not the Adam's family

Hey, it's me again!

So, some might wonder why i'm posting this since it's not even friday yet.
I can explain - the wi-fi connection is EXCELLENT-A, and i have quite an ample time on my hands (it's sunday!! ), so i thought "Why not?"

Now, i'm going to introduce you to my family! The living room's through here..haha


Now, see that man at the top of the ladder, pruning the trees?
No, no, he's not a bodyguard, although given his big and tall stature he definitely can pass as one. (or more accurately, a bouncer!)
That's my father!
His name is Ahmad Hisham bin Long and he likes to garden.
Physically, he's tall, big, and bald.
He looks like a Chinese, so, many many times when he goes shopping alone, the shop owners will talk to him in Mandarin...
He always just smile at them.
My father, he may look fierce,but when it comes to his daughters, he becomes as meek as a lamb....

Oh, and he can be very very sarcastic anytime he pleases!
For some reason, he likes to single me out for his target of sarcasm.
Perhaps it has something to do with how i always seem to have something to say back at him.
My siblings say i'm his favourite. My mother says i have him wrapped around my little pinky.

Well, i have nothing to say to that.


Next, is the queen of the house, my Mother.
My mother, Sa'diah binti Atan is one strict lady.
She is loving and a very good mother, but believe me when i say that you do not want to get on the bad side of her.
It's scary........................... *shiver*
While i can argue back whenever my father scolded me for something, i always get tongue-tied when my mother lecture me.
She has a very sharp tongue and the look she gave me when she's angry at me...

Oh, if looks could kill!

My mother is half-Chinese. Her mother, my grandmother was one.
All my relatives say i am a spitting image of my mother.
Like mother like daughter, no?

Did i also mention that both my parents are doctors?
You should join us at our dinner table.
It's extremely interesting and also disgusting to hear them discuss about medical cases while one is eating.
Once, i was eating spaghetti when they talked about venereal diseases.....
I thought, "Well, i'll skip dessert."
Not very appetising!!!!


The first child in my family is my brother, Ahmad Ikram.
He is currently doing TESL in Uitm. Soon, he will be teaching English at school.
I really cannot imagine my brother as a teacher!
He is like the artsy fartsy sort, always carrying his guitar around and wearing odd T-shirts.
He likes to go jamming and he also has his own band.
Being the eldest, he always bully his little sisters.
Twisting our arms, pouring a bottle of Coke on our heads,farting in our presence, and mimicking our high-pitched voices... The list goes on and on, it's practically endless!

He is the typical annoying big brother, but he is supportive and he always believe the best in us.
He's an imp, but i have to admit that i do love him very much. (I hope he doesn't hear this from me.)


Next, my sister, Nadiah.
If you have read Falling leaves, then i should let you know that Nadiah is to me what James is to Adeline.
She's the best sister i could ever ask for, and i admire her so much!
She always inspires me to be a better person.
She is everything i'm not.
Her demeanor is quiet and calm. While i always give trouble to my parents with my wayward ways, she is submissive and obedient.
She is my security blanket and i depend on her whenever i need comforting or a listening ear. She would patiently listen to my ramblings of problems and her advice is the only one i would actually listen to.

I should let you know that i have a serious problem when it comes to Mathematics,
and since i was little, Nadiah was the only tutor who was patient and determined enough to put up with my irritating questions.
I would cry to her and throw my Math books away in an angry tantrum, then she would say
"Here, let me see what the problem is..." in a very gentle way.

In a way, she is like a second mother.

However, one thing about her that really gets to me is she could be so insecure sometimes!
I would patronise her and tell her to get a hold of herself because she seriously has an issue of self-esteem.
How i wish i could make her realise how special she is!
She is now studying in Bandung, Indonesia as a medical student in UNPAD.


And last but not least, is my youngest sister, Sofiah Hanis.
No one in the family ever call her by her name though. To us, she is 'Yayang.'
Being the youngest and the prettiest, she is the apple of my parents' eyes.
She could get away with almost anything.
Maybe that is why when she was little, i always bullied her.. hahaha..
She was always left out whenever my brother, my sister and i were together.
That's just the way it has always been.
She was the closest to my mother, and for that reason, we never involved her in any of our mischief.

But Yayang is also the aloof type. She likes to do things on her own.
When we were little, we were like cats and dogs.
Not a day would go by without us quarelling and making on or the other cry.
Fortunately, now that we have all grown up, we have none of that occuring anymore.
She is now in her final year in a secondary school.
Of course, i am not as close to her as compared with my brother and sister, but now we treat each other with civility and cordial.

Come to think of it, i do love her. But sometimes she could be so difficult, if you know what i mean.


Aaaaand, that's that!
We are just a small family of six. Nothing really special about us really!

Adios-a~
Till we meet again!