Group photo taken on Hari Raya 2008: front row: son-in-law Hassan, Hj Amir Hamzah, wife Hjh Juariah with granddaughter Maryam, daughter Norazlina with 1 week old son Ayub - born in Singapore.
Standing: Khairi, baby Suffian with Sumiah, Hjh Aishah, Hjh Faridah, Hjh Wan Shamsiah, sons Azman and Farid, Hjh Rosnah with son Amir Syafiq and daughter Nur Syafiqah
Nurazlina Hj Amir Hamzah with daughter Maryam Hassan and husband Hassan Siaka M Hall. During her two year stay in Houston, she contributed an article entitled "Salaam from Houston" which reads as follows:
It was mid-September 2005 when I landed here in Houston and it has been 8 months plentiful of great adventure and wonderful experiences. Houston is the 4th most populous city in USA. It is very large and its infrastructure is widely scattered, so much so that, believe it or not, many Houstonians drive just to get mail from their letterbox. The landscape is littered with rather boxy buildings and homes because Houston is near enough to the coast and low-lying enough to be threatened by hurricanes and flooding. To put it briefly, Houston is as aesthetically different from home as I could ever describe.
Houston, however, is as multi-culturally diverse as Singapore, maybe even more so. Spanish is a prominent second language. Many public signs are both in English and Spanish. Also because there is a sizeable Chinese population here, in Chinatown, all the street signs are both in English and in Chinese. There is an equivalent of Little India and a strip of Vietnamese businesses and a strip of Thai businesses. These places are where I get my stock of Asian foodstuff to somewhat ease my homesickness.
There are many Muslims here in Houston. There is an active
da'wah centre in the midst of the business district, there many
masjid even in the suburban towns and there are
madrasah for Islamic education. Many of my Muslim friends are from Egypt, Saudi, UAE, Syria, Turkey and Pakistan. Then also many of them are Muslim Americans. Friends are like family since we are either not originally from here and if from here, do not come from Islamic background. I learned very much from my newfound friends. We try to organize as many activities as we can to keep ourselves busy constructively; study circles,
qur'an reading,
masjid fund raising, etc. I also attend Turkish cooking classes.
Lina is back in Singapore for good and husband Hassan has secured a job in Singapore.
Doting grandpa Hj Amir Hamzah with granddaughter Maryam Hassan
Maryam Hassan with Nenek Juariah and Datok Amir Hamzah
Baby Maryam Hassan - born in Houston, Texas
Farah Amir Hamzah with husband Ritzalee Abdul Rahman
Baby Ryan Ritzalee
Zaidah Jamil youngest daughter of Allahyarhamah Sarah (Pungut) Kadim whose family took care of Dato Haji Siraj and Nenek Sarpiah. Zaidah is married to our maternal cousin Abdul Razak Abdul Aziz whose mother is Hjh Zainon Hj Mohd Yusof and currently one of two surviving aunts. Family photo: Abdul Razak Abdul Aziz, Zaidah Jamil, daughters Nur Haizum Abdul Razak, Nur Fajrina Abdul Razak (a budding artist) and brother Muhamad Fitri Abdul Razak 
Saharudin Jamil
Dato Haji Siraj with his grandchildren at Jalan Alsagoff, Geylang Serai: left Azizah Jamil (family photo below) brother Saharudin Jamil (photo above) and sister Zaidah Jamil (family photo above)
Haji Mohamed Jamil and family: seated daughter-in-law Farmayanti Armi, grandson Haziq Fayyadh Norman, Hj Mohamed Jamil, wife Hjh Shifa' Abdullah Alheid, granddaughter Izzah Aqilah Norman and married son Norman Hj Mohamed. Standing: son-in-law Mohd Hafiz Abdul Kadir, married daughters Harriani Hj Mohamed, Farhana Hj Mohamed with husband Irwan Iskandar Jumaat
Hj Rasid Jamil with wife Hjh Hirawati Selamat standing. Sitting: son Hirman Hj Rasid and daughters Nur Fadhilah and Nur Aisyah Hj Rasid
Salmah Jamil with son Zulfazli Rahmat, daughter Faeza Rahmat and husband Rahmat Annuar
Allahyarham Mustakim Jamil family: widowed Salmiah Salikan, daughters standing: Nursarah and Humaira Mustakim, son Mohd Fahmi Mustakim and daughter Nur Filzah Mustakim
Azizah Jamil and family: right to left: son Hilmi Mohamed Yusoff, daughter Nur Ain Mohamed Yusoff, Azizah's husband Mohamed Yusoff Arial, Azizah Jamil, eldest son Mahmud Mohamed Yusoff and friend, youngest son Muhammad Kasmani Mohamed Yusoff
