 "Monkeys have a key of ecological function, they provide pollination services and seed dispersers to maintaining the ecosystem.
Over the past decades, primate populations have been declining. IUCN state that 65% of species are in RED List categories."
THAILAND
CHAWANPHAT KONGNIM
Height: 180 cm
Measurements: 32 in - 25 in - 35 in Career/Education: English Major Student  |
DESCRIBE YOUR CHILDHOOD/GROWING YEARS
I was born in a small family and I have one elder sister who is 9 years older than me. However, when we were young, we were not close to each other and we argued a lot as a kid. Unfortunately, our parents have been divorced since I was in an elementary school. After that my sister and I became a little closer.
During my childhood, I lived with my father and that made me become not so talkative and not very outgoing as I was afraid to have conversation or even talk to my father. I would say that my childhood was quite difficult as I had to take care of myself from a young age and I overcame what I went through strongly.
During my childhood, I lived with my father and that made me become not so talkative and not very outgoing as I was afraid to have conversation or even talk to my father. I would say that my childhood was quite difficult as I had to take care of myself from a young age and I overcame what I went through strongly.
WHAT IS YOUR MEMORABLE MOMENT?
My most memorable moment is when I participated in the Thai Supermodel Contest which is the top model competition in Thailand for the first time.
I joined the contest without any experience of wearing high heels and modeling.
At that time, the contest division provided a few classes of modeling skills for all contestants from one of the top models in Thailand. I studied and practiced a lot in order to gain the most experience. Until the final class, our coach said that she will give a special reward for the student with excellent development. Unexpectedly, she announced my name for the reward. It proves my self-improvement and from that day, it is still powerful and meaningful to me.
At that time, the contest division provided a few classes of modeling skills for all contestants from one of the top models in Thailand. I studied and practiced a lot in order to gain the most experience. Until the final class, our coach said that she will give a special reward for the student with excellent development. Unexpectedly, she announced my name for the reward. It proves my self-improvement and from that day, it is still powerful and meaningful to me.
ANY SPECIAL STORIES OR FACTS ABOUT YOUR FAMILY?
One of my family’s facts is that my parents both have low-middle income but they tried so hard to send me and my sister to get the best education and social association. In terms of education, my parents have paid for private school that is clearly more expensive. To help me reach the qualities of knowledge not to mention that they even sent me to a top private university in order to facilitate the pursuit of my modeling and beauty pageant journey. I would say that my family are the most supportive persons and I am very grateful to be part of them.
WHAT IS THE MOST UNUSUAL THING YOU HAVE EVER DONE?
“I’ve made an agreement with the pigeons." When I was a university student and lived on the top floor of the apartment. At the beginning I planned to stay alone by myself.
Unfortunately, I get unexpected friends from over the room ceiling. The voice from my them was being heard every day which caused me quite a distraction when I was studying or focusing on something. After a while, I finally knew who they were, they are a pigeon family! Then I decided to talk to the pigeons on how we can live together but it seemed to be unsuccessful. So, I have tried discussing with them again to make an agreement that they need to live here quietly. If not , I will call the juristic person to remove their living area. The result is they partially agree with offers and we could live happily together until I graduated.
WHAT TIPS CAN YOU SHARE TO PROMOTE ECOTOURISM & CLIMATE CHANGE?
Ecotourism is one of the activities to protect the local environment. It is a type of responsible tourism which aims to help protect natural resources. Here are my top 3 tips:
Pack the reusable bottle
Conserve water to save energy
Stop Visiting animal tourist attraction
These 3 things are just an example tip. The most important thing is understanding the cause and effect of climate change.
Pack the reusable bottle
Conserve water to save energy
Stop Visiting animal tourist attraction
These 3 things are just an example tip. The most important thing is understanding the cause and effect of climate change.
WHAT MAKES YOU PROUD OF YOUR COUNTRY?
Even so, I love and appreciate every single thing in Thailand. However, there are two things I would like to highlight and emphasize to everyone on Earth about my country.
Obviously, one of them is our cuisine. Thai cuisine is widely accepted across the world (is successful enough to have spread across many places). It can also be enjoyed by people in any age group as it is not limited to a specific group of people. Thai cuisine can be enjoyed in its original authentic form in many countries which shows how unique it is. I am sure that no one else has this exact combination of flavors and ingredients.
Secondly, the way we respect the value of the ingredient in Thai ways. We are aware of how to preserve food not to be leftovers and preserve it for a long time which is caused by the need not to waste food and use it to deal with leftover food instead of letting it waste.
At the end, I am definitely saying “I am proud to be Thai”. There are too many reasons to be proud of my country and I would be excited to share about other things in Thailand to the world even more.
Obviously, one of them is our cuisine. Thai cuisine is widely accepted across the world (is successful enough to have spread across many places). It can also be enjoyed by people in any age group as it is not limited to a specific group of people. Thai cuisine can be enjoyed in its original authentic form in many countries which shows how unique it is. I am sure that no one else has this exact combination of flavors and ingredients.
Secondly, the way we respect the value of the ingredient in Thai ways. We are aware of how to preserve food not to be leftovers and preserve it for a long time which is caused by the need not to waste food and use it to deal with leftover food instead of letting it waste.
At the end, I am definitely saying “I am proud to be Thai”. There are too many reasons to be proud of my country and I would be excited to share about other things in Thailand to the world even more.
WHAT IS YOUR ADVOCACY?
I wish to raise awareness of the other toward our behaviors as we are a big part of the climate crisis. Just like trash, we produce them but sometimes we could not find the right or the best way to dispose of them. Starting from ourselves, I truly believe that we can help postpone the boiling climate crisis.