PETALING JAYA: Despite non secular and racial variations, it didn’t cease Chee Hoi Lan from elevating Rohana Abdullah, who was deserted as a two-month-old child at a kindergarten 22 years in the past after her Indonesian mom returned to her nation.
Chee, 83, had been a kindergarten trainer the place Rohana’s mom labored as a cleaner and has been elevating the lady, who’s now 22, like her personal flesh and blood regardless of their non secular and racial variations.
In a information report by Harian Metro on Friday, Chee mentioned she was conscious that that they had totally different faiths and due to that, she tried to present for all of Rohana’s wants together with sending her for non secular classes equivalent to Kelas Asas Fardu Ain (Kafa).
Apart from that, Chee additionally ensured that Rohana learnt the fundamentals of Islam by way of her research in school and interactions with these round her.
“I love her like my own child. Since childhood, I made sure she eats halal food and does religious worship as a Muslim until today.
“But before I die, I want to see her get married, be successful and happy. I am relieved because her whole life, I made sure that she lived as a Muslim and will remain so forever,” mentioned Chee.
Earlier, Chee had introduced up the problem of Rohana not having citizenship standing with the Batu Zone Residents Representative Council chairman Gulam Muszaffar Ghulam Mustakim.
Chee, who’s single, mentioned that all through the whole time Rohana has lived along with her, she has ensured that her daughter continued to practise the Muslim religion.
“I know there are things she can’t eat. I know there are times she needs to pray and that’s not a problem at all.
“I take responsibility as a mother, I educate, I nurture her as she should. What differentiates us is culture and religion,” she mentioned.
Rohana mentioned she is going to proceed to love her adoptive mom who’s affectionately referred to as laoshi (trainer in Mandarin) even after she goes on her personal path.
Rohana’s mom, an Indonesian, was married to a native man however he had disappeared after Rohana was born.
“Currently, I am facing the problem of obtaining citizenship status. I understand because my mother is Indonesian and my father has disappeared since I was a child.
“I applied for citizenship status in 2016 and until now there has been no response.
“So laoshi and I met with Gulam Muszaffar who happened to be her student in 1980 to ask for help in this issue,” mentioned Rohana.
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