Earth Day 2008
Today many people will try to show people that they love the Earth and start talking nonsense when they usually don’t.
When people eat from polystyrene box, usually no one says anything. But today suddenly, “Hey, why are you eating from a polystyrene box! It is bad for the environment you know! you know what day is today? It is Earth day for goodness sake. Show some love to the Earth!”
Or people start sending messages like, “Today is Earth Day. Let’s spread the love to our planet and do our part in saving the Earth. I know i will be doing my part. What about you?”
Does that mean, if it is not Earthday, you won’t spread your love to the Earth?
Hypocrites.
One of my friends suggested me to join some campaign where we off our lights when it reaches 8pm on a particular day. It is actually a good idea, because by turning off the lights for an hour (just say everyone does that), we can save a lot of energy and reduce a significant amount of carbon emission at that particular hour.
However some people would do stuff that that defeat the purpose of helping the environment when they join this campaign. They join it because it is cool. They don’t mean it.
I have one list here.
1. Start lighting candles when the lights are all out. By lighting up candles, you are releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Candles are made from wax too. Using up unrenewable natural resources!!
2. Start to sing songs so loudly to kill boredom. Excuse me, you are causing sound pollution. So shut up!
3. At 8pm at night, do you expect butterflies to be flying all around you? No. it would be those irritating mosquitoes. So what will you do? You will spray Shieldtox! Spraying Shieldtox doesn’t kill the mosquitoes, its kills you! Because it depletes the ozone layer due to CFC released from the aerosol sprays!! So people get skin cancer! You die!
4. It will be hot don’t you think, when you have switched off everything at home. So the best thing to do would be going to the refridgerator and open the door! Wee~ So nice!! But by doing so, the refridgerator has to use more energy to keep the food and you cool!
5. so boring, why not we play with water!! spray here, spray there! so fun!!
6. Feel like listening to music. Lets spend our time in the car! There’s aircond too!! Hello, not helping the Earth you know! The car is farting bad stuff yea!
I can’t think of others right now.
But the thing is, if you want to help the Earth, do it right. Bring your family out for a dinner on that day. Or go to a park with your love ones to watch the stars. Or you can sleep early and save your own energy because by doing so, you won’t need to obtain more energy from external sources.

But actually what i really want to say it, MAKE EVERY DAY An EARTH DAY! Not just today.
Here are a few things that you can do to make every day an Earth Day!
- feed those strays animals around you. Just like how i feed my stray cats until fat fat. The key is spread your love to animals
- do not waste water. I have seen so many times people just don’t seem to realise that they are wasting so much water when they are brushing their teeth! Turn off those taps when you are staring into the mirror while brushing your teeth. When we have no more water, i blame you!
- Off your friggin’ aircond when not in used so as other electrical appliances.
_ Sleep more to save your energy
- recycle! I find it really fun!
- you don’t have to wash your clothes everytime you wear it. If it is clean, wear it twice! Just like my friend, he wears the same jeans for one whole month! Bu he is an extremist.
- is it so hard to live without plastic bags? Yes it really is! But you can try to reduce the usage!
- stop listening to your mp3. take those head phones off. Listen to your family members, friends and animals comunicate. They sound really lovely!
- do not litter, spit or curse! Bad karma.
- car pool, or just take the trains! i love trains..
- eat more veggies, less meat. Producing meat products uses more energy than vegetable does. Besides, you gain more energy from veggies than from meat. But i am not telling you to be a vegetarian. Less meat, not no meat!
- Be happy. When people are happy, the atmosphere of the environment gets lighter. Fewer people will get diseases because the immune system works better as the body has less stress. Thus the Earth prosper!
I wish i can think of more. For those who love the Earth, I thank you. Soon i will join the battle in helping the Earth fighting against evil. With the power of one, we can do it! I can do it!
Happy Earth Day people. May God bless us all! =D
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