The other day, I got lost in an LRT station.

Cos I haven’t taken an LRT for years!

I stood in the middle of the concourse all lost and confused…

While busy people on their way to work “TSK”-ed me and shot me angry looks and sidled past me in a huff cos I was blocking everyone’s way T__________T

But finally I figured out the correct line to take and then the LRT was a breeze!

Like literally. So fast, smooth, beats traffic jams and best of all more environmentally friendly compared to your stinking car.

Ya I took the LRT to go meet Sloggi (and other bloggers) for a trip to Taman Warisan Negeri Selangor.

Ya that’s all your faces right now I know.
And ya I’m so famous for hating being outdoors that if I were a super hero I’d be called Concrete Woman WTF.

But you know guys, Rosmah is right.

Not about many things. Certainly not about the earthquake in Japan being Earth’s way of fighting human destruction -________-

But in a way she’s right about the Earth taking a beating from us humans. If we continue to massacre our natural resources and the Earth, we’ll destroy it and kill ourselves serve us right.

This uncle (who was our guide around the forest) said something that scared me shitless: “Imagine a world where you have to pay to get into a room to breathe oxygen because oxygen is the world’s most precious commodity”.

Who’s to say that won’t come true next time if we keep disregarding the environment and chopping down all the trees T__________T

So Sloggi last year ran a campaign to spread awareness about caring for the environment called “Love World Love Sloggi.” As part of their ecofriendly efforts, Sloggi’s products are made of a special recyclable fabric made from plastic bottles.

This year, for the2011 Love World campaign, Sloggi has several ranges of lingerie which are made of something called Sensitive® Fabric – a special fabric which resembles natural silk but is manufactured using eco-friendly processes.

And globally Sloggi has partnered the World Land Trust™, a non profit which works to save threatened rainforests in South America. For every 1 meter of Sensitive® Fabric manufactured, Sloggi & World Land Trust™ will be saving one square meter of the rainforest in the Yaboti Biosphere (where a lot of rare plants and animals live but are at risk of extinction)

Some of the Love World ranges…

Fairyland! Fairy type prints are made using only natural dyes and uses less water and energy to produce. It’s also seamless and super comfy cos it’s so light and soft.

Invisible Sense is like your tshirt underwear! It’s 50% thinner than your normal fabric so it’s very light and the underwire is structured so it doesn’t cause any pain or pressure on your ribs when you wear the bra. I tested it it’s really soft!

Then there’s also Ecolife and Everyday Organic Cotton (names quite self explanatory)

For more info on Sloggi products, go here!

Anyway back to Taman Negeri Selangor which is a protected area that conserves natural resources and wildlife.

We iz here!
I look like a Japanese middle schooler with checked shirt and jeans and Converse sneakers -_-

Four of us! Joyce, Cindy, Cheesie and me.

Also got Tziaaa and Daphne but what can I say, birds of the old feather and all.

Locally, Sloggi is working with TrEES (Treat Every Environment Special, a local NGO)to help conserve and protect Taman Warisan Negeri Selangor – including the forest itself, the wildlife and eco-systems.

Sloggi donated RM25,000 of its profits from the Love World collection to TrEES as part of this effort! (that’s Evelyn Foo, brand head for Sloggi, and Christa Hashim from TrEES)

And the dude is Borhanudin of the Forestry Department of Selangor…

…also can pass as Me Gusta my favorite meme at the moment HAHAHAHAHAHA

ME GUSTA!!!!

Does he not look like the Me Gusta Senor above! HAhahaha Me Gusta just means “I like it” in Spanish wtf.

With Pink Stilettos!

Then the organizers asked us to take a hike WTF.
Like literally. We had to take a walk through the forest *dread

This was when my camera battery ran out and I had to resort to my Itouch -_- Special effects from Pudding Camera if you’re curious.

Cindy and Joyce.

We were actually listening to the uncle from above teach us about the forest and the different trees and about the Orang Asli who lived in the forest too.

Foruchizu go to mori.

Guess who’s 72 years old!!!

The tree behind not the uncle wtf. The uncle explained to us how to gauge how old a tree is. On average a tree adds an inch to its diameter so you just count how many inches it is to count its age.

Quite fun! Then if like that I will be 24 years old forever. If I don’t get fat.

Cindy is 22 years old  I hate her forever me no gusta wtf.

Wanted to use the measuring tape to see what size Sloggi I need to buy (ahem) but not very appropriate timing.

With Addiction who looks damn cute in this pic!

Shannon.

This tree looks like a coconut tree -_- but in reality it’s huge! And so tall I couldn’t see its top. Like the Faraway Tree 😀

More attempted artsy shots of the forest. But fail cos I was using my Itouch only -_-

Wanted to take the shot above but didn’t realize the camera was facing me when I snapped -_-

Heigh ho heigh ho.

I was terrified of tripping on some wayward branch and falling down the slope we were on T3T

The reason I wore a thick plaid shirt and jeans despite the heat and humidity -_-

Also the reason why I usually hate the outdoors.

I’m the most prone person I know when it comes to mosquitos T____T And this was despite slathering on mosquito repellant ok. I got 5 bites in 30 seconds I swear.

So Cheesie and Cindy come stand next to me so all the mosquitos will bite me FML.
Nemai nemai feed mosquitos = contributing in some way to the rainforest ecosystem.

Forest Ranger Ringo wtf.

Then we got the chance to plant a tree to symbolically give back to the rainforest.
Here’s a nice man helping us put in the sapling *useless

Hello tree!

Audrey Audrey quite contrary how does your garden grow?

I look like I’m six in this picture dammit.

The four of us with our baby tree.

All in all, despite my fear of bugs and falling off the forest, the whole day was quite interesting! We learned quite a lot about different forest species, and the Orang Asli who live on the reserve and still get their food from the forest!

I’m not a very environmentally aware person to be honest.

But I really learned a lot that day. And probably if not for Sloggi I wouldn’t have gone to the forest and opened my eyes to a lot of stuff that I didn’t think about before.
So with Sloggi, a bunch of us are pledging to take up the Sloggi Love World 7 Day Challenge in an effort to be more environmentally friendly and save the rainforests.

So these are the things I’ve been doing (and kept up) the past week.

Monday

Off the water heater when I’m done showering!

Wombeh always yells at me to shut it off when I’m done and I always forget. But I remember now.

Tuesday

When not using electrical appliances, unplug them to save energy.

Sometimes I forget to unplug my curler after I’m done -_- Or unplug my BB charger in the morning but at least I’m trying!

Wednesday

Supermarkets already have No Plastic Bag Saturdays so might as well extend it to No Plastic Everyday. Sloggi gives out a reusable bag free for that purpose when you purchase X worth of Sloggi products.

Thursday

Turn off the water when brushing my teeth. This one’s quite easy to stop doing. Just walk out of the bathroom and sit on the bed to brush so I force myself to turn off the water ahahaha.

Friday

I have this bad habit of clicking Print and forgetting to click on the option to print on both sides. Or to use recycled paper T_T

Put up notes to remind myself…

Saturday

Carry around a bottle of water so I don’t end up buying plastic bottles outside and wasting money and creating unnecessary demand for plastic.

Sunday

Reuse fake lashes at least 50 times to save money and plastic production!!!! Does that count?

It’s not that hard to save the environment. Just simple small steps in your daily lives can help.

If you want to contribute more, look out for Sloggi’s Love World collection in Parkson 🙂