Twins Charlotte Teong Chuin Yi and Aimee Teong Chuin Ai are delighted to be among the STPM students who scored 5As

Double joy for the Teong family
By TAN EE LOO, PRIYA KULASAGARAN and NABILA AHMAD
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KUALA LUMPUR: Twins Charlotte Teong Chuin Yi and Aimee Teong Chuin Ai are delighted to be among the STPM students who scored 5As.

“I almost can’t believe it! I’m so glad that I can share this achievement with my sister, as we helped each other to prepare for the examinations,” said Charlotte.

The twins kept squealing in delight and thanking their parents and teachers for motivating them to study hard.But the pair has different plans for the future. Charlotte said she had set her mind on reading law while her older twin is opting for medicine.

Both siblings studied at the SMJK Katholik, Petaling Jaya.

Other scorers who won awards were Syivero Patrick (Rural Category - 4As and 1B+), Hazwani Ibarahim (Speech Impediment Category - 1A, 1B and 2B-), Low Hong Ping (Spastic Category - 2A and 2A-), Ahmad Syakirin Johari (Low Vision Category - 3As, 1A- and 1B-), Mohd Rifaat Hussin (Blind Category - 2As, 2A- and 1B-) and Chong Kai Zhen (Deaf Category - 1A, 1A-, 1B+, 1B and 1B-). Each of them received RM1,000 cash, a plaque and a certificate.

A persistent high fever cost Mohd Rifaat, 21, his vision and crushed his self-confidence when he was 15. His mother Rusni Ahmad said he would cry himself to sleep after he realised he had lost his vision.

Mohd Rifaat said his SMK St John classmates would read notes to him which he would put through a Brailler.

“I want to pursue an education degree so I can help other blind students succeed in life,” he said.

Syivero said his older brother had often inspired him to study hard.

“I come from a family of farmers, and I want to make my parents proud, like my brother did,” said the Arts student from SMK Kota Marudu, Sabah.

Low, 21, a former student of SMK St John, Kuala Lumpur, who came out tops in the spastics category, said he believed in studying consistently.

Low, who suffers from muscular atrophy, said his biggest challenge was to maintain his strength.

“Not having enough physical strength is always an issue, because my condition makes me tire easily,” he said.


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