I am not particularly proud of telling people that we love to chug down cola every now and then. You see that photo pictured above? That supply of soft drinks lasted for a month and a half in our household. When Isang Litrong Liwanag was still accepting PET bottle donations at Camp Aguinaldo, Sky and I would usually drop off what we have every Saturday afternoon. At one point, one of the Sergeants there said, “Mam, meron po kayong Sari-Sari store?”
I just smiled and said, “Oo, meron.” 
Kahit wala.
So, we are one in many families in Metro Manila alone that has PET bottles to dispose off on a daily basis. And knowing that these PET bottles can be used over again in a realistic manner made me a small supporter of this cause. Having worked as a conference and events manager for three years on Environmental conferences early on – has made me aware of how important is the NEED we MUST DO in caring for our environment.
But, it doesn’t work at night. What’s the use of it?
Yes, it may not work at night. But, how long do you keep your lights on at night? 8-10 hours?
In reality, we switch on lights at night for give and take at least 4-5 hours in the evening.
And most of us, including YOU who has access to light and electricty 24 hours a day use compact fluorescent lights at home, which does not consume as much electricity as the incandescent light bulb.
An Incandescent light bulb costs 10-20 pesos at your local hardware store. A compact flourescent light bulb costs around 150-200 pesos.
If you are hard up on cash, it only makes sense that you’d go for the incandescent light bulb.
However, using an incandescent light bulb for 12-14 hours a day – including daytime can really rack up the electricity bill.
But, most people in the poverty-stricken areas do not know that or simply cannot afford to use a CFL light bulb for their homes.
A PET bottle can be transformed literally into a light bulb with just clean water and a dash or so of bleach. Those who have used a a liter of light cut their electricity bill to as much as 200 to 400 pesos.
Just by simply having a solar bottle light used in daytime, and using their much-needed electricity at nighttime.
200 pesos is equivalent to 4-5 kilos of rice that can last a family of four for a week and a half.
Makes a lot of sense doesn’t it?
The Liter of Light is now making waves THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. I hope that we can do our part by helping Isang Litrong Liwanag sustain this worthy cause by supporting A Liter of Light through Unionbank or through Paypal.
Please visit A Liter of Light (Isang Litrong Liwanag) Facebook Page and their website on information and on how to help! This has spread like wildfire over in India, Kenya and the Middle East! Let’s do what we can to help.
We celebrated Sky’s birthday last weekend by staying in Hongkong and making an annual trip to one of the Disneyland franchise. Having done my research – our hotel, Holiday Inn Golden Mile did not have any complimentary internet for guests. I had to find a way to have internet access for the whole 4 days of being there. Since, I need to check on work every night – just t give me that peace of mind that everything is going on smoothly even if I am on a weekend vacation.
February I think is the hardest month for me to handle. Not just because it’s Valentine’s month, but it is also Sky’s birthday month. He will be turning 5 on the 7th of this fateful month. And I try to breeze through that day knowing that I will not hear from his father or in-laws. I have provided my address and our landline number before in hopes that he would at least get in touch by sending something to Sky, even if he hates my guts.
