Family...

Desmond Tutu once said, " You don't choose your family, they are god's gift to you, as you are to them".
Actually i dun know why i chose this quotation.... Maybe becoz of hari raya... well, right now my house is full.. nolee and lela came back and stayed here for 2 days.. our family will be welcoming 2 more new members as nolee and lela are both pregnant.. my house will surely be more choatic next year... as imran's song goes...
"The more we get together the happier we'll be.."
But...
What i really afraid is.... "The Time"... time can change everything wether we like it or not... soon nabila will be married, i will be married, nadia will be married.. what i learn so far is when one of your sibling get married things will change quite dramatically..
first of hari raye for example... not all of us can gather together again... the family picture will not be complete if we are missing one people.. dis year, lela is not on the picture.. next year?? next 2 years?? arggghhhhh...
i really miss my childhood time.. where my parents are still young... my sisters are not married yet... where the family bonds are so so so strong... the family picture is complete...
but family is really a gift from god... i really appreciate having a family like mine.. my parents have treated me so kindly, and gently compared to any family i know.. i cannot imagine having very strict parents... maybe i will turn out into someone else.. thanks God for this gift...