21/06/2020
An Open Letter
My Dad doesn't really care about Father's Day. He never has and likely never will. Every year, I try to get him excited about the day, but he's always disinterested. Unlike my classmates who are always talking about how they will be celebrating their Father’s day and enjoy delicious food, my memories is always having a meal without him. By the time he had reach home, he is smell with sweat and seems too tired to be bothered with anything.
Slowly as times goes, Father’s day is just another day for me, till I have become a Father myself, and started working in the F&B like him.
A day like this, means it would be extra busy and everyone of us in the team needs to be there to cope with the cooking and serving. When we serve a family with kids that is of similar age to our kids, we would be reminded of our own.
I have realised that it was not that my Dad had not cared about having a meal with us, he had a responsibilities as the breadwinner. He have a job to do, that is to serve the rest. Someone needs to make the sacrifice, and in this case it was my Dad, and now it’s my turn.
There’s no regret since we love our job, it’s our joy to serve happy diners. Especially during this pandemic, being able to reopen is already a blessing. If we love our Dad, everyday is Father’s day and we could always have a meal with him.
Now that I’m a Dad myself I have understood this, it’s not that we dun care about spending time with our family, each of us have a role to play.
To my Dad, thank you for being an awesome dad and I’m slowly learning the love you have been providing for us all these years.
And to my little boy at home, Daddy loves you.
To my Msian colleagues who have been away from their families, stay strong. We will get thru this together.
Last but not least, my fellow F&B friends, those working in essential lines and to all fathers, a Happy Father’s day to you.
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