Sunday, October 26, 2008

MiSS asTRo ChiNeSe InTeRNatioNaL 2008

Last nite, had great fun at the Arena of Stars watching the 2008 Miss Astro Chinese International live with 2 of my great friends from work. It was actually sort of a last minute thing but I think all 3 of us were happy it turned out to be a great nite out for all...:)

It was actually the 1st time for all 3 of us to watch a competition as such LIVE. The atmosphere was great & there was a huge crowd. We nearly had difficulties finding seats. Luckily, in the end, everything went well & we had great seats right in the centre & could see everything.

Overall, the contestants were a great bunch. In terms of looks, not even one was really WOW gorgeous but..cukup makan la...Several of them were of average height which really surprised me. I thought in order to compete in a beauty pageant, you must have the model looks & height. Haha..either that is no longer IN now, or Malaysian standard is like that one la...

The host & hostesses for the nite, Lam Tak Weng, Chui Ling & Rachel Tan were entertaining too. Though Rachel was a bit stiff, perhaps maybe it's her first time hosting a live show like this. The more experienced Chui Ling was cute & humorous. The other great thing about the show was the theme. There's this never-ending story on Save the Earth, protect the environment & stuff..the theme was actually a good thing as through this, more people would widen their knowledge on the environmental issues. Can't believe there could be such ignorant people nowadays, since the awareness is actually everywhere if one actually chooses to listen & do a part. Well, don't be surprised if one walks out into the street with totally NO idea on how he/she could help to do a part..

Well, I'm proud to say, I AM aware & AM doing my part. I use less plastic bags, totally agree & support on TESCO's move to encourage customers to re-use their TESCO plastic bags & earn extra points on their TESCO Club card. I go out shopping with a woven bag & stop the shop assitants from wrapping my purchases with extra boxes or packaging. See...it's easy! They are small, small things that you could do in daily life that could actually MEAN something..so people...start doing it!

Now back to the show..(sorry for getting too carried away with the environmental issues..haha)As the competition was divided into several parts, with interviews, talent shows, swimsuits & more interviews, it was really entertaining. The most unforgettable part was Kelly (Contestant #10, who eventually became the winner) performing her imitation of Michael Jackson in the talent part. It was an awesome performance! Not surprising, she won that category as well. She performed well in the interview sessions, & has the slimmest waistline of 22 inches! My goodness..(I feel sooo guiltily fat now!!)But unfortunately, I don't buy her looks. She doesn't have a WOW pretty face at all!!

But overall, it was a great girls' night out..so who cares about who actually won??Hahaha..

The 10 finalists

Top 5: Queen (5th); Li Naa (2nd runner up); Kelly (Champion); Lyn (1st runner up), Carine (4th)

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