, a favourite room is a bedroom or a study and many take the bathroom for granted, but I find it has more meaning to me as a sanctuary and a place away from the normal bustle of life.