Lara came back over the Good Friday weekend and we had a great time, catching up, despite that she had a bad cough. I believe she benefited greatly from retail therapy, thanks to the favourable foreign exchange rates. In her favour, of course.
She went back to Singapore yesterday morning. A very, very short trip indeed. Just as we were approaching the bus terminal half an hour before departure time, I saw my dad standing near the parking lot waiting for us! It was quite shocking because Dad and Lara had already said their goodbyes the night before and it was agreed that we, Bkworms would fetch Lara to the terminal so that Dad wouldn’t have to drive all the way to the city centre. Dad’s not young anymore and at 83, he’s definitely not the adept driver that he has been the last six decades. We thought he must been missing Lara badly and wanted to send her off, if only to get to spend a few more minutes with his youngest daughter.
But he actually wanted to give some figs to Lara. Apparently these figs, when boiled as soup, have medicinal properties and would be good for her cough!
My dad is 83 going on 84 end of this year. He still goes red when we hug him and tell him we love him. He waves us away when we show him affection and he would never ask us for anything and would rather scrimp and save, so that he could give extra pocket money to his grandchildren. He loves us in his own way and he demonstrated that love yesterday morning when he handed the bag of figs to Lara, giving her precise instructions on how to make the soup! Now, how many men out there will do that? He has certainly picked up a lot of tips from my mother when she was still alive.
Isn’t it true that a parent’s love for his or her children knows no depth?
6 thots:
aww... this is so touching.. so so heartwarming, bless your father. He is the kind of father that I would want for myself, and for my daughters. If I was Lara, I would feel so blessed at that very moment. :)
Yes, parents would do anything for their children. Heard of that song Anak (child)? Cant remember who the original singer was but it went something like this:
Child,When you came into this world
your mum and I saw a dream fulfilled
a dream come true
an answer to our prayers......
.....
....
child you dont know
you'll never know
how far we'll go
to give you all our life can give...
It is a very touching song (for parents, at least!!)
Lara, was very brave to brave the jams at the causeway for the trip. But am sure she had a good time catching up with you!!
I'm truly envious.. that your father is so good.. :)
I've never really gotten to know mine.. they were separated since we were young.
Really touching! Thanks for sharing your father's very demonstration of his love for his children that knows no bounds.
Jomel,
Am sure your kids already have a wonderful father in D. :)
Lara,
Yeah, it took her seven hours to reach home instead of the usual 4! But it was all worth it, having her home with us and I am sure she felt the same way too.
MamaBok,
We were never this close until Mum died. He has always been in the background supporting the family silently.
BP,
Our parents do love us in their own ways...I guess many a time, we just take that love for granted.
Tears welled up my eyes reading this post.
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