I was inside the MRT going to Megamall, and I'm beating the time and need to be in the mall before 8:30pm to meet Lace, I just came from my seminar talk in SM San Lazaro, located in the middle of Manila, i took 2 trains going back to Megamall. I was at the office of SM San Lazaro, then the employees are making jokes that they should be home before the Earth Hour happpens, because the whole street and some areas will be dark at night. I got some panic and hurry up my ass and go to the train station.
I was approaching the Ortigas station, then I saw the Megamall building from above, then the lights of the mall from the outside switched off one by one, it was a great view from above, then the lights of the billboard were followed after a few minutes, then the MRT's train and station went off. It was semi-dark in Ortigas ,but glad that there some low light that is still switched on, just to give commuters and vehicles.
I enter the mall, and it was dark, some lights are turned off, even the program in the atrium is having a dark atmosphere, some stores had turned their lights off, while the restaurants are just using low light and service lights were switched off, we eat in Komoro Soba and have our dinner there and then in EDSA, we saw that it was so dark, all billboards and road lights are turned off.
its a success alright, it is sad to know that some cities didn't participated or maybe they are not aware, local city government should be doing something about the awareness, been hearing some sad stories in the internet, but hope they join next year.
here are some coverages by my friends and people in the internet.
read more below
Plurk discussions - http://www.plurk.com/p/ljcex
Blog posts about their Earth Hour
Jane - http://herestolife.wordpress.com/2009/03/28/earth-hour-2009-at-home/
Jc - http://www.flickr.com/photos/laibcoms/sets/72157615943338537/
Faith - http://tanggera.blogspot.com/2009/03/earth-hour-philippines-2009-photos-at.html
Rachel - http://mysoulfulthoughts.blogspot.com/2009/03/fun-earth-hour-2009.html
Julie -http://teacherjulie.com/2009/03/29/earth-hour-in-our-home/
Bikoyski - http://bikoyski.multiply.com/journal/item/782/THE_EARTH_HOUR_EXPERIENCE
CNN - http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/28/earth.hour/index.html
Earth Hour website - http://www.earthhour.org/news/default:en/article?id=eh9088541622938002028
Earth Hour event in SM Mall of Asia ( photos by JC )
Earth Hour event in SM Mall of Asia ( photos by JC )
Earth Hour event in SM Mall of Asia ( photos by JC )
from : Geeks Supports Earth Hour 2009
from: I Voted for Earth
from : Happy Earth Hour! (Mar. 28, 2009)
from : Earth Hour
from : flaircandy
the DARK EDSA: when billboards turned of their lights for Earth Hour 2009
Earth Hour 2009 at Bonifacio High Street
If you have a blog post, a photo album, or coverage of your Earth Hour Philippines in your area, feel free to post it here in my comments and will add it here in my blog.
thanks and see you in Earth Hour 2010
