Growing up was fun, a whole lot of fun. For those who know Penang, I grew up staying in government quarters at 35 Jalan Imigresen. It was a double storey house with a long garden and back yard. That house fed my wild imagination and was my personal playground for 15 years until we had to be shifted out as they were making the houses there into a hotel. Its sad that I didn't have many pictures of the house but I do have lots of memories which I will share.
Growing up with an elder brother made life extremely interesting as it was him who exposed me to cool stuff such as comics, cooking, role playing games, water guns, fighter planes, helicopters and guns :) Pretty much, lotsa boy stuff. My brother is 7 years older than me and one day (before my existance ;P), he asked my parents the million dollar question, 'Why does everyone else have brothers and sisters but I don't?' There on, my mom explained to him the responsibility of having a sibling and what it would entail and he was game for it. Yippee!!! He asked for me and I came to the world :) And boy did he take his word seriously. Growing up, we spent a lot of time together as he would take care of me, bathe me, feed me, cook for me and yes, even wipe my bum after I'd gone to the toilet. I was a real monkey as a kid, and my brother was always so patient with me, never screaming at me, never punishing me, even though I used to wreck his toys and go through his personal stuff, hehehe. I still remember this one time when we burnt the toaster together. Hehehe!
I used to have a routine when he was in primary school where I would wait outside his class for him to finish school. He would then take me to the canteen and buy me food (yes, feed me feed me) and we would walk back together. Growing up, we spent a lot of time together and even shared our bedroom in that house. Anytime I wanted to go out, as long as it was with him, mom and dad would be cool about it. Dad used to be really strict with me, so once, I wanted to attend a girl friends birthday do at her place and dad said no. I was upset, and to my surprise, my bro told my dad off and said he'll take me there! Hehehe, needless to say, I was touched to tears :) Over the years, we have grown a bit apart but he'll always be my big brother and I know he cares for me and will always try to be there for me whenever I need him to.
