Keen on getting back to work after giving birth

Compiled by CHOW HOW BAN, MESHVINNY NELSON and R. ARAVINTHAN

THREE months after giving birth to her first child, Mira Filzah (pic) said she’s itching to return to acting again, Berita Harian reported.

The feeling is especially strong every time she watches a drama on TV, she said.

However, for now, the 29-year-old still has to put her work on the back burner because of her new son.

“Due to my condition now, I had to reject several offers.

“I was a little upset about that, but whenever I see my child’s face, my heart is healed. I believe there will be other opportunities for me after this,” she said.

Mira said she has her own strategy to stay relevant in the entertainment industry.

“After the end of my confinement period, I accepted invitations to appear in several entertainment programmes as a special guest and judge.

“Being a product ambassador is also one of my ways to stay relevant. When people see posters of my face at restaurants and on billboards, they indirectly know that I’m still active even if I’m not acting,” she added.

The report also said that when her son Wan Khair Amir was seven days old, Mira opened an Instagram account for him.

Commenting on the matter, Mira said she did so because she did not want the name to be taken by other users.

“For now, the account is not even active. There is only one picture. When there is a suitable picture of our baby, we will post it there.

“I have no problem showing our child’s face, but I will need to discuss it with my husband first,” she said.

Since the Instagram account was created in June, it has collected over 50,000 followers.

> A security guard at SK Sungai Batu in Teluk Kumbar, Balik Pulau, expressed his love for the country by decorating the fence and surroundings of the Penang school using used mineral water bottles, Utusan Malaysia reported.

Roslan Mohd Hashim, 59, took almost eight months to decorate the fence and outside area of the school to mark the coming National Day.

Roslan, who is also a member of the school’s parent-teacher association, said the bottles were already painted with the teachers’ help at the beginning of the year.

To make the project more meaningful, the bottles also feature 15 proverbs along the fence.

Roslan said he has also used 644 bottles to form the Jalur Gemilang and Penang flag and another 428 bottles to brighten up the state’s iconic Komtar building.

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