Stop deceiving the public!

Though many would think this is small case. But for me this is critical. The story goes like this:
Though I personally dont like the design at "Anjung Budi" (alumni building in USM) because of the ugly and "silly" roof design under a wonderful tree. We were having some discussion and tea break there. Nice view.. at first...THEN:

I saw a lady. A respected one.
wife of some high ranking officer.
what's wrong with that you might ask.
This is unbelieveble.
She is tapao'ing' (taking away) food. What's wrong?
using whole lot of guess what...yeah you are right..plastic bags!
I thought she understood very well what is our university's vision and policy.
And yet not showing a good example at all to others.
It is so distressing to look at the scene.
How can this high ranking officer always claiming we are leading sustainability efforts?
He still can internalised the very basic concept that he preached about plastics in his family.

Stop deceiving the public and cheat our way to APEX status for being sustainable only in the outward appearence. Just walk the talk. Stop fooling around!
No one says is easy to be champion. Indeed is a steep learning curve.

abe

p/s: am writing this in frustration..Reminded Dr lee said: stay cool...keep the pressure low! ~~phewwww

Convocation or Pasar Malam?

USM 40th Convocation..
It is also my convocation..
From being oval head (universal) to flat head (mortar board)..
Perhaps it is true wat Dr Lee said, " the more educated we are, the more unsustainable we become".

Let's check out these photos,
Green convo? well..perhaps much more work needs to be done.
No doubt it is a very steep learning curve for us.

This is what the committee claims, No plastic, No Polystyrene


And they claimed there won't be any bottled mineral water for sale.




New way of using polystyrene?

Impressive eh?

but why am i not suprised! We cant really 'read', pics might help?

Have gone opened all the bins..well WORDS really didn't worked!

Now you tell me, this scene looks a academic convocation or a Pasar Malam (night market)

oppss.. good try on the energy saving bulbs.. but this is taken during a sunny and very hot afternoon..sustainability? who are we fooling? Ourself perhaps.

And now...PIC OF THE DAY:

Circled in red is polystyrene container, the upper one are madefrom sugarcane pulp.. is this a joke or what? am convinced we are MOCKING the word sustainability!

Well this is only the first day of convocation.. am optimist about tomorrow..let's see what will happen.. there are more pictures to come..

abe

p/s: Congratulations all graduates!