without researching, reading, or paying attention to news or features about climate change, one can easily observe that weather over the years has become weird. just here in Manila, early April this year, it's been raining like the wet season has formally started. then we already experienced a couple (and more) typhoons. when the sun shines, you can't last under it for even just ten minutes otherwise you'll get barbecued.
since people in Manila experience only two seasons, wet & dry, hearing a news such as melting ice caps may not have a strong impact but when you read the articles discussing these things, one may pause and take a look fast forward to the future and wonder if we can still enjoy what mother nature will offer us in the next few years. especially that earlier news already warned us about this alarming "developments".
for us, and our future children, it's time we put our acts together and do as much we can to pay attention to mother nature--- get everyone aware about climate change and in our own little way, save the only world we can call home.
With this, I am now promoting a Youtube video entry from a kababayan for Oxfam's 48 Hour YouTube Cannes Lions Ad Contest. The contest aims to choose a short film that will encourage people to sign up an online petition for world leaders to attend the UN Summit for Climate Change on December 2009 in Copenhagen.
- - - - - - - - - - - - you may help Katrina win in this contest. To vote for her video, just go to www.youtube.com/canneslions and search for "thecheshirecatgrin". When the video shows up, click the 'thumbs up' sign. Thank you, everyone!
(the author of this blog thanks ederic for the heads up about this cause)
