Changes in Climate Change

Seems that every single thing that we do nowadays is not environmentally friendly. Buying 4-ply toilet paper, driving to work, eating a plate of chicken chop or just the expulsion of gases from your body (if you get what I mean). These things that we do every day look guilty in an era when everybody is blaming one another for not saving the earth

Whenever we do something, we would ponder whether it is beneficial to our earth but before we can answer ourselves, we have already completed doing that thing. Therefore, this is why saving the earth is such a tedious chore to do. However, this does not mean that we should be irresponsible earthlings and not care for our home

We should at least have some knowledge of it just in case. For example, if someone asks you about climate change and stuff like that, you should not just use old-school terms like global warming or chlorofluorocarbons(CFCs), I bet you had forgotten about the latter

Instead, you should say more bombastic words like anthropogenic effects, Kyoto Protocol, tropospheric ozone or, to play safe, just mention Copenhagen United Nations Climate Change Conference. The other party would either be scared off or continue talking more in-depth issues with you since you seem knowledgeable

All talk and no action is useless too. So we need to do something to show that we are keen on being clean and green. So what are some things that inflict little or no harm on the environment which we can do?

Using candles
It may sound very 1960's but I can assure you that it is the "in" thing to do if you want to play a part in saving the earth

Imagine doing your homework in front of a solid block of wax lighted up in a dark room. You will be ninety-nine percent focused on the notes since the source of light only covers the area of the top of your study table.

You will not be procrastinating and taking your own sweet time to complete it since the wax will be melted completely after a period of time. You will not be thinking of whether should you head down to Ion Orchard or 313@Somerset for Christmas shopping. You will not be distracted by other objects around you since you can't see them clearly. You will be at your best studying

You can save a whole lot of electricity and money by using candles. Moreover, there is something called candlelight dinner right? Candles are also used to create romantic atmospheres. So why not have a candlelight dinner every night to build a good relationship? Isn't it killing two birds with one stone?

Be a vegetarian
Everyone knows that practising vegetarianism is a wonderful thing be it lacto, ovo or lacto-ovo. But, most people are unable to do it on a regular basis. I am one of them

Vegetables? How am I going to live by consuming them? You might be asking yourself this question now. Meat! I need to eat meat! I must eat McDonald's, ba gua and Ah Beng's fried hokkien mee. You might be answering yourself now. Most of us have a mindset similar to this

Let's think positively. Herbivorous animals usually look kind, gentle and pleasant except for the iguana. Rabbits, koalas and elephants all resemble the good characters if the animal kingdom was a movie whereas tigers and cheetahs are always the baddies

See? Being a non-meat eater makes one a better person. You don't get agitated easily and look more amiable. You will not have evil intentions that pollute your mind. Most importantly, a vegetarian diet is the healthier choice

So have you made up your mind to be a vegetarian? If yes, then I suggest you eat less onions so that you won't let out too much gas from your body and attract unwanted attention

Recycle
Sounds too archaic that you cannot be bothered to do it? Well, I will tell you what does it mean by really recycling. Those activities shown during campaigns and in the press are all partially fake

Anyway, most products are designed without recycling in mind. Many "good" people will tell you that making paper from recycled paper uses less energy than making them from wood. I tell you it requires more energy to make recycled products than to throw them in the overall process

So what can we recycle? For example, you enter a toilet in a hotel. Amidst the shiny floor and wall tiles lays a box of napkins. Your first reaction tells you to take one. That is not enough. You should take at least three more. You see, the second, third, fourth person who enters will probably take one too since it is free

However, you cannot guarantee that all of them use it for a good purpose. By taking a few more pieces, you are sort of guarding them to ensure that they are not misued. You are saving the earth! You may argue that this is not recycling but I tell you it is

If you don't believe me, then you can try doing it next time when you are in a hotel. Just make sure that there is no one else in the restroom to see your kiasu actions

Ok, I shall end since the candle is about to melt completely