And yes, a continuation of my previous post about advocating Earth Hour.
sorry this post is a little overdued as i've been swarmed with work :( so yup here's my after thoughts about the Earth Hour..
Sadly, i was quite disappointed. Maybe my expectations were too high. Well, i went down to esplanade and sat by the bay counting down to Earth Hour with my McSpicy meal. On my right there was Fullerton, on my left was the construction of the integrated resort.
Cheers from the crowd were heard when some of the lights around Esplanade, as well as the distinctive lights of the Maybank building, were switched off. Fullerton was a little delayed in switching their lights off. haha. Well, my friend took some photos, you can do your comparison from the one above!
Other than that, the area was still relatively bright. i had really expected the CBD area to be pitch black. but well, i guess not every Singaporean bothers to take part. There were still quite a number of offices within the buildings lighted up. And i guess the construction of integrated resort totally spoilt it for me. The lights were GLARING. :( totally didnt feel like energy conservation. haha!
On the other hand, hotels cashed in and guests rejoiced. Earth Hour has proved to be lucrative for some hotels that took part in the initiative to help spread the message of energy conservation. Restaurants and bars are packed with customers who either embraced the idea of saving energy or enticed by the promotional discounts and free beer.
For instance, Marriott Hotel's Cross-roads Cafe gave a free half-pint of beer for every pint ordered during Earthe Hour and it enjoyed a full house of patrons who wined and dined in the candlelight. Even the Swensen's and Park Hotel outlet wore a glwoing lightstick while serving their guest.
Singapore is one of 88 countries around the world that took part this year, second year for Singapore. This year, more than 10.000 people took part and more than 450 businesses switched off or dimmed their lights for that 60 minutes.
oh well, honestly i think Earth Hour in Singapore can be improved. Hopefully more people will be enthusiastic about taking part in it, not only big corporations but individual Singaporeans as well! It has proven that despite energy conservation being the main focus here, businesses still find ways to make it lucrative. I think businesses crave for such event so that they can tie in any promotions they can think of and yet earn. This is Singapore for you.
Looking forward to Earth Hour 2010!
sorry this post is a little overdued as i've been swarmed with work :( so yup here's my after thoughts about the Earth Hour..
Sadly, i was quite disappointed. Maybe my expectations were too high. Well, i went down to esplanade and sat by the bay counting down to Earth Hour with my McSpicy meal. On my right there was Fullerton, on my left was the construction of the integrated resort.
Cheers from the crowd were heard when some of the lights around Esplanade, as well as the distinctive lights of the Maybank building, were switched off. Fullerton was a little delayed in switching their lights off. haha. Well, my friend took some photos, you can do your comparison from the one above!
Other than that, the area was still relatively bright. i had really expected the CBD area to be pitch black. but well, i guess not every Singaporean bothers to take part. There were still quite a number of offices within the buildings lighted up. And i guess the construction of integrated resort totally spoilt it for me. The lights were GLARING. :( totally didnt feel like energy conservation. haha!
On the other hand, hotels cashed in and guests rejoiced. Earth Hour has proved to be lucrative for some hotels that took part in the initiative to help spread the message of energy conservation. Restaurants and bars are packed with customers who either embraced the idea of saving energy or enticed by the promotional discounts and free beer.
For instance, Marriott Hotel's Cross-roads Cafe gave a free half-pint of beer for every pint ordered during Earthe Hour and it enjoyed a full house of patrons who wined and dined in the candlelight. Even the Swensen's and Park Hotel outlet wore a glwoing lightstick while serving their guest.
Singapore is one of 88 countries around the world that took part this year, second year for Singapore. This year, more than 10.000 people took part and more than 450 businesses switched off or dimmed their lights for that 60 minutes.
oh well, honestly i think Earth Hour in Singapore can be improved. Hopefully more people will be enthusiastic about taking part in it, not only big corporations but individual Singaporeans as well! It has proven that despite energy conservation being the main focus here, businesses still find ways to make it lucrative. I think businesses crave for such event so that they can tie in any promotions they can think of and yet earn. This is Singapore for you.
Looking forward to Earth Hour 2010!
1 comment:
omg i was there for Earth Hour too!
wheee!
at least now I know I wasn't alone going for such stuffs!!
sweett!
-RwD-
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