Earth Hour 2013: Your Fight Against Climate Change
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013
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Written by: Yap
Siau Chin & Lim Ka Win
Photography: Yap Siau Chin
Photography: Yap Siau Chin
Kampar, 26 March 2013 - In a show of solidarity against climate change,
Community Service Society of Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) joined thousands
of cities around the world in support of the Earth Hour campaign for the third
time.
About
400 students of the university were gathered for the
Earth Hour 2013 on 23rd of March at Block C Cafeteria. The event started at 6.30pm and lasted for four and
half hours, including a variety of performances to attract the attention of
younger generations to participate in the meaningful event.
“We hope that everyone
can engage in this event to increase the awareness of saving our environment
and our earth,” said Lee Jia Lek, the event
organiser.
Also, the vice
president of UTAR, Dr Teh Chee Seng was invited to host the opening ceremony of
the event. During his speech, he expressed that it is necessary for everyone to
be aware of saving the environment of our planet.
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| UTAR Vice President, Dr Teh Chee Seng (right) officiated the opening ceremony of Earth Hour 2013 |
With the
jokes and rumours of the emcees of the event, Roy and Melvyn, the event was
started in full of joy and laugh.
The event was exciting by the duet
performance
by UTAR talents, Sandy Ng and Jaeme. Later on, members of SHINE Music Kampar intrigued
the audience with four interesting songs, including an amended song from the
famous Korean hit song “Gangnam Style”.
At around 8pm,
all the committees and participants were excited for the countdown session to
switch off the lights. The
participants were instructed by the PR committees to light up their candles
and get into position to create a ‘60’ numerical symbol in conjunction with the
Earth Hour.
At
8.30pm,
the electricity was completely switched off for one hour
and the Cafeteria was plunged into darkness.
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| A candlelight formation of '60' to symbolize the start of the Earth Hour was created by the participants. |
Within that one hour process, there were performances
of a fire eaters, Broga Hill from
Broga camp site. The amazing performance successfully earned raucous applause
from the crowd. The fire eater performance reached its climax when the
performers made a fire flower by turning the fire sticks around in their hands.
“Their performances
are really amazing as it looks like those in the circus. The fire flower
created was exactly like those fireworks on the sky,” said Kee Chun Kuang, a
participant of the event.
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| The fire eaters from Broga Hill stunned the audience with their fearless feats. |
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| The amazing fire show by Broga Hill fascinated the audience. |
Other
performances included Diabolo performance by UTAR yoyo-team, and dance
performance by UTAR dance club.
Again, the atmosphere
of the event was full of joy when all the committees came out to the stage with
their funny dresses. They performed the Harlem Shake in front of the crowd,
which is currently rising in popularity on the internet.
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| Harlem Shake frenzy at Earth Hour 2013. |
At about 11pm, the Earth Hour event came to a successful end with a band performance by Double Cheese Burger.
