搞了這麼多次換物會,終於有一次係簡單輕鬆及完全不費力的小活動喇﹗搞了2013年度春季換物、拿到 ROAD SHOW 的綠星級大獎、JUPYEAH.COM 又推出了之後,我們希望執嘢應該做的比單單推廣「以物換物」更加多,於是我們開始構思怎樣將正確的生活態度傳開去,單純的將行為植入他人的生活中並不足夠,最重要的還是改變思想,而放映會係一個好好的熱身活動。 上週五,有幸得到實現會社借出地方,讓我們搞了第一次簡簡單單的「執嘢執到睇好戲:《No Impact Man》放映小聚」。 點解揀《No Impact Man》,原因很簡單。它已經係相關的紀錄片當中最具娛樂性的一齣,而且對於都市人而言可謂極具感染力。一個在紐約市中心的平常人、平常家庭,丈夫是作家,太太是《Business Week》的編輯,典型購物狂、電視精,但係為著丈夫決意用一年時間嘗試做過零碳生活的試驗,他們在生活上嘗試過很多不同的改動。女兒不再用即棄尿片,改用有機尿布;謝絕星巴克的即棄紙杯咖啡;謝絕 serve 入口食物的至愛餐廳,改食 Local Food、幫襯冇用包裝的 Farmers’ Market;唔搭車,改坐單車和曾經型到爆的 scooter;為了將垃圾及化學品使用量減至最低,唔再用那些標籤環保的家用品,改為自製清潔品;不用洗衣機、搬走電視機、用非洲古法取代雪櫃(但唔太成功);養蚯蚓食廚餘;甚至有半年大掣保持關上。 有幸的是,睇完戲之後大部分 Juppers 都願意留低同我們傾了好耐,我們的生活可以點樣綠化一點。最高興是知道原來有一位 Jupper 都係用布造 M 巾 (YEAH!)﹗就如我們談過的一樣,我們可以做的其實很多,例如: 自製清潔用品,個人真係覺得白醋(乾貨舖賣HKD10一大枝)、梳打粉、茶籽粉已經夠晒數。 將即棄品和包裝減至最低,其實你開一句聲,店員唔會硬要你拎走的,自備 cutlery、容器、購物袋、講一足「唔使袋喇唔該」、「我唔要紙杯」唔係咁難囉 改用天然護膚品、有機化妝品,因為一般人永遠不知道那些神效的用品其實有甚麼有害化學物 食 Local Food,支持本地農業 食素,今日動新聞有段好好的片解釋點解 回收廚餘 多行路,少搭車——否則再過幾代,你的後代的腿部功能會退化喇 女士們,真係考慮一下用布造 M 巾,就如我在席間所說,感覺係良好得多,因為 M 巾美觀得多,實在係會期待一點。我自己選用的來自這間 ETSY 小店。 做這些不是功德,而是作為人的基本責任。有句諺語話現代人所享用的資源,係向下一代借回來的,此言甚是。就如可持續發展最傳統的定義是「development that meets our own needs without compromising the ability of… Continue reading “No Impact Man” Screening
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22 Things Happy People Do Differently.
Just a bit of sharing… 人生不如意事十常八九,包括你而家望出窗的滂沱大雨都係。好多問題未必係講一句「唔好唔開心啦」就會煙消雲散,但係當世界不會為你而改變的時候,就要改變自己的位置去看事情。頭先見到一篇 Blog Post 講 22 件快樂的人會做的事,當中有很多都係微不足道但舉足輕重的,特此與各位 Juppers 分享幾項:
外賣自備器皿
Just a bit of sharing. 這是一個外賣糖水。其實大家都知道,買外賣時自備器皿是最理想的,但在很多情況下,大家都只認為這是很理想的額外環保功德。
WORK HARDER, BUY MORE THINGS?
他們說這是美國夢 —— 快樂總有一間o係左近。所以努力工作就是為了掙更多錢,然後用更多錢買更多物質帶來的快樂,繼續掙,繼續買,然後再買大點的屋子,繼續買到再塞滿為止。我們要幾多個地球才夠我們掙錢買快樂?但我們地球,真係只得一個。買之前,唔該停一停,諗一諗。
Behind JupYeah: hope everyone was happy :)
This is one of the busiest days to us before the August pop up swap, when we finally and for the first time met our incredible new backstage juppers who volunteer their priceless help to make JUPYEAH a stronger spirit. I hope we weren’t too embarrassing and managed to make a good impression, so they… Continue reading Behind JupYeah: hope everyone was happy 🙂
Less Stuff, More Happiness
How can less stuff bring more happiness? Graham Hill has his point! The 350 sq ft apartment bachelor brought out the most important change city life needs – shopping makes our life not better, but narrower because the more we shop, the bigger apartment we want, the more burben to our everything. Let’s be material-wise!
The Moneyless Man
對於居於英國的Mark Boyle而言,最重要的是他的車屋、一部太陽能手提電腦和用墨魚骨製成的牙膏,卻身無分文:「讀了六年經濟學,從未見過「ecology」一字。 要不是最後一個學年看過甘地的視頻,我現在可能高薪厚職,義無反顧的勸印度農夫種改基因植物。」
Behind JupYeah: The aftermath
Prepared for the toil, we finally delivered ALL leftovers from our March pop-up swap to a charity this weekend. Again this is one of the charity organizations we have been seriously considering for some time, it is Recycling Community Co-op 社區二手店 in the humble Sham Shui Po. A month ago Pete and I went to their… Continue reading Behind JupYeah: The aftermath
At School: Our Lady of the Rosary Church
It was this Wednesday when we went to the lovely girls’ school to visit the pop-up swap there. It is Our Lady of the Rosary Church, Hong Kong’s first secondary school hosting swap events, and it was with the help of JupYeah (not much did I do though). So they set up a few tables… Continue reading At School: Our Lady of the Rosary Church