Low Carbon Diet Journal (June 9 – July 15, 2012)

                         Oh, what a bright and sunny weekend it is! To give me energy for the day, I eat first my breakfast. Then, I brushed my teeth using a glass to avoid consuming and wasting much water. And to refresh myself, I then took a bath. Trying to prevent water spillage, I used a pail and a dipper. I opened the windows in our room to let the fresh air enter and for the sunlight to light up the room.

                        It’s been a very busy week for many of us. The II – A class faced many assignments, activities and quizzes this week. In doing my assignments and reviewing for those quizzes, I turn off all the unnecessary appliances so that I will not be distracted and also to save energy. I lessen the use of cellular phone.

                        Simple things, little ways, but if all of us will participate, a greener and safer Mother Earth it will be.

Low Carbon Diet Journal (June 2 – July 8, 2012)

                        Nutrition month celebration, campaign preparation and the actual campaigning, these things made my week busy.

                        During the nutrition month celebration we promote vegetable gardening. We also did t at some vacant lots in our school. We did not only help regain the Green Mother Earth but we also save money intended for buying vegetables in the market.

                        Since it is a very tiring week, I drank a lot of water to prevent water loss. Then, I gave the water bottles I consumed to the third year students for them to recycle it. I also lessen the use of cellular phone, laptop and television. The time allotted for those activities was then used in taking a power nap. Not only I saved electricity but I also recover energy. These practices might be nonsense for others but if all of us will do this regularly, I’m sure that we can recover the beauty of our planet.

Insights and Reflections about Monsoon

 

Today, I have learned that the word Monsson is derived from the Arabic word  “Mausim” which means season. It is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation. It influences large climatic regions and reverses direction seasonally. It is sometimes primarily cause by much greater annual variation in temperature over large areas of land than over large areas of adjacent ocean water.

 I will apply my learnings about this phenomenon in a way that when there’s no typhoon and it’s raining hard, it is probably cause by a monsoon.

 Learnings about this phenomenon are important because we can know what the cause of a sudden rainfall is.

On a larger scale, I will share my learnings in this phenomenon because it can help us be aware on what will the weather be and the measures to be taken when there’s a monsoon.
I need to know more about the factors that contribute to monsoon and what are we going to do when there’s a monsoon. 

Low Carbon Diet Journal (June 25 – July 1, 2012)

                The rain is pouring, the wind is blowing and the weather is cold. What a rainy week we have! I did not use the electric fan; instead I just feel the cold wind blows. I also minimize the use of cellular phone so that I will not charge it from time to time. And because its cold I did not use much water in taking a bath. I also use a pail and a dipper to avoid water spillage.

                        This week I learned that plastics take a very long period of time to decompose and it pollutes the environment. So to help, I lessen the use of plastics but rather I just use cloth bags. I also learned that many trees were being cut down to produce papers. Being aware, I did not use papers for unnecessary things. And this is my Low Carbon Diet for the week.

Low Carbon Diet Journal (June 18 – 25, 2012)

                                A bright and sunny weekend it is. And it’s been a wonderful and exciting week for me. These past days I’ve been walking in going to short distances, like going home from school. In doing so, I did not only help in saving the earth but also it helps me save a fare.  And it also exercises my legs.

                                Last night, I heard the news about the energy shortage that might probably result to rotating brownout here in Luzon. And it advices us to minimize the use of electricity. To help, I turned off and unplugged the television since I do not like the show. And because it’s not that hot, I did not use the electric fan. I also turned off the unnecessary lights in our house. Even in small ways, I know that I helped our Mother Nature. 

Low Carbon Diet Journal (June 11 – 17, 2012)

                                      It’s a cloudy weekend and the rain might fall anytime. Before eating breakfast, I brushed my teeth first. I used a glass while brushing my teeth to help save water. Afterwards, I took a bath using a pail and dipper to avoid water from spilling. I opened the window in our room to let the fresh air enter and not use electric fan. It also allows the daylight to lighten up my room instead of turning on the lights. While doing homeworks, I did not use any appliances to help conserve energy. And these are the things I did to help our Mother Earth.

Low Carbon Diet Journal (June 4 - 9)

                               We all know that our Mother Earth is suffering nowadays. So, to help our environment, I disposed my wastes properly. I also unplugged all the appliances when not in use. While doing my assignments, I turn off the television to lessen the use of electricity and also for me not to be distracted. And before I go to sleep, I turned off the lights. This is my Low Carbon Diet for the week.