I love Shark and I'm sorry for your fin

So on friday I bought some DVD, as I dunno what movie to watch, I just browse around. I found this movie, title sound quite good "Sharkwater". As I love diving, maybe this movie will show a lot of aquatic life.



This show is about how this guy want people to stop killing shark as they are gentle animal. There are alot of mesmerizing shots like got one he was padding the shark underwater, like someone padding a dog. Is so amazing.



This animal doesn't harm chinese as much compare to the westerner, but the chinese do consume their fin in millions or billions dollar a year, that include me. I don't really like shark fin soup that much, but I'll take them during banquet or dinner. But from now on, I'll try my best to boycott this food as the saying, when the buying stop the killing will too.

For those who like shark fin soup, after watching this show, I can confirm most of us will boycott the doing of man for killing sharks. I love shark and I'm sorry for eating your fin.

Light Bulb vs Fluorescent Lamp

This is one of the comment I received from Johnny5.
"As someone who sells light bulbs for a living, I am less enthusiastic than most about compact fluorescent bulbs. This is due to the fact that the ones currently available contain significant amounts of mercury. If one of these bulbs should break inside of a person’s home, it could cause a challenging disposal situation. It is my belief that the technology should progress to a point at which the mercury levels are low or nonexistent before people changeover their entire homes. Another consideration is that as these bulbs burn out, they will most likely be thrown away as though they are normal rubbish and landfills will have incredibly high levels of mercury in their soil as a result."


I always like light bulb, maybe because of the simple design and easily fix socket. Of course is not good for environment as the power usage is high. That why a lot of people change their like bulb to fluorescent lamp as they use less power.



But we can always change to a more energy save light bulb and can last longer and reduce the power usage, but it take some time to get to their maximum glow, and is not that bright.



Fluorescent lamp on the other hand has less power usage but they do have mercury contain that mention by Johnny5. Mercury is harmful to us and environment, if we discard the lamp properly then is alright, but the bad things is we normally just throw in the dustbin and this can be very environment unfriendly.

So is not easy to decide which to choose, or in my case, if it is not necessary to switch on the light, just don't. Try to reduce power usage as much as you can for the environment sake. Dispose your light bulb and fluorescent lamp properly. Change to energy saving light bulb will also be a good idea as you no need to fix new socket for the fluorescent lamp. So you as the consumer, you decide, be a smart one.

Happy Earth Day

Yesterday 22 April is the earth day, people around the world celebrating by planting tree and recycle campaign is being held. While the olympic torch is still burning...haha



Yesterday before I sleep, I still thinking what can I do to help environment, I was very keen to build a clean environment place where people can stay without using much air conditioning, much water, much light.....then I saw this article while I browse through the paper.



So this morning I check out their website http://smartandcoolhomes.com and I found out a lot of cool idea they have on reducing the heat in the house from 6-8 degree celsius. That is very impressive. This is one of the benefit they can offer....is kind of make sense...haha

Benefits of owning or building with Smart and Cool Homes

To the House buyer
1. The house is of higher quality
2. The house is cooler and more energy efficient
3. The house is built with an environmental friendly method, contributing to the efforts of sustainable development
4. The house can generate its own electricity
5. The house is value-for-money

To the Developer & Builder
1. Less labour is needed
2. Houses can be built faster
3. Less downtime
4. Will be able to deliver houses of higher quality and standard

To the Nation
1. With less foreign labour, there will be less outflow of currency from the country
2. A reduction in illegal workers
3. The quality and standard of houses will be higher

To the World
1. Sustainable development in habitat creation is achieved
2. Contributes to saving the environment
3. Less pollution of the earth, and reduction in landfilling

Maybe when my church new building, maybe I can propose to use this contractor. Seems good on every corner.

Climate Change Week 2008

This few days I saw paper ad sponsor by YTL on how to help reduce waste in the planet. Reduce carbon dioxide production. So I wrote a feedback on their website on .



This is the reply I get from them
Dear Kennhyn,

Thank you and we agree action on climate change issues should be everyone's priority as experts predict mankind only has a 10-year window to change its ways or face consequences that can threaten its very existence.

With Climate Change Week 2008, YTL hopes not just to raise awareness but to inspire Malaysians to be part of the solution and take action against it. We hope to reach as many Malaysians as possible and in time every Malaysian will take action against this major catastrophe.

Thank you once again for your input and do spread the word to your family and friends. We look forward to seeing you at Climate Change Week activities.


Thanks and best regards,
Climate Change Week Team

Nothing much capture their attention, as they just agree with me. Is good that that corporate people are involve in saving mother nature. But with their great effort is more on promoting their company on saving mother nature, and just donating money to the right people, rather really using and promote to their employee to be more dedicate with the project.

In the reply "experts predict mankind only has a 10-year window to change its ways or face consequences" with the way human mankind are living don't said 10 years, give them 20 years also nothing will happen. Consequences is confirm going to happen.

Like Al Gore said in his talk, is not the awareness we need to promote, is the urgency of doing it.

inside got some interesting fact on how to reduce carbon dioxide production that cause global warming.

Want to do something to help stop global warming? Here are 10 simple things you can do and how much carbon dioxide you'll save by doing them.
1. Change a light. - Replacing six regular light bulbs with compact fluorescent light bulbs will save 400kg of carbon dioxide a year.

Is even better if you can survive without switch on the light, like my house most of the time is dark, unless someone come over.

2.Drive less. - Walk, bike, carpool or take public transport more often. You'll save 1.5kg of carbon dioxide for every 5km you don't drive!

I actually think of this for a while, like maybe I should ride a bicycle to work, since my place is not that far.

3.Recycle more. - You can save 1,000kg of carbon dioxide per year by recycling just half of your household waste.

Most of the time I will split out my garbage, so that the recycle stuff are in 1 bag, and the none recycle one bag.

4.Check your tyres. - Keeping your tyres inflated properly can improve your car's fuel efficiency. Every litre of petrol saved keeps 2.5kg of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere!

5. Use less hot water. It takes a lot of energy to heat water - use less hot water by installing an energy efficient triple A rated showerhead (3 tonnes of carbon dioxide saved per year) and washing your clothes in cold or warm water (225kg saved per year).

I try this morning, taking a cold shower, trust me is fun. Most of the time Malaysia is hot, doing so can really do us good. Please everyone if can, don't on your heater.

6.Avoid products with a lot of packaging. - You can save 545kg of carbon dioxide if you cut down your garbage by 10%.

This we have to blame on the advertising people, like me, always use alot of packaging to attract buyer.

7. Move your thermostat down 2 degrees in winter and up 2 degrees in summer. - You could save about 900kg of carbon dioxide a year with this simple adjustment.

Although this does not apply to Malaysia, but for those that can switch off their air-cond and sleep during raining day, please do so. This can save a lot of energy usage. Open your window and let the cool air circulate.

8. Plant a tree. - A single tree will absorb one tonne of carbon dioxide over its lifetime.

I never really done that yet, but I'll plant tree for sure.

9. Turn off electronic devices. Simply turning off your television, DVD player, stereo, and computer when you're not using them will save you thousands of kilograms of carbon dioxide a year.

I got bad habit on not turning electronic device off, as most of them got standby more, as this will also use energy. So I'll try my best to off everything when I went off.

10.Be a part of the solution. - Learn more and get active at www.ytlcommunity.com/climatechange.

I trying to get active on global warming, thanks to this website I do learn a few.


I do hope that more of you out there can do the part for the mother nature. Too little attention are given to this issue. And this issue is not getting better, As 10 years is a short period, if we can't change the world by then, we will all fry/burn after that. Do your part for mother nature.

Hi, my name is kennhyn

Yesterday I have a good chat with a friend about this project, then he ask me what is the core of all this, why I want to do all this. Then I start to explain how this project all came to hand and in mind. The soul for this project is to help create more harmonious place to stay in. Create a friendlier neighbourhood to stay in.

So he give me some pointer, and we chat on the stuff I try in like, if you see your neighbour in the morning, if you say Hi, he will reply, or u said morning he will acknowledge and reply. This is how your strike a conversation with your neighbour in apartment. He came to a conclusion that a name to be known by the stranger is important, because after an introduction, both you and your neighbour is no more a stranger. How easy is that? It is not that hard.



So I come out with this, around the world people being doing this as guerilla advertising or just to promote their own work. So I copy this idea and put in the text, "Hi, My name is _____. I stay here." So if people walk by your place, and look at the bubble, and know your name, next time in the morning, they greet you with "hi kennhyn" or "morning kennhyn" Ok maybe my name is a bit hard to pronounce....haha. This bubble is a sticker, and will be distribute to the whole apartment block, and at the back more detail on this experiment is explain. Of course is not easy to ask people to put their name on the sticker. That why I have to set up website, to create this awareness that our society is getting more and more self center. A more friendly approach should be promoted, this is what project sofa is all about. The website also show or teach how easy a simple greeting can promote a healthier neighbourhood.



This is the example of how the sticker can be stick on the front door on an apartment of condominium. I still haven't start the project yet, as I still preparing to create the website.

Brain cell are all warm up

I did set my alarm clock to wake-up 7am this morning so that I can work more on this project. But too bad, I continue sleeping. By the time I woke up already 9am. So as I took my shower all the idea start popping in, like how can I approach to this web layout. But the idea got boost up as I mix the project sofa and green project under one roof. And this is what I came up with. A website with both world together under one roof "PROJECT"


This is the initial idea of how the website going to look like. Simple as all info can be see inside, no matter which project, all title will be shown like small picture, when the mouse touch the picture, the title will appear on the left hand side. Then of course need to survive with some cash, ad placement is on the right hand side.


So when u click in the article you want to read, it will appear on the left and other cover story in small thumbnail on the middle. Again with ad placement.


Project Sofa - this one of my project that start with the word "PROJECT", I've been working on for some time before I became to lazy and the idea was stop and nothing happen then. To my surprise after 2 years still no on come out with something like that in Malaysia. Is a community project which I will interview anyone, from my friend, to celebrities, to politician, to artist & designer, musician....etc. Any tom, dick and harry will be interview, family, couples, partner....etc To create awareness of how people see in themself and the society, how to improve. The main purpose is to improve our quality of life, no matter we are rich, poor and average. Is to make the Malaysian more harmony and understanding.


Project Green - this project never really come to life, if I didn't see Al Gore talks in www.TED.com, it really inspire me to safe the planet. The point from Al Gore is not awareness, as everyone already knows about it, but is about taking action and really walk the talk, is time to save the planet.

Project

Sorry for not writing for a long time. Trying to give excuses, "I am way busy for a while now". My brain not really come out with anything good lately, but yesterday I went to this website www.ted.com and saw some pretty eye opener video on how people design and think. Then I watch Al Gore on his talk in global warming, he said "we should do something with urgentcy and not just a knowledge of it." Global warming is an issue that are very alarming and it will effect all of us. So out of no where it become inspiring to me. And I've been thinking since yesterday night to come out a project that can help everyone.

Since the politic in Malaysia has been very interesting since March 8, I didn't use much of my brain cell to develop any day dreaming except for hoping for a better days in Malaysia. But global warming is a world issue, maybe I can help by using design to create awareness.



So my brain cell are all activated since last night. My title of this project is Project....haha. Wait wait wait...I'll explain. I got one project sofa that never really went out. Is about knowing your community and sharing lifestyle and experience to other people. And this project has been tug under my bed for some times, So I was thinking with this new Green Project maybe I can merge with all the project and stuff. Then so call the new identity to my stuff "Project". It can be Green Project for protecting the mother earth or Project Sofa for the community. Maybe Design Project for some design stuff and many more to come.

I'll reveal bit by bit about my latest interest in Green Environment. Maybe I'll turn back to the hippie lifestyle of the 70's to appreciate the mother nature. By the way my camera spoil already, before that not much visual wil be shown here. Keep dreaming.