Posts Tagged love
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Good daughters don’t mind when you mumble your outdated “insights” and philosophy for an hour.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.
Posted on May 11, 2010 at 11:53am
I found out that my ex-boyfriend moved on and is dating someone new. Since it was my first relationship, I felt pretty depressed about the whole situation. I confided in my mom who then told my dad.
In his effort to console me, he sent me an email:
Just had a quick lunch with your Mom as she was doing some banking arrangement for the HK trip.
Learnt that you have had recently upsetting emotions over Gordon.
There is no need for such negative response to Gordon’s situation on his new girl friend “attachment” at all.
I have big reservation towards such behavior as showing off his qickness in such endeavor – such a lowly human quality as to take true love as a running competition for find an attachment.
Jacqueline, you have such good qualities within and without, that you deserve something a lot better, at least someone who really loves you to the bone.
So tell yourself it is just so good to leave that part of your life behind you and bid farewell to Gordon and wish him good luck.
You have some bigger pictures in your future life and at this moment you have no other concerns but your exams!
Dad
***
Translation: Gordon’s a jerk, you’re awesome.
I love my dad.
Posted on April 24, 2010 at 08:57pm
My friends and I run a blog about poor college students, and we recently received our first check in the mail from ads. I also kept a blog last summer about doing work in Ghana for Engineers Without Borders (ewb), for which I don’t get any money.
Below is my dad’s response when I told him about our first paycheck:
good buiness.
tell me your POOR student website.
did the company pay for your ghana ewb webiste?
i will crick it everyday if they give you the advertisement money.
Posted on March 4, 2010 at 09:26am
An email exchange between me and my Dad, after I sent him a picture of my newly-shorn hair…
Me:
It’s too short!!!!!!
Dad:
Gagan you look sosoooo cute, it is not short the hair appear perfect!!!
love dad
Posted on October 28, 2009 at 08:43pm
I was in a car accident this past weekend while driving to Philadelphia. My parents drove up from Baltimore to pick my friends and me up from the hospital and drive us back to school in Pittsburgh. They drove home afterward and this is the email I got from my dad the next morning:
Today, you mom said servral time to me. she said “she should stay with you last night to help you got it out of bad dream… ” well How can I said . because she is a Mom. as you know, she also has worry about your brother, a still unmatured boy to stay home alone first time. try to understand your Mom.
I only can said to her. “Cindy is smart and strong girl, she will be put the bad dream shorter and come back a health daughter. ”
Cindy, You don’t have to worry anything, since it happened. Mom and Dad will take everything. We so happy to see there is nothing to happen to yourself, We see a good health daughter. You are our infinited trasure and happiness. rather other.
Posted on October 22, 2009 at 02:06am
An actual email written by my dad to my youngest brother, which he graciously cc’ed to the rest of the family. At the time, my brother Jon was studying abroad in China.
Jon,
Morgan forwarded your e-mail to him to us. We understand you bought a bike. I hope you will be careful in riding the bike in China. Most of the time they are not obeying the traffic rules. The car never allow bike or pedestrian go first. The car and other biker make turns without signaling. I hope you will be on guard all the time when you are ridding your bike. We don’t want you to get hurt. Your mother wants you to put wet towel on your neck if you feel too hot outside. Keep the chocolate with you until we told you to contact him. Are you using the clean wipe to clean the chopstick and bowl before eating? When you had loose stool, did you take the pill? You should take the pill as soon as you don’t feel right. It always worked for me and stopped the problem right away.
Love you,
Ma and Dad
Posted on October 12, 2009 at 09:16pm
I’m studying abroad for law school, so my dad sent this really cute birthday email to me (I turned 24 so it’s also my zodiac year of the ox):
The 24 hearts are our devotions to you
The 24 flowers are our congratulations to you
The 24 little red suns are we feel about you
Some red crabs are just for fun we send you
The 24 cellular phones are the favorite toys of you
The 24 bags are for shopping much needed by you
The 24 red horn mavericks are just you you you …
Happy birthday. Love. -Dm
We skyped later about it and the conversation went something like this:
Dad: Did you like my email?
Me: I thought it was so sweet! Thanks so much! Two questions though. What shopping bags are you talking about? Those are cake slices!
Dad: Oh really?? Hmm…my eyesight isn’t as good as it used to be. I must be getting old.
Me: And what’s a red-horned maverick?
Dad: You don’t know what a maverick is? It’s a baby cow!
Me: But those are devil faces, Dad….
Dad: WHAAAT. Those are cow faces with red horns!
Posted on September 29, 2009 at 04:21pm
I just moved to a new city for school. This is part of a recent email from Dad:
Second week already and how is your life now. Still lonely and boring? Hope you will get over it now. I think you will be OK. Put your mind into the book and let it wandering back here. By the way. don’t worry about me. Just concentrate on your study and pratice your French. Maybe two years later, your French is much better than your English. Haha!
Posted on September 21, 2009 at 03:16am
I was not sure what caused you to feel so sad yesterday. If you willing to share it with me, I am listening. If it was because some boy making some unintended comment on you, be strong but also be wise from now. If you were too boyish or too uninhibited in from of male, they may see you as one of them and start behave less respectfully. You want to be a little bit more mysterious and sometimes at an arm length from them. You need to let them feel that you need to be cared for sometimes and they can not see you through at once. Use ar-nian (your maternal grand mom) as example, she always put her best foot forward (well dressed and make ups) when she is with stranger. She is also less chatty when we go out so everyone new thinks of her as a gracious lady. So learn a little from her in that respect. Hope that helps.
Posted on September 9, 2009 at 12:51pm
Email from my dad:
It is 2009/09/09/9am. Just wanted to let you know I love you and thank you very much for your love and friendship. Much appreciated!
I just thought it was the sweetest thing ever….
(4.93 out of 5)