SEPANG: A mother's plea to anyone who will listen to bring home her daughter is answered today.
The 51-year-old mother, Normah Yusof could not stop hugging her daughter Nurul Farhana Ahmad when the two were finally reunited after her only daughter had gone missing for two years. She was the fourth child of five siblings.
Nurul Farhana, 25, was reported to have followed an Indonesian man, known as Andika, back to his country and was not heard since, until she called her mother few weeks ago to tell of her intention to come home.
Efforts to track down and bring back Nurul Farhana started when Sungai Besar member of parliament Budiman Mohd Zohdi took up the case after he was taken by Normah's heartfelt plea for her daughter's return.
Normah said she was in the dark why her daughter, who worked in a factory, decided to leave abruptly.
Nonetheless, she said the past remained in the past as she was ready to move forward with her daughter, who had a 15-month-old son, Askara Alfatih Ali.
"No matter what is the reason, we as a family will move on and I accept my grandson," said Normah, who was seen started to bond with the toddler whom she met for the first time today.
Nurul Farhana arrived from Medan with her son about 2.30pm and was accompanied by Budiman. After settling documentation issues upon her arrival, she and her son met her family members at the arrival hall nearly two hours later.
The soft spoken Nurul Farhana said she was grateful to be back with her family.
"I just want to forget the sad episodes in my life," she said, without elaborating.
Budiman shared his experience and efforts taken to bring home Nurul Farhana, who staying at a village at Batubara located about five hours away from the Kuala Namu town.
"She was left to raise her son alone with the help of relatives in indonesia. We manage to track her down with the help from a non-governmental organisation, Nusa Sentris Malaysia-Indonesia."
Budiman said he had the support of the Malaysian government and the country's top leaders including the prime minister and the deputy prime minister to bring her home.
"What she has gone through was very personal and she broke down in tears each time we asked her what had happened," he said.
He said his side was in the midst of resolving issues related to documentation matters for Nurul Farhana and her son as well as what could be done to help her to be financially independent.
"As their MP for Nurul Farhana and her family who reside in Sekinchan, it is my role to help those in my constituency."