1. How would you describe Unplugged Living in one sentence?
   Unplugged living is about alternative energy, conservation, recycling,
   and other things that could help offload mother nature.
2. Do you ever wish that kids or spouses had a plug that you could pull when necessary?
   Oh definitely. I have a son and when he was around 2 to 3 years old,
   you just wish there’s a plug or an off button so you can turn him
   off. I think they call this age, the terrible twos where they climb,
   write on the walls and do stuff that you told them not to do.
   Now that my son is 4 years old, I need that plug for another reason.
   Whenever we go to the mall and he sees the toy section, he will force
   his way to that area and find a toy that he wants and won’t let go.
   If I only have a remote where I can type “shutdown now” just like what
   I do when I shutdown my linux machine, that would be very very
   helpful.
3. I see that you have a lot of solar posts on your blog. Would you say that the sun is the best kept secret in energy sources, or the most ignored?
   I think it is. It is an open secret if you can say that because a lot
   of people know that solar technology exists but they don’t find ways
   to use it. The sun has the capacity to power the entire planet
   several times over.
4. Recycling…I think that it is a good thing, but I am leery of recycled
    water. It just seems gross. What is your take on it?
   I give it to somebody who doesn’t complain. My lawn and my plants
5. Earth Day…The earth only deserves one day of recognition? Yet we abuse it
   everyday. Don’t you agree that it should be earth day, everyday?
   Yup. I agree. Everyday should be Earth Day.
6. What is the one conservation project that you are most proud to say that you
   take part in?
   I say it would be the continuous waste segregation. It is simple and
   yet is has one of the most impact in conservation. One doesn’t need
   any special devices, just the will to segregate your household waste.
   Our whole neighborhood is involved so it is great to see other
   people make simple contributions for conservation.
7. What is one plugged in item, in your house, that you couldn’t live without?
   I think that would be the refrigerator, otherwise all our food would
   spoil and we need to keep on going to the grocery every day. That
   would be a total waste of petrol.
8. What made you decide to blog about freeloading off of Mother Nature?
   It’s one of my passion. Ever since I was a kid, I was fascinated with
   solar energy, wind energy and other renewable energy sources.
   One of my goals is to live entirely using power that I produce. It
   might take a lot of money to do that but that’s one of the things I
   really want to achieve.

Noel Bautista

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