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Monday, June 14, 2010
/Save Energy!
Hello earthlings!
I stumbled across this article in the BTimes today titled 'Students' mindset changing towards energy conservation'. Read it up on the website :) I just wanted to point out Aisyah's and Syaza's interview. Here the excerpt: The vice-president of Sayyidina Ali Secondary School's Energy Club, which was only established a few months ago and has a membership of about 10 students, said she wanted to help drive people to become more environmentally conscious. Nurul 'Aisyah Muhd Rasyid felt that generally Bruneians were aware of the need to conserve energy, but were "not taking it seriously". She spoke of one example of this, recalling the past Energy Day this year, when the government retracted the high subsidies on fuel at filling stations nationwide and imposed commercial rates for a single day on May 24. "A lot of people queued up (to buy petrol and diesel) the night before which I think was an embarrassment. We have always been subsidised for everything and even a little increase (in price) and people don't want to pay," she said. "It's just selfish. It was only for one day," she added. Nurul 'Aisyah reminded Bruneians that the country's oil and gas reserves "will not last forever" and stressed that it was high time to "really get serious" and for more action to be taken. The 17-year-old agreed that a change in mindset was a necessary step. "With the luxurious life we have, it may be difficult to change but we have to change. It's not going to be like this forever," she said. Meanwhile, her classmate and secretary of the school's Energy Club, Dk Syaza Pg Jaya remarked that energy conservation was still a relatively new concept in Brunei and thus why many among the population were unaware or misunderstood its importance. Dk Syaza, 18, shared that she even had difficulty in getting her father to understand, especially when it came to reducing the use of air conditioning (a/c) in the household when possible. "Many people out there don't realise what 24 hours of a/c can do to the world," she said. I loved reading it. You both did so well! :D Go Energy Club! bye :) |
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In this world filled with worries and troubles, I just long for a never-ending happiness that'll creep out one day. In the mean time, k-pop fills my life and brings amusement to me. I wish for a closet full of new clothes and shoes. There's no one other than Donghae♥ though...my weirdo might be pissed then. RED is the colour of passion but Blue's the colour for me. I know, How random. -Amalina |
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I'll get back to this. Till then talk to me in person won't you? |
