Our Common Ancestor...

Kind of hard to believe it, right?

But it is the fact, that all animals are “evolved” from sea sponges. It is the earliest multicellular animal in this world, consisting of simple cells like choanocytes and more. And these cells shaped us, today.

It is an animal, not a plant, as it feeds on plankton from the water current. It acts like filters filtering the water from planktons. So, it does not moves much, only a little from it’s “mouth”.

But that’s not my ultimate point in this post.

My point is: although we seems like we are at the top at the evolution ladder, we must not forget how we became today. Moreover, we cannot forget that we are sharing this world with other organisms.

P.S. By the way, what am I talking about??

Home-a film by Yann Arthus-Bertrand

This is a highly recommended film for all people in this world.
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I've watched it. Unfortunately, I didn't see the first half hour of it.

Sad, isn't it?

Well, let's get to the point. This film starts by introducing how we human came about, how Earth and life is created. Gradually, they advance to the main point of the film-human's action that shape Earth. This part is long, and it covers many aspects of human's actions. This part is the pessimistic part of the film, and sounds like there is no hope for the future. Later, in the last half hour of the film, the tone of the film becomes optimistic, as it tells us what human is doing to save Earth. Finally, at the end of the show, they emphasised that it is everyone's responsibility to give a hope to Earth.

I give credits to the cinematography, way to convey the message and the whole product. Especially the background music and sound effect. With the narration align to the music, the atmosphere while watching is intense inside your body. The heartbeat is unusual, somekind of exceptionally slow, to let you listen what the narrator say clearly.

The scenery they take is breathtaking, and also frightening. There are many places Yann Arthus-Bertrand filmed, and all of them are spectacular.

But, this is not my point. The point I want to say is......

We have the power to change. Yes, it is easier to be said than done. But, we can make the first move. I am not going to be hypocrite. But, let me just convey the message once again, we as the steward of Earth, have the obligation to maintain the Earth. If we keep neglecting the alarm Mother Earth rang, we ourselves will face the consequences.

For us, and the future generations, do your part.

(If you haven't watch, go forth and watch it!)

It's raining, raining, oh baby it's raining, raining...........

It's an unlucky race in Sepang GP this year. The race can't finish two-third of it. Why? Heavy rain.

Shanghai GP. It is still going when I am writing this, but it is raining heavily too.

It's normal to say that spring rain is unavoidable. But, for the consecutive 2nd time, the race is going under bad weather.

The alarm had rung, as mentioned earlier. And we need to off it and get down to work. The work to save Earth.

Yes, you may say that you can go out to the galaxy and find a Earth, but how far is that? Lightyears! By then, human civilisation had vanished, vanished by our own hands!

Instead, let us save Mother Earth first. The perfect enviroment is one of the essences to persue knowledge.

Therefore, don't let climate change change us, forever.

Oh the weather outside is frightening, and the fire, so delighting and since we've no place to go........

Let it snow?
Let it be?
Or, to suit Malaysia's climate, let it rain?

It's been raining in the evening for the past weeks. And if you can recall Form 1 Geography, it's the monsoon changing season, or Angin Sumatera.

But, this time, it has been raining more than last year. So as other countries, where snowfall are heavy.

It's the climate change we are talking about. The weather had becoming worse and resulting, maybe casualty? (Oops, it just pop out from my mind, no offence.)

The carillon of bells are ringing (It's not Coldplay's Viva La Vida I'm talking about), the alarm bells for enviroment had been ringing for the past few years, and it will keep ringing as long as the awareness is not completely spread. The awareness of saving the enviroment.

Yes, that Saturday, you had your lights off, but is it enough? Can it really reduce the offset of carbon? If we really do reduce, why don't we do it in daily basis? Here's a link for a calculator of your carbon footprint, the footprint you leave behind that harms Mother Earth: www.carbonfootprint.com/calculator.aspx

Earth Hour is just an activity to create awareness, it's part of the ringings of the bells. If we had woke up, we are either ready to face a new day, or just press the snooze button. We, had press the snooze button for many times, some had already woke up, while others are still sleeping in their couch, don't know what's happening out there, or pretend don't know anything.

These bells will keep ringing, and ringing, untill all of us had really wake up and face the new day. But, are we ready to stop the alarm bells?

At Earth Hour, I saw a few shops had welcome this campaign by switching off their lights, but most of them cannot do the simple job. Reason? Simple, they had customers. Customers will complain if there is no light to see, no air-conditioner to not feel hot, and etc. etc.

These customers claimed that it is because they off their lights and eletrical appliances at home and go for dinner outside. Well, some of them.

In my opinion, I think that Earth Hour not just create an awareness about the enviroment, but also an awareness to let everyone know that some who are less fortunate don't have electric facility. So, activities at Earth Hour should be less-carbon-offset and less-usage-of-electrical-appliance activities. This is purely my opinion. No offence.

These few weeks, I've been talking about enviromental issues. Don't know why, but I felt that I have the responsibility to at least spread a word to others. I felt semi-commited to save the enviroment.

What Mother Earth gave us, we pay her another....

The creation of Earth started 4.54 billion years ago. That time, it was only condensing water vapour, augmented ice and liquid water covers the Earth.

After years and years hit by asteroids, the Earth has supercontinents. Where supercontinents became smaller continents which is now continents.

Evolution of life took place after that, where there are more terms 'tagged' with "living things". There are many evolutions of life, of course the most obvious is the human evolution, which it creates the existence of us.

Human started to live in civilization. They invent equipments, learn agriculture, rare livestocks and making use of the natural resources. Soon, they start to learn to rule, to adminstrate the group of people they were living with.

Economy is created from the simple barter system. Our ancestor trade with shells after feeling the existence of inequality in trading. Coins are invented, so as cash. Bank was built to provide loans and funds initally, then it starts to keep money.

Culture is created probably without the slightest feeling yet making it a momentum to thrive a followance. From what we wear, what we speak, what we do, accidentally create a culture.

This is the past. How we are here today. Now, for the present..............(not the gift 'present')

I am not going to tell all of our deeds, or our doings, but instead let you think, wonder, ponder about the creation of us. How the enviroment and natural infrastructure is prepared for us to live. What Mother Earth had done to give a opportunity to let us live in a good enviroment.

The past is a mirror. Although I had not mentioned anything about polluting the enviroment or hurting mother nature, but it triggers us on what we have done to ruin all the efforts that Mother Nature done.

Think of it.

P.S.: Don't forget to off all your lights on Earth Hour (28th March 2009-8.30-9.30 p.m.)