Earth Hour 2009

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This blog entry might be the last posting ever been made about Earth Hour since it took place about a week ago i.e. on the 28th March 2009 @ 8.30 - 9.30 pm. It's an initiative by the World Wildlife Fund International to raise awareness towards the need to take action on climate change.

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Personally, I dont think it would change anything......seriously, do you think those world leaders would actually sit down & give it a thought? Forget about the world leaders....our very own leaders for instance, they wont give a damn about. All they care about is to reap more & more money into their pockets. Even if they participate, they would only do it for publicity.

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Earth Hour began in Sydney in 2007, when 2.2 million of Australian switched off their lights for one hour. In 2008 another 50 million people switching off their lights. Global landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Rome’s Colosseum, the Sydney Opera House and the Coca Cola billboard in Times Square all stood in darkness.

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This year, the awareness has been taken to the next level where the goal is to achieve 1 billion people to switch off their lights as part of a global vote. Like the rest of the people around the world, I'm proud to say that I'm one of them who has switched off the light on this very special day.

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Despite what I said in the 1st paragraph, I know it wont change anything but to be part of this is quite fun though. 15 mins. to 8.30 pm, myself, Abang & Marsya are all set with the camera & tripod - trying to capture the magical moments. We're lucky to be living in an apartment only 7 km away from the city centre. The only thing is that we have to go to the end of the building to be able to view the prominent buildings such as KLCC and KL Tower.

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By 8.30 pm, KL Tower has switched off their lights, followed by KLCC a few minutes later. I like the way KLCC switched off their lights - it was done in stages starting from the bottom to the top of the building. I cant really see the difference in the lightings around the city except for these two landmarks. Even in Pandan Indah itself, there are lots of houses with the lights on. So, insensitive !

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Speaking of "insensitive", by 9.00 pm Marsya has started begging from me to switch on the TV - what else if it's not the Akademi Fantasia concert. So, torn between motherhood & a responsible earth's citizen, I've got no choice but to let her watch the TV. Cant bear looking at her sad face. But nevertheless, the lights are still off - trying to be fair.

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