Mohd Khairul (in orange) and Mohd Alif (background, in blue) playing with the other children at the home of Pertubuhan Badan Kebajikan Anak-Anak Yatim Darussalam in Ipoh. With them is Norizan (right, in beige). — RONNIE CHIN/The Star
WHILE THE residents of old folks home and orphanages often feel lonely and left behind, it can be especially melancholy for them during festive seasons.
As the holy month comes to an end, 52-year-old Aishah Nordin cries at the thought of having to spend Hari Raya at the Ikhtiar Selesa Villa old folks home in Ipoh, where she has been living for the last two years.
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