Friday the 13th Dinner
Flexitarian bug struck again at dinner last night. eL menu: (1) organic brown rice fried with veg (2) wanton soup with loads of my favorite veggies... Like bits of pumpkin! Simple, tasty home-made food :) … [Read More...]
Bayer Young Environmental Envoy 2012 – Apply Now!
Bayer - in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) - is organising its annual Bayer Young Environmental Envoy Program. Calls for 2012 application have already started. What initially started out as a local project in Thailand in 1998, the program has been extended to 17 other countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Peru, the Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Venezuela and … [Read More...]
Being green “back in the day”.
I came across this link via Mr Brown's twitter feed. In this article, the writer reflects on a particular incident involving a young cashier and the use of plastic bags. For me, this reflective piece really strikes at the heart of three things: A somewhat antagonistic approach by some when trying to promote environmental awareness and action. Environmental advocates must reflect on their approaches as to how they seek to (or have failed to) engage sections of society that are … [Read More...]
Connecting the green dots…
A big shout out to Arwa Aburawa and others from The Green Prophet for interviewing me on my thoughts on the environmental challenges in Southeast Asia and the role that women play in it. What an honour it is to be featured along side other awesome green Muslims like Ibrahim Abdul Matin, Kristiane Backer and the ever-so adorable Jeddawis from Naqaa Enterprise. It's also great how some of us green Muslims have progressively connected with one another - both online and offline - and sometimes … [Read More...]
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Get Real, Not Hysterical : Thoughts on Singapore’s Flashfloods
"HAAAH???! ORCHARD ROAD KENA FLOODED, … ...
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