Category Archives: Green

June 28, 2010
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Environmental Levy Scheme on Plastic Shopping Bags ( HK )

By | Green, Travel | 6 Comments

We all know about the dangers of plastic bags 

Previous Entry:  The Dangers of Plastic Bags August 6, 2008

I was shopping in Watsons and the cashier asked me if I had a bag- and since I did not bring any with me on the trip – I just said I did not have one- then I saw my bill go up by a few cents!    

I WAS SO HAPPY!  For once in my life, I was happy they were charging me for a plastic bag!  After that, I never asked for a plastic bag anymore 🙂 I think it is a good way to reinforce the need for us to use recyclable bags and not use plastic anymore….I hope our country follows suit

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June 10, 2010
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Invisible Sisters

By | Giving Back, Great Inventions, Green | 12 Comments

Heart2Heart posted something a few years ago on the DANGERS OF PLASTIC

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And now is happy that there are other ways on how we can recycle plastic bags!!!  Who would think you can make plastic bags into bags as beautiful as these?

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Thanks to my cousin, Tara, for introducing me to this wonderful creation and for bringing me along to the Lopez Museum to join this interesting workshop!!!

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Take note of this beautiful work of art by Malang!! which was our backdrop of the workshop. Love it!!! 🙂 

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Demo by an Invisible sister on how to turn plastic bags into beautiful and colorful handbags

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A male crocheting? WOW!!  

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Tara crocheting! and Marianna checking out the workshop in behalf of her Mom, Tita Cedie, Executive Director of the Lopez Museum

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and saw Tricia and her daughter also in the workshop 🙂

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Ms. Earth even visited and was crocheting with us…. though everyone wanted a photo with her… Tara noticed that there was a sudden growth of the male population in the area 🙂

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Since I used to love crocheting when I was in gradeschool, so even if I have not done it in a long time, I still remember and can still crochet as long as you give me a needle and thread 🙂  So this is what I made in around 20 minutes and I had to go as I could not stay the whole workshop

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And outside was a booth selling the bags…HOW NICE!!!!  These are the creations from plastic bags made by the Invisible Sisters.  They range form P 500.00 to P 1,500.00.  It takes around 2 to 3 days for the workers to finish a bag- so most of the cost goes to the daily wage of the workers

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Ann Wizer, the woman behind Invisible Institute, She was wearing a vest and holding a bag made by them.  It takes women like these to start something small, make it big and make a difference in our world….

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Click to go to their website:

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May 6, 2010
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Mother Earth

By | Green, Mother's Day | No Comments

Thanks to my friend, Ginge, for giving me this recyclable bag!   

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It’s fun and there are many more designs…a nice mother’s day gift too 🙂 

(Click on Photo to go to Multiply website Mama Earth )

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And these are really my favorite which I bought in the Whitespace Green Market

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(Click on Photo to go to Multiply website Mama Earth )

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April 25, 2010
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Mustard Seed

By | For kids, Green, Shopping | 2 Comments

Thanks Lils and Tuna for sending me all these goodies from Mustard Seed!!  I LOVE THEM ALL!! Heart2Heart goes crazy over these things!  I started trying some of the products and I love the scents. 

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These are Heart2Heart’s favorite which I use for massage

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Love hand gels!! I have 5 kinds at any given time in my bag 🙂 Love this scent, sunflower

 

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Another great product and with olive scent- good to use for grocery shopping cart handles, tables in restaurants, public restrooms and just for anything that you have to get in contact with in public places most especially. A MUST!! 

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I put thie Stress relief ointment in my bag immediately and have used it many times already 

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 And the Bug collection 🙂

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I like the bible verse at the back of every product! 

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 Wow! After Sun relief spray!!! Tried it already because I just go sunburned and it was so nice to spray it on- cools, moisturizes and it even smells good! I love lavender 

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Bath and Body oil

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Click on photo to go to their website:

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April 22, 2010
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Container Homes

By | Green, Homes and Interiors | 4 Comments

You can actually make homes using containers used for shipping?

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There is actually one being built in our country and it’s beautiful!

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Main pluses of using shipping containers to build homes:

– save about 25 to 35% on construction costs

– containers are reusable – Don’t need brand new or class A containers,  used mostly class B, but a couple of class C. It’s the frame that has to be in good  condition.

-Used 3 forty-foot containers and 4 twenty-foot containers. It  has approx. 350 sqm of floor area excluding the open deck.

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And this is the inside! WOW!!

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April 22, 2010
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Tour of the Fireflies 2010

By | Green, Sports | One Comment

Last Sunday, we saw Tessa biking in the village and passed her.  I actually told James, who was driving, to go back so i could take her picture!! 🙂  Tessa told me she had come from The Tour of the Fireflies.   Imagine the effort she puts into coming out with her outfit then biking in it! She is so cute!  No wonder she is a favorite of many!  

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together with her cousin, Jon Jon 🙂 

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No wonder there were many bikes passing Mc Kinley that morning.  What a great idea for a great cause-FOR CLEAN AIR!!! 

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Click to go to their website in Multiply

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April 21, 2010
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More Recyclable Bags

By | Green, What's New at Rustan's | 3 Comments

More recyclable bags ( Recyclable Bags April 22, 2009 ) to add to my collection!!  I can never get enough!  dsc_6272.JPGstbxrecyclablebag.jpgdsc_6277.jpg

From Gerard and Tessa last Christmas.  What a great idea! 

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From Keith and Angela 

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And soon to come in May from Beauty Bar:

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And do not forget Earth Day at Rustan’s Supermarket!  I have been waiting for this since the beginning of the month!  I WILL BE THERE and I will be buying the new FRESH GREEN BAGS and doing all my grocery on April 22!! 

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