Jacqkie | Travel and Lifestyle

This is four months too late. But I insist. I have been privileged enough to be invited to a round table of this event, with ample introduction of the festival's efforts in contributing to stir conversation about what is going around the home we live in. I think I remember quoting Melissa (Festival Director), at one point when she was asked why, a film festival about the environment or nature, or the co-relation between man and nature, and she answered -- to create a chatter, and encourage people to think beyond. I thought that was a hit. Being able to watch, or read something that people blatantly give us sometimes is great (or rather easy) but nothing like the idea of giving a platform of conversation or encouraging people to understand that there are bigger things that are happening beyond their cubicles. Sabahans you people are lucky. These folks at Borneo Eco Film Festival bring this festival once a year, with FREE admission. Absolutely no catch, you could even bring ...

BEFF Schedule is up!  I was going to convert the PDF schedules into .jpeg but was assisted by the lovely team for it. Thank you guys. I know some of you are not sure what to expect, and maybe you shouldn't come with expectations, so long as you have an open mind when you catch these shows and leave -- thinking, that's great progress. From the schedule, I'm reminded by how amazing these films are, waiting to be unwrapped. Some of these enjoy its first ever South East Asian premiere, with big guns like Blackfish right here in KK. There's so much to say about these films, but I'd rather leave the judgement to yourself. I was able to share Oceans (2009) the other day here, but couldn't so with Blackfish, I wonder why. Anyway, here's the link -- Blackfish . Besides these exciting films you must especially come and see the locally produced films by us Sabahans, mostly by the locals staying right smack in the middle of these stories under Boleh Bah Filem Kit...

When I decided on coming back to Sabah a couple of years ago, I wasn't sure what were among the things that I can be part in. I know I loved my theaters, my arts and all its creativity so I promised myself to keep myself acquainted with all the good things surrounding it; community and all them creative activities that are around Sabah. And Borneo Eco Film Festival 2012, was among the first few event I attended and fell absolutely in love with it. This time I will help promote this event, because not only did I think the small team behind this event is incredible, speaking to them about the organization of this event the other day has made me believe that they are genuinely, ever so passionately serious about their objective. Which according to Melissa (the FD), "was  to get people talking" . What more should it be, but that? A developed nation to start with is a nation that thinks. What they're doing, committing not only to themselves staying true to their glo...