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The world is bound to go to entropy.  It constantly decays. Natural elements - Moisture, Damp, Expanding Ice - wear away the material fabric as they break, rot and decompose. Animals and insects breed, chew, poop. War sets in between planet earth inhabitants. Humans make mistakes over and over again  They also constantly exult aggressive tendencies towards others and themselves The entropic tendency can be likened to Freud's notion of a death instinct. The concept of the death instincts was initially described in Beyond the Pleasure Principle 1920 , where Freud concluded that all instincts fall into one of two major clasesses: life instincts or death instincts. The two classes are believed to be responsible for our behaviour.  The life instincts, sometimes referred to as sexual instincts, deal with basic survival, pleasure and reproduction. Death instinct emerges because as Freud put it: ''the goal of life is death''.  There is bot...

The Cosmic Blink It was in a blink of an eye that a cosmic change happened. Something changed. Something got broken. A water pipe in their neighbourhood burst, letting out a rainbow of colours. 1,2,3 blink, they wake up, walk like a zombie to the bathroom, no water. 1,2,3 blink, they change their mind, they change the way they see the world, the world has changed They are now faced with a cosmos of possibilities and uncertainties. A Rainbow of colours One by one asks: Do we have water in the cupboard? One by one walks to the corner shop: Do they still have water? Blood is boiling inside their vessel as one by one, transparent bottles are travelling out of the store. Questions spiral out of order in their black box: How long is it going to last for? Who would help me if things get worse! 1,2,3, blink,  they buy two bottles, they walk up to their neighbour, they stand in front of their door. 1,2,3, blink, they change their mind, they change the way th...

Having identified, the colourless, blue, deeper blue, red and green colours of water, let share another shade and tone. When there is no water to draw, one can see brown. The world turns upside down. It is exactly what happened when upon going to the toilet to do number two, she realises that there is no water. She thought that having a dried toilet outside would have been good to have right now. But when she talked about it in the past, he thought that this was too unconventional and people would think that they were weirdos. So it was never put in place. As for now, the conversation goes: W: ''I have a dilemma'' M: ''Which one?'' W: ''I need to go to the toilet to fulfil my needs but there is no water so the brown will not disappear'' M: ''You were right, we shall I built a toilet facility outside'' W: ''Thanks for recognising the value of my third eye for disaster'' M: ''What to do then?...

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While relatively small quantities of water appear to be colourless, pure water has a slight blue colour that becomes a deeper blue as the thickness of the observed sample increases. The blue hue  of water is an intrinsic property and is caused by selective absorption and scattering of white  light. When there is no water to draw, one can see blood.  The world turns upside down. It is exactly what happened when upon getting into the shower, he realises that there is no water. He goes down to the kitchen, no water. He goes up to the sink tap, no water. M: ''I love my water'' W: ''Do you?'' M:''Yes, I like the feel on my skin, I like my big shower, It is like being in Africa right now.'' W: ''We have a bottle of water downstairs, you can brush your teeth with'' M: ''Thanks. Did I take a shower last night? Yes I did!'' W: ''Moving forward, let's buy some water bottles, so we are ok wh...

Movement of zero waste bloggers, forums of discussion is everywhere to be found.  They probably multiply faster than the waste in your home. Why? Because it is time to take responsibilities for the plastic, fabric and other material resources in our home. If you do not need those stuff, why have it in the first place? Bin your bin instead. You cannot yet. Start easy and follow the 5 Rs. In order: Refuse what you do not need. Reduce what you do not need Reuse by using reusable Recycle what you cannot refuse, reduce or reuse Rot (compost the rest) and if it is too hard to do it on your own, join others on a journey of self-discovery. My own journey started with Footpaths, a carbon reduction programme, which allowed me to meet people and get support to reduce my personal footprint. Waste was part of the course and well did I change indeed. Have a look.

This weekend, I read the Refusal of Work by David Frayne. In the book, he defines work and exposes critical accounts of different authors on how work is valued and regarded as a morally good behaviour to engage in so that the individual can be financially independent to buy more stuff at the detriments of its own health and wellbeing and the integrity of the natural environment. He, then, shares the experiences of a number of individuals who refused to work the typical 40 hours a week in favour of working either fewer hours or not at all. The Whys, the Hows and the ongoing tension the participants of the research experience between what is currently seen as an ideal behaviour and their own provide the reader with a mirror to reflect upon their own working or non-working situation. The work of André Gorz on The Politics of Time punctuates the writing in a beautiful manner and I am thankful to have been introduced to his thoughts. Finally, He invites us to get ready to o...

In the article put forward by Graham & Thrift, he strive to put  forward that repair and maintenance is the central component of the development of economies. and a basis of our survival there is different way the article canbe quite useful within the thesis. First, in indicating that repair provide an opportunity for the being to actually learn and develop oneself through a process of innovation, indicating there and then that repair is the premist of innovation, it is when soemthing break that theindividual tend to develop himself by trying to find way to repair the item Second, that repair processes that happen in citieiss and in everyday life tend to be hidden from mot people who cannot see it happenign by reading report or hearing report when they are actually happening. people can only foresee the item as well when the alter is broken, when it works they cannot actualyy xsee the item but only focus on its function. there is all the chapter about e-waste at the ...

In the paper by ackerman,  the main intention is to delineate the research project. She decided to look at product care and define the motivation to take care of a range of products. She set her research within the content of the xircular ecinomic since it is put forward that we shall actually they to repair the items first and she put forward that by understand g the user we will be able to actually develop design interventions between the user and the product. There is a few thing that i can take from it first the way she presented the liner ecinomic in my introduction. Then the way she actually put forward the definition of product care. It will Help me to define appropriately how i differentiate my research from her. I will definitely have to put her research within repair as a strategy as well as design interventions to repair. There is also an elements within my discussion that i need to put forward in relation to design for sustainable behaviour that we shall not only lo...

Most families around the world live in communities.  In the western world, this concept has been replaced by a single-family household. Yet, the latter struggle to meet their needs through the ages. With a young family, parents are overstretched with family and work commitment. The olds struggle with illnesses and social isolation.  What can possibly be done? Well, let's live together.  Look up co-housing and specifically retrofit co-housing so we can start where we are to build the community that we dream of.

Recently, I was on BBC Radio Leicester on behalf of Leicester Fixers to make a call out to communities across Leicestershire. We have plans to support them with setting up their own repair events and be as successful as we. Thanks to Ben Jackson and its team for inviting us on the show to share our voice. Y ou can catch me on iPlayer at this link from 1hr42mins to 1hr50mins into the programme.   With 26 events under our belt and our successes in changing people perspectives, a supporter asks me after listening to the show, w hy we are not getting paid for what we do? Yes, the return on investment in monetary term is currently elusive. Hopefully, there are other ways to measure success. I came across Eric Barker book - Barking up The Wrong Tree - where he goes through tonnes of social sciences articles and books to identify measures of success. He suggests focussing on the feelings of being successful because it could take a while, a long time befor...

The plan.

It is a social responsibility to share. If we want this planet to be a better place, we need to share our gifts. Our gifts were given to us because they were to be shared not to be stored away. It is not about being humble, it is not about being arrogant, it is about being brave. If it is hard for you as it is hard for me, we have to let it go.. let go of the fear and embrace one's dream.

Relying on one single device AKA phone to do multiple tasks is at first appealing: Calling texting, messaging, twitting, facebooking, youtubing, whatsapping, deezering... But it can be also a real source of frustation and suffering AKA Pain First, your phone cannot stop fidgeting and tweeting like a bird... It is not in a tree doing so. It is on your lap and all it wants is to be soothed. What a great source of distraction to be all the time connected to this devil child. The other thing, it bugs and freezes when it decides to reject your attention. What a chocolate? I found myself starting an application, the latter closed as if my phone did not want to speak to me. One day, I decided to remove Facebook. My phone started to misbehave. I decided to remove it because I do not like the idea that they can log what I am browsing online through my device  (read carefully details when updating the app on your phone, you will be surprised). When disablong the app, a mess...

I love sharing information and stories with people. I have a dislike for small talks and banters as they are not constructive in creating connection between people. I favour active listening, debating and action planning. It is me and I am clear that we are all of the same. I care for the people and the world we live in. Some will choose to call me environmentalist without really understanding exactly what this means for me. They are not conscious at time that what they say is a form of bullying. Let me tell you a story for you to understand what I mean. There will be at times a discussion about the world, its politics and its mechanisms. A person will come along and will feel uncomfortable with the discussion at hand. Instead of voicing their concerns and feelings, they will dismiss the conversation entirely by objectifying the individuals by calling them ''environmentalists'', ''green'', ''lefties'' or worst ''emotional'...

Recorded at BBC Radio Leicester It is Zero Waste Week between 4-8 September 2017. Today, Tuesday it is trashless tuesday an opportunity for everyone to re-think their relationships with waste and packaging products. Ultimately it is about refusing packaged items, reducing our dependence on them, reusing what we have.

Frustration, annoyance, anxiety. A wish that you did not have them in the first place. Off they go, I'll be happy if they go in the bin... And the other voices saying, you can repair them, you know you can. Argh...

They do not like to throw things away they say. They'd rather keep it even if it is not working, Transform it to give it a new lease of life.  They can see in the object form something unspoken, a gift of the present moment.  True materialist they are.  They do not accumulate for the sake of it, we could not call them hoarders.  They are retainers, protectors of the instant whilst everything else keep changing, they stand still. Here lay the seed of innovativeness, remaining still and grounded, using creativity to shield the world whilst everything else seems to be in turmoil

My newest found passion for spanish pushed me to scan through all the spanish language movie on Netflix. I would diligently repeat words and sentences as I see able to. Yesterday, I chose - When two worlds collide - In this feature documentary, we follow Alberto Pizango in Peru, environmental activist who brings the plea of his indigenous native community to the government and at the time president Alan Garcia to protect the rainforest from corporate interests. As the government ignores their demands, violence erupts. The documentary take us on the frontline of the conflict and we can feel the anger, grieve of the different parties involved. The sight of the environmental destruction caused by natural resources exploitation and the harm, us, human, can cause to one another had its own significance for me, it will have its own for you too. Have a go and brush up some of this spanish.