AN entrepreneur who had to forgo his childhood ambition of becoming a teacher due to mental health issues now earns about RM4,000 a month through an online clothing business, Kosmo! reported.

       Mohd Hafiz Almuhaimi Mohd, 31, was diagnosed with bipolar disorder when he was 17.

       He underwent psychiatric treatment at Hospital Sultanah Nur Zahirah in Kuala Terengganu and Hospital Permai in Tampoi, Johor.

       “I managed to control my illness after the treatments and obtained good results with 7As for my SPM,” he said.

       However, in 2015, the disorder returned, causing the Education Services Commission to disqualify him from being a teacher.

       The decision upset him greatly because it meant he had failed to follow in the footsteps of his father who was also an educator.

       “At that time, I often heard whispers and my emotion was unstable. Sometimes, I would talk a lot, was easily depressed, overly excited and lost focus.

       “But thanks to my family and close friends who supported me throughout, I managed to bounce back by starting a business selling clothes about four years ago,” he added.

       Before the Covid-19 pandemic, Mohd Hafiz said he was able to earn RM10,000 a month from the clothing business before it had to be temporarily closed due to the movement control order.

       > Junainah M. Lojong was named the Best Supporting Actress at the 31st Malaysia Film Festival (FFM) for her supporting role in horror film Roh, Berita Harian reported.

       It was her second award in FFM after her first from the movie Redha in 2017.

       Actor Nam Ron said he was so proud and grateful when his wife was announced the winner.

       “Honestly, I am so proud of all the effort she put in.

       “When her name was announced as a top five finalist, I wasn’t hopeful. She went up on stage without any preparation,” he said.

       Nam Ron, who is also the main star of the film directed by Emir Ezwan, admitted that he had high hopes for the film to be hailed as Best Film.

       “My hunch came true when Roh was announced the winner,” he said.

       > Renowned host Datuk Aznil Nawawi, 59, said he met actor Remy Ishak once when the latter was working as a waiter at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel some time ago.

       According to Kosmo! Online, the former host of Melodi said: “Remy used to come near me when he was a waiter and told me that he wanted to be an actor. Now, he is the best we have.”

       Remy had been nominated for an award three times at the Malaysia Film Festival, but his Best Actor accolade this year was his first win after 15 years in showbiz.

       ● The above article is 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 this ' >'sign, it denotes a separate news item.