No matter how small or insignificant they may first appear, parents would always attach a strong sense of sentiment to sincere gestures performed by their children, or tokens gifted by them. Nowhere has this been more readily apparent than in a recent story that has since made the rounds over the local social media space, involving a local father and five handmade buns.
Five handmade buns tell a tale of love & care from daughter to father
Taking to his Facebook, user Maxkeong Menkeong shared how his daughter had surprised him with a container filled with five paus [buns], each filled with a curry potato filling, that she had had handmade for him as she worried that he would go hungry when in Singapore.
“My daughter worried that her father wouldn’t have anything to eat in Singapore.
So she decided to handmake some buns filled with curry potato filling for me to bring to Singapore with me, so I could fill up my stomach.But being a father, I didn’t have the heart to tell her that Singaporean customs does not allow me to bring steamed buns [with meat fillings] in them. (But I didn’t tell her this part).
I wound up eating all the buns at the Larkin bus terminal myself.
My dear daughter, next time just prepare two or three buns and daddy will be full already.When I opened up the box to take a look, I went ‘wow!‘, there were five buns! I was so taken aback.
But I took an hour and a half to finish them all.Thank you for always thinking of your father.
Your father loves you very much.” he wrote.
Winning over many hearts, local netizens took to praising the man’s daughter for her filial piety and unreserved love for her father.
“What a good child, her father must have worked hard at raising her, that’s why she is so sensible. What I see is a really great dad.”
“Usually only parents will do this for their kids. I’ve rarely seen kids do this for their parents. Your child must really love you.”
“What a loving family!”
Works as a bus driver in Singapore
Speaking with local newspaper Sin Chew Daily, the father in question, surnamed Wen, explains that he hails from the small town of Lukut in Negeri Sembilan. However to earn a living, he now works in Singapore as a bus captain for SBS Transit, and has been employed there for eight years now.
Due to the nature of his work, he could only visit his family once every one or two months, and adds that he feels a sense of reluctance to leave them every time he has to head back to work. His daughter is his only child.
Wen said that he would typically return back to Malaysia during weeks when he is assigned to the morning shift, as if he went back on weeks when he worked night shifts, he would only arrive by 1am or 2am.
With that said, travellers are in fact not allowed to bring in any meat products originating from Malaysia, whether it be poultry, pork, beef, or others, as outlined by the Singapore Food Agency. This also includes cooked foods containing any meats.
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