As a child, what values did your parents instill in you?

For me, it was the usual, be humble, be kind, be honest...u know, the usual ones.

But the one which is deeply embedded in us is to stay close and be with each other no matter what.

Ibu never tires telling the then 3 of us to stay close no matter how much we argue or we quarrel. She even quoted an example of relatives whose siblings have stayed close and united all the while. She will keep telling us the ever famous proverb - 'Air dicincang, tak akan putus', which means sibling ties will never break no matter how much u try to.

So we brought it on in us since we were little.

I was once bullied in primary school by an upper pri level student. Little did this bully know that I had an elder sister in the school. All I had to do was tell the elder sis about it, and you know what she did next? She confronted the bugger and even slapped her face. Hahah...that is one very clear memory etched in my mind. And never have I been bullied since. And to relate all those other things that we do to stand up for each other , is just countless.

So you see, my siblings and I have been very close since childhood. Never mind the biggest quarrels and arguments, the door slamming and the slapping, we are still, very much close to one another. This is something we take pride in, something that our parents have instilled in us. And never have we once faltered or compromised our values. We have stayed by it since we were little, and hopefully, it will stay with us the rest of our lives.

And she waves goodbye...

11:18 am