Save Mother Earth

I’m running low in my creativity mileage but I don’t want to miss the opportunity to share my view about saving the only place we live in.

It’s not the perfect poem but let me share it anyway in time for Earth Day.

Save Mother Earth

by Ria C. Cervantes

The majestic world we live in

Is filled with wonders and riches.

For beyond the depths of the seas

And the summits of mountains,

Are teeming with life and natural resources.

We have taken all these for granted,

The responsibilities we have for nature

In protecting the only place we can live in

Mother Earth, as we call her.

It is not yet late.

Let us not procrastinate

To do our part

In saving Mother Earth.

Earth Hour 2011 in My Home

Like the previous years, we participate again in Earth Hour 2011. We actually started a little early than usual. We switched the lights off at 8:00 p.m. So our Earth Hour 2011 celebration is 1 and 1/2 hours in total. I hope others did that too. Here are some snaps I've taken to commemorate this worthy cause. We will do it again next year and the years to come. That is for sure!

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Tea lights on our dining table which were the only ones illuminating the area. 

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This is our fish aquarium. They also participated in this worthy cause. They seem to not mind ;)

Don't Waste Water

It really irritates me when someone in the bathroom or restroom leaves the bathroom faucets open. I wonder what is so hard in trying to close the faucets when not in use to avoid spillage of precious water resource.

There was an incident in the office where I saw a lady left the water running while she applied mascara on her face. I really gave her a piece of my mind and sternly asked her if she was not using the water faucet to close it. She gave me a look but I gave her more than she could handle. I mean, it is common sense, right?

Mother Earth is not as she used to be, clean and pristine. The advent of industrialization sucked her dry and the resources around us will not be available to the future generation if we don't start conserving now.

Save the forest one paper at a time

I am re-posting this since I have missed posting articles on the environment during Earth Day recently. Have a read :)

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I cringe at the thought of throwing re-usable papers in the office or even anywhere else. I always chide my colleagues (and even bosses) to save paper because if we are to equate the ratio of the number of papers we have used without remorse, it would be equivalent to thousands of trees. Imagine how many trees we have killed already by dumping those precious, Grade "A" papers? Urggghhh.

Since I am an environmentalist, I devised my own little ways on how to re-use the "used" papers.

1. Re-use the clean page at the back of the paper if it's only printed on one-side. Use it either as a things-to-do list or draft for another memo or doodle pad.

2. If you know anyone from the printers, send the bundle of used papers and have them cut in cubes and give as gifts to your friends (and even to your boss. That way, they'll recognize your effort to cut company's cost and preserve mother nature at the same time. You might even get a citation for that!!! Or a promotion...)

3. If the prints on the used papers are really good or colored even, use them as personalized gift-wrappers. I used some during Christmas and decorated the papers with nice colorful ribbons to put spunk. Viola! Your very own environmental gift wrapper.

4. I have guinea pigs at home so I shred some of the used papers to mulch. I use them as cage fillings combined with wood shavings so it cuts down the cost of having to buy plenty of wood shavings which is quite costly here. Your cavies will surely love you for your thoughtfulness. Not only that it's environmental-friendly, it's also "tummy" friendly for them.

5. Use them as chain banners or swags during parties or decorative garland for your Christmas tree.

6. Re-use them for your decoupage craft.

7. Crumple them and use as window cleaner to replace the rag. Just make sure you slightly moisten them.

8. If your kids are into arts and craft, give them the papers for origami.

9. Use them to wrap unused glass wares instead of the bubble wrap which is made of plastic. Do this only when you don't have to ship the glass wares somewhere else. This is for storing purposes only.

10. Use them as book covers if you feel like being creative and "different."

Please feel free to make the list long by suggesting more ways to re-use the waste papers in the office or at home. Give the trees the chance to grow. Make a difference - one paper at a time.