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SEMBANG 2016: My fin-nomenal and jawsome experience

Bac! in "e#r$ary% my &eac'er in&rod$ced me &o &'is en(ironmen&al pro)ramme 'eld #y **"-Malaysia%

en&i&led SEMBANG% a s&ory-&ellin) pla&form for yo$&'s &o spea! a#o$& en(ironmen&al s$s&aina#ili&y +n

2016% i&s second ins&allmen& was 'eld on April 2,rd in conj$nc&ion wi&' Ear&' ay + &'o$)'& &'is was an

in&ri)$in) approac' &o o(ercome &'e lac! of en(ironmen&al s$s&aina#ili&y awareness amon) yo$&'s + 'a(e

always #een $ncomfor&a#le wi&' &'e fac& &'a& &'ere are a& leas& 10 000 species )oin) ex&inc& e(ery year

w'ile we 'a(e o(er a &'o$sand s&$den&s in SM. amansara /aya &'a& 'a(e &'e po&en&ial &o c'an)e &'a&

'orri#le reali&y% #$& no#ody seems &o #e $p for i& + don& $nders&and 'ow anyone co$ld j$s& con&in$e

wa&c'in) &ele(ision af&er 'earin) a#o$& 'ow 63 of #lac! r'ino pop$la&ions 'a(e )one down 4ow co$ld

anyone% af&er readin) a#o$& 'ow &'e dea&' ra&e amon) elderly increased #y 03 w'en A5+ readin)s

exceeded 210% sleep peacef$lly a& ni)'& 4ow co$ld anyone enjoy 'is or 'er s'ar! fin so$p w'ile !nowin)

, s'ar!s are !illed e(ery second #y '$mans

4ow co$ld anyone !now all &'ese disappoin&in) #$& &r$e fac&s% and no& do any&'in) a#o$& i& a& all

+ !now + co$ldn&

So + si)ned $p + 'ad a feelin) &'a& preparin) for &'e e(en& was no& easy% and + was ri)'& + spen& many

'o$rs on researc'% presen&a&ion% and prac&ice + prac&iced w'ere(er + wen& Some of my sc'ool ma&es

&'o$)'& + los& my mar#les% $pon seein) me &al!in) &o myself w'en + was only &ryin) &o memori7e my scrip&

+ don& remem#er 'ow lon) + prac&iced% #$& + will always remem#er &'e 'elp + recei(ed from my &eac'er%

5$an 8im M8 and my friend% 9n) Min ee My &eac'er was &'ere for me w'en + needed 'elp on researc'

and re'earsals S'e was so !ind &o dri(e $s from sc'ool &o 5/ and #ac! Min ee )a(e $p 'er &ime &o

wa&c' me re'earse and accompany me &o &'e e(en& Ms S'ida and Ms /essie from **"-Malaysia

offered 'elpf$l ad(ice on my presen&a&ion &'ro$)' &'e wor!s'op and re'earsal sessions No& for)e&&in)

my family% w'o s'owered me wi&' so m$c' moral s$ppor& &oo learly% + co$ld ne(er 'a(e done i& wi&'o$&

&'em

*'en yo$ &a!e &ime &o researc' on any en(ironmen&al iss$e% yo$ll #e s$rprised a& 'ow li&&le yo$ ac&$ally

!new a#o$& i& My &opic was a#o$& s'ar! finnin)% a (ery $nderra&ed pro#lem +& c'an)ed my mind se&

a#o$& s'ar!s; "or an animal &'a& is widely (iewed as a !iller% w'o wo$ld #elie(e &'a& &'e effec& of i&s dea&'

will #e more de&rimen&al &o $s &'an &'e effec& of le&&in) i& li(e + 'ad &o defend &'is (icio$s ye& ($lnera#le

species from a fo$l '$man &rade

*'en my &ime came for me &o deli(er my &al!% S'ar! "innin) - +&s No& "in-&as&ic% + co$ld remem#er feelin)

&'e #lood drain o$& of me +& was a& &'a& momen& w'en + reali7ed &'a& yo$ co$ld prac&ice for wee!s #$& &'a&

is no& nearly eno$)' &o )e& rid of s&a)e fri)'& My 'ear& co$ldn& 'elp #$& #ea& rapidly in my c'es& + 'ad &o

force myself &o no& le& my anxie&y )e& &'e #es& of me 4owe(er af&er &'e firs& few min$&es% + was a lo& more

a& ease + e(en mana)ed &o )e& a c'$c!le o$& of &'e a$dience< Seein) &'eir smilin) faces% &'e &ension and

s&ress in me &$rned in&o relief and exci&emen&

9f co$rse% + was no& &'e only spea!er + )o& &o !now spea!ers from differen& sc'ools and ins&i&$&es + was

so pro$d &o see &'ese yo$&'s $sin) &'eir (oice &o spea! $p for o$r en(ironmen& &'a&s on &'e (er)e of

collapsin) espi&e o$r differences% we were all passiona&e a#o$& sa(in) &'e en(ironmen& *e all learned

some&'in) new from eac' o&'er &'a& day



8oo!in) #ac!% + do no& re)re& joinin) SEMBANG 2016 + wo$ld no& &rade &'is experience for

ex&rac$rric$lar mar!s + &oo! a s&ep &oward sa(in) &'e en(ironmen&% &'e f$&$re of my )enera&ion + also

disco(ered &'a& + can &al! in fron& of an a$dience for 12 min$&es wi&'o$& fain&in) ='e ama7in)

en(ironmen&al lo(ers + me& inspired me &o do more for &'e en(ironmen& >es% please join SEMBANG ?or

any o&'er en(ironmen&al ac&i(i&ies@ if yo$ are )i(en &'e oppor&$ni&y >o$ need &'e en(ironmen&% and &'e

en(ironmen& needs >9

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