That Time Once Again

Once again, students of local universities are sitting for their finals and I just wanna wish all of them especially my friends here in UTM good luck and all the best. Although certain subjects look bleak, for instance Ethnic Relations (or for me at least), we should just give it our best shot and just get over it. Lol! Easy for me to say when I am feeling so horrible already. Nervous breakdown soon probably. Lol! But anyway, I am down to 5 more subjects and I will be done in 9 days!

Also, today is 22nd April and everyone out there should know that it is Earth Day. So reminder that every little things each of us do is able to save and conserve energy, water, etc. So don't neglect your responsibilities and together, we can make a difference. Just start of by switching off lights and fans that you are not using!

The Next Time You Bathe, Think About It..

Disclaimer: This post is intended to everyone who comes across my blog. Not just UTM students.

I wonder if anyone could tell me why do people need to leave the shower on while they are washing their hair?

I was just bathing and I was accompanied by 2 others (in different cubicles - don't get me wrong). And while I was washing my hair, I turned off the shower like I usually do. Thanks to daddy and mummy who never fail to teach me a thing or 2 in conserving water. Anyway, while I was doing so, I could hear that the other 2 were also doing the same. And I can't help but to notice that their shower were still turned on. What is the need in leaving the water running? I don't see why one has to leave the water to waste. For guys..it ain't that bad. They wash their hair really fast. But girls..it takes us minutes long and sometimes we even do it twice and to top it up, we even condition our hair. So imagine how much water go to waste while one washes one's hair with the shower left running.

Pure wastage!

Fellow bathe'rs': Educate yourselves!

I know that water covers 71% of the Earth's surface. However, 97.5% of the Earth's water is salted. That leaves just 2.5% as fresh water of which over two thirds is frozen in glaciers and polar ice caps. The remaining unfrozen freshwater is mainly found as groundwater, with only a small fraction present above ground or in the air. And although fresh water is a renewable resource, the world's supply of clean and fresh water is steadily decreasing. Today, water demand already exceeds supply in many parts of the world and as world population continues to rise at an unprecedented rate, many more areas are expected to experience this imbalance in the near future.

Here in Malaysia, we still have a good amount of clean water. So should we be wasting it? I know many other countries who would love to have the amount of clean and fresh water that we possess here.

And here in Malaysia, we might not be feeling the effects of water shortage yet but the generations to follow might. So one question remains:

"Should our sloppy behaviour deprieve them of clean and fresh water?"

And to UTM students, don't tell me the reason you leave the water running is because your parents don't have to pay for it or because everything you use here are already paid for and you just wanna make full use of your money. It ain't about the money. It is about conserving precious water.

Politics.. They Are Everywhere

As the title suggests, my university is undergoing some serious campaigning now. The Students' Representative Council or more recognised as Majlis Perwakilan Pelajar (MPP) is having the elections tomorrow and the people running for it are getting rather annoying.

Firstly, when it comes to getting anywhere these days (including passing by bus stops), I have to look out for hanging posters or get slammed into one or more. They don't hurt but they aren't exactly clean and it is pretty irritating. Almost every part of the university where students normally walk pass or hang out is tattered with their posters.

Secondly, they interrupt classes. Every now and then, a runner would come in and talk us into voting them. Giving us their fake promises. Seriously. Even the real politicians can't exactly fulfill their manisfesto. Them? -Sigh-

Thirdly, as if interrupting your class is not enough, they even interrupt your sleep, movie, resting time, etc by coming to your room for further campaigning.

And one of the fellow men running for it couldn't even speak properly. He was pretty much stammering all the way. Wonder what we could expect from him. Couldn't even deliver his campaign speech convincingly. But I have to give him credits for his guts though. Nevertheless, I also think everyone thinks they can run for this MPP thingy. -Sigh-

Anyway, it will all be done and dust by 5p.m. tomorrow. And to me, there is only one true winner and loser from all these campaignings. The winner is the shops offering photostating services. They probably earned like mad. And the loser..well..the janitors as they have to clean a lot these days. All the flyers and posters. -Sigh- Poor janitors and innocent trees. As if we need to waste more papers.

Right. Enough of MPP. In the world of sports, Manchester United demolished Chelsea 3-0 at Old Trafford this morning. Goals from Nemanja Vidic, Wayne Rooney and Dimitar Berbatov saw the Red Devils climbed up to third place, only a point behind Chelsea with 2 games in hand if I am not mistaken. Moving on to tennis, 2 of my favourites made the headlines. Firstly, Novak Djokovic blames his racquet for his poor form. What a loser. And secondly, Maria Sharapova, the defending champion of Australian Open, has pulled out from the tournament due to her shoulder injury. How sad to hear that. -Sigh-

And with that, I shall end this post. I got to study for my quiz tomorrow. Man don't life sucks huh?