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Miguel Quental digs through the trash on a regular basis. But he’s not some homeless hobo trying to find a few cans or leftovers for dinner. The well-dressed and perfectly mannered man is actually a law lecturer at Macau University.
The avid environmentalist feels bringing his own bag to the supermarket or recycling office papers is not enough. He’s digging through the trash for A greenie’s treasure – in this case, discarded posters advertising everything from Celine Dion to Swan Lake and a Chinese calligraphy exhibition.
Miguel and his business partner Sofia Bobone use these discarded gems to create Macau Banner Bags – a one of a kind fashion statement which is a unique piece of Macau. Because once the posters are finished, there is no way of recreating the exact same bag.
So far, there are designs for both men and women. Other than having the satisfaction of owning a unique Macau accessory Miguel says the buyer can also have the satisfaction of knowing that they’ve saved a poster from harming the environment, possibly from clogging up a drain, getting entangled in wildlife, or turning into hazardous fumes while being incinerated.
He hopes that buyers will come to see the Macau Banner Bags as proud badge to advocate an environmentally friendly lifestyle. Ranging in price from MOP150 to MOP200, the bags are extremely affordable – because they are priced just to cover the cost of production.
More than 200 bags have been made, including posters from the Macau Grand Prix, Macau Tower and featuring the Ruins of St. Pauls. What he’ll come up with next, is really anyone’s guess because Miguel’s only source of materials is the garbage.
The Macau Banner Bags are available at address in S Domingos 18-22 Livraria Portuguesa.
I’ve been assured by Big Brother here at GoMacau.com that my posts will not be vetted, so here you have my unadulterated view on Macau and all that it means for a foreigner to live in a mostly Chinese city in the throws of major transmogrification.
(Just imagine a backwater port town building 10 massive Las Vegas-esque mega-entertainment casinos in the space of three years).
I also hope to get some of my colleagues involved in the banter, as they’ll assuredly have the odd observation or encounter offering you, dear reader, a bemused guffaw or insightful factoid. My mate at the desk just yonder will be using the Chinese version of this blog as his personal mouthpiece. (FYI, the blogs won’t be translations, as I doubt there’s too much interest in Canto-pop or the subtleties of floral tea here.)
Anyway, whenever my tyrant overseers slacken, oh just ever so slightly, the shackles that bind me fast to this infernal red chair and more “serious” marketing activities, I’ll jump on the bullhorn and let you gape inside the belly of The World’s Smallest Most Important City: Macau (uh, or Macao, now that’s confusing isn’t it?).
| Without question, Mahjong is one of the most popular games in Asia.
Now, the World Series of Mahjong is turning the game into a star-studded tournament, with contestants from around the world recently competing in Macau for one million US dollars in prize money. This year, 302 contestants from 15 countries battled it out for the title of "World Mahjong Champion", with the 1st place winner taking home a cool 500,000 US dollars. © Aomen.TV |
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