Community Service with Techni-ICE

I am outdoors a lot. I do not play a lot of sports, but working for an NGO requires me to do lot of legwork, mainly in poor communities.  We schedule a lot of talks with local community leaders, conduct workshops and feeding programs, and launch  discussions with the community or other groups interested in our advocacy. Most of the time, the hours we spend outside the office fall within the time frame that scientists advise people to spend indoors. And I tell you, it is hot out there!

Ate Arlene in one of our activities

From around 10 am, I can feel the sun slowly intensifying its heat, reaching its peak at around 2pm. By then, I’ve already shed a significant amount of sweat. 

Some days are more bearable than others. These are the times when clouds litter the sky and provide us a brief respite from the sun’s burning rays. Or those times when the breeze blows and cools us down. I even catch myself trying to whistle when the air is so still or  the soft wind isn’t enough to refresh us. Whistling, according to old wives’s tales, invites the wind to blow. :D

But there are those days when the sun is beating down so hard with nary a cloud in the sky, and all you want to do is lie naked in your bedroom , spreadeagled, to let the air from the creaky fan reach even your smallest crevices. Pardon me, but that’s how I feel and imagine I would do given the chance.

This is how to do it!

Sadly, the latter are more frequent than the former. To keep cool during field work, I’ve resorted to using ice water which is readliy and cheaply available in sarisari stores. After drinking, I douse my hanky with the cold water and dab my face with it. Then I put it on my nape, for two reasons, one to refresh me and two, to prevent my nape from darkening. Hehehe!

But of course, I have to endure walking around town with a wet tshirt because the hanky drips water, which isn't  really long because my ice cold hanky dries up faster than you can say "Geronimo!" So much for my bright idea. (Actually, the wet tshirt is easier to endure than the afternoon heat of the sun.)

With Techni-ICE revolutionizing the way we cool down (or heat up) things, I have found an excellent solution to this problem. It would just be very convenient to switch from a wet hanky into a pack of Techni-ICE Dry Ice Packs Heavy-Duty Re-usable (HDR-Regular) which is perfect to use as a cold compress.


Because lasts 4-7 times longer than the wet ice we are more familiar with, it can withstand marathon meetings. It's lightweight material also means I can pack it with me when we do the rounds of the communities. 

No more wet hanky to keep cool!

Since Techni-ICE is like dry ice but in a significantly more flexible way,  I could just slap it  on my nape and enjoy refreshing coolness  without the ackward drip marks! Ahlavet! 

I also love the fact that it is made with a fully washable material which means it is hygienic and  can be used and re-used for many years. Perfect for a practical mom/world peace advocate (LOL parang beauty pageant lang) like me!


With Techni-ICE, reaching out to the poor communities, even if it means baking in the sun, has never been more fun and fruitful! Now, you can focus on the task at hand and stop complaining about the weather!

Here  are some other uses for Techni-ICE:

 Use as a cold compress when either of my two children have fever,  to keep their temperatures in check during fever.

Use them as an eye pack!

Use it as a warm compress to relieve abdominal pain when my period has come.

Use it to keep baby warm  during cold nights.

Use it as a heater when we head for Sagada some time this year!

Watch the video and explore the possibilities of using Techni-ICE!