Earth Hour 2011 - 26 March !

I think I have eco-friendly genes flowing through my veins. And every time there's an Earth Hour campaign, I will, without fail, participate in it la. For the good of humanity, the animals, insects, reptiles, who co-exist together with us ...

And recently, I have began on my own to reduce carbon emissions (hopefully *crosses fingers*) by green-nifying my room. To do so, I bought quite a few species of air plants ( costs me more than $50! ) that grew pretty well beside my window. (A good option for those who do not have a garden)


Contrary to popular beliefs, airplants do not respire during the night and compete with you for oxygen. They are like cactus with this CAM ability. In fact they will take in carbon dioxide during the night!

Crassulacean acid metabolism, also known as CAM photosynthesis, is a carbon fixation pathway present in some plants. These plants fix carbon dioxide (CO₂) during the night, storing it as the four-carbon acid malate. The CO₂ is released during the day. The CAM pathway allows stomata to remain shut during the day, reducing evapotranspiration; therefore, it is especially common in plants adapted to arid conditions.

Initially I only bought 1 air plant but after researching about it online, I got a sudden craving for air plants that lead to a lot more purchases. But I didn't regret it, since all are still living and most importantly, thriving. :)

I shall show you people the pictures that tempted me. Which I bet most of you will be tempted as well!

I thought this arrangement was rather interesting as it maximises the use of space along the HDB corridors. Just imagine, if everyone does this, wouldn't the corridors be much cooler?

Some of the baby airplants (offsets) which, I presume, was the fruit of minimal care. Yes, minimal care. (Cos for my case, I simply soaked mine in a tub of water for a couple of hours per week, with water misting when I have nothing better to do)

There are many many different forms of airplants. The advice is to choose the form and colour that you like. They don't have much colours though. Google it to find out more!

Okayy, enough of air plants. You can always buy them in the push carts around the malls or nurseries!

Earth Hour 2011, 26 March.

8.30pm to 9.30pm

Remember to switch off your lights!