60 minutes for earth

picture credits: http://www.abc.net.au/

some said it is a publicity stunt.
it struck me a moment and wonder if i am caught in it. i didn't know how could i involve in this movement and how much change i can make as an individual, but a big leap takes many small steps.

i was reading this magazine - CONTAGIOUS.
research shown that 71% of British, 80% of French and 72% of US consumers believe that "business bear us as much responsibility for creating social change as government". I feel lucky that, even though I can't or i won't be a politician, I can do something in business at least, hopefully soon.

"Of course, the real answer lies in fundamental business change, international co-operation and legislation. But if it is our intention to use communication to inspire, educate and sell the notion of "green" and greener products, rather than simply give ourselves a nice warm feeling and corporate pat on the back, we certainly haven't helped ourselves."
- Rethinking "Green"
- Brand need to make environmentalism more compelling
- by Russ Lindstone(chief strategy officer at Euro RSCG, London)

my conclusion is, why not? even though you know it is a publicity stunt or public relations gimmicks. It is proven that, we have communicated effectively, as you can see the growth in figures of cities and countries involved, and world leaders responses.

Back to the root objective, i suppose the amount of involvement doesn't mean climate change is in control. Many of us think that this is beyond control. The key impact here is the awareness that counts, educating the people who are not aware. We didn't take one person and one hour to make the earth became how is it like now, and I believe when each individual changes, the world changes. Humankind is sharing the same problem and this problem only can be resolved by not just one person or one country but the entire humankind.


Prisoner's Dilemma mentality of "why sacrifice when others won't?"
google did. why don't you give a damn?


on
then

off
simple. for http://www.earthhourkids.org
some refreshing beats and tunes for earth hour from there :)

these words and pictures made me giggle.
why didn't i have the chance to draw for our prime minister?





view more from here

earthman.tv



i am going


i pledge allegiance to the earth. Let's make this movement not just last for an hour. Earth day everyday.

what is...

what is sea if there are no fishes,
what is fire if there are no ashes,
what is a star if there are no wishes,
what is hatred if there are no two faces.

what is sweetness if there are no marshmallow,
what is swiftness if there are no sparrows,
what is a bow if there are no arrows,
what is a brain if you are shallow.

what is a kite if there is no wind,
what is freedom if there are no wings,
what is a top if there is no spin,
what is future if there are no dreams.

what is moon if there are no nights,
what is human if they have no rights,
what is seek if there is no hide,
what is adventure if there is no hike.

what is sail if there are no waves,
what is pain if you are brave,
what is scale if there are no grades,
what is trail if you have courage.

what is tear if there are no eyes,
what is fear if I do not cry,
what is marriage if there is no aisle,
what is distance if our hearts not apart a mile.

what is music if there is no emotion,
what is love when there is condition,
what is movie if there is no motion,
what is impossible when I am with you.

i wish i could think more and write better

you & i

what I said like salt on the wound,
you said it is okay.
what I did like slap on the face,
you smile and walked away.

...

Young Love

If you sacrifice your own growth and talent for love, you absolutely will not find happiness.

It is as natural for young people to fall in love as it is for flowers to bloom in spring.

And yet, the agonies of love are many and varied.

While everyone is free to fall in love or be attracted to someone, and no one as the right to meddle in your private affairs, I feel it is also important not to lose sight of pursuing your own personal development. There are of course no rules on love and marriage, and no one has the right to restrict you in any way. But I hate to see young people getting involved in frivolous relationships, and suffering and agonising over them when they should be fulfilled and happy.

My mentor in life, Mr Toda, often said that when women act with dignity in relationships, problems can be avoided. Women, he said, should not have an easy-going, careless attitude concerning love, as this may lead to regrets and suffering.

While I am writing this with young women particularly in mind, much of what I am saying also applies to young men.

To me, love should be a force that helps us expand our lives and bring out our potential with fresh vitality. This is the ideal, but all too often people lose all objectivity when they fall in love.

The question is "Does this person inspire you to work harder, or distract you from what you have to do? Does their presence make you more determined to devote grate energies to you activities, to be a better person? Do they inspire you to realise you future goals and work towards them? Or is that person your central focus, overshadowing everything else?

If you find that you are neglecting things you should be doing, forgetting your purpose in life because of the relationship you are in, then I would suggest that you might be on the wrong path. A healthy relationship in my view, is one which two people encourage each other to reach their respective goals, while sharing each other's hopes and dreams. A relationship should be a source of inspiration, invigoration and hope.

Rather than becoming so love-struck that you created a world in which only the two of you exist, it is much healthier to learn from those aspects of your loved one that you respect and admire, and continue to make efforts to improve and develop yourself. Atoine de Sain-Exupery, the author of "The Little Prince", once wrote,

"Love is not two people gazing at each other, but two people looking ahead together in the same direction."

Of course, much of daily life tends to be ordinary and unexciting. Make steady efforts to improve ourselves can be tying. And then, when you fall in love, life seems filled with drama and excitement and you fell like the leading character in a book. But if you lose yourself in love just because you are bored, and veer from your path in life, then love is nothing more than escapism. But sadly many people believe that this kind of love is the be-all and end-all, deluding themselves that as long as they are in love, nothing else matters.

Even if you try to love as an escape, the euphoria is unlikely to last for long. If anything, you may only find yourself with more problems along with a great deal of pain and sadness. However much you may try, you can never run away from yourself. If you remain weak inside, suffering will only follow you wherever you go. You will never find happiness if you do not change yourself from within. Happiness is not something that anyone else, or even a lover, can give you. You have to achieve it by yourself. And, as a human being, by fully maximising your potential. If you sacrifice your own growth and talent for love, you absolutely will not find happiness.

My concern is saying this is purely for the sake of young people _ particularly young women whoa re often very vulnerable to persuasion by young men. They can sometimes act as if they are stunned and lose then ability to make calm, rational decisions. Since young women are the ones who most often get hurt, they have every right to assert their dignity and look after their own welfare.

It is precisely for this reason that I feel it is important for young women to develop inner strength and self-respect.

Is it demeaning to be constantly seeking approval. If you find yourself in a relationship where you are not treated the way your heart tells you you should be. I hope you will have the courage and dignity to decide that you are better off running the risk of being alone for the time being rather than enduring an unhappy relationship.

Real love is not two people clinging on each other. It can only be fostered between two strong people secure in their individuality. A shallow person will only have shallow relationship. If you want to experience real love. It is important first develop a strong self-identity. True love is not about doing whatever the other person wants you to do, or pretending that you are something you are not. Ideal love is fostered only between two sincere, mature and independent people.



by Daisaku Ikeda (Extracted from "A Piece of Mirror and other essays")
pictures credit to www.sxc.hu

they said it is cool

some of you may know, if I ever mentioned SWINGERS on my msn, it doesn't mean that SWINGING thing. Very kind of my friends advise me that is not a nice word, and asked me "tiff.. do you know what swinger means right? " and told to refer to wikipedia... I am not hooking up with those type of widely known swingers. That is our sports club in my company. Then, I get responses - "oh! cool" or "phew" or "your company has sports club!" or "okay..." or "wow!!" or "i see..." or "IS your company HIRING?!" or "cool! you are paid to play?" ( shhh.. no no, we do work too )

the "unofficial" logo


now here is one of the recent event organized - Cultday: Fitness day!

here is what i did, intended to win Most Drastic Change

Pregnancy Yoga ( it's a wrong demonstration! Not suppose to do when you are pregnant)
obviously, it didn't work.


now we announce the winner of Best Pose!

Standing bow pulling pose: dandayama dhanaruasana - Mei

winner of Best Pose with Props

Rock Climbing - Justine

Hereby, I now announce the winner of side show (right)

good effort! and the winner of Most Drastic Change - Wai Hoong (left)

thanks!

Throughout the process, some of us just wanted to have fun, and I thought having chances to get some shots like these are rare.

Keira the camera

yes my camera. FIRST DSLR(Digital Single Lens Reflex) Nikon D60. i have picked a name for her, as the first picture i have taken with her was to a kokeshi doll, so i've decided to have a name starts with letter K.

someone asked, why don't I just call it ah Kam, it is also started with letter K. right. I thought ah Kam was very local and friendly, so here goes, Keira a.k.a ah Kam! (pronounce as gkum - means gold in cantonese, and definitely ah kam will capture all my golden memories when time comes!)

first picture - DSC_0001.jpg
not bad ey?

Camera: Nikon D60
Exposure: 0.25 sec (1/4)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 28 mm
Focal Length: 28.3 mm
ISO Speed: 800
Flash: No Flash
File Size: 2.8 MB
File Type: JPEG
MIME Type: image/jpeg
Image Width: 3872
Image Height: 2592
Orientation: Horizontal (normal)
X-Resolution: 300 dpi
Y-Resolution: 300 dpi

13th picture i took with Keira

ah ma was very naughty and kept moving, i mean energetic. it was very dark as you can see it was 633am.


you might see this a normal picture, it took me a while to adjust. focus on the foreground (that is on a transparent glass door of Hotel Istana, while we were waiting for that extremely-fail-for-punctuality coach.)


epidermal hair not. dust yes.
yes Malaysian's plant = air is polluted = people are lazy to beautify


home's number 1 love birds (they are the only one pair) with tee's i bought - yea, elephant drawn by the daughter of The King of Thailand, and through my sharp observation, my dad once had very firm and sexy chest, and now has migrated to his abdomen.