Proud parent: Siti is happy that her daughter Aafiyah is excited to go to school.
Compiled by GERARD GIMINO and C. ARUNO
IT can be quite a heart-wrenching experience for parents to watch their child step into the classroom for the first time, and this was no different for singer Datuk Seri Siti Nurhaliza.
Harian Metro reported that the celebrity almost teared up as she watched her daughter Siti Aafiyah Khalid attend preschool for the first time on Monday.
“Aafiyah has been excited and looking forward to school. In fact, she even got herself ready and had time to pose in front of us with her uniform,” Siti Nurhaliza said in an Instagram post.
She added that upon reaching her classroom, her daughter dashed straight in without looking back.
“In fact, my husband and I had to call her to say our goodbyes with me close to shedding tears,” she shared.
Siti, however, expressed her gratitude and appreciation to all who played a role in educating her daughter.
“May you (Aafiyah) always be a kind-hearted person and shine your light on others. To her teachers, thank you for helping her as well,” she said.
> Despite his young age and small stature, Muhd Aqib Indra Shahril loves horseback archery.
Utusan Malaysia reported that the 11-year-old, who recently showcased his talents at a competition in Negri Sembilan, said he picked up the sport at the tender age of nine.
“I became interested after much encouragement from my parents.
“It first started when my parents brought me to visit a horse ranch in Batu Kurau, Perak.
“After some time, the interest grew and I fell in love with the sport,” he said.
He added that the sport also instilled patience and focus, and had moved him away from video games.
The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.
