Showing posts with label Earth Hour. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Earth Hour. Show all posts
Saturday, 31 March 2012
Earth Hour 2012
We were not able to celebrate Earth Hour at home this year. Juliane had a birthday party at Amazonia, Great World City, 7-9pm. We decided to have dinner at Kuishin-bo at 6pm before sending Juliane to her classmate's party at 7pm. While waiting to pick Juliane at 9pm, Marieann and her father went browsing around as I headed towards Coffee Bean to do editing on some book reviews . I chose to work at Coffee Bean because the cafe would be celebrating Earth Hour by dimming its lights. Since I can't celebrate it at home, I might as well do it at a place that is celebrating Earth Hour. :)
Saturday, 26 March 2011
Earth Hour 2011
This year we celebrated Earth Hour 2011 at Orchard Road. Juliane has a birthday party to attend the next day and we have yet to get the birthday gift. So we decided to kill two birds with one stone. Get the birthday gift and celebrate Earth Hour at the same time. We saw the lights off at Ion. It looked strange without its bright lights lol.
Saturday, 27 March 2010
Earth Hour 2010
This is my 3rd year and the girls' 2nd year that we are taking part in Earth Hour. This year, my parents joined us for the 1st time as they are in Singapore.
The girls were really excited and enthusiastic about Earth Hour. They helped to place the candles around the apartment such as in the living room, dining room, kitchen, and toilet. It didn't feel warm without the fan as it was quite breezy. The candles kept getting blown out by the breeze lol. Time also seemed to pass more slowly without the tv and computer. But we didn't mind as we all seemed more relaxed and were having fun. The girls and I star-grazed, talked and told ghost stories under the candle light. :) All too soon, we could use electricity again. The girls were already in bed before the Earth Hour ended. :) They are looking forward to Earth Hour 2011.
The only person who avoided Earth Hour was the girls' father. He took a long drive around for close to 1.5 hours. Sigh. What a bad role model for the girls. But thank goodness, the girls are not like him and are more than willing to do their part for Earth, even if it is only an hour. I will try to educate them to save more energy and to do more for Earth, or Gaia.
The girls were really excited and enthusiastic about Earth Hour. They helped to place the candles around the apartment such as in the living room, dining room, kitchen, and toilet. It didn't feel warm without the fan as it was quite breezy. The candles kept getting blown out by the breeze lol. Time also seemed to pass more slowly without the tv and computer. But we didn't mind as we all seemed more relaxed and were having fun. The girls and I star-grazed, talked and told ghost stories under the candle light. :) All too soon, we could use electricity again. The girls were already in bed before the Earth Hour ended. :) They are looking forward to Earth Hour 2011.
The only person who avoided Earth Hour was the girls' father. He took a long drive around for close to 1.5 hours. Sigh. What a bad role model for the girls. But thank goodness, the girls are not like him and are more than willing to do their part for Earth, even if it is only an hour. I will try to educate them to save more energy and to do more for Earth, or Gaia.
Saturday, 28 March 2009
Earth Hour 2009
I celebrated Earth Hour 2008 with my best friend, Sian Min and her family in Sydney last year. It was one of the most unforgettable and interesting moments I have had on a holiday.
I celebrated Earth Hour 2009 with my girls in Singapore this year. It is one of the most unforgettable and fun moments for the girls. By 8:15pm, the girls were already washed up and changed into their PJs ahead of their usual 9pm routine. At 8:30pm sharp, we switched off all the lights and electrical appliances. I lighted 3 candles, 2 for the living room and 1 for the kitchen. The girls were really thrilled. They went to the windows to check which units had participated (or not) in Earth Hour. They exclaimed loudly when a certain unit didn't participate. A minute later, that unit switched off their lights. Oops. They must have heard my girls. :P
The girls made animal shadows with the candle light. After a while, they got bored. They started to tell each other scary stories by the candle light! Hahaha. Time flies when you are having fun. :) All too soon, it was 9:30pm. I allowed the girls to blow out the candles before they retire to bed.
PS The girls' father didn't participate in Earth Hour. He claimed that his car needed a wash. Yar right, the fact is he needed the air-con. Sigh.
I celebrated Earth Hour 2009 with my girls in Singapore this year. It is one of the most unforgettable and fun moments for the girls. By 8:15pm, the girls were already washed up and changed into their PJs ahead of their usual 9pm routine. At 8:30pm sharp, we switched off all the lights and electrical appliances. I lighted 3 candles, 2 for the living room and 1 for the kitchen. The girls were really thrilled. They went to the windows to check which units had participated (or not) in Earth Hour. They exclaimed loudly when a certain unit didn't participate. A minute later, that unit switched off their lights. Oops. They must have heard my girls. :P
The girls made animal shadows with the candle light. After a while, they got bored. They started to tell each other scary stories by the candle light! Hahaha. Time flies when you are having fun. :) All too soon, it was 9:30pm. I allowed the girls to blow out the candles before they retire to bed.
PS The girls' father didn't participate in Earth Hour. He claimed that his car needed a wash. Yar right, the fact is he needed the air-con. Sigh.
Saturday, 29 March 2008
Shopping and No Lights
* Shopping
Today is the last day that I can do my shopping for tomorrow I return to Singapore.
My best friend, Min brought me to Liverpool Westfield shopping mall. We went to scout for the curtains my mother wanted. Unfortunately, the kind she wanted is no longer in fashion and we looked for it at several shops and all to no avail. Also looked for stuff that my friend wanted: PC game, and dvd. Tried our best but the PC game is an old one and the shops don't carry it anymore. As for the dvd, after looking in a few shops, the last shop I went into managed to tell me that the dvd will only be out in May 2008. Oh great, all that looking and walking for nothing, lol. Seemed like it hasn't been a very successful shopping trip. :(
Min is a fantastic friend. She decided to take me to another Westfield shopping mall at Marinda to try our luck for the items. Still no luck for them. :( But at least I managed to get my mother's flax seed oil, more clothes for the girls, and Delta Goodrem cds for myself. Yup, that's all I got for myself. Didn't really buy many things for myself on this trip, mainly bought for my girls, my mother and my friends. :)
* Earth Hour
Earth Hour is being held here in Sydney, it begins at 8pm and ends at 9pm. I am lucky to be here to participate in this meaningful international event.
The kids needed to have showers before 8pm, before all lights in the house are turned off. I helped Min to cut the potato and pumpkin, and to slice the mushrooms while she was attending to Josh. Graham cooked pork sausages, steak and kangaroo meat in the backyard while Min put the pumpkin and potato to roast in the oven. Min also made the mushroom sauce. I also helped to stir the sauce, lol. Soon we were all ready, the candles were lit, the meats barbequed, the vegetables roasted, the corn cobs cooked. The lights were off at 8pm sharp.
Today is the last day that I can do my shopping for tomorrow I return to Singapore.
My best friend, Min brought me to Liverpool Westfield shopping mall. We went to scout for the curtains my mother wanted. Unfortunately, the kind she wanted is no longer in fashion and we looked for it at several shops and all to no avail. Also looked for stuff that my friend wanted: PC game, and dvd. Tried our best but the PC game is an old one and the shops don't carry it anymore. As for the dvd, after looking in a few shops, the last shop I went into managed to tell me that the dvd will only be out in May 2008. Oh great, all that looking and walking for nothing, lol. Seemed like it hasn't been a very successful shopping trip. :(
Min is a fantastic friend. She decided to take me to another Westfield shopping mall at Marinda to try our luck for the items. Still no luck for them. :( But at least I managed to get my mother's flax seed oil, more clothes for the girls, and Delta Goodrem cds for myself. Yup, that's all I got for myself. Didn't really buy many things for myself on this trip, mainly bought for my girls, my mother and my friends. :)
* Earth Hour
Earth Hour is being held here in Sydney, it begins at 8pm and ends at 9pm. I am lucky to be here to participate in this meaningful international event.
The kids needed to have showers before 8pm, before all lights in the house are turned off. I helped Min to cut the potato and pumpkin, and to slice the mushrooms while she was attending to Josh. Graham cooked pork sausages, steak and kangaroo meat in the backyard while Min put the pumpkin and potato to roast in the oven. Min also made the mushroom sauce. I also helped to stir the sauce, lol. Soon we were all ready, the candles were lit, the meats barbequed, the vegetables roasted, the corn cobs cooked. The lights were off at 8pm sharp.
It was really an experience to have dinner with only candle lights, not just that, without other non-essential electrical appliances being switched on, e.g. television, lol. Ben joined us for dinner and Josh was hanging around as he had his dinner first. But he was snacking on sausages, lol. I had kangaroo meat for the first time. It tasted a lot like steak, lol. It went really well with the mushroom sauce! I had two servings of kangaroo meat and I also had the soup that Min made earlier. I think Graham is surprised by my huge appetite, lol. I really like kangaroo meat. :) Hope I can get kangaroo meat in Singapore, lol.
It was really fun and meaningful taking part in Earth Hour. I will get my girls to participate next year. :)
After dinner, it started to rain quite heavily. Didn't expect it to rain and it turned the night quite cold. Min and I then watched "love actually". I haven't watched it before as I thought it was one of those silly romance. I didn't realised it was that good. It was quite hilarious. Min decided to give me the dvd when she realised that I love the show, lol. Thanks, Min. :)
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