Here is a message from Dominican 350 organizer Vanessa Angelina who is reporting from the UN Climate Negotiations in Cancun:
On Sunday we left the comfort of our hotel and the chaos of the Cancunmesse and the Moon Palace to free dive 30ft into ocean and send out a powerful message about the threats of sea level rise caused by climate change. At 9:00am we boarded the ship and headed out to Islas Mujeres, where the artist and photographer Jason Taylor recently submerged 400 statues as a tourist attraction. But on this day, these statues didn’t serve as a tourist attraction, but rather were invaded by 350.org, Greenpeace and TckTckTck allies’ volunteers to send out a clear message that real people cannot live underwater. This picture shows what it would be like to live underwater: cold, blue, and not for long.
The experience was as satisfying as it was challenging. It was a great way of relating to the 100 million people that will be affected by sea level rise if negotiators don’t agree on a fair, ambitious and legally binding climate treaty at the COP16 in Cancún. As a citizen of Dominican Republic, I thought about our eroding beaches and bleaching corals, and I felt so happy to have taken part in the underwater action because I believe that in doing so we are conveying a message of urgency through art that is much more different than science but equally important.
Code red, people! Code red! 2010 ending.... Wake up and save the earth. What have you done in 2010, what's your resolution for 2011? New year wish - World Peace. ^^
Ahh! talk back on my life lil' bit. Christmas week, where i went. Haizz, no intention to study at all... =( went to Klang lar~ eat eat eat, full 24/7. Had fun there though, went to Sunway and I-city during that also. Christmas this year, is magical enough for me. Things i never did, things i never would think of. Went to Taylor though, wearing this Christmas hat i bought all around KL XD, Christmas event, love the band, love the atmosphere. MidV, crowded like what, but all of the people went like photo shooting frenzy there. XD
It was on a trip to Paris, in 1840 that an adventurous and forward thinking Tom Smith discovered the 'bon bon' sugared almond, wrapped in a twist of tissue papaer. Seven years laters this simple idea evolved into the Christmas Crackers
By placing a small love motto in the tissue paper he created enormous interested in his product, especially at Christmas and it was during a search for inspiration to achieve even greater sales that he casually threw a log on the fire. The crackle sound, made by the burning log, gave him the idea that would eventually lead to the crackers we know and love today. After a great deal of hard work and experimentation the came up with a cracking mechanism that created a 'pop' as the 'bon bon' wrapping was broken. This eventually became the snap and the cracker was born.
Over the next few years his idea evolved and grew and he moved from his original premises in Clerkenwell, East London, to Finsbury Square, in the city. His sons, Tom. Walter and Henry took over the business when he died and later a drinking fountain was erected in Finsbury Square, by Walter, in memory of his mother and to commemorate the life of the man who invented the Christmas Crackers.
It was Walter who introduced the paper hats and he toured the world to find new and unusual ideas of the gifts.
The company was very aware of current affairs and crackers were created for the Suffragettes, War Heroes, Charlie Chaplin, The Coronation and many others great occasions. Exclusive crackers were also made for the Royal Family and still are to this day.
So fast one sem dy? noooooo~ *keep shaking head* XD
Mostly those things happened meant alot to me. err~ abit feels like a dream. All i know is, living at the moment is living happy.
Academically, this new Assessment Week thingy is fun, new people new way to handle things new personalities to know. I like it. I feel definitely different, different from my foundation. maybe i became more comfortable with strangers. Remember I was such a red headed kampung boy back at foundation. What changed me? - Steve. Blame you? nahh~ Thank you.C=
The time past fast like hell is because the constant overload of mind storm. Many things i did now are more spontaneous like before, many thing became not so big to mind it anymore maybe. What I did? Where I went this last memorable week?
Argh~ random order la, 1st thing that i think is fun is going to the temple in broga, eat fish and just stop by,no hesitating, how good is that? XD
Crossing the hanging bridge is kinda scary still. Walao, the wind, the shaky standing. You should have see Kenny's face. hahaha, in one day, we met most of his fear, the mighty gym guy is still human. XP Then when you have doubts? what would you do? search of a peace of mind right? that's exactly when i go to temple. LOL~ dun say me lame =P
Then~ err, the next big thing is the Potluck? 1st I heard of potluck, then "what should i do? what should i bring?" LOL~ again, see step take step. hahaha, went tesco with Stephanie, Ida, YeeYee and KokYung that day, asking what to cook? walaoe~ 1st thought of soup. Hrmm~ hard lo, so many ppl, ingredient? Pffft~ then, suddenly thought of my mom. Arrrghhh~ you have no idea how much i miss my family now. How i miss my dog, how i miss my kampung smell. LOL~ I thought of Dark Vinegar Pork!!! woots, suggest that to Steph, buy stuffs, and salad stuffs. Go back, make pudding. The next day, make the pork and salad. Slice stuffs, mingle stuffs, we are done. Woots, seriously felt the success when you see how people light up their face about something you accomplish. Walaoe~ the pork shank, the bone damn hard to chop! See? new experience, LOL. Keep phoning our moms inquiring steps to make this better. XD Cooking is fun.
Then the next big thing is yesterday. Sing k for hours and movieeee! =D Super big group and nothing so dull. I like the wireless mic. Holding it, walking around, talking rapping singing beatboxing going around passing it for them to sing, hahaha, mc of the room! Woots, I love it. At least let me Syok Sendiri bah, mic is my dream ^^. XPPP Then~ dinner at Ichiban Ramen with bento. XD Xiaohan's bro, Zihong is in town btw. Freakin like him, make me feel homed. The chinese he speaks is alot like kelantan kampung chinese. Arrghhh~ I think i gonna make him my brother dy. XD Then~ Movie. Tron 3D! Fuhh~ awesome 3D effects! but the movie is damn sci-fi. abit blur about it. hahahaha, damn high in the K-room, I was walking around with a wireless mic while they sit down, sit down means not high enough... XD XD
Then something more crazy is, i am so tired after this outing. Slept at 1 something i think. Then was woke up by noises, at 3 something, brought for mamak, no clue where to go? Kajang~~ lo hahahahaha. Xiao e! I like it. Kajang in the midnight, the earliest breakfast i'd ever ate. And guess what i ate? Dark Vinegar Pork!!! wahahahahah~ XD XD what a life! =D
And one more one of the things i feel quite interesting i saw this sem is.... this...
A broken piano, can see it's full with stories, characters. Abandoned? unused? beautiful. Imperfect perfection. Saw this in an orphanage. Be artistic, imagine what had happened.....................
hahahahaha~ Re-read this post while playing this song... It feels so damn right ^^
Shake up the happiness
Wake up the happiness
Shake up the happiness
It's Christmas time
There's a story that I was told
And I wanna tell the world
Before I get to old
And don't remember it
So let's December it
And reassemble it oh yeah
Once upon a time in a town like this
A little girl made a great big wish
To fill the world full of happiness
And be on Santa's magic list
Shake it up
Shake up the happiness
Wake it up
Wake up the happiness
Come on y'all
It's Christmas time
Ho, Ho, Ho
Ho, Ho, Ho
It's Christmas time
At the same time miles away
A little boy made a wish that day
That the world would be okay
And Santa Claus would hear him say
I got dreams and I got love
I got my feet on the ground
And family above
Can you send some happiness?
With my best to the rest
Of the people of the East and the West And
Maybe every once in a while you
Get my grandma a reason to smile
Tis the season of smile
It's cold but we'll be freezing in style
Let me meet a girl one day that
Wants to spread some love this way
We can let our souls run free and
She can open some happiness with me
Shake it up
Shake up the happiness
Wake it up
Wake up the happiness
Come on y'all
It's Christmas time
I know you're out there
I hear your reindeer
I see the snowing
Your boots have been
I'm gonna show them
So they will know then
Then love will grow in
Than to live again
Shake it up
Shake up the happiness
Wake it up
Wake up the happiness
Come on y'all
It's Christmas time
It's Christmas time
Shake it up
Shake up the happiness
Wake it up
Wake up the happiness
Come on y'all
It's Christmas time
TttTaAaA™ ツ
Finally assessment week is over! Time for a good night sleep. Erm~ Christmas is soon to come, enjoy it, put a smile in the season. Long time din really write a proper blog post. LOL~ this is because I got no camera phone now, so~ hope i'll get it soon la, and live it up again. ^^ Chao~
