http://www.laloka.com/english b l o G thing Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:14:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Despite the time of year Málaga city has more to offer than the Feria, boquerones and a dip in the sea. So I'm going to try and single out places, activities and people that are generally beyond the radar of conventional media. So let’s begin with the newest spaces on ... http://www.laloka.com/english/2008/08/17/alternamalaga-i/ despite my best intentions to share our most recent escapade to India, to this date i have failed. those of you who speak spanish, can read a pretty detailed account here but unfortunately the lingering speed of indian time does not apply in Europe. i wish for the chance to ... http://www.laloka.com/english/2008/05/30/indi-08/ our journey to the east has started with a stop in freezing cold madrid: looks like we have to face the extreme cold before facing the heat of april in india. our itinerary will take us from east to west, visiting temples, admiring the deities, learning from philosophical lectures and ... http://www.laloka.com/english/2008/03/24/journey-to-the-east-i/ Almond blossom has been eclipsed by a vibrant tone of yellow seemingly present in every tree. After a year of camouflage, Mimosas have decided to dress up and flaunt themselves. So you can´t help but notice Málaga is full of this type of Acacia tree which flowers spectacularly in March, ... http://www.laloka.com/english/2008/03/09/mimosas/ Building sustainably can make a difference to the health of our families and the health of our planet. Energy efficiency is one of the key factors in this regard as it saves us money and reduces our CO2 emissions. Since the 90s Spanish domestic energy consumption has increased by 2,5% a ... http://www.laloka.com/english/2008/02/09/eco-building-ii-energy-efficiency/ It looks like our mellow winter is relaxing, temperatures have risen and days are a little longer. Málaga is full of almond trees and they´re in full blossom. Today´s a god day and I´m singing away. http://www.laloka.com/english/2008/01/29/blossom/ Each Spanish citizen uses an average of 238 plastic bags per year, that´s over 97.000 tons, of these a mere 10% are recycled, say Cicloplast, who represent bag production and distribution companies. Worse still, * plastic bags don’t biodegrade, they photo-degrade—breaking down into small toxic ... http://www.laloka.com/english/2007/12/30/stop/ We spend most of our lives inside buildings, yet we have only recently started to question their impacts on our climate, our community, our health and our lives. We all need to start learning about how building sustainably can make a difference to the health of our families and the ... http://www.laloka.com/english/2007/12/05/eco-building-i-healthy-homes/ Life goes around in circles and you tend to evolve along with it...as a consequence my head is filled with novel ideas. For example I am suddenly completely and utterly uninterested in travelling for a while. Yes, it´s your nomadik friend whose been in 3 continents this year alone speaking, ... http://www.laloka.com/english/2007/11/20/things-i-thought-i%c2%b4d-never-say/ haven´t been posting for a while cause all the interesting stuff that´s come up recently must stay quiet for a bit longer :P however...just got some cool news: i´m going to sevilla next week to do a vj workshop organised by zemos 98_which is very nice since they always manage to ... http://www.laloka.com/english/2007/11/13/vj-sara/