Brothers and Sisters

I love that show (http://beta.abc.go.com/shows/brothers-and-sisters ) Weirdly enough it reminds me a lot of my brothers and sisters and my family. It’s odd on how some of the rituals and traditions set forth in the show were similar to my own. The quirkiness is uncanny and similar to ours. How the news travels from one sister to another brother and ends up that it became public knowledge to whole clan is rather funny in a painful sort of way. How some news were kept from dad and how mom would avoid us like the plague and turn to her sisters when she knows how we would opposed to some issues. During a crisis , we would all be pulled in like a magnet either wholeheartedly or reluctantly or kicking and screaming...our choice but we would be roped in as the magnetic force is too strong to resist. It’s funny and it hits home for me.

I have four brothers and one younger and rather spoilt sister. I guess when you are the youngest in the family, your parents tend to make it up for all the lost things that they failed to do with the older siblings ...and try to do all of it to the youngest one. Anyway, that will be explained in another entry. Don’t get me wrong i love my sister but as the saying goes..Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind.

Anyway...i have four brothers and they are all assembled in their own unique eccentricities that have made them interesting human beings.

One brother is the calm one and hardly ever displays anger or frustration. He smiles and the world smiles with him. He is a charming character and exudes peace and happiness to the clan. He needs us more sometimes but that part of him we have finally embraced. Hmm who can’t resist that smile eh?But he plays his part in the family because he is the music and without him, we won’t be complete.

Another brother of mine is our modern day Cat Steven aka Yusof Islam. He is religious and has a passion for old classical grunge music(i hope i have the genre right..) and plays the electric guitar. How’s that for character? He is reliable and he is all the pillars combined in the family. Without him we would be crippled beyond repair.

Let’s move along to the second youngest one. He is a little different for all of us in terms of his scholastic abilities and interest. We used to joke on how maybe mom might have gotten the wrong baby from the hospital..i know ..a bit cruel...but it was rather funny before. He likes physics and computers...futhermore he is a hacker and can hack into any of our computers at home. He excelled in school in the pure science stream and is paving a way in shaping his own future right know. I am proud of him. He is also the sensitive one and he brings a lot of love to the family. Without him, we would be empty and without meaning.

My younger sister is the most manja one in our family. She gets what she wants when she shows her ‘ fourteen face’(muka empat belas) to my parents. My parents’ pet. But she has her strengths in her own spoilt way. She is a giver, she remembers birthdays and anniversaries and a hit with the nieces and nephew. She displays her love in hugs, kisses and presents. Without her, our family will be in black and white...dull as she is all the colours.

Lastly is my third brother. He is the elusive one. You won’t be able to find him when you want him but spread the word that you need to see him and he’ll pop in front of your house in a jiffy. A bit like the mafia family eh?...ok kidding kidding! I have a soft spot for this dear brother of mind. I guess witnessing him growing up, makes my heart goes gooey whenever i see him and not because he is the only one with asthma in the family but there’s something about him that i just can’t get my hands on it. He is not much of a talker but would go the whole nine yards to help his family and friends. He is a simple guy with no fuss or frills. He is an important part of the family. As in his weird way, he reminds us to be humble and to enjoy the simplicities in life. Without him we would be lost.

I love my brothers and sister as they own some significant places in my heart. In this magical month of Ramadhan , i pray that they are safe, healthy, happy and surrounded by each other and their love ones. I hope they have peace and faith in their hearts, in their quest to perform their duties this Ramadhan. I love all of you very much - Faisal, Haris, Ali, Udin and Jijah.

a long disconnect

Hi!
I knwo it has been ages but i needed to deal with a few obstacles and my own personal demons a couple of months back. I vouched to myself that there'll be no writing until i resolve all of them. Thank God that i have managed to land on my feet again. I thank God for all the strengths and help. So hopefully now i can write regularly. I will just after i finish marking a stack of assignments first. ..take care and chao!