I CAN LIVE GREEN Opening Day

Yesterday (25th April 2010) we have 126 people registered not inclusive of late comers, Council Staffs & organizers & St. Nicholas Home. The wonderful thing was that they went home interested & happy.

The event was simple with little formality & protocols (only the opening & speeches were formal).

Guest of Honor plants the first tree. Many kids & participants get to plan trees as well. After tree planting was talk on EM.

The talk was suppose to be by Jon Su the expert, in the last minute he wanted me to do it. The audience was very interested banding their heads forward to see the slides & movie clip better. A lot of the adults came asking questions. They were very interested about EM (Effective Microbe) , whether it is usable at home (A:Yes) & the side effects of Mud Balls (A: None, they are just mud & natural bacterias).

The talk is followed by mud balls making session. St. Nicholas blind boys demonstrate to the public. Then the kids get to do it. They really enjoyed making mud balls & did a great job too. Many adults can't resist the fun & also join in making mud balls. Some people even took home.

St. Nicholas brought boxes of mud ball with them, all actually not fully covered with mold yet. But the children sooooo wanted to throw them that I had to let them do it. I ask every kids to bring as many as their hands can hold. They were really happy seeing the mud balls flying into the black river. Then one JCI member happily came with a whole box and the kids started throwing like mad. Watching adults started stretching their hands for the balls and trowing happily too. One box follow by many more boxes. Even the blind came to throw. Everyone had fun. I threw a few too : )

After mud balls throwing was drawing competition. The children had lots of fun drawing & colouring. After that they had to tell what they are trying to say in their drawing. I was fun for me & them too. Here are some photos that I have in my camera.

The interest of the residents to setup a recycle-collection system & food waste-collection system were high. YB Phee Boon Poh said he will get the MPPP to provide bins & man power to run the system that we intend to help setup. There will be a meeting with the residents on Thursday 8:30PM to take this further.

Everyone went home happy. : )

Not just "GREEN"... is "GREENER"

Stay "Green" is not just a manoeuvre but is a lifestyle change. Being "Green" takes more than just throwing rubbish into a bin, instead calling all of us to change of our perception to the way we live that has no worries of earth becoming a filth and climate change. "I CAN LIVE GREEN" campaign is an awareness to live a "Green" lifestyle that can protects the environment, flora & fauna that basically benefits ourselves.

I CAN LIVE GREEN promotes

1. Indirect Benefits to Residents

Creating a healthy green lung has big impact on the surrounding environment.

• Healthy park that cooler the surrounding better & gives healthier air
• Promotes more residents to exercise or relax with the family at the park,
• Practice of Green Living promotes more comfortable & environment friendly home,
• Setup a Environmental Friendly system to dispose vegan waste & recyclables

2. Benefits to General Public

• Positive publicity for sponsor as main supported of environmental initiatives,
• Increase public awareness of sponsor,
• Mass advertisement of products or services. Sponsor can include marketing media in free gift bags that are distributed to participants.
• Setup a Environmental Friendly system to maintain Taman Jajar and other parks

3. Increase Environment Awareness Effectively

Physical involvement is the most effective method to inculcate new knowledge into one’s daily life. This is the reason “I CAN LIVE GREEN” project combines educational talks, demo and environmental activities for the public. Following are the expected benefits:

• Children and adults learn about Green Living skills,
• Able to apply the Green Living skills at home and in daily life,
• Save household expenses and uplift ambience & healthiness at home,
• The public will experience better living at home and have a healthier environment to live in.

4. Contribute to the Needy

• Provide income for the handicap and aged through making Mud Balls,
• Collect recyclables and sell as income,
• Educate homes to be environmental friendly.

So, what should you do now?

Come and participate the I CAN LIVE GREEN launching ceremony on 25th April 8.30am - 1.00pm.

Residents of Sir York Condominium, Heritage Apartment, Desa Acacia Apartment and Kawasan Rukun Tetangga Jalan York are encourage to participate in the ceremony and activities such as:

• Throw your vegan kitchen waste in designated Tong Sampah. Bread, cookies, dry food, left-over rice are acceptable. (Please keep waste as dry as possible)
• Throw your recyclables at designated places. (Please sort and keep recyclables dry)
• Participate in making mud balls & throwing mud balls,
• Attend environmental demo & activities organized.

Here are the activities scheduled throughout the campaign

	Venue	EVENT
25-April	Taman Jajar	“I CAN LIVE GREEN” Launching Talk: How EM treats river & park. Make & Throw EM Mud Balls. Gotong-Royong to clean up the park. Children drawing competition.
09-May	Penang Youth Park	Talk #1: Keeping Home Dengue and Toxic Chemical Free
22-May	Taman Jajar	Make & Throw EM Mud Balls
23-May	Penang Youth Park	Talk #2: Washing Clothes the Effective & Healthy Way
06-June	Penang Youth Park	Talk #3: Save the World Best by Saving Energy & Water
19-June	Taman Jajar	Make & Throw EM Mud Balls
20-June	Penang Youth Park	Talk #4: Reduce First before Reuse or Recycle
04-July	Penang Youth Park	Talk #5: Keeping Healthy and Homely House the Natural Way
17-July	Taman Jajar	Make & Throw EM Mud Balls
18- July	Penang Youth Park	Talk #6: Free & Easy Gardening
07-Aug	Taman Jajar	International EM Mud Ball Day celebration Talk #7: Trees saves us. How to save them? Make & Throw EM Mud Balls
29-Aug	Taman Jajar	Make & Throw EM Mud Balls

SUN 25-APR, Launching Event.

I CAN LIVE GREEN Launching, Sun 25th April 2010

• Everyone are welcome to join in the fun.
• Nice Breakfast & Lunch are sponsored by G-Hotel.
• But please be early, first come first serve.
• This is a MUST NOT MISS for the environmental friendly people.

Activities:
1. Repelling mosquitoes without harmful chemical
2. Sole Awakening Aerobics
3. Tree Planting
4. How EM can clean-up river & trees
5. Make & Throw EM Mud Balls
6. Breakfast & Lunch together (1st come 1st serve)
7. Drawing Competition (Call 016-4108388 or 019-5163850 to register)
8. You can Picnic there also.

Bring your family. Bring your friends.
Have a nice, environment healing day,
and Bring your fork & spoons to reduce plastic waste. : )

Look forward to see you there!!!

The Story of Jaja

Sometimes we wonder why can we keep ignoring what’s happening around us. Why do we choose to close our eyes assuming the world is as beautiful as how we imagine. But not JaJa.

The story of the missing of JaJa is now revealed!

MISSING!! JaJa The Squirrel.

• Family: Sciuridae
• Height: 25cm
• Weight: 200g
• Body: Dark brown
• Favorite Food: Nuts and seeds
• Favorite Pastime: Jumping from trees to trees

TAMAN JAJAR, a beautiful park located at Medan York, is the beautiful place of birth for JaJa. But years ago, the park has been losing it’s natural beauty. Dying trees and grass, tree stumps, polluted and smelly river, and termite hives are everywhere. Since then, poor tini winnie JaJa has been facing the risk of malnutrition and losing its lovely home.

Yes, that is why JaJa went missing!

This is the affect of our ignorance & negligence towards our own environment. Jaja is a warning sign of what will happen to us too if we don't take care of our environment.

However, this is not the end for Jaja & family! Here comes the beginning of a happy journey,
I CAN LIVE GREEN – The Reviving Taman Jajar Project.

What does this project do?
1. Take action to save Jaja, his family & their home (Taman Jajar),
2. Educate people How To LIVE GREEN,
3. Apply @ home it's easy, saves your money, healthy for the family and makes your house a cooling, healthy & harmonious home to live in.

Our will power is far mightier than a squirrel. Our conscience doesn't allow us to wait anymore to let little JaJa and his family suffer further. WE MUST RESCUE JAJA!!

I see no reasons you will refrain yourself from joining us! ;)

Little drops of water makes the mighty ocean.
Little actions we take daily can change the great world.
Let's work together to save our Mother Earth.