The siblings bonding

I can feel what you are feeling right now. You see, I have 3 siblings and I'm the eldest. Next to me is my younger brother, then two younger sisters. Back in high school, my brother and I would write letters to each other since I studied here in Manila and stayed with my mom's sister's family while they studied there in the province, particularly in Pangasinan. When my younger brother graduated from high school, he transferred here in the city and took his college studies here, too. By this time, I was writing to my other younger sisters who were still in the province. Same with my younger brother, she also went here to study college. That was in the late 1990's when I had already graduated from college and was employed with my first job after college. We had our share of bonding moments especially with my younger sister who is third child in the family. We would often go to malls either shopping or just shopping without cash (window shopping) and we had several laughs then. Before every Christmas season arrives, we would go to Divisoria to buy several gifts for our relatives. I guess you could relate to these places I've mentioned since you are a resident of the Philippines yourself, just as I am. I really miss these moments because at present, I'm alread married for almost five years now and we have one child - a loving two-year old daughter. Even if I get to see them often, it's just not like before. Naturally, I have other duties, priorities, and responsibilities now which are far different from the good old days. Even during holidays, our time is being divided - time for my own family, with my parents and siblings, and time with my in-laws.