On Sunday, my father is going back to Surabaya to ready his gear for work, and both my mother and me supported him by sending him to Changi Airport Terminal 2. After my father arrived at the airport Singapore Airline business class check-in, the counter took care of his registration details. My father usually flies by business class, not by choice, but by the boss' design, which is an exchange my father gives by his robust work.
We went to Swensen to eat a sumptious meal by Western standards. I chose the vegetarian version of spaghetti and truly, simple mushroom adds flavour to the meal, and I truly enjoy this vegetarian delicacy. Both my parents went on to purchase an ice-cream meal, a Coit tower for my father, and a Banana Split for my mother. Both of my parents savoured their ice-cream and I guess they enjoyed the sweetness of taste that ice-cream promises. For me, I knew better. Due to my health condition, I had to refrain from eating desserts for the long term health gain.
The highlight neither the ice-cream nor the business-class arrangement, but the fact that my father told us that he loved the family dearly, and felt the need to put family before his other priorities, and that moved me. He told my mother that his love for her will always be true, and he will always support her in good graciousness, and this promise, I knew, was done in sincerity and genuine trust. I knew my mother received this as a blessing, and I hope my parent's relationship, which was in disarray, could be mended well, and be repaired again. My goal for them, is to see a golden anniversary celebration for their re-engagement. Well, many things in life is unpredictable, though love is always the silver lining for enjoyment.
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