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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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