Saturday, 4 April 2015
Paul Chan Poh Hoi
The editorial, "Cherishing every precious drop" wanted Singaporeans to achieve 140 liters per day without compromising household cleanliness and personal hygiene. However, the writer could not find any means to reduce water usage without jeopardizing cleanliness. IF Singaporeans change their lifestyle while using water-saving utensils and do less cleaning, we may be able to achieve the 140 liters per day goal by 2030. However, the question is whether it is reasonable to risk our healthy practices in our hot climate. Water efficiency is about reducing the amount of water one wastes daily, not restricting usage for ones' needs.
I do not agree with the writer. I believe that we can cut down on our water usage a lot more without risking our healthy practices in our hot climate. I think that the reason why he could not "find any means to reduce water usage" was because he had always been using a lot of water, and believes that that amount of water used is acceptable. If that is the case, then water efficiency is no longer restricting usage for ones' needs, because we only want to use so much water, but we do not actually have a need to do so.
Yes, I do agree with your opinion because if every single Singaporean is able to set their heart on cutting down on water usage, we will be able to do it , it is all a matter of mentality, just like how Singaporeans were determined enough to queue long hours to pay their last respects to Mr Lee Kuan Yew.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with your opinion regarding this article as when there is a will,there is a way. As long as one has decided to cut down the use of water, one will definitely be able to save water,without necessarily having to affect one's health and hygiene as there are still many ways to save water. One example is to use the water, which was used to wash the vegetables, to water the plants.
ReplyDeleteThe majority will agree that we should save water. One of the ways is to reduce our water usage. That is where peop0le might differ in the amount of water they are willing to cut down in order to help contribute to the collective goal of saving water. You have pointed out rightly that the writer's claim that reducing water usage might jeopardise cleanliness may be due to what he is accustomed to rather than what can really be achieved. He seems to have swung to the extreme of looking at restricting usage at expense of cleanliness. The truth of the matter is that many of us use water without being conscious of how much we are using and wasting. A study on our habits of using water and a set of water reducing measures or even innovations of water saving devices could lead to saving more water. Scientists and inventors should seize this opportunity to come up with new products that could make water reduction part of our life.
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