Father's Day

"Of blue skies that shield,
You yield the most protection.
Happy Father's Day."

It is the time of the year when everyone goes on a flustered frenzy to make sure his/her dad feels like he is the king of the world. Restaurants encounter unprecedented long queues, gift shops reap in rocketed sales, and card shops brim with never-ending orders for cards and gift wrappers. It is the time of the year when everyone realizes (again) just how important and wonderful and awesome their fathers are. It has almost become a norm: On every third Sunday of June, everyone will put down everything they are preoccupied with and spend this momentous day in lavish.

Yet in my humble dwelling, everything remains the same. Dad has gone out to work again. It has never been our tradition to celebrate Father's Day, and Dad has never placed any emphasis on this occasion. He is simply a down-to-earth man who always ensure that food is placed on the table no matter how hard the times are. He is not those loud out-spoken man who shines through in crowds; he is not the oppressive dictator who enforces strict laws on his children and making home feel like a prison; and he is certainly not the lovey-dovey dad who heaps reward upon reward on his children.

He, is my dad, a dad like no other.

He is a dad who only knows how to give and never receive. Every cent and dollar that he earns goes to his family. When I open his wardrobe, I can never tell which is his newest shirt, because the last time he spent on clothes was so long ago, decades even. He is a dad who works so hard till he is old and frail, and yet never utter a word of complaint. His dedication and drive to give the best to the family is unparallelled. He never says it, but I know deep down he loves his family and will do everything he can to protect it. Just words alone would never be sufficient to describe how great and forgiving my dad is.

Pa, Happy Father's Day. Don't work so hard anymore, start taking care of your health. In 6 years' time I will start working and provide for you. I will give you a good life. Everything that you have done has really touched me and transformed me into a better man. You are my influence, I am your follower. You have left down a legacy, and I will continue writing it into the most beautiful fairytale ever. Because you are the best, and you deserve the best.