ACTRESS Memey Suhaiza has become good friends with the ex-wife of her husband Norman Hakim, reported Berita Harian.

In fact, Norman's former wife Abby Abadi and three children joined them for a two-day holiday in Genting Highlands last week.

“We plan to have a family holiday to Beijing this month. If there are no obstacles, God willing, we will be doing our umrah together after I give birth,” said Memey, who is pregnant with her first child.

> Actor Aaron Aziz is trying his hand in a comedy role in Ngorat, a film directed by Assoc Prof Razak Mohaideen, reported Sinar Harian.

Aaron, 36, said he was excited to play love expert Arjuna Kasih.

“I won't be trying too hard to make people laugh, I want it to happen naturally,” he said.

Aaron is also due to fly to Cape Town in South Africa to film a reality show Fear Factor Malaysia with 30 other celebrities. He will be the show's host.

> He was already partially paralysed when he was introduced to his bride-to-be. Close to four decades later, their love story endures.

Former silat gayong instructor Kamarul Baharin, 67, said he was moved by his wife's patience in taking care of him over 39 years of marriage. They have five children.

Raya Dahan, 57, told Harian Metro that she married Kamarul after he lost the ability to walk and work.

Kamarul was a Selangor silat gayong coach in the 1960s and became partially paralysed when he was accidentally slashed in the head during a silat demonstration in 1967.

Other News & Views 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.

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