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MISS EARTH SINGAPORE
JIA EN ASENATH LOH
DESCRIBE YOUR CHILDHOOD/GROWING YEARS
Growing up, I was showered with love and blessings from my parents especially being the only child. I was known for being a cheerful and energetic child who was always smiling, and curious to know the world around her. Since young, I found my passion of performing and presenting myself on stage to an audience with hopes of making their day and putting a smile on their faces.
WHAT IS YOUR MEMORABLE MOMENT?
My most memorable moment was having supper with my mother and father. My father worked a late night shift and came back home with my favorite supper food: prata. He woke my mother and me up in the middle of the night and told us to eat together. It was memorable to me as my father was always working so I rarely saw him during the day and having him ask us to eat supper with him extended the quality time I had with him, and for once it felt like my family was whole.
ANY SPECIAL STORIES OR FACTS ABOUT YOUR FAMILY?
My family is not a traditional sri Lankan family, from my grandparents to my parents we are a mix of different races, my great grandfather was from Britain, during his time in sri Lanka he got married to my great grandmother who was a Sri Lankan, they were blessed with my grandfather.
My father is a mix of Sri Lankan and British blood lines while my mother comes from a traditional Sinhala blood line, during traditional events and cultural activities my family blends with different norms and notions, with many different cultures together, my family has learnt to respect and live in peace with different types of races and ethnicities, our family relatives are married to different individuals from different ethnicities which makes us a united family, despite our cultural differences we celebrate and respect all forms of activities conducted by every family member.
As we are a mixed bloodline, I was blessed to learn different traditions which made it normal for me to, understand and interact with any individual in the society.
My father is a mix of Sri Lankan and British blood lines while my mother comes from a traditional Sinhala blood line, during traditional events and cultural activities my family blends with different norms and notions, with many different cultures together, my family has learnt to respect and live in peace with different types of races and ethnicities, our family relatives are married to different individuals from different ethnicities which makes us a united family, despite our cultural differences we celebrate and respect all forms of activities conducted by every family member.
As we are a mixed bloodline, I was blessed to learn different traditions which made it normal for me to, understand and interact with any individual in the society.
WHAT IS THE MOST UNUSUAL THING YOU HAVE EVER DONE?
I am a spontaneous character, who loves to enjoy life being playful by nature I usually don’t sit to a corner, however recently I started to write my own book, the first few pages have been completed, the book focuses on self-improvement and life.
WHAT TIPS CAN YOU SHARE TO PROMOTE ECOTOURISM & CLIMATE CHANGE?
Traditional forms of promoting ecotourism will not suffice in the future, neither will climate change messages, from my opinion i think influencers and celebrities can promote ecotourism and send information about climate change, the era of informative advertising is long gone the modern generation focuses on persuasive advertising and believes in influencers and celebrities which is why videos and reviews about ecotourism will promote global interest on the topic.
As for climate change main stream media always speaks about it however it has become a common topic which is why people do not focus on it, a different approach such as climate change impacts through social media platforms, a physical / ai driven demo about climate change can have a huge impact towards creating a movement among people.
As for climate change main stream media always speaks about it however it has become a common topic which is why people do not focus on it, a different approach such as climate change impacts through social media platforms, a physical / ai driven demo about climate change can have a huge impact towards creating a movement among people.
WHAT MAKES YOU PROUD OF YOUR COUNTRY?
Sri Lanka is a country with a long history, for over 2600 years my country has written records of kings and queens who had reigned over my country for many years, the history itself is one of the reasons that many of us are proud of our nation, built from our kings and queens there are many historical heritage sites around the island.
My country has many historical monuments, few of which are UNESCO world heritage sites as well such as; Sigiriya the rock fortress, which is still an engineering marvel to many around the world, historically a natural rock was carved to look like a lion, uniquely this moment is still functional today. Beyond our history, my country is mixed with people from different religions, cultures and ethnicities however each of us live in peace and harmony, despite minor issues that come across certain situations, Sri Lankans are the reasons that I am proud, to become a part of a wonderful nation that respects each other and lives in harmony.
My country has many historical monuments, few of which are UNESCO world heritage sites as well such as; Sigiriya the rock fortress, which is still an engineering marvel to many around the world, historically a natural rock was carved to look like a lion, uniquely this moment is still functional today. Beyond our history, my country is mixed with people from different religions, cultures and ethnicities however each of us live in peace and harmony, despite minor issues that come across certain situations, Sri Lankans are the reasons that I am proud, to become a part of a wonderful nation that respects each other and lives in harmony.
WHAT IS YOUR ADVOCACY?
When you wish good for the nature, good things come back to you, I speak to protect our planet not one problem inflicted on nature but rather the torment that we humans have created on our mother earth, love the earth that we were born from since, we will someday close our eyes deep inside our Mother Earth.