Invisible Sisters

Today was my first time to visit Mercato Centrale in Fort, Taguig.

It is faaar from QC, but I would say, getting there was worth the travel.

Man, were there a lot of food! D: (I didn't take photos, too bad!) But just to mention a few:
-Bagnet, Liempo, Lechon, Chicharon Bulaklak
-Pork and Chicken gizzards, barbecue, kebab
-Cakes, many kinds
-Ice Cream!
-Pasta - rigatoni, penne, lasagna

Gawad Kalinga social enterprises were there too!
-Jacinto & Lirio (the most glam eco-friendly bags) http://jacintoandlirio.com/
-Gourmet Keso! (I finally got to take one home, and my sister liked it. I love it.)
-Golden Eggs (salted eggs with a twist - they're Gold because red dye in the ordinary salted egg is not food grade. Brought home some to my mom, she liked it too.)
-Enchantea (lemongrass tea beverage. Which was quite relaxing I must say.)
-Invisible Sisters (and this one, I just had to take home too!)

I was looking at it for a few times, and if you look at it, it doesn't look perfect - and that is why I liked this clutch bag in the first place! It is manually done and I can only imagine the hours of labor put into this bag.

Aside from its bright turquoise color, this bag has a story it can brag about. The bag is made of plastic bags - those bags which groceries/department stores normally give you when you shop. They end up as bane of the environment, clogging up drainage systems and flooding streets, going into bodies of water, killing marine life, and simply being a nonbiodegradable waste that accumulates throughout our earthly existence.

But instead of the plastic bags going into waste - invisible sisters brilliantly transformed them into a SERIOUSLY PRETTY and intricate bag and it instead served as a sustainable livelihood for the urban poor.

So how did they do it? They told me that they washed up the plastic bags first - for it to be sanitary enough. Then cut to strips, then crocheted to take form. How ingenious!

I did not mind if the bag were made of plastic bags, because the whole process of transforming it into the bag that it is, just made it invaluable.

Wanna see it up close?

Ahh! Texture! It reminds me of huaraches!

So it's summer for me, all over again!




Oh, and if in case you're wondering what the white patches are in the bag, I wondered about that too. I figured out, that would be the brand stamped on the plastic bag. (Sales person told me this bag is specifically a Landmark shopping bag.)


So last thing. How invisible are Invisible Sisters? I only had to look inside the bag to find out.

See, this isn't just a bag. It educates people. It helps end poverty. It is eco-friendly. It helps reduce household wastes. And in other words, just another happy purchase for me! =)

Read more here: http://www.invisiblesisters.org/

Good Vibes With Miracles

I'll make this short and sweet, cause I am sleepy. =P


My friend recently gave birth, and yea yea...It's quite overwhelming how things go too soon. Just a few years back we were still in college, and now she's a mom already. But a happy one I am sure!

But of course, just like any mom, my friend wants the best for her new kid. Also, cause pregnancy inevitably leaves a few stretch marks here and there, she wants to get back into shape.

So my friend asked me to buy a lot of natural products from the office including the deodorant (which is just perfect if you're breastfeeding) and the Sunflower Beauty Oil. I recommended those products to her because both were simply getting a lot of good reviews. Seemingly, you cant get wrong with it.

After a month she sends me a text message asking me to buy two more. =D She said the product worked for her and that it lightened her stretch marks. Yeheyyy!!! The miracle product works.

And why two bottles? - One for her aunt, and another for her. Hahaha!

So here you go. It's flying off our shelves. No kidding, no stir. Try if you can buy one now. Otherwise go book your orders in advance.

http://humanheartnature.com/buy/index.php/sunflower-seed-beauty-oil.html


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