W is for Watermelon, Water, Waterloo

W is for Watermelon.

Watermelon is available here all year round.

See what we can do with this sweet watery fruit or draw inspiration from it.

Notice the square watermelon. That is grown in Japan.

Source: Yahoo! images

W is also for Water, precious, precious water.

Mali is one of the poorest countries in the world. Without access to safe water communities are unable to take their first essential step out of poverty.

WaterAid has been working in Mali since 2000. Over the last decade we have worked with local partners and influenced decision-makers to help more than 205,000 people access safe water and more than 208,000 people access safe sanitation.


W is also for Waterloo.. in relation to ABBA, of course. Enjoy!

Water-saving Dual Flush System

Global-warming has caused serious iceberg and glacier melting at the Poles. Logically, this would translate to increased water for the world, wouldn't it? Unfortunately, it does not. In fact, more and more countries are experiencing drought and crop devastation which in turn translates to shortage of food for many. Many countries do not have running water.

Water is an important resource which most of us take for granted. Perhaps it is time that we pay attention to conserving water and finding ways to minimise usage as best we know how.

A good place to start is our toilets. There is now a toilet design that can help all households save water, saving household expenses in the process. Statistics indicate that we may be able to save a whole swimming pool of water each year with this new dual flush toilet system.

How this dual flush toilet system works in saving water is that there is a choice to activate either a rinse flush or a full flush. No need to buy a new toilet flush system because the existing toilet can be installed with the valve. SelectAFlush dual flush conversion kit fits most existing two piece toilets. The dual flush conversion kit will convert your toilet into a dual flush enhancing the performance of your current toilet for a fraction of the price of a new dual flush toilet. Saving water and saving money in the process is never easier.

The Story about Bottled Water

People in Malaysia are blessed in that we can drink water straight off from the tap albeit some of us have it filtered. The Chinese comunity would have it boiled and then cooled for drinking. This is a practice from way back when. Still, there are some of us who drink just bottled water. Below is a good story on bottled water from cagle.com.