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The highlight of the ceremony however , was when Tun Dr . Mahathir bin Mohamad arrived to award prizes to the winners of the contest . The winners got to bring home cash and prizes ranging from Macbooks , DSLR cameras , iPads , Amazon Kindle and more . Not only that , but the first prize winners won books and money for their school or university as well . Prizes were sponsored by Maybank and book vouchers by MPH .
To close the event , Tun Dr . Mahathir bin Mohamad , delivered a speech in which he stressed the importance of being competitive . “ We live in a world that is competitive . We need to excel and show our capabilities . When there is a contest , there is an opportunity to
A group photo at the prize winners ’ dinner
Happy winners with Tun Mahathir , En . Shahril ( second from left ), Tan Sri Megat Zaharudin ( second from right ), Tan Sri Nik Mohamed ( right )
improve your abilities in order to win . Of course , some will win and some will lose , but that is part of life . Life is never always on the up ; there are times when we are down and the main thing about being down is to get up and try again . I am quite sure that you will always be trying throughout your life to win . A country that is full of winners will be a winning and successful country . In the world , we also see a lot of competition ; between countries , people , individuals , and groups . The main incentive is to try and do better than others .”
As the master of ceremony ( and one of the contest ’ s judges ), TV presenter Ben Ibrahim made sure that everyone in the crowd was entertained .
At the tea banquet that followed , guests were treated to a surprise appearance by Malaysian astronaut , Datuk Dr . Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor , who delivered a talk on his space experience .
Wefie time !
LEFT TO RIGHT | Red Hong Yi , Ben Ibrahim & Jonathan Yabut
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