tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382539233184523416.post856354493101146330..comments2023-03-24T21:54:35.404+08:00Comments on Dreaming of Pandora Forest - LANGKAWI NATURE BLOG, CONSERVATION ISSUES AND MORE: The Fate of One Thousand Young TreesDreamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08797658135561940402noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382539233184523416.post-81852034123611650852011-05-14T11:29:42.186+08:002011-05-14T11:29:42.186+08:00Hi wchinner,
I tried to make a post but it didn...Hi wchinner,<br />I tried to make a post but it didn't work. Hope it works this time.<br />Could you please tell me, whether all the planted trees were lost, or how many in your oppinion did survive to this day?<br />Thanks for your answer,<br />Mark at iamalkaro@gmail.comMarkhttp://www.langkawi-gazette.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382539233184523416.post-67932512298251164032011-05-01T22:01:26.116+08:002011-05-01T22:01:26.116+08:00Yup, always a-roving... haha
Glad you like my litt...Yup, always a-roving... haha<br />Glad you like my little write-up.<br />You're most welcome.<br />;-)Mandyhttp://mandysmlee.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382539233184523416.post-55822789950104296752011-05-01T17:14:22.226+08:002011-05-01T17:14:22.226+08:00Hi Mandy,
Thank you for your wonderful poetic cons...Hi Mandy,<br />Thank you for your wonderful poetic constructive criticism for them! <br /><br />Also, thanks for checking that area too. We are once again the "Roving Trainers" isn't it?<br /><br />I am so tempted to write about this in our local news. Hmm...Dreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08797658135561940402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382539233184523416.post-27883303996706849192011-05-01T10:02:54.726+08:002011-05-01T10:02:54.726+08:00I checked the place out... so much for "Maki...I checked the place out... so much for "Making A Difference"! <br /><br />All the PR and big hullabaloo to project an eco and environmentally responsible image by planting trees but Starwood Hotels & Resorts forgot the one other thing that does matter: To clean up after the act.<br /><br />There are now more rubbish there than before... all those flags (not counting flagpoles and sticks), the red-white marker tapes, the laminated papers with numbers, a banner, a few styrofoam packs, bits and pieces left to scar the earth.<br /><br />It's now after the fact: Headlines are already in the news, the reporters and camera crew are gone now.<br /><br />A campaign to adopt a tree and money collected.<br />A thousand saplings were then planted.<br />A step in the right direction for all to see.<br />A step backward for Mother Earth to plea.<br />A hundred pieces of rubbish left by the lake.<br />A positive image for Starwood in the wake?<br />A big difference it did make!Mandyhttp://mandysmlee.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382539233184523416.post-64852663077438618782011-04-30T15:46:16.382+08:002011-04-30T15:46:16.382+08:00Hi JK,
This is the usual case of a corporate marke...Hi JK,<br />This is the usual case of a corporate marketing gimmick and their CSR with the media highlights, blah...blah...<br /><br />I think there are contractors who are willing to do the job of maintaining the saplings provided those corporates are willing to spend that amount of $$$.Dreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08797658135561940402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382539233184523416.post-64682117839316944182011-04-28T21:00:49.818+08:002011-04-28T21:00:49.818+08:00Very true indeed...
Like all typical 'greenin...Very true indeed...<br /><br />Like all typical 'greening/protecting the Earth' projects, this one suffered the same after effects of neglect and 'couldn't care less' attitude.<br /><br />One way to tackle this is to appoint somebody to take care of it, but I suspect not many are willing to take that job!JKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13915767910311597056noreply@blogger.com