06.19.06
My first Father’s Day as THE father
This June 18, 2006 is father’s day. A commercial celebration invented by enterprising people to sell more things.
This father’s day I am the father. My father has migrated out.
Today is special. I’m home with my father in law and all the children. My mother in law is in the USA, my wife is on the way to England. Jet setting mothers working for multinational companies.
Although I could choose to work for multinationals just like my wife, I choose not to. Who would be left to raise the children? The nannies? Maybe if we had a polygamous arrangement we’d get two additional wives and replace the nannies.
I chose to just operate a small web development firm, earn from domestic customers and from foreign customers. I located my office half a kilometer from our house in the same residential village. I take my boy to and from school, and manage the maids, the food. I do the domestic stuff, take the kids to doctors, parties, out for fun. I’m the one with flexible time… and I love it.
In fact I love it so much I’m thinking of how to get out of operating a company and just being a plain investor, blogger or businessman. So I can have more time with my kids.
What I need to have now is internet in my house. PLDT DSL application is taking a long time. I’m typing this blog at home while minding the kids wrecking havoc in our bedroom flipping our bed up and down.
My 2 year old just went out the door to pee in the garden. Oh joy!
