Sleepless

Lately sleepless nights plagued my existence
filling it up with endless reruns
of someone else's memories
I watched with hallowed eyes
the parade of seamless colours
not knowing when it started and when
it would end.

HK and back...

Finally finished what i had to do for work and took the opportunity to fly to HK for a short visit to see my brothers the weekend before last. Didn't do much except eating and erm more eating (check out our food pix on flickr). We did managed to go up to the peak, sang KTV and watch "Hancock" while there but it was really more for the company of my brothers than touring.

Wilk mentioned that he hoped that next time our kids will be just as close as me and my brothers. I really hope so too. My bros and I don't see each other very often but i really like having them around. I think wilk knows that too and so he was very supportive and took leave to accompany me when i decided on a spur of a moment to fly to HK. Even my dad gave my youngest bro leave from work so that he could spend more time with his sis.

Both my bros are quite different and how i interact with them also differs slightly. My 2nd bro likes to play 'older' brother and its been pretty cool since he 'mellowed' down and i've learnt to appreciate his rather dry and warped humour. These days we still chat everyday on MSN and me bugging him about finding a gf. My youngest bro is a people's person and he will introduce his friends to me and company me to go sing ktv or meals. I sometimes 'bully' him to do things for me but now i only do it on special occasions. He also play mediator whenever i have a tiff with my parents. Perhaps in someways, we are more alike in our perception of things (e.g. relationship and religion). Both of them are crazy about Stephan Chow and i know they often roll their eyes at me when i am missing the 'dialogue' that they sprout to each other. Hey, but at least i catch up, poor wilk is the one ending up wondering what's up with the 3 of us.

Sure, as kids (and even now as adults), we fight and 'squabble' (well more between me and 2nd bro, since 3rd bro is a very VERY tolerant pacifist) but no matter what i do and where i am, they have always been very protective of me. I always tell wilk that my bros means business when they told him that wilk will have to answer to them if he bullies me during their speech at our wedding. But of cos, the two bros really like their bro-in-law too, because i know they always chat him up on MSN whenever they see wilk online, even if its just talking about movies or Naruto comics etc.

I am just very happy that we are the type of siblings that has plenty to share and talk about, and they have also included Wilk as part of the 'gang'. And wilk has also grown to understand the relationship i have with my bros. Well, i am missing the hotpot session and ktv already since i came back last week. I hope they both of them will come back when baby is due but perhaps the next reunion will be in CNY 2009.