Couple on Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Heading to Beijing for Delayed Honeymoon Norli Akmar Hamid and her husband, Muhammad Razahan Zamani Norli Akmar Hamid/Facebook KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—Their trip to Beijing was to be a celebration—a delayed honeymoon. But just weeks before boarding Malaysia Airlines 3786.KU +2.13% Flight 370, Norli Akmar Hamid miscarried, several friends said in interviews. Her husband of a year and a half, Muhammad Razahan Zamani, had characteristically rallied behind her. After she lost her baby, she was a bit lost, said a female friend who spoke of Ms. Norli on condition of anonymity, adding Ms. Norli continued taking special vitamins in the hope of getting pregnant again. Having a baby is her main goal. Ms. Norlis boss recalls her preparing for two weeks off after the miscarriage to go on a holiday. She said that when she came back, she would start a new life, said Ms. Norlis boss, who asked to be identified only by her middle name, Ediana. Despite an age difference of nearly 10 years—Ms. Norli is 33 and Mr. Razahan is 24—the Kuala Lumpur couple married on Oct. 6, 2012. On their Facebook pages, each of them posted a photograph of them in traditional Malay white wedding attire, with gold accents and the bride wearing a crown over her head scarf. Ms. Norli—whom friends call Akmar--works as an assistant at Prima Elite Technology, an aviation maintenance, repair and operations company. She has at least five cats, at least several of whom she named after her favorite Japanese comic book series, Dragon Ball. The daughter of a policeman, she loves television crime dramas—including NCIS and Criminal Minds. On her Facebook page, she lists Mahathir Mohamad—the former two-decadeslong prime minister of Malaysia credited with helping transform Malaysias economy—as inspiring. A petite Muslim who wears a hijab, she has an adventurous streak. She told a friend she hoped in Beijing just by happenstance to bump into Cantopop star Leon Lai, whom she was crazy about, according to a friend. A friend recalls of Ms. Norlis wild imagination that they would just coincidentally meet. A few days before going to Beijing, she started talking about Leon Lai, sharing Leon Lais videos. She was very excited, the friend said. Her husband, too, has quite a voice, a friend said, loving to belt out Malay songs. My best memory of him is when we took part in a singing competition last year, organized by the company, said Rozaimah Abdul Rahim, who works with Mr. Razahan. There was an audition. Five of us (including Mr. Razahan) were chosen. He has a nice voice, added Ms. Rozaimah, who ultimately won. Mr. Razahan works as a salesman at what is now called AEON, a supermarket chain in Kuala Lumpur, where the couple met. He was devoted to his wife, one of her friends said, and would sometimes stop by her office to share lunch. He loves soccer and lists among his favorite players on his Facebook account legend David Beckham. He loves riding a motorcycle and playing computer videogames—such as Left 4 Dead, said Kamarul Najmi, who works with Mr. Razahan at his new sales job at IMAXX. Though he earns about $350 a month, a friend said, he often would pick up the tab when they went out. One friend recalls urging Ms. Norli to go to Beijing after she learned she was pregnant, adding it was a nudge I regret.
Posted on: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 04:42:39 +0000
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