Weekend news: My abah is in BERITA HARIAN; the newspaper! XD
Yeah... remember that I posted a little something on my dad's success in winning a word competition? Well, he was interviewed yesterday, and HERE HE IS NOW! On the National section of the newspaper! Apparently, there was no definite winner, so the prize money was split to three!
Here's my dad's picture (the one in pink :P) and another winner with his wife. The title reads "Three word contest winners share the prize" in English. The subtitle that didn't cut out to be displayed here would be read as "Berita Harian readers got RM8, 333.333 each" in English.
And here would be the brief interview part with my abah (Radzali would be his name);
Sementara itu, Radzali, 55, pula tidak menyangka dipilih pemenang kerana beberapa percubaannya sebelum ini gagal.
Meanwhile, Radzali, 55, really didn't expected to be chosen as one of the winners due to the failure of his previous attempts.
"Saya menyertai dan mengikuti peraduan ini sejak ia mula diperkenalkan tetapi tidak pernah menang. Namun, perasaan kecewa itu saya ketepikan jauh-jauh sebaliknya berusaha untuk memperbaiki ilmu bahasa dan memantapkan kemahiran kosa kata," katanya.
"I took part and follow the contest's progress ever since it was introduced but I never won even once. But, I threw away the feeling of disappointment and keep working my way up in order to enrich my knowledge in this language and sharpen my vocabulary skills," he stated.
Menyifatkan peraduan berkenaan sangat menguji minda dan ada ketikanya mencabar kesabaran, Radzali memilih waktu rehat tengah hari dan lewat malam bagi memberi tumpuan kepada teka kata itu.
Dubbing that the contest have really tackled his mind and got on his nerves at times, Radzali have chosen to fully concentrate on the word contest during his break in the noon and at midnight.
"Saya perlukan suasana sunyi dan tanpa gangguan bagi mencari perkataan tepat. Selain itu, saya tidak bergantung kepada kamus semata-mata sebaliknya menggandakan dengan melayari internet, meminta pendapat rakan selain memastikan teka kata disemak berulang kali," katanya yang sanggup memandu ke pejabat Pos Besar pada 12 tengah malam bagi menghantar penyertaannya itu.
"I really need some peace and quiet in order for me to find the right word. Apart from that, I didn't fully rely on only a dictionary, instead I doubled my effort by looking up in the internet, ask for a friend's opinion besides repeatedly re-check the words," said the contestant who was willing enough to drive to the main post office at midnight just to submit his entry.
Oh, abah... I'm so proud of ye! :')
Reading this made me realise something; there's no such thing as an easy win.
Here's my dad's picture (the one in pink :P) and another winner with his wife. The title reads "Three word contest winners share the prize" in English. The subtitle that didn't cut out to be displayed here would be read as "Berita Harian readers got RM8, 333.333 each" in English.
And here would be the brief interview part with my abah (Radzali would be his name);
Sementara itu, Radzali, 55, pula tidak menyangka dipilih pemenang kerana beberapa percubaannya sebelum ini gagal.
Meanwhile, Radzali, 55, really didn't expected to be chosen as one of the winners due to the failure of his previous attempts.
"Saya menyertai dan mengikuti peraduan ini sejak ia mula diperkenalkan tetapi tidak pernah menang. Namun, perasaan kecewa itu saya ketepikan jauh-jauh sebaliknya berusaha untuk memperbaiki ilmu bahasa dan memantapkan kemahiran kosa kata," katanya.
"I took part and follow the contest's progress ever since it was introduced but I never won even once. But, I threw away the feeling of disappointment and keep working my way up in order to enrich my knowledge in this language and sharpen my vocabulary skills," he stated.
Menyifatkan peraduan berkenaan sangat menguji minda dan ada ketikanya mencabar kesabaran, Radzali memilih waktu rehat tengah hari dan lewat malam bagi memberi tumpuan kepada teka kata itu.
Dubbing that the contest have really tackled his mind and got on his nerves at times, Radzali have chosen to fully concentrate on the word contest during his break in the noon and at midnight.
"Saya perlukan suasana sunyi dan tanpa gangguan bagi mencari perkataan tepat. Selain itu, saya tidak bergantung kepada kamus semata-mata sebaliknya menggandakan dengan melayari internet, meminta pendapat rakan selain memastikan teka kata disemak berulang kali," katanya yang sanggup memandu ke pejabat Pos Besar pada 12 tengah malam bagi menghantar penyertaannya itu.
"I really need some peace and quiet in order for me to find the right word. Apart from that, I didn't fully rely on only a dictionary, instead I doubled my effort by looking up in the internet, ask for a friend's opinion besides repeatedly re-check the words," said the contestant who was willing enough to drive to the main post office at midnight just to submit his entry.
Oh, abah... I'm so proud of ye! :')
Reading this made me realise something; there's no such thing as an easy win.