After a failed attempt at interviewing Hanson, Edd Buenaviaje and I had coffee and tea at Starbucks to plan our Earth Hour.
Thanks to his persuasion, we boarded a cab and headed to Cebu’s five star hotel, The Marco Polo Plaza.
We were treated by Belle and Kyra to a sumptuous buffet of dishes made from organic ingreadients, or as Kyra would put it “made from ingredients that had minimal carbon footprints.”
They also gave us overflowing samples of their “sizzling nights” dishes.
I indulged myself on the cheeses and japanese treats. I also liked the herbed mashed potatoes, the super fresh oysters and the calamari.
At exactly 8:30 pm, the Marco Polo turned off most of its lights, including it’s signage.
The pool was lit up by candles forming the number 60, Earth Hour’s logo. The pool side was then ablaze with fire dancers. We were also treated to over flowing Tuba Cane cocktails.
Meanwhile, at foot of Nivel Hills stood the building of our company, ePerformax. Its noticable signages of red, black and white were all put off, as well as most of its lights and PCs on its production floors. Thank you to Chai Fonacier and Doogie Pagaduan for making this possible.
Back at Marco Polo Plaza, Edd and I decided to go to the balcony. He wanted to take pictures of the fire dancers from a different angle. I wanted to see the view of a hardly lit city. Cebu is known for its participation in the Earth Hour. Edd got good pictures; I got disappointment.
The unlit edifice at my rear was mocked by a city full of lights. Yes, there were noticable buildings that participated. However, their numbers are merely elves to giants of unparticipating establishments.
What made it worst was the sight of a cloud breaker aka Batman Lights. It shone and flashed proudly as I tried to shirk from this harsh reality.
Kyra pointed out that not every fully understands the environmental and financial impact of the event.
I sighed as I sent my news snipet to Cebu Daily News.
When will all of us learn how to care? Your mother is crying, can’t you hear her woes?
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