THE binary numbers of 101010 (or 10/10/10 or 10-10-10) are appearing again on our calendar tomorrow after 100 years and thousands of people around the world are racing to do something different on this day to make it special and memorable. So what is special about Oct 10, 2010?In Asia, special date usually coincide with mass weddings. Mass weddings will be held at various locations throughout Asia. Try to avoid popular restaurant tomorrow unless you have prior booking). Weddings dinners will occupied most restaurants tomorrow.
Oct 10 in 2010 does not really carry any significance in Buddhism and other religion but many choose to tie the knot on this day because the date looks and sounds nice. Mass wedding had increased compared with ‘999’ (Sept 9) last year which fell during the Hungry Ghost month but that the response would not be as good as the year before as ‘888’ (Aug 8) was regarded as a very lucky number for the Chinese.
Others are taking this date to send out a loud message to the intended audience.
It is a day of prayer for at least 10,000 Christians or 40 churches and groups throughout the country, who are taking part in Micah 2010, a campaign to mark 10 years since the United Nations agreed on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to halve extreme poverty by 2015. Ten million handprints are being collected around the world for this cause.
This Sunday will be an important date in the history of green movement. Over 7,000 events are expected to take place in 188 countries for the Global Work Party on this day dedicated to carbon-cutting actions. It was spearheaded by 350.org with hundreds of organisations around the world. The organisers estimate that on Oct 10, over 100,000 trees will be planted, over 100 solar panels will be installed, cyclists will ride over 1,000 miles, citizens will clean up at least 500 miles of coastline and much more.
101010 is also the World Sight Day for Malaysia Lions Club, which is gathering an estimated 10,000 participants to complete a 3km loop in pairs — one of them blindfolded. The massive move is to raise funds for the underprivileged who are blinded mainly by cataract, while educating everyone about sight preservation and preventable blindness.
Ten represents perfection and it seems that the whole world is set to make 101010 the perfect day!