Come Join Me in Earth Hour 2011!

What is Earth Hour?

If you are following my blog and reading it from time to time,

I am sure you noticed that I blogged about it for the past two years!

So now, what is Earth Hour again?

Here, Earth Hour started in Sydney, Australia in 2007..

In 2009, over 4000 cities in 88 countries switched off lights

to show their support for the planet..

After a year, On Saturday 27 March, Earth Hour 2010 became the

biggest Earth Hour ever, a record of 128 countries and territories

participated in the global display of climate action..

The Earth Hour today has become a global sustainability movement..

Earth Hour 2011 will take place on Saturday, 26 March

at 8.30pm (local time)..

This year I hope we'll go beyond the hour, after the lights go back on again,

think of what you can do to make a difference, together our actions add up,

hope to reduce global warming and stop climate change..

Save the world together, shall we?

Miranda Kerr is the Global Ambassador for Earth Hour 2011.

Here are some posters for Earth Hour 2011.

If you're in Penang and thinking of where to go for Earth Hour,

you can join the Penangites to countdown and join the activities there..

Time: 7.30pm - 9.30pm

Date: 26th March 2011

Venue: 37, Lengkok Berjaya, Pulau Tikus, Penang.

If you are in Kuala Lumpur, bring your friends and family together,

come over to Sunway Pyramid and join the activities held there..

Time: 8.30pm onwards

Date: 26th March 2011

Venue: Main Entrance, Sunway Pyramid. (Orange Entrance)

Anyway, I will be doing dance performance for the Earth Hour event,

5.30pm at Oasis Boulevard, Sunway Pyramid..

So, if you're somewhere there,

feel free to drop by and support my dance group! :) LOL.

I shall end with this:

Why should get involved in Earth Hour?

"Earth Hour has done a lot to raise awareness of sustainability issues.

But there’s more to it than switching off lights for one hour once a year.

It’s all about giving people a voice and working together

to create a better future for our planet.."

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Earth Hour throughout the world...

I couldn't get all the photos for the countries which took part in Earth Hour'09, but yea, here are some snapshots to show you, how people from other countries are doing it...Sydney, the first country started Earth Hour in 2007. This is the Sydney skyline this year in 2009, Sydney's famous Opera House and Harbour Bridge. Bund on the banks of the Huangpu River in Shanghai. Hong Kong's financial/commercial buildings at central district.
Taipei 101 Building in Taiwan.
Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai. Historic landmark - Gateway of India in Mumbai.
Young people in the Russian Far Eastern city of Vladivostok hold candles marking the second worldwide Earth Hour.Royal Palace in Oslo, Norway.Singapore financial district.Main roundabout at the main business district in Jakarta.An Indonesian family sits near candles as lights are turned off during a candlelight vigil marking Earth Hour at the main business district in Jakarta.
A man wearing a traditional costume and holds a candle to support Earth Hour in Jakarta, Indonesia.A photographer sets up his camera to capture the 'Bird Nest' National Stadium before it was darkened for one hour to mark Earth Hour in Beijing, China.Two Chinese men pose for photos exposed by flash light near the 'Bird Nest' National Stadium which has been darkened for one hour to mark Earth Hour in Beijing, China.
St. Stephens Tower of the Houses of Parliament in central London.
Ancient Giza Pyramids in Cairo, Egypt.Burj al Arab hotel of Dubai.Rome's ancient Colosseum.
Acropolis floodlights in Athens.
A child holds candle in support of Earth Hour in Jakarta.
Eiffel Tower in Paris.

Finally, Malaysia.

The KL Tower and Petronas Twin Towers.

Well, Malaysia did their part in swtching off the lights during Earth Hour 2009, including the Walk of Hope at Cap square, KL. Actually, I try to get some pics during Earth Hour in Penang and Las Vegas (due to the beautiful lights all around the city, wanted to see how it looks like when switch off the lights), but couldn't get one.

Earth Hour in Penang not so successful, not a failure as well. At least my house and a few houses nearby switched off the lights; my friend which is working at Island Plaza told me that Chief Minister YB Lim Guan Eng and others were celebrating Earth Hour at Island Plaza and switched off lights as well, many people were there to countdown and put on candles; another friend which went out for dinner at a restaurant near Gurney told me that, the restaurant not only switched off lights, they even switched off the electricity! What a joke, but yea, saving energy at the same time. LOL!

But still, some people think that this is stupid and wouldn't want to follow. Please, think of the world that we are living in, can't you all feel the heat everyday is getting hotter and hotter? the weather keeps on changing as well, help to save the world wey!

We are the young generation, if we are not doing it to help slow down climate change, who else? So, keep it up people, try not to switch on the air-cond if the weather is not hot, switch off lights at night, and do switch off computer too when you are not using it.

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Good night...

It's almost 3 am in the morning.

I shall get my ass on the bed now...

I'll switch off the computer before I sleep,

cos I used to put standby mode,

and switching it on days and nights,

but from now on I am going to switch it off;

I'll switch off lights when I am sleeping,

cos we don't need the lights while dreaming right?

I am voting for earth now! LOL!

Somehow, I am saving electricity! Haha...

So, let's unite people, let's get together,

Make sure u do your part to save the world too!

☆Alright, more updates coming up soon...☆

Till then,

Good night!

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60 Earth Hour, It's today!!!

Your light switch is your vote!

People, NO matter which part of the world are you livin' in, no matter where you are, let's switch off our lights tonight for ONE hour!

Just for that one hour, from 8.30pm - 9.30pm, together we shall save our planet earth, the earth that meant everything to us!

*Read my previous post to know more about Earth Hour and what can we do during the time we switch off the lights.

Do sign up yourself to be counted as part of it, log on to this website to show your support.

This is one thing, the wristband that glow in dark, which is given by one of my colleague during my internship at 8tv. Well, I like the wristband. It's special, hardly get one which can glow in dark. Somehow, it can shows and tells people that I am supporting Earth Hour and I am part of it! hehe..

*pics are captured in the dark using my hp only.

Let's stick together, Let's switch off our light for an hour, help to conserve energy and slow down climate change, shall we?

P/S: 8TV is supporting Earth Hour and it will switch off itself for that ONE hour during prime time tonight.

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60 Earth Hour

60 Earth Hour!!! - It's as simple as a flick of the switch!

Here is what all about...

What began as a campaign to get 'Sydneysiders' to turn their lights off, has grown to become one of the world’s biggest climate change initiatives. In 2009, at 8.30pm on March 28, people around the world will turn their lights off for one hour – Earth Hour. We’re aiming to reach one billion people, more than 1000 cities, all joining together in a global effort to show that its possible to take action on global warming.

Earth Hour started in 2007 in Sydney, Australia with 2.2 million homes and businesses turning their lights off for one hour. Only a year later and this event had become a global sustainability movement with up to 50 million people across 35 countries participating. Global landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Rome’s Colosseum and the Coca Cola billboard in Times Square, all stood in darkness, as symbols of hope for a cause that grows more urgent by the hour.

Earth Hour 2009 is a global call to action to every individual, every business and every community. A call to stand up, to take responsibility and to get involved in working towards a sustainable future. Iconic buildings and landmarks from Europe to The Americas will stand in darkness. People across the world will turn off their lights and join together in creating the vital conversation about the future of our precious planet.

Over 64 countries and territories are participating in Earth Hour 2009. This number grows every day as people realize how such a simple act, can have such a profound result in affecting change.

Earth Hour is a message of hope and a message of action. Everyone can make a difference.

Join us for Earth Hour 2009, turn off your lights at 8.30pm Saturday 28 March and sign-up here to be counted.

Alright guys, the future is in our hands, we should do something to stop global warming.. Let's us do this together, all the youngster out there, tell others about this, Let us save the world!!!

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