Cleaning-mode forever and ever???

Lately have been on the cleaning-mode here at home.. just trying to lessen the clutter and recycle at the same time (good luck with that!). So anyway, got hold of the treasure-trove of things within the cavernous cabinets in our home. What a laugh! After a lot of time spent digging through old books and bags that smelt like roaches have been making it their home for a decade (no ~ make it a lifetime), I found my Dad's old collections of coins and cash as well as our postcards, memorabilia, and pictures from our Ireland trip last 2006. And I have been fixing and rearranging things for the past 2 weeks...

I also found this very interesting picture regarding our electronics manufacturers... This was based on the study made by GreenPeace (hope I got this right...). Anyway, they made this to show who were able to make the environment better and those who did not do much to the positive change in the environment...

Just click on the picture to see it better. Check out other green companies from the year 2008. There are many out there. Hopefully, we become encouraged to buy their products. Other big companies should follow suit as well, since this is the band wagon everyone's jumping on. Let's all go green!

Earth Day v1.2

Since Earth Day is still 10 days away, I wanted to create an entry about some of the famous people (read that as CELEBRITIES) who are contributing wonderfully to our world. I am listing only three (who knows how many more are out there) as well as their individual contributions, from the ordinary, to the extraordinary, and even the bizarre...

Linkin Park - This rocker group has already a "green" tour under their belt and they are already planning for it's next installment. They are apparently going to be offering locally grown organic products, recyclable or reusable serving as well as donating a buck for every ticket sold to a plant a tree program. Now that's really green!

Al Gore - He's an Emmy, an Oscar, and a Nobel Prize winner for his movie "An Inconvenient Truth". He is also constantly doing lots of promotions to counter the effects of global warming and climate change. So far, presidential candidate Sen. Barrack Obama is already planning to hire him because of this (I'm now rooting for Obama).

Leonardo Di Caprio - The world's greenest celebrity for me (and the whole world supposedly). Apart from installing an eco-friendly composting toilet in his home, he bought a green pad, a hybrid car, and now he's currently working to build a green hotel. Nothing's too big for this Titanic superstar.

These people are really making "becoming green" so fetch, don't they?

Visit : www.riverwired.com for more info about the green celebrities.

April 22 is Earth Day!!!

As April 22 approaches, I feel somehow a bit reluctant to acknowledge that "Earth Day" is coming... The reason is that not much people are aware of this fact! In reality, people actually ignore the importance of this particular day... saying that it is not their concern...

Children are taught in schools to REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE. Unfortunately, most of the decisions at their respective homes depend on the adults... their parents... some of whom do not even care or put an effort to follow or show a good example for their kids... These kids grow up and do the same... This is saddening, because despite the efforts of schools and the government to help in this global crisis, without the citizens cooperation, nothing will happen. All efforts to reverse climate change and pollution will be in vain...

There are a lot of things that can be done, such as simply segregating trash from biodegradable to non-biodegradable, choosing not to use plastic for grocery, and walking short distances rather than riding motorized vehicles can be big for the environment. Unfortunately, there are more people who disregard these.

Additional knowledge and a change in attitude is badly needed in this society so that change could be brought forth... Hopefully, children of tomorrow do not follow the bad examples of the adults of today, rather, they learn from the mistakes made and try to improve the environment as best as they could...

Visit: http://ww2.earthday.net/ and learn more on how to help save our planet.

New Site

Please visit this site (http://www.new7wonders.com/nature/en/) and vote for the Philippines' wonders of nature!!!

Current ranks:
9: Chocolate Hills;
10: Tubbataha Reef;
18: Mayon Volcano.

Support our country!

Update (2 May 2008)
8: Tubbataha Reef
9: Chocolate Hills
33: Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park
Mayon Volcano (off the list)