Nur Alyssa Mohd Azli is a happy 11-year-old who enjoys dancing to songs by K-pop groups from Blackpink to BTS. The loving girl is generous with uplifting words too.
Her mum Ilyana Ali recalls with a laugh: "I had just bathed and got dressed in the morning. Alyssa looked at me and said, 'Mummy, you look pretty today.'
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