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Record power savings for RP in Earth Hour 2009

I was super giddy to hear that Philippines topped the rest of the world in terms of participation the the recent Earth Hour 2009. But as Nix said, we should be more concerned of how much power we were able to save. And the results are here. I’m so proud that me and my whole family participated!

Record power savings for RP in Earth Hour 2009
By Katherine Adraneda Updated March 31, 2009 05:04 PM

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines topped last Saturday’s hour-long lights-off drive in terms of power savings.

According to information posted in the website wwf.org.ph, the Philippines saved 611 MWh of power during the Earth Hour 20009, outshining the rest of the world.

The website also disclosed that with over 15 million Filipinos in 650 major cities participating in the event last Mar. 26, the Philippines edged out all other countries, including Australia where the first Earth Hour was conducted in 2007.

Greece placed second with 484 cities and towns participating, followed by Australia with 309.

The website indicated that the power conserved by the Philippines during voluntary event was estimated to be equal to that saved by shutting down a dozen coal-fired power plants for an hour.

Earth Hour 2009’s power savings was deemed “at least 10 times more massive and effective” compared to last year.

Source: http://www.philstar.com/ArticlePrinterFriendly.aspx?articleId=453859

Correction: Earth Hour happened last March 28, 2009 and not March 26.

If you participated in this event, wherever you are, Thank You! Let us all continue to work together in saving Mother Earth.

Ma-sim and Wa-yet

Ayex started talking earlier than usual but in German – in words none of us can understand. Over the months, I noticed how her speech evolved and Ayex does not fail to amaze me and Mon.

After dinner last night, Ayex was already begging for milk but I haven’t cleaned up myself. To prevent her from throwing temper tantrums again, I reminded Mon that we still have some sour gummy worms. He took it from our hiding place and showed it to Ayex. This should be my cue to go. I asked Ayex to give me a piece before I head to the bathroom. I was so surprised when I heard her say, No, bad, masim (maasim/sour). When did she learn how to say maasim (sour)?

After cleaning up, I finally gave her milk. While she was feeding, Mon and I were talking about something. Our voice was not too loud as Ayex usually sleeps while feeding. After a few minutes, she stood up, faced her dad with her pointer finger in front of her mouth and said, Daddy, wayet (quiet). Understanding what she meant, Mon and I laughed so loud! It was the first time we heard her say that. While we were laughing, she faced me and said, Mommy, wayet! This time with real conviction. When Mon and I stopped laughing, she breastfed once more.

Her vocabulary is indeed increasing very fast. She has started reading more books and even repeating what she hears from the television! Our little baby is now a real toddler!

2009 Hot Air Baloon Festival

It was a pretty busy weekend for Mon, Ayex and me but we surely had fun! We had loads of firsts too that we want to share with you.

February 14, 2009: It’s actually Valentine’s day but Mon and I didn’t plan a date just for the two of us. Instead, we planned an out of town with our tot and Ate Meriam! Ayex loves seeing airplanes and balloons so much. I on the other hand have never seen real hot air balloons before while Ate Meriam has not seen other places in this side of the Philippines since she got here October of 2007. And so Mon thought of bringing us to our first Hot Air Balloon Festival in Clark, Pampanga.

We left early in the morning, around 5am, so we can catch most of the flying activities. Good thing our ride was smooth and fast. We hit the heavy traffic inside the airbase, because cars started to park on the sides of the streets to take pictures. Luckily, we had some view inside the car.

Our view inside the car

Ayex delighted as she sees the big balloons flying above us while I had fun looking at the para gliders. Soon we found ourselves in the parking area. Too bad we forgot to bring Ayex’s stroller so I had to carry her. There was a long line to the ticket booth but I was able to get our tickets fast. Inside, there were a lot of booths: henna tattooing, souvenir shops, foods, clothes, etc. We found ourselves amusing at the different exhibits in the welcome area sponsored by the Air Force of the Philippines. There were picture area, gun area and plane area. I was amazed! Ayex, on the other hand took a while before she realized she was seeing real planes!

Mon’s pictures with the Ayex and the Army

Among all of us, Mon is probably the second happiest person in this trip as it’s his dream to be part of the military even before we got married. He took every chance he could have to pose for pictures! Hahaha! It was so hot as the event is on an open ground area but I still enjoyed. I had photo ops with Ayex as well on the planes.

Mommy and Ayex

The area is packed of families with their kiddos. We decided to have an early lunch first before going somewhere else as most of the flying activities are over by 10am. Note to self, next time we attend this festival, we’ll bring lots of food and water as the food inside is super expensive yet very ordinary. After the lunch, we went around Clark. By that time, Ayex is already sleeping. We went to several duty free shops where I got to jeans: Guess and Levi’s – both my first. After shopping, we went to the Dream Office where Mon worked for 5 years before. After the short visit, we went back to Manila. That was around 5pm.