Norzalifa and Kalam, pictured with their third daughter (left), enjoying some outdoor activities at Taman Layang Layang, Kuala Lumpur. Photo: Norzalifa Zainal Abidin
For Major Kalam Pie and Norzalifa Zainal Abidin, both 52, being part of a multicultural family is like having the best of both worlds.
Kalam, who served in the Royal Malaysian Air Force and is currently a licensed nature guide, is half Semelai and half Minangkabau, while his wife, Norzalifa, a lecturer at the International Islamic University Malaysia, is Malay.
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Best of both worlds
Kalam and Norzalifa enjoying some family bonding time at Kundasang during a visit to Kota Kinabalu in 2018. Photo: Norzalifa Zainal Abidin
Kalam and Norzalifa (pictured in Kundasang at the foothills of Mount Kinabalu, Sabah) both love nature. Photo: Norzalifa Zainal Abidin
Norzalifa and Kalam were high school mates, but it wasn't until decades later that they met again and fell in love. Photo: Norzalifa Zainal Abidin
Being multicultural is part of being Malaysian, Kalam and Norzalifa feel. Photo: Norzalifa Zainal Abidin
Norzalifa and Kalam (second and third from right) with her four daughters having a meal at a restaurant before the MCO. Photo: Norzalifa Zainal Abidin
Kalam and Norzalifa taking a welfie in Kundasang, Sabah, in 2018. Photo: Norzalifa Zainal Abidin
Kalam and Norzalifa feel that being multicultural is part of being Malaysian. Photo: Norzalifa Zainal Abidin
Kalam (in purple) with his three sons. Photo: Kalam Pie
Kalam helped Norzalifa overcome the paralysis caused by her stroke. Photo: Norzalifa Zainal Abidin
Norzalifa and Kalam, pictured with their third daughter (left), enjoying some outdoor activities at Taman Layang Layang, Kuala Lumpur. Photo: Norzalifa Zainal Abidin
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