today is dad's birthday. and if you are reading this, dad, please read on. i think we shouldn't take things that we have for granted. i realised that when i saw the video they played for National Day, about the tsunami and the Singapore forces that went to help. and i remembered that i met this guy, one or two years older than me, at my mum's school. and he said he'd lost his father in the tsunami. and i was wondering how he was so calm about it, stating that so matter-of-factly. it's a shocking statement yet he says it without any emotions getting in the way. and i've been very privileged to have a father overlooking what i do. i wonder what it was like for mine to have not seen his father since he was three, only with his mother there, and his four sisters and one brother. i think mine's doing very nicely, someone that doesn't mind my Heimlich hugs and numerous kisses. ah well, i think i should wrap up this post. Happy birthday, dad! you're three years older than Singapore! :)