Saturday, January 16, 2010

5 pounds


What can you buy with a 5 pounds note?

Hmm, let's see, 5 pounds are actually equivalent to ( or also include)...

Two and a half box of Ben and Jerry ice cream ( 2 pounds each during Tesco sale season)
One meal of lunch with a dessert in Level 1 cafe in Uni of Bath
One and a half colourful scarf at QS
One box of special Ferrero rocher in duty free airport
One month lebara top up for my handphone
One fun-fare bus ticket to London
1/3 of the amount of bill for my weekly grocery
One meal of Nando's worth around 4,60 pounds
4/5 pan of pizza in Italy
Not even a shirt in River Island, Dorothy Perkins, and other branded shop
Not even a night to pay during the travel

Do you realise, half of the things above were bought just to make our life richer and more comfortable in living? Here's another choice where u can spend your 5 pounds note in a meaningful way:

Give them a proper shelter

Provide them with food
Give emergency medical relief
Let their beloved ones rest in peace

So that the homeless children has a home to go to..


Can you imagine when we're sitting comfortably as an negligible dot in the world's map,there's a portion of the residents of the Earth are struggling painfully to stand up from the devastation and a totally hopeless state? They are more brave and strong than us, and all they need is a little support from each people living in the same earth as they are. By only a few clicks in the official website of the Disaster Emergency Committee, we can send our little help to the people needed in Haiti. It is as easy as buying books online. :) Here's the website: www.dec.org.uk or Text "GIVE" to 70077 to donate £5 to the DEC Haiti earthquake appeal.You pay £5 + your standard network SMS rate. The donation is deducted from your phone bill.

If we afford to buy what we want more than what we really need, why don't we consider sparing a very tiny part of the money to them? Together we can make a difference to the world. That's what I always believe. You too, right?

2 comments:

g_yean_i said...

Good post. Support. I'll do so after I've reload cause I only have like 4something with me. hehe.

JH said...

u can choose to pay it by card. =)