REALLY HOT.
No, that doesn't justify how hot it is. It's really DAMN HOT. So hot, that our current temperature is as hot as the place shown in the picture around 10 years ago:
If a desert island-like heat doesn't compare, then other ways to describe the excruciating heat would be a heavenly sauna like being in an oven, slowly-cooked to be served as a delicious main meal!
Ok, I think that's a bit too far!
But seriously, it's really hot! Jogging in the morning used to be such an exciting activity, but now even the morning sun BURNS! Ok, complaining or whining about the heat wouldn't do any good. What I really want to post is about the possible causes of this insanely ridiculous heat we're all going through!
A little bit of reading shows that air-conditioners release a by-product called CFC (chlorofluorocarbons). Thing is, once upon a time, air-conditioning wasn't exactly needed. In my opinion, our country simply wasn't hot enough to warrant using ridiculous amounts of air-conditioning. Once upon a time, air-conditioning used to be stuff of the elites. As time progressed, we see shopping malls, offices, and even schools over-loaded with air-conditioners. More air-conditioners = more CFC. CFC actually makes the ozone (a protective layer that prevents UV rays and the like) thinner. So over the years, it got thinner, and that kind of explains why it's so hot!
Then, there's the fact that we have SO MANY constructions going on! Ok, so we do need them for 'development', some may say. But I kind of disagree with quite a number of 'developments' out there. Too often, I feel a certain location is already crammed up to the max, and contractors actually build ANOTHER FLIPPING BUILDING! And of all the places, by the highway or the side of a main road. As if traffic jams here aren't bad enough already! If they really want to 'develop' things, can't they make more parking spaces? And not only that, contractors seem to have a knack for unnecessarily cutting trees down to 'make streets look neater' because 'they look messy'. Heck, this even happened around my hostel and housing area! God knows how old those trees are, and all of a sudden, they just get yanked out of the ground to 'clean things up'. Amazing! What do trees have to do with the heat? First and foremost, they provide shelter from the heat, plus they absorb sunlight, too. But now, walking around without trees, especially with the current temperature, is like bringing a piece of well-baked lasagna to your destination, except that the lasagna didn't come from any restaurant; the lasagna is YOU.
And last but not least, the increase of usage of vehicles. Yes, we have more people driving cars, that can't be avoided due to the increasing population. But there are unnecessary usages of cars too. A lot of kids these days are getting cars at pretty young ages, and honestly, I don't think kids need them. They don't even have a job! And driving to a place that is within walking distance? The gas emission from the vehicle is just going to contribute to the heat! I'm not saying this because I'm jealous of people who own cars, though. I could afford one, but I opt not to have a car. I could walk, and burn calories on the way to class. In case I need to go anywhere far, I'd carpool or take public transportation. I'd only get a car when I'm married and fully settled down! Unfortunately, our current generation of students prefer to indirectly burn everyone via adding to the increasing gas emissions worldwide.
I think people should do something about the heat. Much better than debating about selfish needs and all that, don't you think?
- nazriq
