Personally, I’m very impressed with the rapid growth of support gained by Earth Hour campaign. Began in 2007 for the first time with only 1 city - Sydney, Earth Hour campaign has got some global supports for the following year - 2008. This year, Earth Hour 2009 has expanded its reach to 85 countries. I believe this “Vote for Earth” campaign has created broader awareness on the attentive need for energy and resource conservation (which in turn tackles global warming issue), to communities that otherwise didn’t realize the fact.

So ya, many have shown support by turning off the lights of some prominent geograhical landmarks, business premises and homes. At the same time, all social networking sites have also witnessed a flood of #earthhour tag, as well as surging search on related keywords.

Many bloggers have also taken opportunity to announce to the blogsphere that they have voted for Earth. Status message like “I Vote for Earth” is also easily spotted in instant messaging contact list from channels such as MSN and Yahoo Messenger.

(Don’t ask why you never seen these status messages from me. ‘Cos I never posted them haha, did this just for the sake of creating an image for this blog entry)

So now, the question is, what’s next?? Wait for another year, switch off lights for an hour on 27th Mar 2010, and go party? Wait for another year, and take the chance to post similar status messages or blog posts again? Wait for another year, and stand-by at strategic location with DSLR and tripod to take before-after pictures of KL skyline at 8.30pm? Wait for another year, take some in-the-dark pictures and show to the world? Continue reading ‘What’s Next? Wait for Another Year?’

I’ve got an interesting comment in the travelogue post “Peninsula Trip Part 2 – Day 2: Kota Bharu” from a reader named F.F. Lin. According to the posting IP, this comment was posted from Australia (not necessarily an Australian though, could be a student studying in Aus).

Thank you for your amazing travelogue. I never knew that a PAS governed state allowed such huge statue of Buddha to be built there. How many temples are there in the State of Kelantan? How about Trengganu? Were the malays friendly? Can the local Chinese there eat pork? Are there Chinese schools in the two states? I heard that the states are governed by extremists.

I may visit these states when I go to Malaysia.

After replying his/her questions, I’m just too tempted to make this a post on its own, hopefully to help creating a fair image to Kelantan, especially the present ruling party. This is my reply (no, I swear I’m not paid to write this :p):

There are simply too many Buddhist temples in Kelantan, especially those of Thai influence (listing of Thai Buddhist temples in Kelantan). Kelantanese Malays are generally very friendly And yes, Kelantanese Chinese have no issue with eating pork (”bak kut teh” restaurants can be found in Kota Bharu too), they are free to practice any Chinese cultures and celebrate Chinese celebrations like others. Besides, Chinese schools are readily available too. Don’t be fooled by mis-conceptions portrayed from mainstream medias.

By the way, Terengganu is currently (after the 8th Mar 2008 election) under the governance of national ruling party, not PAS.

Saw the extend of negative impressions that mainstream medias have created for Kelantan?? To no surprise, even some Malaysians who have not visited Kelantan before, have some mis-conceptions on the state too. Continue reading ‘Damages that The Medias have Done on Kelantan’

Though I’m not paid to write this post, but I’m truly passionate to promote the eyewear lens that I’ve been wearing since 9 years ago.

For the past 9 years till now, I’m using Essilor prescription lenses for my spectacles. Why am I so loyal to Essilor lenses, even though the price is slightly above average? Well, simply because of 2 words – superior quality.

Most of the people who are wearing spectacles, I’m sure the majority don’t even bother to find out what exactly the pair of lenses he/she is wearing.

“The shop told me this is multicoated, this is high-index.. that’s all lo..”

Yet the funny thing is, many people seem to be paying different prices for the same specifications – multicoated and high-index, ranging from RM60 to a few hundreds. Aren’t you interested to find out more about the eyewear lenses that directly affect your eyes??

Essilor Products that I’ve Tried

Essilor has many brands for various needs. For example:

• Airwear which provides light, thin and high impact-resistance lenses
• Transitions which provides photochromic lenses (clear indoors and at night but darken outdoors)
• Varilux which provides progressive lenses (I still don’t need it yet :p)
• Crizal, a type of coating innovated by Essilor, which provides no-glare, scratch-resistance and dirt-resistance properties. Crizal is generally available on Airwear, Transitions and Varilux lenses.

Personally, I have satisfying experiences with Airwear and Transitions lenses. As mentioned, these lenses are applied with Crizal coating too.

Essilor Airwear

When I was wearing Nike Flexon rimless prescription frame, I needed a pair of lenses which must be lightweight, thin and durable. Airwear meets all the requirements, and at the same time the polycarbonate material provides impressive impact-resistance properties.

I was given a piece of Essilor Airwear lens, and a piece of brand X polycarbonate lens, together with a hammer (yes, it was a real hammer). With just an easy smash, the brand X polycarbonate lens was broken. However, to my surprise, I couldn’t break the Airwear lens at all, yes, not at all. After a few smashes, there were scratches on the Airwear lens, but it didn’t break!

Because of the Crizal coating, Airwear lenses are very easy to clean too. Even with smudges, the smooth lens surface makes it extremely easy for cleaning. After years, the lens surface is still as smooth as it was. Continue reading ‘Choosing a Good Pair of Optical Eyewear Lenses’

Yesterday, there were road blocks at many places of our highways in Peninsula Malaysia, especially the southern and central regions. Ya, Malaysia is so efficient in the utilization of police forces, and you can see neatly queued vehicles (wow.. so courteous, drivers dare not simply abuse the emergency lane also) at the highway speed lane. Friends, it was Sunday, the day when many people were traveling back from home sweet home to Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya for work.

This morning, if you’re working in KL or PJ, and if were driving to work, then congratulation, you have contributed in boosting national economic growth by consuming more fuel. Congratulation again, you have helped to prove that our police forces are efficient in conducting road block!

Why all these masses? Simply because BN “thought” there will be a crowd of protestors heading to parliament today for no-confidence motion against PM

End up, who were creating problems in busy metropolitan city this morning? I’m sure a lot of drivers and motorists were swearing all the way in the traffic, especially those who were rushing for important appointment.

Dear BN government, could you please focus your attention in the hot-like-frying-pan issues resulted from fuel price hike aftermaths which are troubling the average Malaysians? Defend as you like, as if majority of Malaysians are enjoying sufficient spending power to comfortably greet and welcome the financial burdens introduced to us after the recent fuel price hike. Continue reading ‘BN, Please Concentrate in Minimizing the Economical Aftermath of Petrol Hike’