Blood runs thicker than water. That's the key to these 10 siblings' unity.
The Tara Singh family: Inderjit Singh, Heera, Harban Singh, Iswander Kaur, Kulwant, Didi, Jaib Singh, Ajaib, Pola and Sarjit at a family wedding recently. Photo: Pola SinghThe eldest of 10 siblings, Ajaib, 76, is considered the matriarch ever since their parents passed on.
“We didn’t come from a wealthy family. Everybody struggled and you learnt a lot of things along the way. That’s how I think there is a lot of give and take in the family, ” says Didi Gill, 74, a former teacher. Being the youngest did not exempt Sarjit Kaur, 51, from doing house chores. “We did everything together and that was where the bonding was, ” she shares.The siblings are each other’s source of moral, mental, emotional and sometimes, financial support. Photos: The Star/Norafifi EhsanAjaib, a social worker who lives in Tampin, Negri Sembilan, credited their late mother for having a strong character, something which the siblings admit they inherited.
“By the grace of God, we are blessed. We have our arguments and differences of opinions but we don’t have our parents anymore so we have to stay close, and that is on everybody’s mind, ” emphasises Ajaib, who runs a centre for the disabled.Seven of the siblings and their families got together at their sister Kulwant's house in Ampang, Selangor, recently for her granddaughter's 100-day celebration.“I think one of the things we do very well is, we support each other.
“The sense of belonging is there, as well as the camaderie and bonding as we carry out the tasks. The process itself brings us together,” says Sarjit, an accountant.
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