The Earth Hour community blackout (hehe, spinning the story way too much) is happening this coming Saturday, 8:30pm, worldwide. It’s a global event, where citizens of the world turns off their electrical appliances for 1 hour, just to show their love for mother nature. Just don’t go switch off any datacenters.

But what will you do during this 1 hour blackout? I thought up a few things to do last weekend while driving south & back up north for a few days. The amount of thinking that you can do while just driving.

Hold your very own Earth Hour campfire

Oh yea. Campfires are the best. All that you got to do is find a spot, preferably a wide open area, with no bushes or lalangs that can burn together with your fire pit. Preparations: find old drift wood, or some old wooden planks/strips from your local neighbourhood industrial area. Stack ‘em up like Apache Indian campfire pit, make it wet with some oil, and at the exact moment the clock strikes 8:30, you light the fire. And ye’ shall see it roar!

Earth Hour graffiti battle

This is borderline illegal, but graffiti significant benefit and impact in the art industry. Take a look at Banksy. Gather up your crew (or yourself if you’re a solo tagger) & wait at your spot of choice before 8:30pm. It’s better if you choose a spot that obviously supports the Earth Hour blackout, so you can take advantage of the “total darkness”. Make your piece in 1 hour. After the lights are back up, give the world a surprise!

Tuck yourself & your love one in bed for an (extra) hour *cough*

This is pretty obvious, innit? Hehehe. Candle lit dinner. In-bed dinner. Ahh, bliss. Now, if only I had the luxury to experience such moments. Maybe next year…

Star gazing picnic. Or beach picnic and look at the stars that night.

The point: Enjoy the dark & star studded night at a beach, at a local star gazing spot or just somewhere up there at a spot where no one will bother your privacy. Pack a picnic basket & have a sweet garden dinner under the stars, next to an apple tree. Sweet.

Swim with only your skin.

Yup, skinny dipping. If you have a private pool, by all means. Jump right in, paddle paddle & do a little slow backstroke routine while watching the stars. Awesome right?

Watch the fireflies fly!

Getting back to nature is always the best. Remember the old Tenaga Nasional advertisement for Aidilfitri? There’s a place called Kampung Kuantan in Kuala Selangor, which has been the place to catch some fireflies. Watching them  in total darkness in the outbacks is really really awesome. I think I might just do this. Anyone?

Boat cruising at Putrajaya Lake

The most simple idea I had in mind. But hell, it just doesn’t feel right idea to do when I have to cruise the lake alone. But if there’s company coming ahead, I might just change my mind. Chillaxing & cruising in the boat the lake during Earth Hour, in darkness, with those cute tea cup candles.

There’s probably 1001 cooler ideas things to do during Earth Hour, and these are just some of the things that came up on my mind. What’s your plan for Earth Hour?