family is the treasure of life – episode 2
me and my angels
Intro - If you feel that your family is not close of you, there’s no one to blame except yourself. Why? We have the powers to change it. We have to make it interesting if its boring.
Parents - They can sometimes be annoying, sometimes even embarrass us, but always remember every single time during our downs(especially), who do we turn to? They gives us support in any way that they can. Appreciate them while they are still around. We never know when would be our last time with them. For those who already lost their parents, a single prayer for them at the afterlife would be good. I know, you guys might have regrets but keep reminding those who still have their parents…imagine, if someone comes to me and start saying how regretful he is about how they treat their parents while they were are alive, I’ll surely call my parents straight away….sometime we tend to get comfortable and forget what we have and a knock on our head would make us remember again….
Siblings - With my siblings i tend to go back to my younger times…means i start to act like I’m the same age as them…make funny jokes and childish gestures…..its not wrong to be playful and childish when u are with your siblings….guys are too ego and too macho to just control themselves and be a grown up…sometimes being a grown up is boring…haha…..I still can remember, when we were kids we use to have those imaginations. Anything can make us playful. Remember that we create in our head that only us could enjoy……..if all our sisters and brother are already grown up, it still ok to use our childhood “funny words” or “gestures” ……
Our partner/wife/husband – appreciate them and cherish all the moments spend together……….find ways to spice things up and travel a lot together…….For me, traveling would be my thing! It would spice things up with my partner…….There’s a whole bunch of destination waiting for me to be discovered…..haha……….how lucky that someone would be :p…..want to go island hopping……white beaches….scuba diving……….see kayaking……see cave discovering…..cave adventures………jungle tracking……waterfalls………have u guys ever watch perfect getaway? yup……thats one of my plans…..(put aside the scary killing part…*sweat)
Our Kids – me myself, yet to have kids..haha…..but someday if I have kids, I’ll do my best…haha…….one would be pilot…..another an F1 driver…..lalala……..i think you guys with kids are better to comment on this……maybe someday when I have kids I’ll continue……as for my kids, I have this blog/site to show to them…….let them know daddy’s story…..haha…….
Activities to strengthen family ties - you guys might wonder what we can do….this differs from others but let me just generalize here..hope you guys don’t mind…
1) birthday parties – celebrate everyone birthday, doesn’t have to be on the day, maybe on a weekend where everyone can go back to our hometown and celeb it with a cake + simple gifts…It’s the thought that actually counts
2) call them during birthday and anniversaries….if we cant make it, at least call them (I myself regret that I just wish my dad’s birthday 2days late! , having my phone barred for a while) excuses and excuses…my bad 
3) GoHoliday! yup, plan a trip together……instead of going to Bali with friends why not take a trip with your parents and siblings……no matter what age we are, its never too late(unless maa n paa are too old to travel that would be another story)…….lets see…….where did my family go………through out the years I think I had my fare share of outings with my family……….I think we traveled the whole of malaysia(some islands, some beaches, all the awana’s)………we went to bandung a few years back…….even went to belgium together a few times……and those moments keep on lingering in our memories………..for sure we are planning to go to bandung again next year…+maybe an island trip too….I’m sure you guys have been to much more places then me………
4) eat together…..yup…..its sounds simple but simply but eating together we can know each other better………
5) do activities together……go watch movies together……..picnics…….walk at the lake……do sports together(like cycling)…..even swimming sessions would be fun! Makes me wonder way back in 1994, me, my dad n my mum’s brother……we cycled at the border of Belgium….all the way into Holland……we cycled along the countryside, canals, farms, pig farms, potato farms, strawberries, apple farms, grape farms……still can remember the smell of that time……….sometimes it’s just a small or one even that can trigger our mind to memory lane…..miss those days……would love to do that again sometime………
6) simply call them once a week(for those not staying at your hometown)
7) Share your joy and glory moments together(instead of partying with friends all the time)…..every achievement needs to be shared……if someone did well in their exams, or changed to a better job…..celebrate it!
8 ) Be there for each other………helping each other is a must……..I believe they are countless of moments that we need each other and help each other, so I don’t think I should elaborate more.
The point is, don’t take our family for granted…they are thousand of methods to strengthen family ties….it’s just up to us to cherish and spice it up…..remember to always try to be honest to them…I know they are moments that we can’t :p I hope I don’t take them for granted in any way….If you guys feel bored on my article that’s your loss……sometime we need to be a bit sensitive in life(everyone has their own soft spot)….I’m not a writer…..if I was, I would have done this better……I would have make some of you guys cry…haha….Always keep in mind, that someday(i hope it would be till I’m very old) our families will not be around anymore in this world……by that day, we should have at least a whole bunch of albums of sweet memories that we shared together…………no regrets and just moments to cherish till our last breath………..till that day comes, just enjoy them while they are still around………
love you mama,papa and my 3 sis………
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jarang lelaki berfikiran mcm ni..family first..slalu nak enjoy ngn kawan2 je..huhu