BEFORE his passing, veteran actor Wahid Satay often said that he would not be able to be with his second daughter Hafizah Abdul Wahid in her new home this year, Utusan Malaysia reported.
Hafizah said she was reminded of his words after he died on Monday at the age of 93 in Singapore.
“He always said that he would not reach our new home and when he passed away, I was reminded of his words.
“It turned out that he wanted to move to his permanent resting place,” she told the daily.
Hafizah said she did not expect her father, whose real name was Abdul Wahid Ahmad, to depart permanently, adding that her father did not eat for days before his death as he was not able to even sit or speak.
Wahid, who began his showbiz career in 1957, had starred in more than 30 films.
His stage name came from his role as a satay seller in the horror film Pontianak.
> People’s Housing Project (PPR) residents in Kuala Terengganu have been manually operating their elevators for the past five years due to frequent breakdowns.
Kosmo! reported that Block B PPR residents took turns to volunteer as lift operators since the lift buttons only worked when pressed from inside.
“Fortunately there are some children and teenagers willing to volunteer to help residents use the lift,” said resident Muhammad Hafiz Mohd Sadi, 36.
> Paralysed from the waist down, mechanic Mohamad Zulkarnain thanked netizens for leaving positive comments after reading his inspiring story published in Harian Metro.
“I was moved by the people’s response when I read their comments on my story,” he said.
He explained his intention was to share his experience but not to seek sympathy.
Zulkarnain said he plans to open a better workshop at home.
● The above article 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.
