Father's Day

Today's Father's Day...

Was in Melvin's car, on the way to his friend's place for mahjong, yesterday nite... He and Ah Beng were talking about where to bring their fathers to dinner on Father's Day... I was silent the entire journey...

My family does not celebrate Father's Day... or rather we don't go out for dinners on such occasions... (Mother's Day included)... Instead, I'll get something for my parents on these two special days... Dinners are reserved for birthdays...

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A small tribute to my dad here. Daddy has always been very stern and strict with us... To the extent that we hated him sometimes... although we all know that he meant good... Remembered once when I shouted at dad in his face due to some unhappiness... That was the only time I actually confronted him... It was a terrible feeling... But I felt that that particular incident brought us closer together... cos it set us thinking about what we have been doing all this time...

Last year, dad sent me an SMS to wish me happy birthday... it came as a pleasant surprise... and that's just us: there are things we don't say face-to-face but deep down inside us, we all know that we love each other... it's just that we are not comfortable expressing them openly (for whatever reasons)... the form doesn't really matter... it's the substance that's important...

Dad, Happy Father's Day...

Love,
Your son, Dave