The 100th Day Event, organised by Voice370, which is the official association for families of passengers and crew on the plane, gathered at the hall in Damansara Damai to remember their loved ones.
Some family members folded paper cranes to represent the passengers and crew while others brought their own crafted pieces, including pictures and place cards of their loved ones with wishes of a safe return.
Norazlinda Ayub, the wife of crew member Junaidi Mohd Kassim, said though she still had strong hopes to see her husband, she also hoped there would be some closure on the fate of the aircraft and those on board.
The mother of Hareez Danni Junaidi, 11, and Hani Daleeya Junaidi, eight, said she was able to keep her children occupied with outings and activities as they moved on with their daily routine.
“This is one of the activities we do to show we are still united and have not given up in search for answers,” she said.
“For Father’s Day, I had my children build an aeroplane from paper mache with their wishes written on it.”
Though she said support from MAS had been “cold”, she was grateful for the counselling sessions provided for her two children once every three to four weeks.
“But we want something more from the airline and hope the government will make some effort to meet family members on a monthly basis,” she said.
Nurzarina Mohamed Hasnan, 36, who is the sister of cabin crew Mohd Hazrin Mohamed Hasnan, said the gathering was held to commemorate Father’s Day.
She said her brother, commonly known as “Rain”, was close to his four-year-old daughter, Iman Mohd Hazrin, who had yet to grasp the absence of her father.
“She doesn’t cry for him and she acknowledges her father when she sees photos of him but you can never know what is going on in her mind,” she said.
Nurzarina said it was a sad sight to watch a toddler not being able to express emotions over the ordeal.
“We are all still looking for closure and we refuse to believe the flight ended in the South Indian Ocean, as we have yet to see or hear of any debris being sighted."
Hazrin’s wife, Intan Maizura Othman who delivered a baby boy last month, said she still had hopes her husband would return.
Another family member of the cabin crew, Jacquita Gonzales, 52, said while the family members had all gone back to their routine, it could be tough whenever people started asking them questions.
“My children and I try our best to go on with our lives but our conversations regarding my husband will always be in present tense, said the wife of inflight supervisor Patrick Francis Gomes.
The wife of one of the passengers on board, Jalwati A. Jalil, 32, said she was still hoping for a miracle, especially some shred of evidence to give the families closure.
Her husband, Safuan Ramlam, who was a senior planner at Freescale Semiconductor Malaysia Sdn Bhd, was on the way to Beijing for a one-month course.
The mother of six-year-old Damia Umayra said her daughter understood what was going on and would ask “when will the plane be found” or “what is taking them so long” (to find the plane).
Jalwati, however, was appreciative of the concern MAS showed towards family members of passengers.
“Even when there were no updates, they would call on a daily basis and check on the family,” she said.
Voice370 was formed in April with the association consisting of 205 families from China, India, France, Australia and Malaysia.
Source : http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/mh370-families-still-hoping-seeking-for-truth
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