Syed Saddiq's stepchildren in pyjamas steal the show during dinner with Desmond Lee赛义德·萨迪克的继子女穿着睡衣，在与德斯蒙德·李共进晚餐时抢尽风头。
A relaxed dinner at the home of Malaysian politician Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman took an amusing turn when his two stepchildren welcomed Singapore Education Minister Desmond Lee in their pyjamas.Syed Saddiq’s stepchildren, Mohamad Ayden Adrean Mohammad Aliff, nine, and Ara Adreanna Mohammad Aliff, six, were seen shaking hands with Lee before posing for a photograph with him in a...
A relaxed dinner at the home of Malaysian politician Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman took an amusing turn when his two stepchildren welcomed Singapore Education Minister Desmond Lee in their pyjamas.
Syed Saddiq’s stepchildren, Mohamad Ayden Adrean Mohammad Aliff, nine, and Ara Adreanna Mohammad Aliff, six, were seen shaking hands with Lee before posing for a photograph with him in a video shared on Facebook on Friday (Oct 16).
Lee, dressed in a blue-and-white batik shirt, also brought a smile to the occasion when he shook hands with both children simultaneously using the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) handshake.
Towards the end of the video, Syed Saddiq is heard jokingly apologising that Ayden and Ara are dressed more casually than their guest, Lee.
According to the caption of Syed Saddiq's post, the dinner was held because Lee was unable to attend his wedding reception with Bella Astillah, which took place in Kuala Lumpur on Oct 18.
This will be followed by public receptions in Muar, Johor, on Oct 25, and Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, on Oct 31.
Their solemnisation ceremony was held on Oct 10.
MP Syed Saddiq said he had invited Lee to dinner with his family, jokingly describing their conversation about politics, education and family as a "bilateral meeting".
"For this 'bilateral meeting', I brought Malaysia's best assets: a very senior but young-at-heart teacher (my mother), as well as two young children who behave like adults — Ayden and Ara!" Syed Saddiq quipped.
Besides enjoying a relaxed evening with his family, Syed Saddiq said he also appreciated Lee's insights into Singapore's education system, which he believes Malaysia could learn from.
"Singapore has one of the best education systems in the world."
"Listening to him speak, I understand why.
"Malaysia has much to learn for the sake of our children's future," he said, thanking Lee for taking the time to spend an evening with his family.
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在马来西亚政治家赛义德·萨迪克·赛义德·阿卜杜勒·拉赫曼家中举行的一次轻松晚餐，出现了一个有趣的插曲：他的两个继子女穿着睡衣迎接了新加坡教育部长李智陞。
赛义德·萨迪克的继子女，九岁的穆罕默德·艾登·阿德里安·穆罕默德·阿里夫和六岁的阿拉·阿德里安娜·穆罕默德·阿里夫，在周五（10 月 16 日）在 Facebook 上分享的一段视频中，被看到与李握手，然后与他合影。
李先生身穿蓝白相间的蜡染衬衫，与两个孩子同时握手，并采用了东南亚国家联盟（东盟）的握手方式，这让现场充满了笑容。
视频快结束时，可以听到 Syed Saddiq 开玩笑地道歉，说 Ayden 和 Ara 的穿着比他们的客人 Lee 更随意。
根据 Syed Saddiq 的帖子标题，举办此次晚宴是因为 Lee 无法出席他与 Bella Astillah 于 10 月 18 日在吉隆坡举行的婚礼招待会。
随后将于 10 月 25 日在柔佛州麻坡，以及 10 月 31 日在沙巴州亚庇举行公众招待会。
他们的结婚仪式于10月10日举行。
国会议员赛义德·萨迪克表示，他已邀请李光耀与家人共进晚餐，并开玩笑地将他们关于政治、教育和家庭的谈话描述为一次“双边会晤”。
“为了这次‘双边会晤’，我带来了马来西亚最宝贵的财富：一位资历深厚但心态年轻的老师（我的母亲），以及两个像大人一样懂事的孩子——艾登和阿拉！”赛义德·萨迪克打趣道。
除了与家人共度轻松的夜晚外，赛义德·萨迪克表示，他还很欣赏李显龙对新加坡教育体系的见解，他认为马来西亚可以从中学习。
“新加坡拥有世界上最好的教育体系之一。”
听他说话，我明白了为什么。
“为了我们孩子的未来，马来西亚还有很多东西需要学习，”他说道，并感谢李显龙抽出时间与他的家人共度良宵。
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