kelvin : 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) + 1R (Regret?)

Monday, thankfully without the blues. Spent the whole day at the construction site, running through timelines, reaffirming the construction department's (工程部) objectives to the main contractors about our stance on rushing deadlines to meet the year-end aims as well as our focus on quality control. With only about 3 more months (Aug, Sept, Oct) before winter, we have a behemoth task ahead, since the main pipes (clean water 自来水, dirty water 排水, gas 煤气, electricity 电力, heating 热力) are still not executed yet. Gotta rush designs, rush tenders, rush the construction teams in. On the bright side, at least with these past weeks focusing on the construction side, I'm starting to see more bonds within the department.

Had a thought yesterday (Sunday) when I was browsing through a magazine at Starbucks while waiting for Jac to do her nails. Saw this article about recycling bags and how it is so "chic" to be eco-friendly and nature-embracing. Apparently even famous designers are lending their hands to the "oh so environmentally cool" designs.





















Anyhow, the thought that flashed through me was "Okay, yeah its great that people nowadays are becoming so environmentally conscience and stuff and that even everywhere here is charging like RMB0.20 for a plastic bag! I now have a spare eco-bag in one of pocket of my backpack which I carry around everyday, and I can hardly even find a single plastic bag at home! This eco-thingie is really bringing it on here in China, much more so than in Singapore!" Then it dawned on me on how am I going to throw my rubbish in my bin if I hadn't had a plastic bag to tie it up! Paperbag? Nope, leakages. Then what? No much options left on the table, I suppose. Maybe we ought to have a mini-incinerator in the kitchen or something. I think maybe I still need a plastic bag afterall..