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Zainal Abidin and crew working with Ahmad Akmal Ghani for the video clip

Zainal Abidin enjoying a man-to-man moment with Ahmad Akmal Ghani

I was priviledged to join Zainal Abidin, his wife Angelina Asmawi and production crew working with the children from Malaysian Down Syndrome Association on a video clip for their charity dinner gala.

Watching Zainal’s patience and ever-ready smile when working with the children and teens to get the shoots required was a revelation. This cheerful, often times playful and spontaneous side of him endeared him to parents and children alike.

The teens were especially taken by him, perhaps because it was not often that one got that upclose with someone usually seen on the TV screen; but more importantly because he treated them as his friends.

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