Some aspire to pursue careers that don’t even exist in Malaysia 20-30 years ago such, as animators and YouTube content creators.
Recently on social media, a tweet went viral after a user @NuekYakob (Khairul Anwar) shared his little cousin’s impressive artworks.
Dreams of becoming an animator
He says that his 11-year-old cousin, Amir Addeen Mohamad Abduh, dreams of becoming an animator one day.Tangan keras nak lukis aku ni mmg jeles teruk dengan cousin kecik aku ni.. impian nak jadi animators katanya pic.twitter.com/coT6EAzTZ7
— KRUL.MY (@NuekYakob) June 2, 2020
The tweet has garnered over 13,000 retweets and 22,000 likes to date.
In an interview with Gempak, Khairul says his cousin have never attended any professional art classes, he taught himself how to draw with the help of YouTube.
Amir has his own Instagram account @distzy where he shares his artworks.
Besides drawing on paper, the primary school student also customises shoes and smartphone casings.
Netizens were impressed by Amir’s skills and left him with plenty of words of encouragement, hoping that his family will guide him to achieving his dreams.
Nice one kid! Bro klau bole pesan ngn family dy tlg guide btul2 ke arah animators dy tu. If x sure, tanya. We got WAU, Les Copaque n more smua will be obliged to help
— ubaiubai (@ubaiubai5) June 2, 2020
Talented sungguh. Auntie is impressed.
— Kak Bam (@maafcakaplah) June 3, 2020
Power budak ni. Kecik lg dah ada style lukis tu yg mahal. Suruh dia stay stroke mcm tu
— syafiq (@syfqrmlee) June 2, 2020
Gud luck dik! Nice teruk ni. Akak dulu lukis org lidi pon hodoh.
— Adah syuhadah (@ct_syuhadah) June 2, 2020
Dia pnya lukisan nampak sgt hidup dan very colourful? sumpah adik bole pegi jauh? wah dh mcm cikgu2 aku ckp ni
— 장혜성 (@suhaidanis) June 3, 2020
Buat yt dik kami 1 Malaysia kompom sokong budak2 kecik buat art,dahla start awal2 mmg boleh jd ytber termuda Malaysia lg 2,3 tahun.Boleh refer content Gawx,Marko ngan ZHC.
— Hang Lekir (@alkaypaldi) June 2, 2020
budak macam ni otak dorang sangat-sangat kreatif. Ada bakat ni jadi animator! Keep it up kid! I love your drawing! Tell him that i love his drawing ?❤
— 카 카 니 (@NoahGorgeous) June 4, 2020
Keep up the good work, Amir! You definitely have a bright future ahead you. Don’t ever give up on your dreams.