Finally spent a Father's Day with daddy this year (after so many years of him not being in Sg on this special day) and I hope he's feeling our love!
I'm really thankful for my dad, he's the best man and the man of life, he's the big guy when I needed support and he's also the great friend who's always willing to listen and give unconditionally. He's a gift from heaven and I'm really thankful to have him with me through my many ups and downs.
He's the big man in the family. He never whines about his problems, he doesn't reveal much of them to us anyway (because he thinks he can handle everything and most of the time he can). He offers himself readily whenever we needed him and he's always the smartest and most capable one in the family.
He loves us. He can be really strict and even though he doesn't show his love as obviously, he does it through actions. He can scold really badly but after I learnt my lesson, he'll return to comfort me. He made sure I understand what went wrong before offering millions of solutions to my problems. He laugh at me sometimes too but that's fine, that's how we build up our relationships to go beyond just the father-daughter limit.
He's a friend of mine. He knows almost every little thing, my habits, my pet peeves, what I love and what I hate. He knows when to provide me with support and when to correct me when I go overboard. He gives and never wants to take from me. He only wants us to be happy. And we are happy.
Here's a list of things he did for me and I want to remember them forever:
1. Making trips over to Sg just to spend time with us even though he can travel less now because we're older but he still makes the effort the come back whenever possible because I told him I needed/wanted him to be there
2. When he's overseas, he calls every night to make sure we sleep early and to wish us a goodnight no matter how late it is. He tucks me into bed every night to make sure I get the blankets over so I wouldn't catch a cold and he hugs me so tightly every night as if I would run away any moment.
3. He buys me things even though he thinks it's a waste of money because he knows I wanted them (he dotes on me because I'm the younger one too I think). Even if he doesn't allow me to buy the things I want, he'll try to get me alternatives so I wouldn't be upset.
4. He sides me most of the time when my sis and I get into fights. He hates it when I cry too. He says he wants me to happy and crying is for sad people only. He wants me to optimistic and helps me to do so even though it may be one of the darkest moments.
5. He looks out for the latest edition of my favourite comic book even though I've already forgotten about it most of the time. He texts me to ask about things I once mentioned I wanted and get them for me if he could.
6. He cooks for us everyday because we like to eat home cooked food and I know it's really tiring for him but he told us he loved cooking so we wouldn't stop him
7. He supported me in trying out new things like getting me a blender to make juices. He even drank celery juice with me everyday although I know he probably doesn't really like the smell of it.
He tells me he loves it though.
He bought me a tablet when I was in year 2 because I briefly doodled on scrap papers and he said I should draw into the computer so he could keep them.
He bought me a super thick guidebook on how to use a DSLR (that costed a bomb) because I wanted to buy a DSLR a few years back then and he wanted to make sure I know how to use it before he get it for me. Turns out I didn't read past the first two pages and I forgot about buying a DSLR.
He gives me the support I needed to try out new things even if my mom was against it and I really appreciated his thoughtfulness.
8. He spend days teaching me physics even though he may not be able to retain much from his school days but he made sure I understood the concepts before we move on. He's so patient and doesn't scold even if I kept dosing off right in front of him and he'll set aside an hour for me to take naps because he knows I needed them so bad I would've died if I couldn't sleep. He even bought lime juice and cookies to keep me awake during revision periods.
9. He wakes up so much earlier than me to make sure I wake up because I can never do that with my alarm clock. He'll start to pity me when I looked like a dead pig and needed so much more sleep (I'm a super heavy sleeper) so he'll off my alarm to make sure I can sleep till noon (or past noon). He also rushes me to sleep every night because he knows how badly I regret it every morning when I need to wake up. He'll warn me about my pimples (when I didn't even take note of them) and tells me it's because I lack sleep. He goes to watsons to find out about different skin care products and masks so we can take better care of our poor complexions and to me, that's not something an average dad would do.
10. He jokes about almost everything and he doesn't get offended even though some jokes are really quite rude but he's totally fine and he's just like a bigger brother. He loves me for who I am and doesn't hate me for things I do even though sometimes I hate myself too but yeah. He knows what I'm up to and will give so much advices I wouldn't be able to digest in time.
I wouldn't say my dad is the best dad in the world because every dad is the greatest man to their children but my dad certainly offers just the love I would ever need and that's enough. He loves me more than I love myself.
I love you dad.
