MEK JA'S LIFE!: My not-little-brother anymore

It's amazing how fast time flies by and I don't even realise my youngest brother who we call him, Adik has grown up.Sometimes I can’t believe, or maybe it’s just that I don’t want to believe, how quickly time has flown by. He is no longer our little brother who I used to cuddle and kiss but a 20++ grown up man who is much much taller than me now.I feel like my little brother is growing up too fast, i just wish time would slow down.

At 10 years of age, I was surprised to hear that my mother was having another child. I still remember how difficult my mother was when she carried him within her. I watched her stomach grow with each passing month and couldn't wait to see him as I yearned for another baby brother. Right after he came into this world, I discreetly peeking inside the room with all my sisters. My dad gave me a chance to hold him and then, at that time, everything changed. I didn’t know you could love someone so quickly. I felt absolutely nothing before walking into that room and then all at once, I felt everything. He was beautiful. He was ours.Watching him grow has been amazing in ways I could have never imagined. Growing up being the elder sister to 2 younger sisters and a younger brother (Adi was 2 years old at that time and my eldest sister didn't care much about the other siblings as she was busy playing with her boy friends - she used to be a pengkid/tomboy when she was a girl) I was excited to finally be a sister to a baby boy, again. I had seen my little brother took his first steps, I was the one who fed him when he was hungry and I was the one who held him every evening when my mother was busy with her work and until today, whenever he wants me to cook, I would cook for him as I still see him as my little brother.

Me (white dress) and my youngest brother (blue shirt) when I was 11 years old

My youngest brother, Iman is talkative and at times he gets a little hyper..errr..not the whole body but only his mouth. Our relationship is closer than anyone because I was the one who took care of him when he was a baby. At that time, my mom was selling some beauty products such as Avon and so on and knowing that my elder sister would not agree to be a babysitter, my little brother was entrusted to me. Well..actually until today I am always someone that he always look up to. He would never shy to sleep on my shoulder or my hips and he always hold my hands if we go out together. Even though he has grown up, I always felt a need to protect my little brother.

As we've both grown older and I have my own family now, I haven't seen much of him in the past months. We've both been busy with our own responsibilities and jobs but he will always hold a special place in my heart. I will always feel a need to protect him and spoil him. I love you so much, my little brother! You will always be my little brother, no matter how old are you, ADIK!