Happy - The Movie

Two words: WATCH IT. 

http://www.thehappymovie.com

My Eco Bag that's not made Eco

My everyday bag holds a lot of stuff. It's stuff that helps me lower my impact on the environment.

• Reusable water bottle - which I refill with cold filtered water. We're pretty lucky that filtered water can be found pretty much anywhere these days.

• KeepCup - for my coffee naturally

• Foldable/crunchable carry bag - say no to the consumption of throw away plastic bags

• iPhone - no longer do I rely on a paper diary. I do however still carry a notebook which gets much use as oppose to a diary which never really ever gets filled. I don't know about you but I somehow have conditioned myself into believing that if the date has past, I can no longer write in that space... what wasted space.

• Hairbrush - made from bamboo, a natural renewable resource
  

• Melbourne Bike Share blue key - while I do have a bike and I do ride it, I don't always have it with me. With a bike share station a 2 min walk from my work, it's perfect for those days when it rains in the morning, thus I don't ride but clears up in the arvo when I can ride (very Melbourne). It's also great when I'm at one end of the city wanting to get to the other end of the city. However, one of the problems why Melbourne Bike Share hasn't been a success like in many other cities is that riders in Melbourne must wear a helmet. Thus in order for me to use one of the blue shared bikes, I need to carry my helmet with me pretty much at all times. While carrying my helmet hasn't become habit yet, wishful thinking has me hoping it will become a habit...? At present, my bag can't accommodate a helmet but I guess I can clip the helmet onto it. The question then is can I put up with having a helmet hanging off my bag? I guess I'll have to convince myself it's just like one big fancy keyring?! We'll see or I could just use a bigger bag?... hmmm.....

Anyhooz, Melbourne Bike Share is another product/business I can add to my #collcons list. While I'm a little behind on reporting on the #collcons list, it is happening and to be honest most of these collcons businesses are startups, thus the traction isn't really there yet. But that's where it's about supporting small businesses that are forwarding thinking. You got to start somewhere right? And isn't it grand to be a part of the change that transform hyper consumption into collaborative consumption? Damn straight it is.

Hello belated 2012

Berlin Street Artist @Chxxx - created on the back of a cereal box


I'm back! Well I've been back for a while, it's just that 2012 has been a rather fruitfulness start of the year.

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I've been consulting on the implementation of an Environmental Management System for Sentia Media, for their Australian and New Zealand offices, with interest now being expressed from the company's Southeast Asian offices. Majorly awesome but everything in due course. What's amazing is that it all started from one office in Melbourne, to now being taken off globally! However, much is still to do. Greatest achievement has been the formation of the Green Team (official name not yet determined as the naming competition is still running). Working in conjuction with Sustainability Victoria has also been a blessing.

What I've found is you can only do what you can within your means but that shouldn't hinder you from any opportunity to create change.

"Senita Media Green Team is a program for staff, lead by staff"
Monetary investment is little but non-montary support in great.

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I've also started working as a "Story Teller" for a vintage clothing brand, creating original content for their blog through travel tales and the people who crosses pathes with them. What I love about this project is bringing pieces from a past life back to life again. A fine way of reducing consumption, while celebrating the individual that you are. In time, more will be divulge as we're still only in planning stage. So watch this space.