very inconvenient truth...

*yawn* feeling sleepy right now..but can't seem to fall asleep nor have good deep sleep these days.. *yawn*

oh yea.. read bout the "college massacre" in Virginia, feel sad for the innocent victims..33 of them! sigh, the guy prob has been facing a lotta stress...being a loner aint easy.. no one to talk to when upset.. wonder how his parents feel.. sigh, life's really unpredictable... n i guess ..shit happens..

anyone made a shopping trip to supermarkets today? it's the "bring your own bag" day! im so happy such a project is finally implemented! always feel uneasy when I see ppl ask for groceries to be packed individually! each item in a bag.. sheesh.

n I rememebr how cashiers @ carrefour gave plastic bags like nobody's business.. they din use to have small bags..so they ll pack small items like a choc.. a small packet of milk in a BIG bag. honestly I feel really disgusted...esp when I see the customer take the bag...walk to the nearest bin..took out the item n throw the bag away....

??? cant he or she just tell the cashier not to bag it in the first place , if the bag is not needed?? just think about how many bags uve taken in a day... buying breakfast, lunch, dinner where hawkers sometimes double bag food like kueys n paus unless told not to.., a drink or newspapers frm 7-11... groceries frm supermarts.. a pen from bookstores.. imagine how many bags are used up everywhere in a day??

hmm...dun mean to sound annoying..but I believe everyone has a part to play in protecting the environment.. just feel tat it's everyone's responsibility... to protect n repay wat u take frm it.


ever wondered why the earth's screwing up...weather's getting nuts..(think Hurricane Katrina, Tsunami...).. the list of extinct animals is getting longer.. diseases like Avian Flu, SARS etc. r getting rampant.. clearly...the earth's getting ill.. n most ppl dun really care...


simple things ..like rejecting a plastic bag.. efforts to recycle.. using envmt-friendly appliances..
u may tink tat since u are just 1 out of billions n billions of ppl.. it prob won't make much a diff..

well..u ll be surprised.. tink bout it..would u rather be one of those who r harming the envmt..or one of those who r saving the envmt? it's really ur choice..n tat choice aint tat hard to make..

U see the first pic up there ..with the elephants? it's a pic of Mt Kilimanjaro, South Africa's highest mountain.. it has already lost 82% of its ice caps..and it's predicted that if pollution n deforestation doesnt stop soon.. Mt Kilimanjaro n Mt Kenya (S.Africa's 2nd highest Mt) will lose their ice caps...yes..no more ice..

u know I was really enthu when I heard bout the new ecoflats @ punggol.. of course im not buying la..but honestly..if I were to buy an apmt in future..I wd love to have one of those ecoflats =)

n i must say im proud of the govmt for FINALLY taking more actions to protect the envmt..
we are one of the most advanced n developed cty around.. but in terms of ethics.. Im not too sure if we are even close to average..

just take the example of the non-biodegradable plastic bags... it's already banned in many places including South Africa, Bhutan, Bangladesh ...... over there, supermkts dun give them out like nobody's biz.. so wat is Spore waiting for?
I feel we can at least start with "paying" for the bags.. the idea of using the money to fund more envmt or charity projects is great!

even in countries where plstc bags are not banned, peepz take the initiative to bring their own bags, use envmt friendly sources for automobiles etc. I applaud their efforts n honestly hope more Sporeans will start owning the responsibility of caring for the envmt. =)

One need not be "obsessed" nor hold any demonstration, protest of any kind.. we dun need extreme behaviours.. but we appreciate kind simple gestures n actions tat can change the lives of many in future..
remember..it's the world ur children will live in... if u dun wan them to suffer in extreme weather conditions..droughts..floods.. diseases.. start saving the earth now...

if u aint convinced...I reco u watch "The Inconvenient Truth" by Al Gore (ex US Vice President).. check out the site..n go watch the documentary..in fact it won 2 Academy awards too.. http://www.climatecrisis.net/
they are facts...facts tat many choose to ignore n pretend tat they are exaggerated opinions...

I like this quote mentioned by Al Gore...." many choose to either be in denial,else end up in despair.. what about the middle ground, where u can DO SMTG about it..before u end up in despair..."
it's an interesting docum. an eye-opener..go watch it. it's worth the time. honest.

just tot u might wanna know..April 22 (this sunday!) is Earth Day.. how bout celebrating it by doing smtg eco-friendly? refusing a bag, or simply just throwing litter into the appropriate recyle bins... =)

with metta...for the earth...

extras (some quotes from the Al Gore's documentary....

[quoting Mark Twain] "What gets us into trouble is not what we don't know. It's what we know for sure that just ain't so."

[Al Gore] "What changed in the US with Hurricane Katrina, was the feeling that we have entered a period of CONSEQUENCES.."

[Upton Sinclair] "It is Difficult to get a man to understand something , when his salary depends upon his Not understanding it"