bottled water.

You know how there has been a lot of speculation in the bottled water industry? How it is the biggest scam ever because the industry is basically selling us something we can get from our own taps? Well, I'd have to agree with those who find the sellers of bottled water a bunch of cheap (yet socially smart) people, but considering its ease in portability, smooth physique and "refreshingly pure spring water", most cannot help but be enthralled by the pretty packaging. It's a shame.

However, when you take the water bottle scene outside of Australia, the debate on bottled water scamability sshifts dramatically. Thinking back to my trip in the Philippines, I was not allowed under any cirumstances to consume ANY form of water while I was there; apparently tourists who drink the local water, even if it was filtered, would fall ill. This included ice and ice-drinks so those were a big no-no as well. I took their word for it: after all, I didn't want to end up as a pale shaking mess for half the time I was there.

So during my stay, I was literally put on a ration of 10 or so bottles of Mount Franklin water that my dad had taken with him on the flight to the Phils. Unfortunately, the water was not enough. By the second week, I only had 3 or 4 bottles of water left and I had to start substituting my constant urges to drink water with, say, soft drinks instead. It was an odd experience having to keep subbing in soft drinks for water rationing..it was very odd. Because of the major heat over there, though, I did end up finishing my water before the last day, so we had to go get bottled water from one of the outlet stores. We bought 'Absolute' water, but they called it 'distilled', not spring water. Lucky for me, it really was the best around as I did not end up sick and shivery.

I guess I'm just thankful that we live in a country where you won't die if you drink water straight from the tap. The bottled water idea popped into my head while I was leaving Casula Mall as well, so...yeah! Something I wanted to talk about. Good luck for tomorrow guys!