Family Comes First

Since this is the first post ever for my new blog, I decide to write something that everyone can relate to. Whether it is Nuclear (mother + father + children), Extended (M+F+C+aunt/grandparents/cousins etc), or raised by a Single Parent, raised by Grandparents, and even Broken ones are what we all still consider  as FAMILY.

courtesy of  IMDb.com

"Family Comes First" is a common phrase nowadays but I encountered it first or at least realized its real meaning while watching the movie "Click" by Adam Sandler in 2006. It's about a workaholic architect who finds a universal remote control that can take him to different parts of his life. It was great at at first but the remote has a mind of its own and fast-forwarded his life even if he doesn't want it to. He ended up missing important moments and events of his family's life. He was given a second chance and then realized that he should cherish every second spent with his family.

From then on, that phrase has become memorable for me and has applied it ever since. I loved my family ever since but loved them even more after watching and realizing their value. I always remind myself that anybody can bring you down or turn their backs at you, your classmate, workmates, partner, even your friends can do so, but only your Family will always be there to support you, will be waiting for you with welcoming open arms even if you forget, leave or run away from them.

I wrote this to remind myself and others that no matter how busy we are with our studies, work, friends, boyfriend/girlfriend, partner, we must always make time to be with our family especially when one of them is celebrating their Birthday, Anniversary, Christmas Party or even just a simple family gathering. We might not know this, but our mere presence means the world to our family who is celebrating an occasion. 

I want to introduce to you my family. :) This was taken last Christmas 2011. I'm the youngest in the family, I have 2 brothers and 3 sisters. My father died when he was only 54 years old, I was only 7 years old then. My mother remained strong despite our loss and she managed to unite our family, make us happy and instill us values that she learned from her parents and experience. 

"We may not have a large house, luxurious cars, or huge amount of money, but I know that as long as we have each other, we'll be happy."

 I love my family so much, they have been such a blessing in my life.