Miss Earth Sabah 2012 : Press Conference

 The ultimate compliment 

to any girl would definitely be

"A beauty with brains."

*pssst...guys, take note!*

Miss Earth Sabah 2011 - Olivia Vun

 I've only heard of Miss Earth Sabah beauty pageant last year when my sister asked me to vote for her friend who is the current reigning Miss Earth Sabah 2011 queen - the very beautiful and brainy Ms Olivia Vun. I had the opportunity to talk to her and she was indeed an amazingly warm and down-to-earth lady. No doubt deserving her win last year.

When I was asked to attend the Press Conference of the Miss Earth Sabah 2012 at Sutera Harbour yesterday, I thought to myself :  "Urghhh.... ANOTHER beauty pageant?! "

I had an extremely bad experience with witnessing a beauty pagent and i was left disgusted and sorely disappointed. Read all about it in my previous post by clicking this  [ Link ] . But, knowing my good friend Mr Rungitom who is into alot of great quality events, i decided to face my fears and accepted the invite.

I've been to a few of Mandy Nandu Events (MNE) and i must say, good and honest work always translate to good events. This beauty pageant is definitely no exception. 

The 12 Finalists of Miss Earth 2012

What i really like about this beauty pageant is that, it doesnt only focus on how pretty the young ladies are, but how much they cared about the environment, especially Sabah's environment. 

It has got be a great event when you have the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment, Datuk Masidi Manjun approval and support. Great job and heartiest congrats to the Organizing team!  

Miss Earth Sabah aims to highly and practically educate the young girls in Sabah to help create awareness for themselves, their families and especially the community of Sabah to be more serious in saving and protecting the environment. Throughout the competition, apart from enrolling themselves in programs that emphasize strongly on environmental protections, the participants are also required to attend various environmental activities, where they are given the opportunity to practice and voice out their green thoughts and ideas. Besides that, this event also aims to showcase and promote various tourist destinations in Sabah.

Watering the plant symbolizing the launch of Miss Earth 2012

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sweet smiles and gorgeous hair

a thorn between the roses ..lol

beautiful green ambassadors with hearts of gold

Meeting a few of the finalists yesterday and talking to them made me feel really glad and somewhat relieved. Finally, something i have always been wishing to see at beauty pageats....beauty with brains. And of course, i love a girl with a caring heart. I'm hoping for great change and these girls can definitely help us to be more aware of issues that are close to their hearts and should also be close to ours.

With their "No Plastic Bag Challenge" that was held at Giant Hypermarket in Citymall, the twelve finalists put their skills of persuasion to the test as they try to convince as many shoppers as they can to use an eco-bag instead of a plastic bag.

An activity and event that is truly something different, interesting as well as beneficial to all.Many thanks to www.borneocolours.com for this opportunity! Love it!

Check out their official Facebook Page for the latest updates! 

"Your Conservation World" Art Competition 2011

Have you realized that most of our beaches in the world are polluted?

The river sides dotted with plastic bags and bits of food wrappers? 

Our parks constantly 'decorated' with tissue, food bits

and ...in odd cases, i've seen discarded slippers too. 

Okay, let's not involve the other countries, but only our own - Malaysia.

i swear i love outdoor activities!

Being myself, i love the outdoors. 

It's not hard to feel grossed out or discouraged

when I think of going to our local beach or waterfalls. 

The very memory of myself stepping unto a diaper full of poo

when i was at the beach playing was extremely unpleasant.

The diaper was hidden underneath the sand!

Not cool.

But anyway, something caught my attention straightaway~!
When Aunt Minah told me of this art competition 
that has been launched to offer aspiring artists to have their work displayed to the public!
 I was pumped up and excited! THIS IS GONNA BE GREAT!

“Paint a picture of your conservation world” 

art competition is a collaboration between

Bunga Raya Island Resort & Spa 
 and 

Borneo Shalom Resources

Encouraging artists of any age to get creative in portraying, creating awareness 

and promoting conservation and preservation. 

Bunga Raya Island Resort & Spa has recently been named the Winner of the Resort Development Category 2011 in the Fiabci Prix d’Excellence Awards 2011, an international prestigious award that recognizes project that best embodies excellence. How cool is that? :D

 With this prestigious award in hand,they are taking the opportunity to garner worldwide attention and exposure to the local efforts in the preservation and conservation of our environment through this art competition.

 Do your part to show your support of going green and heck, why not stand a chance of winning some of their amazing cash prizes!

If i was blessed with some artsy-fartsy talent, i definitely would join! 

Who wouldn't want additional RM6,000 to spend shopping for the latest smartphone, laptop, shopping spree or a holiday!

So, do you want your artwork 

to be featured at the Bunga Raya Resort?

The competition is open to all and entrants can submit up to 3 paintings. The method of painting is oil, water or acrylic, or combination. Completed works are to be framed with a minimum size of 40 inches x 30 inches (80cm x 100cm). The most important rule of the competition is that entries must be 100% original.

Entry of this competition is free and all entries must be received by 30^th August 2011.

Anyone wishing to enter the competition can obtain the entry form from Borneo Shalom Resources by contacting 019-881 7018.

Good luck people!

Here is what you might need :-

Terms & Conditions 

Entry Form