My Earth Hour / Knowing

My brain is entering standby mode now. After a struggle of trying to edit language learning report, I dwelled. About stuffs. Zaza said she heard me sighing many times just now. I've contributed another few minutes to my lifetime sighing duration.

Many have been questioning, why would we still support Earth Hour if we know it's just a PR gimmick?

I know it is, at some points, it is to some organisations. All the hypocrisy they are showing by supporting while they are the ones who contribute the most to global warming and pollution. But let's not sink the ship so soon okay? Not all parts are broken.

I told myself, so what? I don't care about them. I do it, I support it because I wanted to show some respect to all the acts of nature protection I've been inspired with, though I may not be a crazy devoted nature person, who won't use plastic at all or eat chewing gum. & I'm not the type who feel like want to put effort only during these special events.

Even though I might not make a difference, at least I've done what I think is right.

Everyone is saying the same thing, if you really care, you'll fight for these causes all the time. Not just on 28th March, and for that one hour.

Yea, but not all are doing it only on Earth Hour. Hasty generalisation.

It may seem stupid because we may be endowing to a big evil plot behind this.

There were still some who stayed at home, did not spend a single penny, except for the money to buy candles and batteries for torchlights, maybe uno jenga or what.

They were telling ghost stories, sharing thoughts with friends and families, or studying like Leezaza, hahaha~

Hey, no one asked you to go to the boutiques for their "Shop In the Dark" programme. With all the discounts and excitement to shop while you can't even see what clothes you're trying out & risking your dainty feet to be stepped on should be fun and tempting right? 

I rest my case.

So now, let me tell what I was doing during Earth Hour. I planned to stay back with Leezaza to make this Earth Hour happening in K3E. Due to unforeseen circumstances, I ended up lining up in GSC. At least they switched off all the non essential lights, unlike those shops which only put posters in front which I misunderstood when they said they would support, I thought they would really off for 1 hour. Well, it's not like they were having a lot of customers too.

So, hehehe~....I watched Knowing. Another cliche Nicholas Cage movie.

I give compliments only to the visual effects. It was real good.

The plane crashing, the people burning, the train crashing the waiting zone..seeing the people running for their lives while being smashed underneath the train...the pain...phew~

The movie has a mixed elements of horror, sci fi, fiction & tiny bit of action.

What's with the aliens & world's end?

It seems to be of an interest of many producers these few years.

I don't reject this idea but hmm, this particular movie's ending is kind of disturbing.

Why would the aliens care about the extinction of human race?

Maybe I'm slow, but I really can't get a clear message there.

They only saved one boy & one girl, after the earth was burnt down, they were sent back.

& then they were wearing white clothes, running in a beautiful breezing field happily.

Well, I'm not sure whether it's earth they were sent to...I thought earth was burnt to like 1KM to the core? I suppose nothing can grow anymore. Hmm, whatever, I still don't bother to read the script to find out.

The End.

Okay, back to Earth Hour, I was saving energy. FYI, the cinema was dark, no lights. Ha~

& while I was out, my room lights were off too right..

After he & I bought the tickets, we went to check out cameras & camcorders. That fellow is going to South Africa, Capetown, Buenos Aires, wants to buy camcorder excitedly.

While Earth Hour was reaching its end, we were in a big electronic shops, checking out all the electrical devices while waiting for our movie showtime. Ironic, ha~

Okay, last defence, it's the thought that counts. 

Happy Earth Hour, peeps!

Live life, love life~

Emotional Moment

And all the things you care about...

And all the things you wish to care about...

And all the things you don't bother about...

And all the things you wish not to bother about...

And all the people you wish not to see...

And all the words you wish you never have to hear...

And all the things you wish you will never know...

And all the people you wish not to see...

And all the words you wish will wake them up...

And all the acts you wish will not hurt...

And all the deeds you wish you can ignore...

And all the things you wish to forget...

And all the people you wish to forgive...

And all the things you wish to let go...

And all the things you are sorry about...

A Box of Emotions

As I was being tortured by the sensation of heat yesterday, I had to convince myself my determination to finish my assignments *arrghh, the word* wouldn't be melted down by the crazy hot sun.

Around 6am, I was waken up by the sounds of miracle -----it was the thunder. Thank God~

The gratefulness I felt, I could not explain...as I felt so touched and blessed that I went back to my dreams with a smile on my face, knowing that today would be a great day.

An hour after, I was waken up by another sound------annoyance...my handphone, though it was bringing good news. My classes today have been cancelled. Well, they say, good things come in a couple.

But I had to use my energy to open my eyes wider to forward the message to the snake & turtle.

*sleepiness fading* Some more, the unexpected reply from the snake, kaka caucau...so I grabbed the chance to express how beautiful the rain is at the moment. And so she replied again & said she's going back to her dreamland too.

Because I'm an unbelievably light sleeper, I knew I couldn't go back to sleep anymore. But...but....it just started to rain. How could I be so cruel & ruin my chance of having the world's most perfect bedtime ever? As so I told my dear roommate, & I forced myself to sleep back...splendid~ *wink*

I woke up feeling not satisfied enough, but it was time to wake up. Can't be greedy, ey?

So here I am, writing this post, because I was thinking, how could I miss carving this unforgettable day on a big stone? (Google won't go bankrupt right?)

I wish everyday is today, just the weather, not the date.

The wind breezing. Today has like the best weather ever.

Even the birds' chirping sounds nicer, I don't really appreciate them much usually.

Everything is perfect, except for the reminder of assignment due dates keeps ringing for the whole day & my intestine inflammation is eating me up.

How nice if I don't have to do anything..just lying there, sitting here for the whole day.

The Colours of all objects around seem brighter, nicer. I love the idea of having eyeballs! *rofl*

Just yesterday, I was complaining how the world has gone into all the bad things.

And my day is started with a sign telling I'm being taken care of, no matter how disappointing yesterday could be.

Well, life is always related to imperfection somehow, because we, humans will never be satisfied and therefore, a better day than yesterday is something to be thankful about. But no matter how great today is, we can still come up with something to mumble about.

Arrr, screw it. I want to enjoy today.

As usual, Live Life, Love Life, peeps.

Earth Hour 2009

VOTE EARTH. YOUR LIGHT SWITCH IS YOUR VOTE.

This is the World's First Global Election, Between Earth & Global Warming.

On March 28 you can VOTE EARTH by switching off your lights for one hour.
Or you can vote global warming by leaving your lights on.

The results of the election are being presented at the Global Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen 2009. We want one billion votes for Earth, to tell world leaders that we have to take action against global warming.

Until now,931 cities and towns in 80 countries have already committed to VOTE EARTH for Earth Hour 2009, as part of the worlds first global election between Earth and global warming.

Earth Hour 2009 by WWF - Sign up for Earth Hour!

When I last saw the countdown about 10 seconds ago, it has 20 days, 20 hours, 20 minutes & 20 seconds left. Earth Hour begins at 8.30 PM on 28th March 2009.

With just 1 hour of your lights switched off, you will be a part of this noble cause.

Maybe you've been wondering how you can make things around better.

Maybe you've been wondering how you can make your life more worth of what He gave you.

Now it's time, it's just a small simple act but you will have no regrets.

Love yourself, love your family, love your home.

Love is priceless, love knows no end, love is selfless, guys.

Support Earth Hour!

Earth Hour

Official Website http://www.earthhour.org/

Homepage http://www.voteearth2009.org/home//

News: Call for Social Media To Spread the Word for Earth Hour

In association with Earth Hour, Zero Foot Print comes up with a calculator to

Assess how much CO2 your lifestyle produces in a year with the Earth Hour Zerofootprint calculator.

Compare this to how much the average person produces in your country. You can even compare your outcome with your Facebook friends and offset your emissions.

Set aside about a minute to complete four simple questions relating to your driving, flying, eating and living habits.

Application Available on Facebook, Zerofootprint Calculator

Spread the word! Join Earth Hour on Facebook.

Human beings..not doings

by Rick Warren

Sunday, February 22, 2009 7:51 AM

You will enjoy the new insights that Rick Warren has, with his wife now having cancer and him having 'wealth' from the book sales. 'Purpose Driven Life ' author and pastor of Saddleback Church in California.

In the interview by Paul Bradshaw with Rick Warren, Rick said: "People ask me, What is the purpose of life?" And I respond: "In a nutshell, life is preparation for eternity.

We were not made to last forever, and God wants us to be with Him in Heaven. One day my heart is going to stop, and that will be the end of my body - but not the end of me. I may live 60 to 100 years on earth, but I am going to spend trillions of years in eternity. This is the warm-up act - the dress rehearsal.

God wants us to practice on earth what we will do forever in eternity. We were made by God and for God, and until you figure that out, life isn't going to make sense…

Life is a series of problems: either you are in one now, you're just coming out of one, or you're getting ready to go into another one.

The reason for this is that God is more interested in your character than your comfort; God is more interested in making your life holy than He is in making your life happy. We can be reasonably happy here on earth, but that's not the goal of life. The goal is to grow in character, in Christ likeness.

This past year has been the greatest year of my life but also the toughest, with my wife, Kay, getting cancer.

I used to think that life was hills and valleys - you go through a dark time, then you go to the mountaintop, back and forth. I don't believe that anymore. Rather than life being hills and valleys, I believe that it's kind of like two rails on a railroad track, and at all times you have something good and something bad in your life.

No matter how good things are in your life, there is always something bad that needs to be worked on. And no matter how bad things are in your life, there is always something good you can thank God for.

You can focus on your purposes, or you can focus on your problems:

§ If you focus on your problems, you're going into self-centeredness, which is my problem, my issues, my pain.

§ But one of the easiest ways to get rid of pain is to get your focus off yourself and onto God and others.

We discovered quickly that in spite of the prayers of hundreds of thousands of people, God was not going to heal Kay or make it easy for her - it has been very difficult for her, and yet God has strengthened her character, given her a ministry of helping other people, given her a testimony, drawn her closer to Him and to people.

You have to learn to deal with both the good and the bad of life.

Actually, sometimes learning to deal with the good is harder. For instance, this past year, all of a sudden, when the book sold 15 million copies, it made me instantly very wealthy. It also brought a lot of notoriety that I had never had to deal with before.

I don't think God gives you money or notoriety for your own ego or for you to live a life of ease. So I began to ask God what He wanted me to do with this money, notoriety and influence. He gave me two different passages that helped me decide what to do, II Corinthians 9 and Psalm 72.

First, in spite of all the money coming in, we would not change our lifestyle one bit. We made no major purchases.

Second, about midway through last year, I stopped taking a salary from the church.

Third, we set up foundations to fund an initiative we call The Peace Plan to plant churches, equip leaders, assist the poor, care for the sick, and educate the next generation.

Fourth, I added up all that the church had paid me in the 24 years since I started the church, and I gave it all back.

It was liberating to be able to serve God for free.

We need to ask ourselves: Am I going to live for possessions? Popularity?
Am I going to be driven by pressures? Guilt? Bitterness? Materialism?
Or am I going to be driven by God's purposes (for my life)?

When I get up in the morning, I sit on the side of my bed and say, God, if I don't get anything else done today, I want to know You more and love You better.

God didn't put me on earth just to fulfill a to-do list. He's more interested in what I am than what I do. That's why we're called human beings, not human doings.

Happy moments, PRAISE GOD.
Difficult moments, SEEK GOD.
Quiet moments, WORSHIP GOD.
Painful moments, TRUST GOD.
Every moment, THANK GOD.

More info about Rick Warren

http://www.rickwarren.com/about.html

A few years ago, I was like any other human being, questioning what I should do, my purpose on earth & my purpose of life, fortunately, God opened my eyes & heart & showed me. Maybe I'm just nobody, maybe I'll be nobody. Maybe my time is not here yet, but I want to believe, that my heart stays with Him forever. When I tell others I want to have a meaningful life, it's all about God, it's all because of God.

30 Things You Don't Know (& should know) About Me (Random)

As I'm a person who loves being tagged to do all these stuffs, TJC has verbally tagged me, so that I can fulfill my desire to complete this thing. *rofl*

Oh yea, a reminder/ WARNING, for those who dislike or HATE me, & you happen to read this, please just close this window & move on with your own life. If you insist on reading, please don't leave any offensive comments. I would do voodoo on you, ok?

Okay, I proceed now.

1. I love watching violent, gory movie, vampire & all- happy tree friends doesn't excite me anymore, little ninjai is too tiring because of the way he talks, Angel I love the most. Van Helsing. All those chopping off hands, shouting, blood gushing out, bla3....

2. Despite the first statement, I'll cry watching cartoons, like really cry - eg. pokemon, hamtaro, walle, ice age, brother bear, open season.

3. I love brown colour.

4. I can play piano with crossed hands.

5. I don't eat pineapple except it's on pizzas.

6. I don't eat garlic but garlic bread.

7. I don't eat onion, but I like ABC soup.

8. I'm always contradicting myself, not just because of the 3 things I mentioned above. ahaha~

9. Many find my concepts on stuffs hard to understand. (Ask me personally if you are dying to know why.)

10. I don't generalise my likings or preferences. See statement 5, 6 & 7.

11. I really hate it when people make a wrong statement about me, stronger word is "accuse". I would hate the person more than I hate the statement. Don't say I'm flirty, don't say I don't bother about anything...

12. I'm sensitive of my surroundings, unless I choose not to bother.

13. I wore braces.

14. I hate repeating what I say unless you can't hear me.

15. I hate when people keep repeating what they've asked or told me, like 2 months ago. Don't bother asking if you don't intend to remember. In this case, courtesy really doesn't mean anything to me. Thank you~

16. I hold grudges. Some things, I just never forget. & you won't know if I'm angry with you.

17. I do remember good things though.

18. The real me is not very similar with how I personalise myself in public. Don't judge me.

19. I like to keep things as simple as they are. I see many people intend to make things a lot more complicated. I really don't understand why & how they do it. But some people say I'm in denial. I say, they are totally different.

20. I'm a devoted Christian and proud of it. I know, I know but you won't want me blurting out bible verses every now and then right?

21. I have more than 50 pairs of earrings.

22. I've been wearing different clothes everyday for 3 & a half weeks now & I don't think they are a quarter of the amount.

23. I love to collect desktop wallpapers.

24. I don't know how to cross the road. The boring saying is I'm not aware of the cars when I'm crossing the road. Until now, no matter how many times my friends & I got heart attack out of it, I'm still the same.

25. I change my preferences every now & then. Unpredictable sounds sophisticated, or you can just say mafan, emotional or hard to please, anything la.

26. I love to analyse.

27. I'm allergic to seafood.

28. The first time I was in a public bus was when I studied in Foundation.

29. I don't like flowers except sunflowers.

30. I have 5 ear piercing.

I'm sorry for all the draggy further description, & if some of them seem like I'm throwing tantrums or what, ha...

Too excited. *sweat*