We Are Family
Lucky am I to be born in an 'abnormal' family.
Our dinner table conversations are about gadgets, business ventures (not all of us are in business but some would like to be), books, politics, personal growth (what's the next big thing?), sometimes we'll share mind puzzles ("teka teki") which my technology-indulged children absolutely love.
We have very little decorative items in the house, most of the time we'll have reading stuff scattered on the floor. Mum does not throw many books away (some of her collection includes my uncle's high school textbooks from the 70s and my primary school textbooks since 1981) and her children had studied different discplines in university, so you can imagine our book collection.
Mum raised the 8 of us by herself after Dad passed away in 1991, intent to put everyone through university. I joined the University of Sheffield in 1995- being the eldest this would have set the bar, then the next one and the next one (... and the ones after that) joined other universities. In March 2013, sibling number 8 will be graduating with a Diploma in Tourism from UiTM.
Our dinner table conversations are about gadgets, business ventures (not all of us are in business but some would like to be), books, politics, personal growth (what's the next big thing?), sometimes we'll share mind puzzles ("teka teki") which my technology-indulged children absolutely love.
We have very little decorative items in the house, most of the time we'll have reading stuff scattered on the floor. Mum does not throw many books away (some of her collection includes my uncle's high school textbooks from the 70s and my primary school textbooks since 1981) and her children had studied different discplines in university, so you can imagine our book collection.
Mum raised the 8 of us by herself after Dad passed away in 1991, intent to put everyone through university. I joined the University of Sheffield in 1995- being the eldest this would have set the bar, then the next one and the next one (... and the ones after that) joined other universities. In March 2013, sibling number 8 will be graduating with a Diploma in Tourism from UiTM.
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