The Day The Pagi Show Turned Off The Lights!!!!

In Practice for Earth Hour 2009 which was on the 28th of March, on the 27th FLy Fm's Pagi Show with Jules and Prem had turned off all the lights in the studio. That is right they did the whole show in the dark.

Check out the video and you'll see what i mean!

On-Air (without Lights) with Stephanie Chai and Lina Teoh

If you guys listened to the Pagi Show last Friday, a day before the Earth Hour, you guys may have heard Earth Hour Ambassadors Stephanie Chai and Lina Teoh on air with us, dark, in the studio.

I had to read my news in the dark too!

These girls don't need introduction (from foreground to background): Lina Teoh, Stephanie Chai, Jules, and Pagi show producer Amrita.

Our sassy Hunny Madu, Lina Teoh, and Stephanie Chai.

This is how the studio looks like with lights:

According to The Star newspaper, electricity consumption dipped by some 550MW during Earth Hour on Saturday. This is equivalent to the consumption of about 14 million 40-watt fluorescent bulbs. However, demand picked up rapidly at 9.30pm to follow the normal Saturday night pattern.

Two questions i have in mind: what happens now that Earth Hour is over? Will we be inspired to continue and do more?

Use Blackle Search Engine

In the midst of my excitement for being nominated as one of the most eligible bachelor in town, let's not forget that we are celebrating Earth Hour with the rest of the world this Saturday.

As promised (that i will post an Earth Hour article daily), here is one article or tips about taking small steps to save energy everyday.

Since i am always online, my girl suggested that i start using Blackle search engine and make it my homepage. Blackle saves energy by displaying a black-colored background for search result pages. According to its website, our monitor requires more power to display a white (or light) screen than a black (or dark) screen.

That actually make a lot of sense. However, Blackle comes under criticism that it does not save as much energy as reported.

Despite the controversy that Blackle saves minimal energy, i'll still be using Blackle since i spend a huge portion of my time online. On top of that, i will be changing my blog layout to black next week.

Save a little better than not doing anything, right?

What is Your Company Doing at Earth Hour

Starbucks is going as green as its logo. A snap shot of Starbuck's homepage.

According to one of Starbucks' partner who is also my guitarist Jean/Glacius (if you see Glacius working at Borders The Curve, say *woot Woot*) Starbucks is going to switch off unused lights around its respected stores' premises at Earth Hour.

No...they won't be shutting down the espresso machines, blenders, grinders, oven, etc. so you can still enjoy your favourite brew of the day with minimal lighting.

Remember, Saturday, March 28th, at 8:30pm is Earth Hour :)

Saving the World for One Hour...

To countdown to Earth Hour, Fly FM's 'Must Have Music' segment is playing acoustics, unplugged version of today's must have music. Tune into Fly FM and join us to support Earth Hour. Photo courtesy of Fly FM.

It is 4 days, 4 hours and 44 minutes till Earth Hour (as of this writing).

To countdown to Earth Hour, which will be celebrated at 8:30pm on the 28th of March (this Saturday), i'll be writing a post daily about Earth Hour and what is represents--the effects of global warming and ways we can do to conserve energy.

Everyone in the studio is doing there part. Even the Media Prima TV and Radio Station are shutting down for an hour to show support for the Earth Hour campaign. We're talking total shutdown for an hour. NTV7, 8TV, TV3, and TV9 will cease transmission for an hour. Hot FM, One FM, and Fly FM will also shut down for an hour.

It's going to be really exciting!!!! We'll get to see how everyone is adjusting to living without lights and everything electric/electronic for an hour. So don't forget to visit my blog on the 29th of March to see my Vblog for the celebration.

Currently, Fly FM's Must Have Music (10am -4pm) is only playing acoustic songs. It is a symbolic gesture to spread the Green message as going unplugged saves energy; hence saves the world *minus saving the cheerleader*.

You should definately check it out throughout this week because the acoustic versions are always different than the original like Lady Gaga's Poker Face sounds like a jazz/blues song and i swear Katy Perry sounds so Rock and Roll.

Hunny Madu Doing her thing on air.

Photos from Moe Nasrul's personal collection.

Photo Courtesy of Hunnymadu.blogspot.com

I was talking to Hunny Madu earlier before her show and asked what does she to help save the environment. She uses Compact Fluorescent Light all over her apartment. Although they cost slightly more than a normal light bulb, they last longer and really makes an impact on your electric bill. Something for all of us to consider.

Jules "I use cup instead of Styrofoam".

Photos from Moe Nasrul's personal collection.

I also asked Jules from the Rush Hour how does she fight global warming. It was quite cute(since she got that sweet raspy just-out-of-bed voice of hers) how she answered. She basically told me that she doesn't use the air-conditioning at her place and would only do so when there are guests. That and she would always bring her own shopping bag when she does her shopping, as to decrease the use of plastic bags.

I guess we are all in some ways doing our part and together this 28th March we all can make a big difference. Don't forget to register and be counted at earthhour.org/malaysia

Flicking the Switch...

Poster Courtesy of Fly FM.

To 'Off', that is.

Earth Hour does not need any introduction. At 8:30pm on March 28, 2009, cities across the world will turn off their lights for just one hour--Earth Hour--to show that it is possible to take action on global warming. Switching off is a simple action that can make a difference and it sends a powerful message that the people of the world care about the future of the planet.

Iconic Malaysian landmarks such as KLCC Twin Towers, Penang Bridge, and KL Tower have confirmed its participation by turning off their non-essential lights for one hour. As you may know, Fly FM is in support of Earth Hour and had even gone "green" during the previous Campur Chart Goes Live At Laundry.

Photo Courtesy of Fly Fm

Inaugural Earth Hour 2008. (From the top left) Sky Tower in Auckland, the Colosseum (from bottem left) Golden Gate Bridge and Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge. Photo Courtesy of Wikipedia

Some questions ran through my mind. Apart from "Will muggers come out to play for an hour?", How much awareness can be raised from such an energy efficiency campaign? Will we continue to pledge our support to fight global warming daily?

What are the small steps that you take to conserve energy? Feel free to drop me your comments.

All Media Prima Radio stations (Fly FM, Hot Fm, One Fm) will shut down for an hour at 8:30pm, March 28 pm. Be sure to check my Vblog on March 29 to see how it all come down right here at the Fly FM studio.

P/S: I'm doing the Earth Hour countdown on Fly FM. In a way, that is my contribution to this global campaign.