Earth Day

So Saturday 28 March at 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm Malaysians were asked to turn off their lights for one hour. The time approached and my kids and I prepared candles to light when the lights went out.

At the appointed time we dutifully turned out the lights, I mean any little thing we can to help save to planet and stop global warming is fine with me. Turning out the lights for hour at an appointed time was advertised since the beginning of the month in newspapers, television, radio and internet. So not many can say they didn’t know.

After turning out the lights we went outside and noticed that our street which has around thirty houses, only four of us had turned out the lights. Across the field I can see Klang town and it seemed to be lit like a Christmas tree. Oh how disappointed I was!

I knew that not many Malaysians would participate. Oh sure KL Tower and the Twin Towers made a big show of turning out the lights. Even one of the local banks in Kuala Lumpur turned off their lights at 6:30 Friday night in support of earth day. That’s a good sign but I have to say their employees didn’t suffer. Hell they got to go home early!!!!!!

I have lived in Malaysia for 27 years and consider it my second home, but I have to say most Malaysians leave me cold. Malaysians have gotten to the point that they refuse to suffer for even one hour. No aircon, no internet and no TV have gotten to be a hardship. With their factories spewing out smoke, destruction of the rain forests and the selling of endangered species Malaysia is one of those countries near the top of the list. Its sad to think that they really don’t care about how they are leaving behind the world for the younger generation. Shame on you Malaysia!