by Nurahayatie
05:55 AM Jan 11, 2011
Victoria School’s Muhammad Amirul Haqim Ghazali (picture) – who scored nine A1s in the O-level examination – emerged the top Malay student. He also scored a distinction for his second language which was Chinese.
Following in the footsteps of his two older siblings, Muhammad had taken Chinese since primary school.

Even after scoring a B3 in the June paper, the 16-year-old was not satisfied. So he decided to do away with tuition and relied solely on self-study.

“I do feel it’s quite a challenge for someone like me to do well in a subject which isn’t my mother tongue. But I do firmly believe that if an individual has the perseverance, your hard work will pay off,” he said.

Another challenge he faced was keeping his spirits up after his father’s illness last year. “When my dad had a heart attack, it adversely affected me. I want to realise my ambition to become a heart surgeon to not only help my family but other people stricken with this illness,” said Muhammad.

http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC110111-0000220/Malay-student-shines-in-Chinese-language

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  • Tyrwhitt-Tan
    13 January 2011 23:22

    However, in Berita Harian, he was reported saying that he intend to go to Raffles Institution for his JC education. In addtiion to VS sportsboys moving to RI, the top in academic are doing so too.
    In the past , Chinese High students did the same thing until the IP there was started. This is probably because VS students do not feel much for VJC. VS and VJC have failed to forge a close relationship.
    In the early years of VJC, most VS boys will choose to go to VJC.

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