[CONTEST] The Chosen Winners of the #5WEDsays Challenge
Happy World Environment Day (WED) guys! To celebrate the annual event, held every 5 June, we're challenging 1,000 Malaysians to take up our 5-day-challenge. To WIN A SURPRIZE from us, all you have to do is complete the 5 listed challenges below within the next 5 days, take a photo, caption it with the challenge title & hashtag #5WEDsays. Contest ends 9 June! Find us on Instagram @saysdotcom. Not a SAYS or 8Share user yet? Sign up now to win :)
By Melody Oei — 04 Jun 2013, 12:45 PM — Updated almost 11 years ago
WINNER #2: kelvinkhor92 with his tips on how to enjoy life while doing these:
WINNER #2: kelvinkhor92 with his tips on how to enjoy life while doing these things.
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@kelvinkhor92: Challenge 5: Using only 1 piece of tissue at the mamak stall. Although there got provide tissue papers, I didn't use. I bring my own and share with my gf. Each person use half piece, bcoz we think that that is enough to wipe the mouth. Save environment in simple ways. We done it all! #5WEDsays
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@kelvinkhor92: Challenge 2: Sit on grass for 10 minutes. But I sit there for half hour. Just enjoy the view. Love the nature! #5WEDsays
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@kelvinkhor92: Challenge 3: Eat local food. I always miss the food in my hometown. I like to gather with friends at mamak stall rather than mcd.
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@kelvinkhor92: Challenge 4: Finishing your food. Yay, we should not waste the foods everytime we eat. My friends and I are not wasting the food!
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@kelvinkhor92: Challenge 1: Saying "X" yah plastic! I prefer to use recycle bag when everytime i go out to buy things.This is simple,easy and most important is saving environment!
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@hidayatwmuhd: World env day. #5wedsays challenge no.3 - eating local food. Eating local foods could save the carbon footprint as imported food need to be transported by land or by air and uses a lot of energy for that. So, start choosing local foods rather than imported food. Mine today is #charkeowteow local food in #malaysia famous in #penang.
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@hidayatwmuhd: World Environmental Day. My first post for #5wedsays challenge. No.1 - sit on grass for 10 minutes. This symbolise our appreciation for nature,rather than sitting on comfort seat everyday, y dont u try studying or doing work on grass instead? It might be cool bro! Thanks to @zulkarnainmahadi for snapping this pict. Tq @saysdotcom !
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Challenge #1: Take pic of myself saying "X yah plastic!"
WHY: Plastic is made from petroleum, a non-renewable resource and a major contributor to global warming; plastic bags can take up to 1,000 years to degrade back into the soil.
ehow.comChallenge #2: Take pic of me sitting on grass for 10 minutes
Lying down on green field with girls' chat is one of the best reminiscences in my university life!
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Colin Gan of SAYS takes up the SAYS 5-day-challenge, sitting on grass for 10 minutes #5wedsdays
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WHY: Research shows that there are important positive correlations between human health, intelligence and nature; exposure to nature has been shown to reduce stress and increase attention spans.
columbia.eduChallenge #3: Take pic of me eating local food!
Eat local, think global. Skip fast food for this challenge and consume local foods.
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Eat locally, think globally. Go without fast food and have local food for this challenge!
Image via imgur.comI would like to take this opportunity to talk about the importance of buying and eating nutritious and wholesome locally grown and produced food. As someone who has done my share of gardening and g...
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WHY: Eating locally grown food helps in the fight against global warming. Reports show that the average fresh food item on our dinner table travels 1,500 miles; buying locally produced food eliminates the need for all that fuel-guzzling transportation.
Challenge #4: Take pic of me finishing my food
Aftermath of food-tasting session! I cleared and finished the foods on the table!!
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In celebration of World Environment Day, we're challenging Malaysians and SAYS readers to the 5-day-challenge. All you have to do is complete it in 5 days to win a SURPRIZE!
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WHY: According to a 2011 report, Malaysians discard about 930 tonnes of unconsumed food daily. When food is disposed into landfills, it rots and becomes a source of methane, a greenhouse gas that remains in the atmosphere for approx 9-15 years.
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Challenge #5: Take pic of me using only 1 piece of tissue at the mamak!
Reduce your use of tissue paper wherever you go. Limit it to 1/usage at the mamak today!
Image via imgur.comWHY: Irresponsible paper production causes a wide range of harmful environmental impacts, using less of it reduces pressure forests, cut energy use & climate change emissions, limit water, air & other pollution & produce less waste.
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What is World Environment Day about?
World Environment Day (WED) was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972 to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment.
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WED is an annual event that is aimed at being the biggest & most widely celebrated global day for positive environmental action. WED activities take place all year round & climax on 5 June every year, involving everyone from everywhere.
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In many countries, this annual event is used to enhance political attention and action towards improving the environment. This observance also provides an opportunity to sign or ratify international environmental conventions.
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