Father’s Day 2013: Lessons My Father Taught Me

It’s hard to deny the importance of having a father figure in your life. Having a good male role model in life could potentially grant a more successful future and that’s not only due to the presence of a strong male figure, but also having a male figure to teach you things. For some of us girls, our fathers have taught up to treasure ourselves for the right man, how to slice up a piece of wood with a saw, up to fixing a light bulb.

But it’s not always the handy tactics our father taught us that makes us who we are today. In lieu with Father’s Day, we got our Malaysian celebrity friends to share some of the most important things their father taught us. Be it a few life lessons, or some personal philosophy, there’s no denying just how important our fathers are in our lives.

This is what they have to say:

“On my first day of college, my dad gave me a ride. On the way there, out of nowhere, he goes, “You know, you’re starting on your degree program. Somewhere along the way you might think you don’t like it. If that happens, you just finish it first. Then we worry about what to do”.
It was a good reminder that in life, a lot of times we might end up doing things we don’t like. But we still have to do it.”
– Jeremy Teo, Radio and TV personality

“I would say to be healthy through what I eat and to sleep early. It has helped especially in my crazy schedule!”
– Choo Mei Sze, Host/Emcee

“How to not burn down the kitchen! He’s an amazing cook and has taught me some great fail-safe recipes. No matter how busy life and work got, my dad always made time to cook on the weekends at home and I think thats the most important thing I learned from my dad. We use the excuse “I’ve got no time or I’m too busy” far too often but there’s always a way to make the effort with your family even if it means you have to compromise other things, at the end of the day you only have one family and theres a reason for that. So until today, I thank my dad for always making the time and effort to be there.”
– Lexie Rodriguez, Model and Host/Emcee

“My dad taught me to make lemonade out of lemons. Even though I learn how to behave from home but life is all about going out there to experience and learn it all on your own. My dad gave me freedom, that is one of the biggest thing that made me who I am today.”
– Venice Min, Model

“The most important thing my dad taught me is honesty and intergrity.”
– Thanuja Ananthan, Model

“A lot that he taught me was important… but iId say the one thing I keep being reminded of is women are always right, even when they’re wrong”.
Sona One, rapper

“The most important one has to be that knowledge is power”.
Josiah Mizukami, model/actor

“The most important thing my dad taught me is to work for experience, not for money. Experience everything on your own is like turning the world into your classroom. Learning from your own mistakes and not to give up, and always always think of the positive side first. Also, being able to adapt with any kind of situation”.
Ezzati Amira, fashion designer

“My dad taught me that life is all about give and take, passion, helping one another, and sacrifice”.
Faizal, fashion photographer at Shutter Art Photography