High on a Hill

A trek down the green path of Malaysia's tech corridor

by Hillary Chan, Malaysia

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Get inspired by the old grandfather clock

May 13, 2008 16:34

Writing about my hunt for a dynamo to power my bicycle's lamp reminded me of another really cool and ancient eco-friendly technology - clocks.

When I was young and Jaya Jusco (a shopping mall) had just opened a store in Melaka, my whole family would shop there instead of at the bigger Mahkota Parade because of the huge clock that was displayed in the lobby area.

Whenever this clock struck the hour, it would open up to reveal all the wheels inside swiftly turning in perfect precision to help the hands of the clock move along. A little drummer clown and his little friends would march around the face of the clock to a cutesy tune.

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Diary of a klutz and her solar mobile phone charger

May 12, 2008 12:53

A few days ago, I pushed open a window to enjoy the natural breeze and accidentally pushed out along with it a solar mobile phone charger which was enjoying a suntan by the window. It straightaway plunged 12 floors and landed in three pieces. I couldn't believe it. My heart was in my throat.
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Did someone kill the dynamo?

May 10, 2008 22:33

A few months ago, I bought a bicycle from Proton. I was very excited to kit up my shiny new bicycle, so off I went shopping. The first thing I wanted was a bicycle lamp and I was certain this would be a totally environmentally friendly purchase. Long ago, I had a bicycle whose lamp was powered by a dynamo. Do you remember those types? You had to pedal your bicycle to generate electricity to power the lamp. If you pedal too slowly, the light flickers. If you stop pedaling completely, the light turns off.
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You're turning what into plastic dinner bowls and plates?!

May 10, 2008 02:42

Pig's urine which used to be considered an environmental hazard is now considered a Godsend. In the first case, a British bus company is using urea to clean up emissions and pig pee could be used to source the substance.

Source: www.edie.net

In the second case, a Danish company wants to recycle pig urine into plastic dinnerware and household items.

Source: www.crave.cnet.com

Er, I'm all for recycling, but on behalf of all Malaysians, I'll have to say thanks but no thanks to the second one. (Particularly when it may have religious implications.)

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Eco-friendly tech helps you save money so you can buy more eco-friendly tech

May 8, 2008 11:16

Heya, friends! I'm in Singapore for an event which is all about Backups. Now that I'm an expert, I can share with you that you'll need a HUGE amount of storage space to back up any organization's data. Duh.

One of the speakers was sharing with us about the eco-friendly data storage solutions that his company has to offer. In an amazing show of honesty, the speaker also shared that even though they are producing eco-friendly products, they don't at all care about the environment. It's just that eco-friendly products are products which help customers cut the cost of energy consumption.

So there you go, one radically honest and qualified reason to go green. :D

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About Hillary Chan

Hey, I'm Hillary and I literally live high on a hill, at Bukit ... *grin* Since it is a Bukit, it is pretty green here although lots of old trees have been chopped to build homes. I'm not neccessarily against that though. Not long ago, I ventured into the last remaining virgin rainforest of Borneo at Maliau Basin, Sabah. The experience was awesome. Now that I'm back in the city, I want to love, honor and cherish my beautiful Earth till death do we part. While I love to blog about green tech, I acknowledge there are one or two things more important than preservation at all costs. Allowing people to have roofs over their heads, for example. Although, we could go back to living in trees, couldn't we? Er...