Let's talk about fatherhood (1)

When is Father's Day? I've never celebrated Father's Day in Indonesia, but if I'm not mistaken, it is in June! So, let's talk about fatherhood from a 23-year-old-'girl' 's point of view.

My dad is not perfect. I'm writing this post to bring into consciousness about things that I admire from my dad and hopefully you are a guy, you can remember these points and who knows, one day your daughter will remember these little things that apparently matter a lot for her.

1) My dad donates money to beggar.

Err, it may be a 'small thing', but I think he's someone who is very compassionate. It's not about the amount of money that he gives, but it's about her attention to the person who is sitting at road side. I do think that this act requires courage (to be honest, I've found it very very very hard and a little scared to donate money to beggars).

2) He's an adventurer

When we went to Bangka Island, his hometown, he brought us to walk and walk and walk from the beach behind the hotel where we stayed all the way to a very quiet beach. Then he brought up a stick and climbed up some rocks. I took picture of him then showed the photo to my mom. Mom said, "Don't you think he looks like Moses?" =.=

And yeah..he climbs trees, including those in Botanic Garden. :) He also encourages us, the kids, to do parasailing, snorkeling, diving, trekking. Wahh...

3) He does cross-stitch!!!!!!
I think this is the coolest thing about my dad. Hehehehe. My mom doesn't have patience to do cross-stitch, but he does!

4) He sings on road trip
The unforgettable typical-dad's-voice is every time he sings "Country Roads". There was one line that has quite a high pitch "... to the place, I belong". So funny when he sings that part. Hehehehe.

Psychology research has shown that unconsciously girls find partner who has some similarities with their dad. (I learned it in Adolescent Psychology!!) Next post ya. Time to bathe!