The Dancing Queens-My sister and I

Posted by tyan (Singapore, Singapore) on 11 July 2007 in People & Portrait.

Since i was talking about siblings on my post yesterday,i thought it is high time i introduce one of my family members to everyone,my sister and a very good friend.

This picture is taken when we were very young,my sister behind and me in front.We both love dancing and were dancing for our schools at some point of our lives but my sister is still dancing now,as a hobby though.

I was musing yesterday if siblings become good friends because of affinity or human effort.I am not sure ,maybe a bit of both?

I was fostered out until i was 7.I remember even when i came home,i felt quite alienated from my older bro and sis.I was like an outsider(at least that was how i felt).

My poor sister was always the victim in any bully incident in the family.She was always the more quiet and 'docile' one at home.I remember my bro sneezing into her favourite pillow and all that mucus!But she continued with that pillow anyhow.I also remembered i was quite a bully.I would coerce her into playing with me when she actually wanted to sleep.

My sis is the most adventurous and i say independent of us 3.She had gone to HK and Shanghai on her own to study and work.I cant remember when we became good friends,but i think it was in my late teens or early 20s,when my childish ways have worn off and we were ready to sit down and talk and she was finally back from overseas to stay.

Not very long cos i got married soon after but she remains a very dear friend till this day.We tried to share the load of taking care and looking out for our ageing parents,she does more of it of course,and we talk about our friends and stuff.She also was very encouraging when i was feeling low staying at home or when i was pregnant,dropping by to visit though we stay quite far apart.

I was quite disappointed we did not have a daughter and my sis joked i better be good to her because when we are old,she will be the one going shopping and drinking high tea with me.

That's a very good idea.:)

Sister,this post is for you!Thanks!