16th
June 2012 is Father’s day.
On this Saturday,
7 fathers and their sons decided to spend their morning participating in some
activities organized for them. For the first part, they head towards Bishan and
tried their hand on prawn catching. That took most of the morning. After which,
they proceed to Bishan park and that is where we come in.
The first
game we had with them is just a classic marble shooting game. Players try to
shoot and hit marbles out of the required boundary to win more marbles. The
boys were teamed with their parents and they compete to see who are able to get
the most marbles. Some of them were pretty good at their marbles throwing skill
and can finish the game quickly. I guess this may not be surprising as some
parents may have mastered this skill from their childhood. The second game
played was chapteh. Marbles were awarded according to how well the teams are
able to play with the chapteh. Yet again, we can spot some amazing chapteh
players among them almost straight away. It wasn’t that hard. The event ended
with a small prize presentation and lunch.
It was just
a simple affair for the boys to spend some precious time with their dad. There are
no expensive prizes or elaborate performance. In this modern hectic society, I
guess time has become the most precious commodity. What can be more precious
than time? It is heartening to see that people are willing to take time off for
this activity. And I am quite sure that this is time well spent. For everyone.
Darren
