Do you remember the times when some things you just can't go to your family?

Well these are the people who have been there for me through thick and thin, 

Through my tough years in high school ;

And through those home-sick days in Melaka; 

  Thank you guys for sticking around all these years (';

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.  -Marcel Proust

Usually, every girl dreams of the perfect fairy tale. To be married to prince charming and to live happily ever after. Unfortunately fairy tales only exist in books. In reality, you have to work hard to get what you want. Like my dad always joke with us kids, "If you want luxury, then work til 1am like me". Fact is, "You can't really live on love alone", says my mother. 

So, for me I want to live an easy life in the future. Have a successful career that pays the bills and at the same time lets me have all the luxurious things that I want.

Hopefully one day I'll find somebody who will propose to me at the Wicklow National Park, Ireland just like in P.S. I Love You (; 

And have a simple beautiful wedding, surrounded by my closest family and friends.

Lastly, I want to be able to travel all around the world and go back to the places I've been, using my own money and not my dad's.

A little bit of everything

Life is short and with the fast paced life that we lead, we often forget the little things that make life worth living. We get caught up with everyday problems and we forget to enjoy life. 

So these are the little things that make up my life;

1.The Piano.Music.

"Life is like a piano, what you get out of it depends on how you play it"

My interest for music started when I was in primary school. Every evening, I would sit by the window in the living room just to get a glimpse of the girl from the opposite house, playing the piano, with so much passion. One day, my mother offered the chance to play the piano and since then, music became a major part of my life.

2.Food

What better way to enjoy life than by treating yourself to good food every weekend? 

(So every superhero needs a sidekick.

This is Anwar, my most loyal partner in getting fat crime )

And below, is our list of favourites ;

I may not have the talent to cook but I do bake;

3.Literature.

Since I was little, my mom used to buy a lot of books and we would have this little library at one corner of the house. I  particularly, love to read classics.

Sadness.Sufferings.Depression. How can we ever run away from it? 

As I grew up, I've learned that I tend to cry (alone in my room most of the time) when things get ugly or difficult. Come to think of it, it has not been an easy ride for me going through life as the first child. I had to experience everything firsthand and sometimes the mistakes I made will cause me my future. And at some point I'll be saying to myself, "I wish I didn't do that". Basically, when you are the eldest in the family, your life is about trial and error. You try, you fail, you try again.. I had to learn by making mistakes while my siblings learn just by seeing me make loads of them. Sometimes I find it quite unfair because I'm the one who have to fall in order for others to learn.

Sadness is a feeling that hits us when we loose a loved one, rejected by love, and always when we fail. We don't try to fail and we never understand when it keeps hitting us. I guess my version of sadness is always when I fail to do what is expected of me. Then again, I think sometimes a black cloud sticks around to teach us a lesson or to make us into a better person. That is why just releasing your feelings is a start to feeling better. I cry and I'm not ashamed to admit it. We all have to go through our grief cycle once in awhile.

Sometimes we just need to cry a river before the rainbow will appear(;

And the thing that everybody should remember is that, there are other people out there who go through more pain and suffering than you do. It doesn't mean I like it when other people suffer more than I do. It just reminds me to appreciate the life that was given to me more (;

Modern.Perception.

Nowadays, It kinda gets to me when I hear students brag about their riches. Money, Branded clothes, Big house, Expensive cars.. There's always this perception going around that the rich is strong/famous/influential and the poor is weak/unknown.Why is it that everybody has to fall in different groups here?

 Wake up kids, your parents are rich NOT you!

My life is about working hard to get what I want. Papa used to say, "If you want something, you have to earn it". And in a way, he kept me from acting like a spoil brat. Because the thing is, we are all still students and the riches we get now is not from us but from our parents's hardship. The life you're living now fellow students, that's your parent's achievement not yours. 

I am currently a student who is studying in UiTM, Alor Gajah, Melaka. Like most students who would jump up and down after reading their acceptance letter, I was the person who had nothing to say. In fact, I was never thrilled to be accepted in the first place. The idea of leaving home was horrific. I remembered the time when I was settling myself in my room (Dang Anum) and had to watch my dad fix on the locks onto my cupboard. He was so determined to get the locks fit perfectly that I just wanted to scream inside, literally begging "Papa stop, please don't leave me here!"

I believe it's true when they say that once in awhile, we need to breathe a different kind of air. I have been in my comfort zone for so long and in a way, Melaka has taught me to be more independent. I am learning. 

So, Be a student of life - Always be open to learning because we stop growing the minute we think we know everything.

No matter how tough you are, nobody can really go through life alone. Everybody needs someone. Someone you can rely on, someone to pick you up when you are down and to be there for you no matter what the situation.

I am blessed with a family that loves me for me. In fact, You can never compare the love from a family with the so-called-love from a special someone.
This is a kind of love that never dies.

Meet my parents. 

He's from Melaka and she's from Singapore.

( Please note I'm between two, I'm no singaporean :p)

Although, 

when I was little, my dad was always busy with work so I spent alot of time with my grandparents in Singapore. 

I have 5 siblings including myself. 

I have 3brothers and 1sister.

This is me and brother Haziq. 

We're only a year apart so when we were little, he was my bestest friend.

And these two in the middle, they're the little ones in the family
and they're the reason why I go home every weekend now.

Love your family no matter what they do. 

Treasure them, and you will have no regret. 

They really are all we have in the end <3

Hi , The name's Nazira Kamal. I was born on the 4th of November 1992, in Singapore Kuala Lumpur. I am my parent's first child which means I was that lucky little girl whom everyone wants to play with and pamper. I guess that's probably the reason why I tend to behave like a small kid, giving away the impression that I am no big sister to my 5 siblings which, I am by the way. Heh