Peaceful slumber....

Surprisingly, I slept well last night. No nightmare about the SAF. No waking up at 5 with cold sweat. I was determined not to let it spoil my Sunday, as it did on my Saturday...

The morning and the day started well enough. Had lunch with the kids and the slim lady at East Point. As the evening creeps in, so did that "sinking" feeling...

Singapore's Dads evaluated

According to an article in the July issue of Readers' Digest, Singapore's men fared badly in a survey on fatherhood by their children in the region, lagging behind their counterparts in Hong Kong, Indonesia and Malaysia. We only managed a C. The C also stands for "clueless" and the report suggests we fathers in Singapore are not interested to know our children, do not attempt to remember the names of our children's best friends and do not know what goes on in our children's life. Basically, the report implies, in Beng language, that we are "BOCHAP" fathers. The only "consolation" that came out of the survey is that we fathers are a lot more funnier than the mummies, even though the survey did not go into specifics what "funnier" means. Does it mean that we fathers are the "clowns" in the family? Always playing the "fools"? Or what?? Maybe it means we're more fun-loving, which is not entirely a bad thing. But that's at odd with "BOCHAP" fathers. So I'm inclined to think either "clowns" or "fools" are what the report implies...

Seriously speaking, it's not easy being a father, or a mother these days. Readers' Digest should conduct a survey on how WE parents rate the kids of today! When our children came along, the hospital didn't issue us any instruction manuals. Much of what we do to raise them is through trial and errors, some common sense and yes, from hearsay from my parents and the KPOs. And we're still learning everyday how best to bring up the kids! It's a heavy responsibility! In my time, kids were only seen, and not heard. Kids these days want to be heard, and heard lound and clear. And they also come in L or XL size. Senior Junior is already hovering over me half a head and he's only 13. Soon, he'll be stronger then his old dad...