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CONT ENTS 10 COVER STORY Macky Fah makes a habitable home
28 EATS Travel the world through unfamiliar street food
Cover photo by Joseph Pascual
26 STYLE Order of business
JULY 2016 04 HEALTH A small house is a happy home
26 RECIPE The usual afternoon cake sans sugar
06 BEAUTY The dangers of using talc
28 THE GET Revisiting India through woven sandals
08 CRAFT Hanging pockets of fragrance at home
EDITOR’S NOTE Natural state Are humans meant to live in one place? History proves that human beings lived as nomads for over 90 percent of their existence— moving from one place to another depending on the state of nature. And after several thousands of years of being trained to settle down, the instinct to move, to get out and seek more opportunities and greener pastures elsewhere still remains. The definition of home varies from one person to another, and a house is not always a prerequisite to a home. There are different factors and reasons why (even unconsciously) we
have that hankering to travel. Some may only want to seek inspiration for a short period of time while others may choose to leave permanently. Living a transient life is not foreign to jewelry designer and entrepreneur Macky Fah. Due to her constant travels, she acquired a deeper understanding and appreciation for the concept of change. But there’s one thing in her life that remains the same: her love for family. This compelled her to create a line of vegan soaps and allnatural candles to protect her kids from harmful ingredients.
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The “less is more” philosophy may ultimately hold water when living in a tiny house TEXT PRISTINE L. DE LEON ILLUSTRATION JUNESSA RENDON
From the glory days of Pompeii to the age of home shopping and reality TV, living large has always had a viciously seductive, almost mythical allure. Homes are the obvious measures of taste and power, the “guardians of identity,” as philosopher Alain de Botton would call them. Realistically though, they are also reminders of mortgage payments, utility bills, taxes, and every other expense looming ominously behind a home’s well-curated décor. Last year, in a highly documented climactic shift in collective fantasy, the United States saw a renewed fixation on tiny dwellings. The New York Times called cabins the new American dream, while in the Philippines, the real estate industry is churning out more small, high-end homes within the city. Described as anything below 500 square meters, these quasi-Hobbit houses free owners of the stress of modern-day living: they’re inexpensive, easy to maintain, and highly environmentally sustainable. With urbanites dog-tired of overstimulation from the city, tiny houses enforce the immediate downsizing of clothes and household items, symbolically stripping existence down to the bare essentials. For hoarders, or for any of those who’ve stored their pasts in piling boxes in the basement, living in a tiny house calls for cathartic decluttering. Research has looked into hoarding as a psychiatric disorder, possibly a symptom of larger problems like obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety, depression, or even dementia. Living in a tiny house, then, provides
a reprieve for its owners wading in the wilderness of physical and emotional clutter, like Snow White finding refuge in a dwarf-house amid the forest. “A tiny house [also] leaves a lighter carbon footprint, and so homeowners feel they are making a positive contribution to the world,” says environmental psychologist Sally Augustin, as quoted in Live Science. Saving the world inside their homes is always, of course, convenient and satisfying. What is arguably the greatest mental benefit of living in a tiny house is how it gives its owners the feeling of control, freedom, and mobility. “[It’s] a relatively low-commitment venture that can be easily sold or rented,” says environmental psychologist and architect Dak Kopec in Live Science. Where homeowners feel the need to move from city to city pursuing career goals, it makes them feel that, ultimately, they’re not tied down to a single place. Yet notwithstanding the many perks embedded in the fantasy of tiny living, psychologist Susan Saegert asserts that tiny houses may induce crowdingrelated stress, and may not be as ideal for those in their 30s and 40s who are building a family. “I’ve studied children in crowded apartments and lowincome housing a lot,” says Saegert. “They can end up being withdrawn, and have trouble studying and concentrating.” Miniature dwellings may indeed evoke and actualize the carefree days of playing in a tree house, but the reality is that some of us eventually grow too big to fit the picture.
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THE UNKNOWN POW IN POWDER Chemical ingredients and the sneak that is talc TEXT GABRIELLE ABRAHAN ILLUSTRATION DANICA CONDEZ
“A woman without paint is like food without salt,” said Roman philosopher Plauthus or your grandmother, who knows? While the Japanese used rice flour to powder their faces white, ancient Egyptians blended talc with clay to keep their bodies cool under the hot sun, preventing the emergence of wrinkles. The talc mineral was discovered to be water-repellent, soft, and platy, making it a perfect ingredient for powder since it whitens and keeps skin dry. Today, talc is used as a basic component in different cosmetic products, ranging from makeup to body powders. However, in a study by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, talcum has been linked to the increased risk of ovarian cancer, especially when it’s regularly used around the pelvic area. They’ve called it “possibly carcinogenic.” Johnson & Johnson recently gave a large payout to a woman after doctors found talc in her ovaries, causing inflammation and the progression of ovarian cancer.
Talcum powder is made purely from crushed talc rocks, which contains different minerals including asbestos that can be harmful when inhaled. While the talcum powder released commercially no longer has asbestos, particles still remain. These minuscule particles can easily travel into our bodies when used. When further research by different agencies yielded varying results, there was no clear evidence to claim that talc is carcinogenic. This has led researchers to believe that cosmetic talcum powder can be hazardous depending on its consumption. To play the safe card, one can always swear off talc altogether.
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A talc-free lifestyle can also be an active choice against excessive mining, consequently doing a lot of good for the environment. There are many other powders— with ingredients such as white clay, organic herbs, and cornstarch— that can be alternatives to talc. These products function just as well in keeping skin dry, restoring dead skin, and preventing rashes. Homemade powder is similarly very easy to make. By mixing natural materials, and maybe even putting in a few drops of fragrance oil of your choice, you can now swear by your very own blend for a non-toxic antiperspirant.
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Pockets of natural fragrance bring a change in the air TEXT, STYLING, AND PHOTOGRAPHY INA AMOR MEJIA
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HABITUATION
A gathering of life experiences and further explorations make jewelry maker and entrepreneur Macky Fah’s home TEXT SAMANTHA RAMOS-ZARAGOZA PHOTOGRAPHY JOSEPH PASCUAL
Just as the night settles in, Macky Fah is up and primed for a long drive. At two in the morning, she’s heading to the outskirts of the city in search of unfamiliar peaks. “I caught the bug last year when I did a hike. I just loved the idea of being outdoors and finding different mountains. I try to get people into it,” tells Fah. It’s been a monthly ritual since for this jewelry designer and entrepreneur. At this point in her life, she reveals how this kind of connection to nature, communities, and her craft have dictated her perspectives, even in her own home. Fah, in her very essence, is a cosmopolitan. Having lived in different cities across the globe, she finds a home wherever she seeds herself, hankering for that innate affinity in the things she does. “If you asked [me these questions] years ago, I would have given you different answers. It’s just different for me now in my 30s.” And the contrast lies in the familiarization. Even when traveling, she prefers rooting herself in
local culture, often staying at a family or friend’s place and discovering new places as locals would. She has hiked Yosemite, sampled the most precious seafood in San Fransisco’s century-old Swan Oyster Depot, and dined with New York actors and models for a restaurant pop-up in a warehouse in Brooklyn. “I enjoy exploring neighborhoods. It’s fun to see what’s out there. It also allows the kids to see how others live. That’s how we try to live.” Since she and her husband decided to come back to the Philippines, she found the kind of place she wants her family to call home in Ortigas. “A home should be comfortable. It should not feel unnatural. In the stage I’m in now, I know better not to get caught up on what should and shouldn’t be there. I get what I like. I follow my instincts. Whatever it is that I want to put there, I do, and it’s not necessarily what’s on trend,” she says. From inherited antiques and artworks mingled with her penchant for local
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“It’s about respect for who you work with, respect for who we deal with every day, and respect for the environment where we get everything from.”
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home finds, the hodge podge of things reflect her for her, too. She describes how making jewelry is not disposition. “I like it when it’s not so fixed or perfect. at all pretty. Working closely with goldsmiths, the I want it a little unexpected and unique. Make it execution, shaping, stones setting, and the polishing yours. [My home] is very well lived. Like if you see is a telling experience of how an exquisite result can the couch, you know the kids sit on it.” In a gated come from elements so crude. village with about 30 homes, her condominium is The same perception shows with FäE All Natural just a few minutes from the busy metro north and Products as well, a line of organic scented candles just 10 minutes away from her showroom in the and soaps she happened upon while with child Fort. “I call it little Pleasantville in the middle of and on a short break from her jewelry business. the city. We know the neighbors. The kids can walk “Whenever I get pregnant, I could smell everything. around or bike, and we don’t have to go far for a I would buy all these candles. I love them. There are park. It’s private,” she says. Her expansive terrace so many good brands and I started collecting a lot garden grants her the view of the Fort, Makati, Valle of them. My husband [quipped] that it costs a lot Verde, Green Meadows, and Eastwood. But seeing to keep the house smelling good, and he suggested her kids use it for play makes it even more worth it. that I just make it.” It was a timely idea as her family She spends a chunk of her day in the kitchen or in her was battling different allergies, so forming a brand children’s bedroom. “I do like to established on quality and all cook, and my younger one has natural components weren’t food allergies. So I spend time merely marketing gambits. cooking what’s good for her. Sustainability is a factor she I hang out in my kids’ rooms doesn’t take lightly; her exposure because there I get to see them, to the outdoors incites her and what they’re doing, or just her family’s desire to recycle watch them even when they more. In her own way, she “I’m trying to live my sleep. There’s this purity and air encourages her clients with a 10 life the way I like my of no worries. It’s always light percent discount for returning when I’m in their room and kids to live their lives.” and reusing FäE All Natural surroundings,” Fah says. Products candle glasses. “I like It’s also in the Philippines keeping it natural. That’s how where she kindled the passion the vegan soaps and candles came for jewelry crafting that she about. They’re from organically at no time before regarded made essences. I found the best as a fascination. The fateful beeswax to use for allergies, and encounter happened in it’s also because I couldn’t find Switzerland where her husband’s family of jewelers it [commercially]; so I made it. The hobby project and she learned the art. She then came home and became a business, and I’m happy with the way it is.” established BijouxFäH Maker of Jewelry. This grasp on the kinship of self to the environment “To be able to wear the art, to make something and to others is entrenched in her metropolitan for someone you know will be appreciated and worn, background and her role as a mother. “Now with that makes me happy. [A client] recently told me I kids, I’m learning how to feel with certain things. got her to a tee, and it’s [times like these when it] Even with business. I may not have all the answers, hits me that I love what I do,” she says. And her deep and that’s okay. It’s about being proud of everything appreciation for the product’s inception, from idea that you do. I’m trying to live my life the way I like down to creation, transcends the fancy for fashion. “I my kids to live their lives. It’s about respect for who find inspiration in my surroundings. At one point it you work with, respect for who we deal with every was architecture. Now, it’s about cleaner lines, basing day, and respect for the environment where we get it on the stones and figuring out how they would everything from.” This continual act of habituation shine and be the star. When I hike, I can see how makes Macky Fah’s home and businesses honest and lovely the surroundings are. I love the foliage and it unassuming without lacking esteem; traits we hold shows in my jewelry. My favorite color is green, even onto so dearly in a world that’s slowly disconnecting my packaging is green. It’s something that’s so natural from the essentials of life: relationships with mankind and beautiful.” The act of creation is as enchanting and nature.
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KEEP IN LINE Loose fits reinvent the work-week uniform PHOTOGRAPHY JOSEPH PASCUAL STYLING EDLENE CABRAL
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Merkanto’s food carts forgo the rustic look of the hawker stalls that typically serve streetside grub.
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A new food park brings you on a gastronomic adventure around the world TEXT OLIVER EMOCLING PHOTOGRAPHY PATRICK SEGOVIA
In Quezon City, a food park intends to satisfy cravings for international cuisines at an affordable price. With flavors varying from spicy, savory, and tangy, Merkanto International Food Fair caters to curious diners. Tucked inside a carwash and isolated from the conspicuous food streets of UP Village, Merkanto keeps a low profile, similar to that of a speakeasy. Before 5 p.m., unsuspecting passersby might quickly dismiss Merkanto as an ordinary carwash and repair shop. But as it gets dark, the back of the carwash starts teeming with life: the lights on intricately designed
food carts and art pieces illuminate the whole place, while music fills the souls of curious diners. After the success of their Indonesian cart at last year’s Maginhawa Food Festival, the owners of Merkanto International Street Food Fair decided to expand their selections and build a food park. Instead of following the latest trends, Merkanto intends to offer honest, exotic dishes from the streets of Indonesia, Vietnam, India, Morocco, and Brazil. Brian Mendoza, one of the owners, says that their goal is to “educate our tongues, our palates, on different kinds of food.” Mi Xiao Mem, a Vietnamese noodle dish similar to Pad Thai, introduces a mild spicy flavor with every bite. When it becomes too spicy, the Che Bau Ma, Vietnamese version of halo-halo with coconut milk, can ease the pungency. Their Briouat from Morocco provides a play of flavors inside the mouth. For a heavier meal, diners may opt for Nasi Goreng matched with Chicken Satay from Indonesia or their Beef Churrasco from Brazil. On the other hand, those craving for a light meal can try the Roti Paratha from India. Every dish is best paired with a bottle of craft beer that could also give you the liquid courage to try more exotic grub. After doing the rounds, the Acaraje from the Brazilian food stall took the spotlight. This unfamiliar snack is a deep-fried ball made of black beans and shrimp smothered with cheese and chimichurri. With a taste similar to that of a potato ball dipped in cheese, this strange dish is reminiscent of childhood grub. With an already wide array of dishes to explore, the guys behind Merkanto still plan to build more carts to offer bolder flavors. At Merkanto, curiosity is key; there is no need for familiarity—a pinch of courage and a dash of willingness can bring an unexpected culinary journey.
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SLICE OF COMFORT Bake a cake best paired with your afternoon tea
TEXT AND STYLING CHARLIE CARBUNGCO PHOTOGRAPHY GABBY CANTERO
HONEY BANANA CAKE INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup butter 1 cup honey 1 tsp. vanilla 2 eggs 3 medium bananas 1 tsp. baking soda 1/4 cup milk
PREPARATION
1. Preheat oven to 180°C. While waiting, grease a tin rectangle cake mold using butter or baking spray. 2. Using a paddle attachment for mixers, beat the butter until smooth and creamy. Add honey and vanilla. Add eggs one at a time and mix well.
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3. Mash the bananas and add to the mixture. Dissolve the baking soda into milk. Alternately add the flour and milk to the mixture. 4. Pour the banana mixture into the cake mold and bake for around 25 to 30 minutes. 5. Transfer cake to a plate and garnish with icing sugar.
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ON A DIFFERENT SURFACE
Traditional Indian footwear takes a step inside the home TEXT RENZ NOLLASE PHOTOGRAPHY GERIC CRUZ
With the changing season also comes a shift in indulgences. Leisure changes from outdoor adventures to an exploration of comfort found indoors, making the home a space of curiosity and interest: its inanimate inhabitants embodying stories of faraway lands that let the mind wander. In one of her travels, Abaca Store’s Bea de Jesus stumbled upon such an item in Jaipur. Classic Kolhapuri footwear are made by hand using camel leather and have been used in the Maharasthra region of India since the 13th century. A shoe that in the past weighed up to two kilograms because of its thick sole, the footwear proved perfect for the hot Indian summer and the region’s mountainous terrain. These days, the leather slides or Kolhapuri Buntos are lighter and are still hand made, promising its wearer comfort and a piece of tangible tradition. For the coming rainy days, make your home a place to be and explore its promise with a pair of traditional Buntos on your feet. On the lucky days of respite from rain, take the Kolhapuri Buntos outdoors too, because either way, history proves this traditional footwear works. Available at www.abacastore.com
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