Save Paper, Save Earth!
assalamualaikum...
Yesterday, i stayed up all morning to finish my signal assignment..it was not hard, but still i had to refer my notebook and the old Calculus text book...there were some integration techniques which i've already forgotten, such as 'Kamiran Bahagian Demi Bahagian' etc...I also mentioned that it was my packest day in the whole week (8am-5pm,8pm-10pm), so I was extremely exhausted and sleepy...I stole some time in the Opto Lab that evening by 'fulfilling my dreams'..zzzzz...and when the lab was over, i went back to my home and continue to zzzz for a while...but it wasn't enough since i had a night class...so after 10pm, i zzzz-ed all the way...(not totally...I did eat and pray, mind you...)...
During that signal class, when I passed up my assignment, my lecturer asked why i wrote it in two columns on the 'lineless' A4 paper..while i only answered her with a smile, this inspired me to write an entry about my newly writing habit, and to share my thoughts with you, today...
Let me give you an example of an A4 paper usage. I've seen a lot of these papers are not fully used...I mean, there's a lot of empty space around or inbetween your writing lines. If all the writings on a paper is been 'pushed' and 'packed' to one side, then I believe that you could see that more than 50% of the paper is empty...this is a very big waste for this paper size...and I've seen that most people write something at only one side and not also using the other side...I wonder, since it's only for your notes and not an official paperwork, you are probably not required to do it very neatly, even for yourself...that's just my 2 cents...
Lately, I've been accustomed to a habit of "utilizing the empty paper space as much as possible"...So I've created a way to do so...For a notebook, I used a couple of empty A4 paper, folded into half at its height (i mean, retaining the same paper width) to create an A5-sized booklet...then, I folded this booklet to half...now, it will have 2 'columns' per booklet page (or 4 colums across the original A4-sized paper)...then, I stapled the booklet at the middle...now, it does look like a book...
Whenever i write something, i will be filling the first column of the first page, first...(say that 100x!:p)...after reaching the bottom, i'll continue at the next column...then on page 2 1st column, page 2 2nd column, etc...Of course, it may look too untidy and too crammed, but what the heck...as long as I could understand my own handwriting, and retaining this habit...it isn't that bad, i believe...every empty space is vital and critical in saving our environment..
Only recently, I've changed my habit to use these empty A4 paper (a.k.a. lineless) instead of the line ones...while writing on the lined paper will looked neat and nicely, I decided to have MORE FREEDOM in writing and not simply following the lines...using empty paper, you can change your writing style AT WILL...i mean, you can decide how big or small your font size, how is the alignment (center,left,right), whether i write it horizontally, vertically or even diagonally etc...This will also contribute into saving paper as well...
Not many people actually collect their papers to be recycled...most of them simply throw it away or burn it...A have my own 'recycle bin' (it is only plastic :p) which I put my useless paper there...to recycle a paper is not neccessary to send it to those authorized recycle place...whenever there's something not-so-important things to write, i will just simply pick up one from the 'bin' and write there...if i could no longer use any of these paper, then there's official recycle bin in KUiTTHO for any people to unload their piles of old notes and reference book there...
Remember, a paper is just a paper...it's not the paper itself that is important, but the content, or how you would use it, IS...so don't love your paper too much by leaving a lot of spaces and make it look clean...write something in it...and don't forget to recycle...
my notebook...darn, there's still some empty spaces here & there...
my 'recycle bin'...:p
Yesterday, i stayed up all morning to finish my signal assignment..it was not hard, but still i had to refer my notebook and the old Calculus text book...there were some integration techniques which i've already forgotten, such as 'Kamiran Bahagian Demi Bahagian' etc...I also mentioned that it was my packest day in the whole week (8am-5pm,8pm-10pm), so I was extremely exhausted and sleepy...I stole some time in the Opto Lab that evening by 'fulfilling my dreams'..zzzzz...and when the lab was over, i went back to my home and continue to zzzz for a while...but it wasn't enough since i had a night class...so after 10pm, i zzzz-ed all the way...(not totally...I did eat and pray, mind you...)...
During that signal class, when I passed up my assignment, my lecturer asked why i wrote it in two columns on the 'lineless' A4 paper..while i only answered her with a smile, this inspired me to write an entry about my newly writing habit, and to share my thoughts with you, today...
Let me give you an example of an A4 paper usage. I've seen a lot of these papers are not fully used...I mean, there's a lot of empty space around or inbetween your writing lines. If all the writings on a paper is been 'pushed' and 'packed' to one side, then I believe that you could see that more than 50% of the paper is empty...this is a very big waste for this paper size...and I've seen that most people write something at only one side and not also using the other side...I wonder, since it's only for your notes and not an official paperwork, you are probably not required to do it very neatly, even for yourself...that's just my 2 cents...
Lately, I've been accustomed to a habit of "utilizing the empty paper space as much as possible"...So I've created a way to do so...For a notebook, I used a couple of empty A4 paper, folded into half at its height (i mean, retaining the same paper width) to create an A5-sized booklet...then, I folded this booklet to half...now, it will have 2 'columns' per booklet page (or 4 colums across the original A4-sized paper)...then, I stapled the booklet at the middle...now, it does look like a book...
Whenever i write something, i will be filling the first column of the first page, first...(say that 100x!:p)...after reaching the bottom, i'll continue at the next column...then on page 2 1st column, page 2 2nd column, etc...Of course, it may look too untidy and too crammed, but what the heck...as long as I could understand my own handwriting, and retaining this habit...it isn't that bad, i believe...every empty space is vital and critical in saving our environment..
Only recently, I've changed my habit to use these empty A4 paper (a.k.a. lineless) instead of the line ones...while writing on the lined paper will looked neat and nicely, I decided to have MORE FREEDOM in writing and not simply following the lines...using empty paper, you can change your writing style AT WILL...i mean, you can decide how big or small your font size, how is the alignment (center,left,right), whether i write it horizontally, vertically or even diagonally etc...This will also contribute into saving paper as well...
Not many people actually collect their papers to be recycled...most of them simply throw it away or burn it...A have my own 'recycle bin' (it is only plastic :p) which I put my useless paper there...to recycle a paper is not neccessary to send it to those authorized recycle place...whenever there's something not-so-important things to write, i will just simply pick up one from the 'bin' and write there...if i could no longer use any of these paper, then there's official recycle bin in KUiTTHO for any people to unload their piles of old notes and reference book there...
Remember, a paper is just a paper...it's not the paper itself that is important, but the content, or how you would use it, IS...so don't love your paper too much by leaving a lot of spaces and make it look clean...write something in it...and don't forget to recycle...
my notebook...darn, there's still some empty spaces here & there...
my 'recycle bin'...:p
