ENVIRONMENT

City Love: The Earth Hour City Challenge 2014

The Earth Hour City Challenge initiative has been created to celebrate cities that are taking amazing steps forward in creating a greener, cleaner and more sustainable city to live in, while inspiring other cities to do the same. – WWF

The Earth Hour City Challenge was made to mobilize action and support from cities in the global transition towards a sustainable, climate-friendly and one-planet future. With over 70% of global carbon emissions generated from urban dwellers, cities are in the best position to catalyze inspiring and feasible development plans geared towards urban use of renewable energy.

Check out WWF’s four major reasons as to why cities play a big role in a sustainable and renewable future:

Smarter transportation – Transportation uses 30% of global energy. From smart planning to cycle lanes, electric vehicles to public transport – cities are an inspiration for change.

Cleaner energy – Although city dwellers are responsible for over 70% of our planet’s energy-related carbon emissions, cities are also hotspots for renewable energy solutions.

Efficient buildings – Buildings use 1/3rd of the world’s energy. Their focus on new designs, incentives and standards mean cities are leading the transition to better, cleaner housing.

Less waste – Because cities produce so much waste, they’re also focused on new solutions – such as resource efficiency, behavior change and waste management.

Earth Hour City Challenge 2014 are doing to achieve sustainable development and to transition towards 100% renewable energy can be found on the Carbon Cities Climate Registry.

Writing by :

WAN ARUSSANI FADIHA BIN WAN HASHIM

MUHAMMAD SYAFIQ BIN NORZAIDI

MOHAMAD ASHRAF BIN MOHD RIDZUAN

NA'IMAN BIN ISMAYUDIN

NATURE

BUKIT BROGA HILL 

( Semenyih )

Bukit Broga, also known as 'Bukit Lalang' - after the local species of grass that grows abundantly here, is a hill in Semenyih, at 400 meters high and 40 minutes away from Kuala Lumpur on the trunk road to Broga. It can be reached a short distance later after University of Nottingham, where the entrance starts at left from an oil palm estate opposite a rabbit park. Famed for its incredibly panoramic views (especially at dawn) along with easy accessibility on foot, the hill is a popular tourist attraction among locals; the estate owner cashes on the glut of visitors during weekends and public holidays by charging MYR2 per vehicle that parks on his grounds.

From the peak, visitors get a spacious view of the plains, coated by a mixture of rainforest, oil palm plantations, villages and towns, along with distant mountains. At dawn, mist rising from the ground from the warmth of the sun envelops the landscape in a carpet of white, evoking a surreal atmosphere. The hike while steep is relatively easy, taking anywhere between 20 and 45 minutes to reach the highest peak depending on one's fitness level, or photo stops. There are three peaks in total, each one ascends above the other through a clear path fringed by tall grass at each side. From the summit, a proper jungle trail leads through primary rainforest to Gunung Tok Wan (675 meters), a roughly one and a half hour hike on meandering slopes.

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BUKIT TABUR 

( Crystall Hill )

Bukit Tabur is a magnificent limestone ridge at Taman Melawati in Kuala Lumpur. It may possibly be the longest crystal quartz outcrop in the world, a geological wonder right next to the city. The ridge supports a type of heath forest, characterised by dry vegetation and plants that have adapted to growing on steep and harsh terrain. Climbing up the hill, visitors can see 250 species of small coniferous-like trees, shrubs, creepers, orchids and moss, including five endemic species of plants. Contained within much of the limestone are beautiful (but commercially worthless) quartz crystals, many which have been chipped off by visitors at exposed areas.

The highest peak, Tabur 'Extreme' as called by the Internet hiking community, lies at the end of the Eastern ridge.Running in a semi-circle at more than 14 km long and 200 meters wide, the most prominent section is the middle 5 km span that lies behind Taman Melawati all the way to the National Zoo. The sheer size of the ridge provides a dramatic backdrop to Kuala Lumpur, while home to many different types of mammals (including the rare mountain serow), birds, insects and other wildlife. While trekking here, dusky langurs can often be spotted making a ruckus among the trees while wild boars frequently dart away at the sound of footsteps. This section consists of several peaks that can be traversed via a few trails; the most popular route, Tabur West, begins at left from the Klang Gates entrance. This is followed by Tabur East, which can be accessed by climbing down the hill next to the Klang Gates entrance (at right), crossing a small stream and looking for a small but clear trail past the massive drain pipes.

Writing by :

WAN ARUSSANI FADIHA BIN WAN HASHIM

MUHAMMAD SYAFIQ BIN NORZAIDI

MOHAMAD ASHRAF BIN MOHD RIDZUAN

NA'IMAN BIN ISMAYUDIN

LOVE

Some people think love is just talking kind, warm and cute words to each other, love is just telling “I love you”, is just being together and having fun. But reality is a bit different and love is hard. So what the true love meant to be? It's caring of someone you love, being with him when he needs your help, doing everything to protect and look after him.

What is the meaning by LOVE ?

Love is what we experience in any moment that we are with someone without having or believing any judgments about that person (“good” or “bad”). 

There are 3 inherent qualities of love.

1.Love is complete acceptance.

2.Love is selfless.

3.Love is completely unconditional.

All the people have the feeling of LOVE inside theirselves.That is why the people love each other.

LOVE are very peaceful :)

WRITTEN BY

MUHAMMAD SYAFIQ BIN NORZAIDI

NA'IMAN BIN ISMAYUDIN

WAN ARUSSANI FADIHA BIN WAN HASHIM

MOHAMAD ASHRAF BIN MOHD RIDZUAN

MUSIC

Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch (which governs melody and harmony),rhythm (and its associated concepts tempo, meter, and articulation), dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture.

Music is composed and performed for many purposes, ranging from aesthetic pleasure, religious or ceremonial purposes, or as anentertainment product for the marketplace. Amateur musicians compose and perform music for their own pleasure, and they do not derive their income from music. Professional musicians are employed by a range of institutions and organisations, including armed forces, churches and synagogues, symphony orchestras, broadcasting or film production companies, and music schools. Professional musicians sometimes work as freelancers, seeking contracts and engagements in a variety of settings.

ALL the people in the world love to the MUSIC.Music can make us feel cool and fresh when we listen with full of our  heart .

With music,we can learn and  understand the lyric that the singer sing to us :)

MUSIC IS LIFE !!

WRITTEN BY:

MUHAMMAD SYAFIQ BIN NORZAIDI

NA'IMAN BIN ISMAYUDIN

WAN ARUSSANI FADIHA BIN WAN HASHIM

MOHAMAD ASHRAF BIN MOHD RIDZUAN