This talk is a great opportunity for the APR 1 and AAV2 students to get a basic knowledge about the environment before they kick off their honourable journey to organise an environmental conservation event with the name “SOS Earth” on the 11th and 12th August 2009 at Tunku Abdul Rahman College, Kuala Lumpur Main Campus, College Hall.
If you are wondering if the talk was boring, wonder again. You also might think that his English will be flourished with German accent, as his a German, then you are wrong. He speaks simple English that is easy to be understood without accent and this is very much because he has been here, Malaysia, for some time now.
Mr. Matthias was giving an enthusiastic talk to educate students on the importance of protecting the environment.
During the talk, Mr. Matthias told his childhood story by presenting few pictures where he refers himself as a “Kampung Boy” that caught us with a smile. He highlighted the difference of the winter between the time of his childhood and the current. All this changes is due to the environmental problem.
By showing some pictures of flora and fauna, it triggered us that if we do not start to take action to protect the earth, the following generation will not be able to witness flora and fauna again. In the talk, he shared his own experience on some actions that he carried out to try, or start, saving the earth such. He cooperates with the management team and cleaner in his condominium to separate waste to make sure recycling process can be done easier. Not only his experiences that he shared, he too tells us what others had done to save the earth.
Before ending his talk, he questioned “Are you doing all you can?”. That sentence pretty much sums up what he thinks the people here has contributed. He too said that everything starts with a belief. With the belief, you will have your own stand, and you will work hard in order to achieve these believes. This applies to the act of saving earth. AS LONG AS YOU BELIEVE, THEN YOU CAN DO IT!!
Our kind advisors, Miss Lim Siz Siz and Miss Serene Yong, also part of the audiences in the talk presented a small gift as a token of appreciation to Mr. Matthias.
After the mind triggering talk, we know and understand the situation that we are facing now deep down in our heart. No longer in the planning stage, it’s action time! Our event tag line: F.L.O.R.A (Future Lies On Responsive Action) shows how much the future depends on our actions. So, come join us in this meaningful event on August!!!
Nature provides a free lunch, but only if we control our appetites.
~William Ruckelshaus, Business Week, 18 June 1990~
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