How Was Your Earth Hour? ~ Philippines

As we drove along Ortigas Avenue, I was freakishly disappointed. Why? Because lights were on and it was Earth Hour.

Inside the car, I thought I wanted to blame the relatively-poor marketing the Earth Hour guys had on this year (You haven't really noticed the Earth Hour 2011 ads as well right? You know they were there but the campaign wasn't convincing enough).

Michelle Malkin » Lighten Up for Earth Hour

The now completely marble-less Prince Charles has referred to a Mumbai slum, which pretty much endures the sacrifices of “Earth Hour” every second of every day, as a role model for sustainable living. I refuse to affirm that kind of lunacy, even symbolically for one hour per year.

My Experience of Earth Hour | My Mind, Thoughts and Feelings

Unfortunately, where I was, it was only us who participated in this event.

My parents slept early and I was left with my two grandchildren, age 6 and 7. I had to explain to them what this was all about.

Being just kids, they were restless. They kept on asking me how long will this last and why was it our neighbors did not do the same thing. I told them that it will only last for one hour and they should be proud to be a part of this worldwide event, to take a stand against climate change.

While we were waiting for the hour to pass, I decided to say the rosary and let them join me.
...Kids have this way of asking questions that any mature person would not dare to ask.
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Five minutes after the hour had passed, we turned on the lights. They kids were happy.

The Earth Hour has passed. In retrospect, I questioned myself if I can still go beyond.