'Cause Daddy Said...

I am writing this entry from a hostel in Penang. It's a short post with a simple message.

Daddy, thanks for staying up with me until the wee hours of the morning helping me tackle those algebraic equations.

Thanks for taking me golfing every year on the first day of summer -- and being patient every time I sunk the ball in the bunker (...which to my dismay, was more than enough times for the both of us!)

Thanks for coaching my baseball team year after year. I was always proud to say, "that's my dad!"

Thanks for attending all of my parent-teacher interviews in spite of having a million deals on the go.

Thanks for letting me drive circles around the GO station the day after I got my drivers license. You must have been so bored but you just let me do my thing...for hours and hours!

Thanks for teaching me that there is no greater virtue than integrity, no greater pursuit than striving to lead a balanced life, and no greater pleasure than sleeping in on a Sunday morning!

You are an exceptional dad. I'm so proud to be your daughter.

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY, DADDY-O!!