HAPPY BELATED THANKSGIVING DAY EVERYONE.
huh?
I'm aware Singaporeans are not so much familiar with this holiday. Thanksgiving Day is one of the holidays celebrated in America/Canada, it is as important as Christmas and is celebrated on every fourth thursday of November. It is a day where family and friends feast over good food and say thanks for whatever blessings they had that year.
My family (not being an American) don't religiously celebrate it, but this year is special because my dad's birthday falls on the same day. It's a tradition started when he was just a little boy. Dad was born on November 25 1965, thursday. Ever since, my grandparents would cook turkey and lots of food whenever his birthday falls on thanksgiving :)
My family (not being an American) don't religiously celebrate it, but this year is special because my dad's birthday falls on the same day. It's a tradition started when he was just a little boy. Dad was born on November 25 1965, thursday. Ever since, my grandparents would cook turkey and lots of food whenever his birthday falls on thanksgiving :)
Growing up in Singapore where everyone is almost as fortunate as the others, it's hard to see what you can be really thankful for. As a child i have always been asking for more and my grandparents would always say i should be thankful for what i already have, that i shouldn't compare myself to anyone because i am blessed enough.
I've always felt like they were just saying that till I've actually seen people sleep on streets, little children begging for money, simple things like chocolates treated as luxuries. And ever since i've been thankful for the easy life that i have though it is not always shining shimmering splendid :)
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