(From left) Haironnisha Mohamad, 57, Penang Anti-Drug Agency director S. Muniamah, Julaiha Mohd Sultan, 60, and Hairoon Bee Haja Mydin, 55, watching Zarina stirring the pot of milk at her home in Taman Gottlieb, Penang. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star
FOR the past 22 years, Muslim-convert Zarina Abdullah has been celebrating Ponggal without fail at her home in Taman Gottlieb, Penang.
Joined by her guests from various religions and beliefs, the 62-year-old housewife said the festival was a thanksgiving celebration to Mother Nature for bountiful harvest.
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