My Bekal

They used to laugh at me when I brought a 'bekal' to work. I packed my lunch every chance I got, not because I couldn't afford to eat out, but at one point in my working life, I got sick of outside food. On busy days, lunch was a chore. You'd have to think of what to eat, where to eat, where to park, you'd have to wait for your food, order something that won't make you doze off at work, etc. And I was always against packing food from a shop as I wanted to reduce the use of Styrofoam and plastic bags. Plus, think of the health risks of putting boiling hot soup in a plastic bag or hot noodles in Styrofoam packaging!

And of course, I packed my 'bekal' in Tupperware. I plead for everyone of you to do so too, not the resealable plastic bags or Saran wrap as these are often used only once before it is discarded. If you are indeed all out to green the earth, try using stainless steel products i.e. KidsKonserve, although you can easily obtain these goods (it is so common here) should you be living in this part of the world.