I used to take things for granted…always complaining and whining….. ..never have I slow down my steps to take a look around……..Until recently, through my friends I see…that God have actually given much to me……..now I know that I should be way more than happy……..I should be thankful for what I have……because….I am really blessed…. I used to complain to my friends…..’I hate being the middle child……my two elder sisters always join hands with my two younger brothers to make fun of me…’ but now….I’m more than thankful to have them…..
Thinking back at those times......moments where we fought and cried.....where we gave each other bruises and also a panda eye.....being enemy over the tv remote.....but became all buddy buddy when facing my dad's cane...we often fought over small little things......from a piece of chocolate...to who should take the front seat.....always saying that popular phrase to each other ....'I don't friend you!'' ....lolz....however, we never fail to make up with one another...because once we see each other's face...our lips will betray us...and we'll start laughing crazily.......
I still remember we created a system to reduce the number of our fights......there were a few comfortable couch that we love to sit on......hence we like to snatch with each other for it and often we will end up fighting....therefore,our system was....the booking system.....when one left the seat without saying 'choop' to book that seat, others are free to take it....however, if one did said 'choop' before leaving the seat.....no one can take it...because the seat was 'legally' reserved for that person.....That system worked for quite some time, but it was later banned by us......I forgotten the reason though...
We used to play around at our front porch while waiting for my parents to return....I still remember all our silly games...from racing to catching...and also the famous handkerchief game......
Moreover, food were never tasty when my siblings weren't around to snatch with me....
TV will only be an empty screen if they weren't there to watch with me....
We're one big noisy family....five is quite a handful.....I salute my parents for all their hard work....it must be a tiring task....
I used to ask my mum: 'were we naughty'...and then she will smile and this story she will tell......"there was once when all of you were still young....we were still living in the old house......we lived in a small unit located at the first floor....we went for dinner and to shop at the mall...when we returned home...all of you were fast asleep in the car....
seeing every one of you sleeping so comfortably....we didn't want to wake you all up and so...daddy have to carry every single one of you upstairs to put you all to bed....then he came down and helped me with the shopping bags....but when we stepped into the house....we were surprised to see...the four of you (my youngest brother haven't exist yet) were no longer asleep but sitting together on the couch, watching Donald duck and Mickey...
the four of you were smiling innocently at us...welcoming us in....then only we know that we've been conned by these four little kids...."
that must be a really funny scene.......
Our imagination were also very fascinating..... There were a few long curtains in our house........when the wind blows...the curtains will fly all over......we used to imagine the curtain as flame .....shouting 'fire!!!fire!!!' as we crawl under the flying curtains.....
There was also once when there's only my brother and I at home, I came up with a crazy idea of building a swing at the bannister using towels and ropes......and we succeeded.....we enjoyed the swing really much and managed to take it off before my parents came back.....however....we were so excited about it, that we bragged to our siblings.....that's when my parents found out about it and....you know what happens next......
Although we've never been to overseas together...except for Singapore......every year, our parents will bring to at least one vacation trip locally.....and in every long journey drive to the destination, we'll be so excited that we'll sing and play games till we reach that place...but when we're on our way back....all of us will be fast asleep like we used to when we were young....
We also love to play pranks on others....especially when we were so bored that we have nothing better to do....there was one period of time where my sister came up with this naughty idea.....we just got ourselves a cordless phone that time....and we were so happy that we wouldn't have to leave our seats to pick up the phone while we were watching the tv.....and so...here came the pranks......whenever the phone rang.....the five of us but mostly my second sis, my brother and I will take turns to answer the phone in a weird way....Sometimes we'll answer in Japanese, "mushimushi", sometimes in Thai "sawadika"...and the most skillfull one, my sis, will answer like the answering machine "the number you have dialed, is currently out of service. After the tone, please record your message." And so, at that time, we were really excited and panic whenever the phone rang....Until there was once when it was my sister's turn to imitate the answering machine, the person hung up before she managed to finish the sentence...then the whole day, we were thinking...who was the person who phoned....what if it's an emergency call....and so....we stopped playing that prank...
I know that....One day.....we will all grow up and have our own families and lives...and I know that I'm gonna miss them so much when that day arrives............but...who says that we can't hang out like we used to...doing crazy stuff together...maybe we can even bring in our families along to get crazy altogether....haha.........
Here's a toast to my family.....Thank God for everything............
A couple of years before......
A couple of years later.........
