Scarcity be the father of Imagination and Creativity
It used to come natural to all of us.
We were never taught to be 'environmentally friendly' or 'aware'.
But we knew that we should bring a food tin carrier to buy our porridge or noodle soup.
It used to be we would use empty condensed milk cans to carry our coffee or tea.
I remember using a rubber band to secure the lid.
I remember cutting my lip on the sharp edge of the tin can.
We knew that the new batch of clothes came during new year.
And we cherished each and every article of clothing we had.
I remember sewing the wholes in my socks.
I remember my shoe soles worn paper thin.
We didn't have power rangers or transformers.
There wasn't RC cars or expensive swords that had lights and sound.
I remember building a city out of playing cards for Monster Bear to trample over.
I remember cutting out chess pieces from cardboard and using the Othello board.
We were never taught "Reuse", "Reduce" and "Recycle".
But somehow we knew what them meant, without knowing their name.
We were never taught to be 'environmentally friendly' or 'aware'.
But we knew that we should bring a food tin carrier to buy our porridge or noodle soup.
It used to be we would use empty condensed milk cans to carry our coffee or tea.
I remember using a rubber band to secure the lid.
I remember cutting my lip on the sharp edge of the tin can.
We knew that the new batch of clothes came during new year.
And we cherished each and every article of clothing we had.
I remember sewing the wholes in my socks.
I remember my shoe soles worn paper thin.
We didn't have power rangers or transformers.
There wasn't RC cars or expensive swords that had lights and sound.
I remember building a city out of playing cards for Monster Bear to trample over.
I remember cutting out chess pieces from cardboard and using the Othello board.
We were never taught "Reuse", "Reduce" and "Recycle".
But somehow we knew what them meant, without knowing their name.