60+ Earth Hour 2014 @Penang

Didn't expect it to go the way it did...  Although WWF reported it was a "major" success, for me it was hardly a success. Why? Because noone cared.

Honestly I chose to join the walkathon because I was bored and it looked like an interesting social activity to be a part of. Of course, I am a WWF supporter coz I once had a weird fetish towards pandas and stuff. Plus, I needed something to brag about on my network besides complaining about my daily 8.00-5.00 routine.

The 60+ earth hour sucked but the trip to Penang was awesome. Not only did I get to spend the whole day with my buffy, I also got to shop books! The Big Bad Wolf Book Sale was held in Time Square, Penang and for sure I wouldn't miss it. After the booksale, we googled places to hang out while waiting for 6pm and Gurney Plaza was our choice. And I can conclude Gurney Plaza was the highlight of the day. Penang wasn't as fun as it used to be when I was 10!

Ok back to the Earth Hour event. The concerts were horrible. Honestly, for a high-profile international society like WWF, they could have done better. I could sing better than the singers who literally croaked the whole 3 songs. The only decent show was by the musicians. They rocked and saved the stage. The dancers define awkward. The emcee was cool. He managed to control the lameness of the event by his jokes and impromptu activities. But as the countdown to lights out ended, the event epicly failed.

10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2...1..!!!! Yelled everyone in hopes of a miracle to save the day.

Nothing. All lights were still on as though it was just another day.

Then the walk began despite all awkwardness... All along the route, lights from shops were switched on brighter than ever. People stared at the walkers probably laughing at the effort and as though it didn't sucked enough, it rained. Yep. All 500 (yes, they lied saying there were 2000 participants) people were drenched wet as half of them ran to their cars and half ran for shelter. As we reached the finish line, we did what sane people would do. We drove home!

But like I said, even if the event defined what 'failed mission' means, the fact that I spent it with Mr Awesome made it worthy. I had a great time squished by Ironman and Panda. And, it was time and money well spent :)

HAPPY EARTH HOUR!!!