Father's Day....

its father's day week...yeay!...(long pause) mmmm don't get me wrong i'm all into fatherhood, male parenting etc...*sighhh~* its just that i never really celebrated father's day or mother's day for that matter not because that i don't appreciate 'father and mother' its just that i personally think that they do not need a special day for that (unless it's recognized as a public holiday now that'll be something) i just think that they are special EVERYDAY and they should be treated special EVERY SINGLE DAY and not just one particular day of that year...

correct me if i'm wrong, when i observe people around me...they get really hyped about father's day / mother's day or even valentine for that matter, they panicked when they couldn't get gifts or do something special some even went to all the trouble hosting dinner party etc...but when that day's over, they went *puff* like that magic show in Vegas and things will be all quiet until the next celebration...i think you can see my point now...we should celebrate out loved ones everyday or anytime we can, i cook for my parents all the time, we'd karaoke everynow and then i spent time with them as much as i can regardless of the hows and trust me 'time spent' with them meant the world to them and they know that they are remembered and loved everyday...plus they love grandchildren...

anyway we asian or at least the Malays, we take care of our parents until the day they die. its not in our culture to send them in an old folk homes, beside its against our religion too because its like abandoning our parents leaving to the hands of strangers to take care of those who took care of us when we are sick, sad, down, or even during the happy times, they clothes us, fed us, educate us...pretty much like we are doing to our children now and one thing for sure i DON'T want my children to send me away like that just because i'm old and fussy, its simply not what i want my children to do or even thinking of doing. its just sad.

maybe its ok in the western culture but its not ok here. and i know that i seem to like blabbering right now but this all have a point. i love my parents that i celebrate them everyday and its what i want my childrent to do as well, i /we don't need that 'special' day to celebrate them for being our parents...

anyway...with all said...its just my opinion and what i believe...i don't want to spoil the 'father's day' mood...so in that spirit, if you still haven't got anything for your dad perhaps you could ask Matt from tiepedia , a guy i just know he reached me through my email and i went to his site and and my God he's a Tie freak and i mean it in a good way...so maybe just maybe a nice tie would be just the thing for your dad? and probably you can ask Matt about ties...i have a feeling that he'll know alot (probably wayyyy to0 much) about ties. just drop by at his site he even have the how tos for ties...come to think of it this site would probably benefit clueless housewives (like me) who is ultimately cluless on tieing ties ...then again i'm lucky coz my husband rarely wears a tie soooo i'm that ignorant.

and check this out http://www.tiepedia.com/tie-blog/49-crafts/155-tie-cake

happy father's day ...


p/s: this blog is getting boring isn't it? with no pictures and all....sighhhh~