before you say wah jia en now is a greenie, i will say i've always held my green/do my part to save the world mantra- where do you think my compulsion for finishing up all the food on the table comes from? and yes, i'd like to da pao the quarter of the pad see-uw that's left (to which hang will roll her eyes in embarrassment). but with the knowledge that food shortage around the world is a logistical problem that cannot be resolved by me stuffing my face with all that's served, plus it is very bad for my waistline and double chin, i have stopped being a pack food rat. but still we need to solve a problem that is much bigger than my waistline.

and when we were younger, my sister and i would bug my dad to turn off the tap while brushing teeth and soaping/shampooing. this worked and he is in turn bugging my mother (partly because my sister and i no longer live at home).
now that i'm older, i just bug the bf when he is brushing teeth, washing dishes etc. now he knows and does turn off the tap while brushing- even if only when i'm around. if i have 5 more bfs before i settle down *shudder*, at least i know i can convert 5 more people