Today is the nation's Energy Day, which aims to increase public's awareness of the importance of conserving energy.
In conjunction with that, my company decided to
1. Switch off all unnecessary lights and instead open all the blinds (natural sunlight)
2. Switching off the water heater
3. Switching of one unit of the centralized air-conditioning chiller.
People living in Brunei are really lucky as the electricity are partly subsidized by the government. The same goes for the prices of petrol. I remember that Bi told me before when he was working in Miri, the price for a full tank is around RM 80++ for a Vios, which is known to be a fuel consumption car.......Gosh
! Can you imagine that?
So we are really lucky here. That is why we must try to conserve all the electricity and petrol that we can. Switch off anything that is not in use. A little here and there goes a long way. And try to use pool car if possible to use less petrol. It is easier on the environment as well as your pocket.
Have anyone lived abroad for a period of time? I live in Miri for 3 years and Perth for a year. While in Miri, I was very aware of the electricity bill. My aircon is on ration, which means I only turn it on for a few hours in a day (was a poor student so no choice) Petrol wise, it wasn't that bad at that time since Miri is very close to Brunei. So I practically go home every week.
In Perth, everything was so expensive. Petrol is expensive, gas is expensive, electricity is expensive. The tissue paper and test pad sold there are also very expensive. Their mineral water is also expensive. Luckily the public transport is very reliable and good in Perth, so there is no need for me to buy a car.
So do try to conserve energy. Not only for today but all the time. Remember a little goes a long way.
In conjunction with that, my company decided to
1. Switch off all unnecessary lights and instead open all the blinds (natural sunlight)
2. Switching off the water heater
3. Switching of one unit of the centralized air-conditioning chiller.
People living in Brunei are really lucky as the electricity are partly subsidized by the government. The same goes for the prices of petrol. I remember that Bi told me before when he was working in Miri, the price for a full tank is around RM 80++ for a Vios, which is known to be a fuel consumption car.......Gosh
! Can you imagine that?So we are really lucky here. That is why we must try to conserve all the electricity and petrol that we can. Switch off anything that is not in use. A little here and there goes a long way. And try to use pool car if possible to use less petrol. It is easier on the environment as well as your pocket.
Have anyone lived abroad for a period of time? I live in Miri for 3 years and Perth for a year. While in Miri, I was very aware of the electricity bill. My aircon is on ration, which means I only turn it on for a few hours in a day (was a poor student so no choice) Petrol wise, it wasn't that bad at that time since Miri is very close to Brunei. So I practically go home every week.
In Perth, everything was so expensive. Petrol is expensive, gas is expensive, electricity is expensive. The tissue paper and test pad sold there are also very expensive. Their mineral water is also expensive. Luckily the public transport is very reliable and good in Perth, so there is no need for me to buy a car.
So do try to conserve energy. Not only for today but all the time. Remember a little goes a long way.
Comments