親愛的爸爸 (To My Dearest Dad)

親愛的爸爸

感謝您

從不讓我「有求必應」

好讓我學會珍惜我所擁有的

感謝您

從不給我過多的零用錢

好讓我學會積蓄和節儉

感謝您

每年每月不停努力的工作

讓我體會到努力不懈的成果

感謝您

從來沒有要求過我什麼

好讓我能夠闖出我自己所要走的路

感謝您

從來沒阻止我的信仰

好讓我得到了人生最大的福份

感謝您

一路以來那無言的愛

好讓我明白到行動比說話更重要

感謝您

一路以來對我的不離不棄

好讓我生活從不缺乏

感謝祂

讓我有福氣成為您的女兒

讓我成為今天的我

爸，打從心底的感謝您，父親節快樂！

To my dearest Daddy

Thank you

For never fulfilling my every request

Such that I could learn to cherish the things I have

Thank you

For never giving me too much pocket money

Such that I could learn to be thrifty and save up

Thank you

For working hard day and night, month and year

Such that I could see the fruits of hard work and perseverance

Thank you

For never asking too much of me

Such that I could find and walk my own path in life

Thank you

For never stopping me from my faith

Such that I could obtain the biggest blessing in my life

Thank you

For loving me without words

Such that I could learn actions speak louder than words

Thank you

For never giving up on me

Such that my life has never been lacking

Thank God

For the blessing of becoming your daughter

Such that I could become who I am today

Daddy, thank you from the bottom of my heart. Happy Father's Day!

I Remember Love

This is a song my hubby and I wrote for our parents back when we got married in 2005. The title (not to be confused with Sarah Dawn Finer's or Air Supply's songs) was inspired by a story I read in "Chicken Soup for the Soul"--a book I read back in my high school days. The story, titled "All I Remember", spoke of how the author saw her mother, who had suffered Alzheimer's Disease and passed away, in a vision. Below is a quote from the book...

"I said, 'Oh Mother, I'm so sorry you had to suffer with that terrible disease.' She tipped her head slightly to one side... Then she smiled--a beautiful smile--and said very distinctly, 'But all I remember is love.'

Those words stayed with me a long time. I remember thinking--if ever one day I forget everything, I hope I would remember love.

The love shown to us by our parents and people closest to us is what shapes us into the person we have become today. And this is what this song is about.

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I remember Love
I remember your touch
The warmth of your hands
Made all pain disappear

I remember Love
I remember your gentleness
The sound of your voice
Whispering my name

If you ask me
I remember Love
Etched on my mind
An age-old picture
Whose colours never fade
Only grow richer
With each passing day

I remember Love
I remember your voice
The voice that
Today has slowly become mine

I remember Love
I remember your eyes
That saw me through all these years
Through all joys and pains

If you ask me
I remember Love
Etched on my mind
An age-old picture
Whose colours never fade
Only grow richer
With each passing day

I remember Love
I remember your tears
The tears that showed me
You really cared

We will never forget
All the times we’ve been through
Sunshine or rain
Made us who we are

If you ask me
I remember Love
Etched on my mind
An age-old picture
Whose colours never fade
Only grow richer
With each passing day

I may not remember much
I may not remember much
But I remember love.

(c) Shadow & Hub 2005

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