Riaan Konke kwaqala ngokuthatheka ngetiye lebhamuza.
Iziphuzo ezinamaparele e-tapioca seziyinsakavukela e-Malaysia namuhla, kodwa kwakungenjalo ngaso sonke isikhathi. Evela ePenang, u-May Sheng wayeyingxenye yalesi “nkathi yetiye le-bubble” eyathatha iMalaysia.
Ngokuqaphela yonke imfucuza yepulasitiki ekhiqizwe i-bubble tea craze, lesi kwakuyinkathi uMay aqala ngayo ukuba nentshisekelo ku-eco-friendly. Waqala ukwenza umzamo wokuziphathela izinkomishi notshani, okwagcina kumenze wacabanga ukuthi angakwenza kanjani okwengeziwe.
“Ngicabanga ukuthi sizibonile izithombe zemigwaqo egcwele izinkomishi zepulasitiki,” kusho yena. “Futhi, angazi, mhlawumbe ukuba umamncane nokuba nengane yomshana… Ngifana, ‘nengane empofu’.”
Ngakho-ke, ngo-2020 ngezinsuku zokuqala zalolu bhubhane, uMay waqala ukucabanga ngokwethula uhlobo oluvumelana nemvelo, kodwa wayengafuni ukwenza “into evamile” njengokuthengisa izitsha zensimbi.
“Nginaye lo mngani, ungumsiki wengqephu,” kusho uMay. “Ubengitshela ukuthi ungasebenzisa kanjani indwangu esikhundleni sokugoqa.”
Emangele, uMay wawubhekisisa lo mqondo futhi wawuthola uthakazelisa. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izikhiya ziphinde zasebenza njengolunye uhlobo lwendwangu yesiliva-nabantu abaningi abapheka futhi babhaka ekhaya, kubonakale njengesikhathi esifanele sokwethula okuthile okufana nokugoqwa kwezinyosi.
Ebhekene nomncintiswano
Ngaphambilini kwezohwebo lokumaketha, uMay ukwazile ukwenza Qhosha ukuzibophezela kwakhe ngokugcwele. Ngomsebenzi wakhe wokugcina wokusebenzela uyise, wakwazi ukuba noshintsho olumanzi oluningi lokusebenzisa i-Krinkle ngokugcwele.
Ukugoqa kokudla kwe-beeswax akukusha, nokho. Lo mqondo wawusuqalile ukunyakaza kokusimama emhlabeni wonke. E-Malaysia kuphela, akhona amanye amagama abenza ukugoqa okunjalo, njengokuthi Lisafroni kanye noSerai.
“Angikuboni ngempela njengokuncintisana,” kusho uMay. “Ngoba njengamanje, ngibona sengathi ukusonga ngezinyosi kusekusha, ikakhulukazi emakethe yaseMalaysia. Ngakho-ke, akufani nokumaketha umkhiqizo ojwayelekile, kuwuhlobo lokufundisa nokwabelana ngawo.”
Ngenkathi i-Krinkle iqala, u-May wezwa sengathi ukugoqa kwezinyosi kwakuseyinto enhle kakhulu, lapho yilabo kuphela emphakathini we-zero-waste abazi ngakho. Ngakho-ke, kuzodingeka afundise abanye abaningi ngalokho okwakuyikho.
“Ngakho-ke, ngiyajabula ukuthi kukhona nabanye abantu abazama ukusabalalisa [awareness] zungeza futhi wenze izingqimba zezinyosi zibe yinto evamile yasendlini,” kuchaza uMay.
Hhayi nje ama-eco-warriors
Njengoba u-May eveza, umphakathi we-zero-waste ujwayelene nokugoqwa kwezinyosi kakade. Kunokuba nje unikeze leyo makethe, i-Krinkle inethemba lokwandisa inani labantu bayo kubantu abangaqapheli kangako imvelo.
“Ekuqaleni bengicabanga isizukulwane esisha ngoba yiso esizofundisa futhi sibhebhethekise ukuqwashisa,” kusho uMay mayelana nokuthola izibalo zabantu abahlosiwe.
“Kodwa futhi, benginamakhasimende ango-anti ajabule kakhulu ngokufunda ngomkhiqizo omusha. Bazongithumelela umlayezo, ‘oh Nkulunkulu wami, u-anyanisi wami wasentwasahlobo usemusha ngemva kwesonto elilodwa’,” ehleka.
Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi ngaphezu kokunye, ukugoqa kwezinyosi kungase kube ukuthuthukiswa kusuka ezigoqweni zepulasitiki ezivamile. Ingcina yezinyosi iphefumula kakhulu kunepulasitiki, ngakho iyakwazi ukugcina ukudla kukusha isikhathi eside.
“Akugcini nje ngokugwema udoti wepulasitiki, kodwa futhi uvimbela ukumosheka kokudla,” kukhumbuza uMay.
UMay futhi ukholelwa ukuthi ukuphinda kusetshenziswe ama-wraps kuzoheha nalabo abathanda ukonga, njengoba ukugoqa okuningi kwezinyosi kungahlala isikhathi esingangonyaka lapho kusetshenziswe kahle. Lokhu kusho ukugwema amazinga okushisa ashisayo.
Kodwa-ke, ku-RM30 yokugoqa okungu-14 × 13-intshi (35.5x33cm), kungase kubonakale kubiza kakhulu kubantu abafuna ezinye izindlela ezishibhile.
Uma kuqhathaniswa neSafroni kanye neSerai, okuyinto uthengisa amasethi wezinhlamvu ezimbili ezicishe zilingane ngo-RM65, imikhiqizo yakwa-Krinkle iyathengeka.
Ukumelana nokushisa
Uma kucatshangelwa ukuthi ukugoqa kwezinyosi akunzima ncamashi ukwenza, njengoba iSaffron noSerai bezenzela okwabo ngesandla, kungase kumangaze ukwazi ukuthi imikhiqizo ye-Krinkle empeleni ithengiswa ngaphandle.
“Ngenxa yokuthi eMalaysia, sinesimo sezulu esinomswakama kakhulu, ngakho-ke bekunzima ukuzama ukulungisa isimo, ngoba sizoba muncu kakhulu futhi sinamathele,” echaza.
Ngemva kokudabula amasampula athile, uMay ekugcineni uthole umakhi ofanele azosebenza naye.
Kodwa njengoba umkhiqizo ukhishwa ngaphandle, kunombuzo wokuthi kungani amakhasimende kufanele athenge kwa-Krinkle kunokuba athenge ngokuqondile kumkhiqizi.
Kulokhu, uMay wabelane ngokuthi uhlobo lwakhe lwengeza inani ikakhulukazi mayelana nokuhlelwa kwempahla kanye nokubeka uphawu nomphakathi.
“Ngithanda ukucabanga ngo-Krinkle njengenkundla yokwabelana nemfundo lapho ngabelana ngamathiphu namasu okuthi ungasebenzisa kanjani ukugoqa kangcono,” wabelane.
Kuze kube manje, uhlobo olusekelwe ePenang selukhiphe imiklamo ehlukahlukene. Eziningi zibonakala zikhanya futhi zisengaphambili, zinemiklamo eshisayo nezimbali.
Ngaphandle kokugoqa, uhlobo luphinde lunikeze ama-silicone asebenziseka kabusha manje.
“Iphupho lami ukuthi uKrinkle abe wumkhiqizo we-house,” kusho uMay. “Njengemikhiqizo eqhubekayo, emihle.”
Eyisonga
Njengoba i-Penang iyikhaya lezitolo ezimbalwa ezingenalutho, kubonakala njengendawo efanelekile ngoMeyi.
Kodwa-ke, uMay ukholelwa ukuthi izitolo eziningi ezingalahli imfucuza ngokuvamile zikhetha ukuba nemikhiqizo yazo kunokuba zithole izimpahla zazo kolunye uhlobo.
Ngakho-ke, u-Krinkle usagxile kwezentengiselwano okwamanje, nakuba uMay ehlela ukufaka umkhiqizo wakhe ezitolo zenyama maduze.
UMay futhi uhlose ukusebenzisana kakhulu namanye amabhrendi futhi useye kumakhefi nezitolo zegrosa.
Namuhla, ukugoqa kwezinyosi kuvame kakhulu kunangaphambili, kodwa uMay uthi kusekusha.
Kodwa ngemizamo evela kumikhiqizo efana ne-Krinkle kanye neSaffron ne-Serai, mhlawumbe ukugoqa kwezinyosi kuzoba okudumile kwenye indawo njengotshani bensimbi.
- Funda kabanzi mayelana no Krinkle lapha.
- Funda ezinye izindatshana esizibhalile mayelana neziqalo zaseMalaysian lapha.
Ikhredithi Yesithombe Esifakiwe: Krinkle
