My Dad is a Fob

Medicine & Metaphors

Posted on August 29, 2010 at 02:40pm

I emailed my dad to take his medicine. He responds a day later.

gd means ‘good day’

———- Forwarded message ———-

Subject: Re: MEDICINE

rona

gd

i take medicine everyday under ur mom superintendent .

u know :

i wake up even earlier than morning call-chicken everyday
i slept even later than watching dogs everynight
i ate even less than hungried kitty every meal
i worked harder than laboured donkey every day

ur mom hv easy life .

love u

dad

In Order of Priority

Posted on August 14, 2010 at 06:32pm

This is the monthly “to do” list my dad sends me to tell me what to do. I am working on a Siemens Project and this is what he said:

Phillip,

There are only three weeks left before school so must use time wisely. You need to work on the following over the three weeks:

1. Online PE class
2. Common app essays
3. Mit essay
4. Semen Project

There is not much time.
Dad

Daddy’s Exclamatory Health Message!!

Posted on August 7, 2010 at 05:50pm

I got this email from my dad this morning. He’s had problems with his liver as of late due in part to having 2-3 cold ones every night for the past 30+ years, and my mom’s been trying hard to get him to quit drinking for the sake of his liver.

Guess after this he’s not quitting anytime soon. I’m more amused by his email than the article itself though :)

From: Dad
Date: Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 9:45 AM
Subject: HEALTH MESSAGE FROM YOUR DADDY: YOU MUST READ THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

http://health.msn.com/health-topics/cholesterol/slideshow.aspx?cp-documentid=100261759&imageindex=1

I am heading to the store today.

daddy :)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

Your Camry Is Cooler…Since Dad Bought It :)!

Posted on July 31, 2010 at 12:07am

I found a car identical to mine in the parking lot and decided to take a picture and sent it to my dad, who had bought the car for me. This was his response:

Dear Elaine,

These two cars are very similar in general. However, I find three difference (1) you car is two door for more sporty look, (2) your car has spoil at the back for aerodynamic, (3) your car has V6 powerful engine.

So, you car is more unique and this car is originally from either California or Arizona.

I like the pictures. It is very amusing.

Love,
Dad
_______________

Dear Elaine,

In addition, you car has sun roof, two exhaustive pipes and you car antenna can go up and down.

Love,
Dad

Exercise Coach

Posted on July 20, 2010 at 04:07pm

Here’s an email from my dad addressed to two 30+ year-old children…

Dearest Aaron and Audrey:

Good to hear from you both. Health is most important. I want you to take good care of yourself.

I have started to eat slowly and spend more time to chew the food to get its flavors. Sit straight and bring the food up to your mouth. Don’t eat too full. Reserve room for fruit after a meal to get the right vitamins.

Next, you want to find time to exercise. Even stretching all your limbs, bending your knees and doing sitting ups slowly are effective. Make an effort every day and do more during the weekends.

Love from Dad

Good Fathers Appreciate Good Daughters

Posted on July 13, 2010 at 10:17pm

My dad sent me a really sweet and quirky e-mail one day during the first few weeks that I had started grad school away from home, to show me what he appreciated about me. The subject was, “An Ode to those special daughters”:

Good daughters agree with you on the choice of their first vehicle.
Good daughters don’t mind when you mumble your outdated “insights” and philosophy for an hour.
Good daughters let you win the argument no matter how wrong you are.
Good daughters forgive you after you make them upset.
Good daughters make delicious cup cakes.
Good daughters wash the dishes, clean the house and even swipe the hot-tub.
Good daughters never afraid of spiders.
Good daughters play guitar for their dads not minding whether they have enough musical talent to appreciate.
Good daughters study hard and obtain high GPA.
Good daughters share their facebook.
Good daughters are good and save drivers on the road.
Good daughters are so flexible, they do restaurant, retail and medicine.
Good daughters always call back no matter how busy they are.
Good daughters always present themselves beautifully even their rooms are messy behind closed doors.
Good daughters can survive bed bugs and share rooms with others for years.
Good daughters seek advice from you even on their romantic relationships.
Good daughters manage wisely their spending.
Good daughters get away from trouble and leave you no worry.
Good daughters know it’s all right to screw up, but just pick yourselves up and keep going.
Good daughters make wise choice on their schools, their friends and their careers.
Good daughters have dreams and know how to reach them.
Good daughters walk closely with God.

Praise God, I HAVE A REALLY GOOD DAUGHTER.

Dad Don’t Like Yo Bling

Posted on June 9, 2010 at 08:21pm

Hi Vinc,

I hope that you have removed your ear rings as Mum spoke to you on Skype & phone for the following 12 reasons:

1. Not appropriate as a professional body (future dentist)
2. Not represent good image (only bad, and not ordinary people wear it)
3. Bring your value down(mostly trade-man, clubbing people wear it, officer, bankers don’t wear it)
4. People can perceive and interpret wrongly.
5. Family and relative feel shock to see strange things on you
6. Keep classic look is better, eccentric/weird look create tension, doubt and suspicion and may create problem in crime scene (make attention to Police)
7. Out of fashion, no one wear them at work. Television presenters don’t wear them to read news. Government body don’t wear them.
8. Not cool anymore, backward thinking. Peter Tran, your cousin don’t wear and die his hair anymore due to health conscious and professional image, not suit for formal dress
9. Our church theme and culture don’t support it
10. Broken promise with us when you said you won’t before moving to Cairns, but you did
11. Cost to maintain, and wasting time to look after.
12. What did it make you to put ear ring? For what reason? Is it a valid reason?

Shopping lesson #1: Never pay full price

Posted on June 5, 2010 at 03:07pm

A frugal lesson disguised in an email:

Lucy and Mommy went shopping at Stanford yesterday and Mommy got Isaac a nice outfit that was 50% off (never pay full price, always get things on sale if possible).

Kind of like the Navi World in Avatar?

Posted on May 23, 2010 at 11:45am

My dad believes his late brother was struck down from beyond the grave by my grandmother because he argued with her while she was still alive. He also offers Grandma’s spirit some of his food before he eats. He’s been in the U.S. for nearly 50 years but is still wonderfully fobby!

Hi Amie,

Heading to Corpus now, will be at job site tomorrow, the assignment is going to be done in a couple of days, I should be back and stay put in the office by this coming Tuesday afternoon, hope do not get lay-off, I (and you too) should pray to Grand-Ma to use her super-natural power to helping us (she is with us all the time — I worship her with my dinner every night before I eat), believe me she is around (see what happened to your uncle). There is a super-natural in this world —- you better believe it.

Take a good care of yourself.

Love,
Dad

Bubbly & Frothy…TMI

Posted on May 18, 2010 at 01:17pm

My father e-mails and calls rarely, but when he does, he can’t help but offer up a detailed list of the ailments his body is currently suffering from. His English is actually pretty decent… it’s the subject matter that leaves me in stitches and sometimes, needing to gag. Love the segue from foamy urine to the state of the global markets:

Hi,Ed:

I have not email you guys for a while,how’s every one? I am doing ok,I suspect my renal function is deterioting a bit although the calculated GFR is normal and my internist is not convinced that I suffered from CRF.

My urine is very bubbly and frothy is the last few months and there is an occasional lower leg edema which is controlled by increased the dose of my antihypertensive medication.(there is a small amount of diuretics in the medication).The first time I noticed lower leg edema was when I was in BOSTON a few years ago and I though that was due to sleeping on airbed for a week and lack of exercise.The edema disappeared in 48 hrs after I use the treadmill for an hour.

The episode was when I was in Jarkata after a 27 hrs long flight and it disappeared after a few hours of exercise.Then the edema comes once in a while when I had my normal routine daily living about the same time that I noticed the change of the gross appearance of the urine.(THE URINE INDEED HAS A TRACE OF PROTEINURIA and I am borderline anemic)

I have informed the Lab that I definitely will retire by the end of this year in spite of the fact the Lab keep asking me to work parttime. The equity market has rebound quite a bit in the last few months and FEXPX gained more than 10% this year! If you guys decide to come back for a visit,please donot hesitate to call me.

Have a great day!

Daddy