NB. I will be writing entries to this blog but will keep it unpublished until after the earth hour this Saturday.
It has been more than a week since my last post. There was nothing much to write about since the past week has been quite uneventful.
However, I am counting down to this Saturday, 28th March 2009. If you are close to me, then you would know why I am looking forward to this. Duh, because 28th March is my birthday!
However, I am not actually a birthday person, therefore my birthday celebration will be kept to a minimum. What I wanted to draw your attention to, is the Earth Hour for the year.
Earth Hour 2009
At 8.30pm this Saturday, 28th March 2009, my blog will be turned off for an hour in support of the Earth Hour. I have already signed up to support the event, and hopefully you could do the same by clicking on the link on the banner at the top of this page.
As I write this post, KLCC, Sunway City Subang Jaya, Penang Bridge, Putrajaya, KL Sentral, Dataran Merdeka and other major landmarks have pledged their support to the earth hour by switching off all non-essential lights and electrical appliances from 8.30pm-9.30pm. 8TV will also cease transmission for the earth hour too.
The aim of the earth hour is to create public awareness on global warming and are targeting ONE BILLION VOTES FOR EARTH (in the form of switching off between 8.30pm-9.30pm on 28th March 2009) worldwide so that this could be presented in the Global Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen this year.
The Earth Hour is a WWF initiative started in Sydney, Australia in 2007 where 2.2 million households switched off their lights in support of the event. Later in 2008, it became a world event and now we are in its third year. Hopefully, more of us will become aware of the global warming and begin to stop unnecessary electricity usage. Switch off all electrical appliances when not in use, not just on the earth hour this Saturday, but at all times.
Now, I have to go look for birthday candles that can last for an hour for this Saturday.
