Well, definitely not Father's day yet 'cause there's another day you can combine all love for your family into one.
How about National Family Celebrations '09? Sounds cool? No?
Wait till i tell you everything about it..
Given the high demands from bosses/teachers in Singapore, we often find ourselves having less than spent with our loved ones. The worst thing is that, even if we have time, some of us choose to spend it with friends instead.
WHY?!
I wouldn't do that!!!(Okay, maybe. But not all the time.) But you see, I am one of those few lucky ones that my parents are still around and together.
However i feel like my elder brother and I have not done enough to show how much we really appreciate what they did for us for the past 16-20 years.
And not to forget, my Granny too. She've been through the Japanese Occupation and from young she've always told us about her near-death experience when she and her friends managed to avoid the soldiers.
Everytime before she starts, i would just roll my eyes and say to myself: Oh fuck, not againnnn...
But being a nice granddaughter, i patiently sat by her side listening to her talk, because she was the one who would wash my ass when i couldn't, feed me when i couldn't and suck my mucus(eww) when i didn't know how to blow them, yet.
My mum, what can i say? A poor woman being duped to come all the way to Singapore to suffer and bear with all our nonsense.
And my Dad, always trying so hard to dominate our lives, restricting us from this, from that and expecting us to obey his command.
That's the reason why my Dad and Bro fell out. Owells, my family is pretty messed up now.
I tried so hard to make things work, it seems like it'd kill if Dad and Bro exchanged a word.
At least Mum and Dad can compromise things sometimes, for us, kids.
And you know what? I hope i can bring them to Singapore flyer and then tell them:
-Dad, you better stop interfering in my life or I'll jump. And please be nice to bro.
-Mum, please be smarter and don't always get duped by Singaporeans or I'll jump. And work things out with Dad.
-Bro, please stop being an irritant to me, I'll not jump. I'll push you off. And please listen to Dad and Mum before slamming the door at their faces.
-Granny, I love you. Enjoy the scenery.
HAHA.
I realised Singapore flyer had always been an ideal spot for me to attempt suicide or even attempt murdering somebody. Verbally, i meant.
Heh.
I'm digressing already. The main point here is that, sometimes we just need time to bond ourselves closer together.
There's no reasons for not spending time with your loved ones, there's only excuses.
So much for those common, 'I'm-really-busy-with-studies', 'i-can't-get-away-from-work', 'i-need-to-rush-this-out-by-today' bullshits.
Like, C'mon! We've 365 days a year! (366 on the leap year.)
And we have 24hours, 1440mins, 86400seconds in a day.
Sometimes, a simple good morning would make my day, and a ordinary good night wish would make my sleep well.
And maybe, it's all down to you to make a difference to your family. If you hadn't celebrated Family Day Out, make this year a great start! Or maybe if you've been celebrating since 2007, let this year be a better year!
Start looking for days you're free and start planning for your own Family Day Out on 30 May 2009! Visit www.nfc.sg!
