Daddy

November 2, 2012. Thursday. While i was sitting-pretty during this holiday, i’ve been meaning to call home ‘coz i felt something was not nice back there after i texted my mother yesterday. Before noon, i got a call from my brother and i learned my father had a problem in his prostate. His medical result came up two days ago. All i said on the phone was ‘‘shit!’’ i hated it whenever i get a bad feeling, it never fails me. Sometimes i wish it fails me but somehow it prepares me from getting shocked of any news i get. I just pray it’s not serious or not going to be serious. Next week, he will be in the other city for another check up to clarify it and for more advice.

Any fool can be a father,

But it takes a real man to be a daddy!

I have so many good times with my father. I don’t have a bad memory so i can perfectly remember everything like each of those moments just happened a day ago. I take pride of having him as my father and i always hope wellness for him. My most favourite moment when i was a kid was, whenever there is no banking hours (during weekends or holidays) and he is on duty, the bank where he works becomes my playground. He’d take me there and i’d start messing with a typewriter to learn the keys or computer to play games or television to watch any movies. The best one for me that time was the typewriter. I thought that was really fun striking all those keys, shouting for his help, typing as much letters as i can by my tiny fingers, and showing the filled paper to my mother when we get home. He would watch me doing a good job and then, we eat our meals together. He always takes me at work whenever he gets a chance and i always give a salute gesture to the rest of the bankguards there. As i grew up, i have so much respect to every security guards and to me they are all my friends. To where i work now, i sometimes give same gesture to them. It always makes me feel good in a very unique way. They salute back and they even do it right upon seeing me coming. Fantastic!

 

My father is my first ever man in my life. In the future i would only settle with someone who is man enough for me and who my father believes i can only be truly happy with.

 

To my father, ‘’Sometimes you are stubborn but you’ve been always the best daddy for me and will always be. I learned so much from you and acquired some of your stubbornness, both i would never exchange for anything. I am glad you are less stubborn for quite a while. I guess it is really true, that the older you get, the more compassionate you become. Anyway, you will be just fine. Anything you need, u don’t have to ask, u just have to tell and we got it.’’