Full of nothing

Water use up in dry spell

Wed, Feb 25, 2009
AsiaOne

The recent weeks of hot and dry weather have seen Singaporeans using more water - 16 Olympic-sized swimming pools more, to be exact.

With temperatures hitting 34 deg C last week, the daily potable water consumption rose to a high of 1.4 million cubic metre a day, which is 3 per cent more than the average daily consumption.

Mr Chong Hou Chun, Director of PUB's Water Supply Network urged Singaporeans to save water.

'Turning off the tap while soaping or brushing your teeth can help save more than 10 litres of water each time,' he said.

'If everyone cuts their water use by just 10 litres a day, the amount of water saved is enough to fill more than 6000 Olympic-sized swimming pools in a year,'

In its statement, PUB suggested more information on water conservation:

Simple measures on how the public can conserve water at home can be found at http://tenlitres.sec.org.sg/index.asp. More measures on how the non-domestic sector can be involved in water conservation can be found at www.tenpercent.sec.org.sg.

Members of the public may also call PUB's 24-hour call centre to request for a water saving kit.

I really don't understand the point of "reporting this news" or its newsworthiness. Isn't it plain obvious that one tends to drink or shower more in warmer weather? It seems like AsiaOne or Singapore press has nothing more to write about other than seduction in Joo Chiat or re-publishing credit crisis stuff.

Still open...

Time's up.

I meant a break. Now that the intense period is over, it's time to write. I have not blogged a huge bit of the wedding prepration prior to the actual day, but looking back, there is plenty to give thanks for. Not taking a honeymoon holiday, we returned to London two days after our wedding only to run into cold and wet weather, a messy apartment and piles of un-ironed clothes. Reality of a married life?

The trip to Singapore was amazing. Though it wasn't much of a break (given I spend a week out of the three in office and the rest on wedding preparation), I had an excellent time just catching up with people while distributing the invites. It's funny how I actually dreaded this experience at the same time - because I have been to a few dinners, knowing how boring it can to be seated with strangers and listening to the same message, I did not wish it upon others for my own special day. I was advised to post the invite, which thankfully I did not for most people (save a couple who were on reservist training). I actually opt to meet them and have a catch-up. In fact, I never once felt bad for myself should a friend was not able to make it for WHATEVER reason; after all this is an invitation, not a summon (yes Singaporeans do think of it that way). So I was very glad to see mates turning up and just those mates because they were the ones whom I really hope to have witnessed my special day.

We were truly blessed by the presence of our ex-KPMG friends (not just ex-colleagues), friends from churches and colleges. I had a rocking time with Dev the emcee in particular good form while my cousin helped greatly with my last minute request for a Mandarin translator (in fact almost everything was last minute!). I can only hope that my friends were blessed too!