A big clap to Nur Yasmin... (Damia's cousin, daughter of Daddy's elder sister..)
CONGRATULATIONS YASMIN!!!
Nur Yasmin Ahmad Rizal with her biggest fan, father Ahmad Rizal Mohamed.
RHB-New Straits Times Spell-It-Right Challenge: Her gift for dadSUBANG JAYA: Consultant Ahmad Rizal Mohamed received an early Fathers Day gift yesterday when his 12-year-old daughter won the championship title in the Selangor-level RHB-NST Spell-It-Right Challenge.
A jubilant Nur Yasmin Ahmad Rizal of SK USJ (12) said she had not expected to win. She had, however, been excited about being picked to represent her school.
"I was surprised that I won as the other contestants were really good. It is a win for my schoolmates too as we practised and trained together," said the aspiring forensic detective.
However, her father, Ahmad Rizal, said he had expected his daughter to win because she had a knack for words and was a voracious reader.
"I'm extremely proud of her and hope that she will give her best when she competes at the national championship."
Jayshrie Sivananthan, 11, of SK Sri Petaling took the second spot while the third prize went to Shawn Hiew Siu Ping of SK Assunta Satu.
Tie-breaker words were used to decide the winner, first runner-up and second runner-up in the individual category.
SK USJ (12) took the top spot in the schools category. In second place was SK Assunta Satu with SK Assunta (2) close behind.
Team members of SK USJ (12) attributed their win to frequent training sessions after school, reading the Oxford dictionary religiously and helping each other practise spelling difficult words.
English teacher Adibatul Anniah Ahmad said she was happy with her students' performance and glad that they had fun during the contest.
"Win or lose, what is important is the children learn new words while having fun doing it," she said.
Pupils from 41 primary schools in Selangor displayed their spelling prowess in the challenge at the Subang Parade shopping centre.
Chief judge and presenter for yesterday's contest, New Straits Times associate editor Rehman Rashid said he was impressed by their ability to spell words that even some adults could not.
"I think we underestimated the younger children's ability, and I was really taken aback by the level of their vocabulary," he said, adding that he had to source for words from the secondary-level list.
The prizes were presented by RHB Capital Bhd chief operating officer Norazzah Sulaiman and Rehman.
http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Sunday/National/2268046/Article/index_html
erna salihuddin
mommy tak sempat tengok sebab dah jauh ni.. rasanya rupa dia ada merah-merah pink la kot 
jgn lupa update story umh baru ya...
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