Paper Bags!

Haven't been writing for a few weeks now or shall I say months? Hmmm... I guess I've been enjoying summer that much that I somehow set blogging aside for the mean time. But now, I'm back! And I hope I'll continue this thing on and on.

Anyways, I'm gonna start by writing something about my hometown, Los Baños. As I attend my niece's graduation day last month, I saw our mayor giving his speech for our people. I know it will be our national election next year and my friends know I'm not into politics so I'm not talking here cause I am campaigning someone. Now why am I writing this? It's all because of paper bags. Yes, paper bags. Paper bags got something to do with our mayor? Well, Los Baños is now banning plastic bags. I find it good since I've seen paper bags most of the times in movies and TV series being used abroad. A lot of us here were really surprised and felt it was really hard but I know it's for our environment. Come to think of it, a few years back I remembered our local governemnt banning smoking inside public vehicles and I find it very very reasonable and just. I don't smoke but some of the people I know who smoke said it was quite hard at first but now since it's being implemented for years now, they don't have any objection and they totally understand the situation... and I am one those people who are very thankful for this law!

Now plastic bags. Banned. Of course if you are buying something from the wet market, obviously it is allowed to use plastic bags. But dry goods or anything dry from the market, owners of the establishments are obliged to provide paper bags to their customers, no plastic bags now. My mom even brought home some meals from a fast-food chain inside some paper bags. I feel happy seeing paper bags around me, I know our environment is now being the focus lately in our hometown. People may find it hard carrying their things with paper bags (boxes if you have heavier things to carry), but for sure after a few years now, we'll get used to it.