This morning, Dad was watching the news and I could hear the news reporting on the Women's Tennis Association's finals currently held in Singapore. I remembered then that Dad used to be a big tennis fan. I asked whether he wanted to watch the match. And I knew he wanted, because whenever I ask if he wanted to go somewhere or watch something before, his response would almost be immediate. This time he hesitated. Not only that, he asked how much the tickets are.
Ever since Dad was diagnosed with cancer, I have tried my best to ensure that he gets to enjoy as many experiences as possible, things he had not experienced before because his priority was on saving money for family related matters (and other stuff I don't know of), but he never really spent money on himself on holidays, concerts, musicals, etc. I could have lamented and blame myself on a slipped opportunity to let him experience a world class live tennis performance, but I didn't. I learnt to exercise compassion on myself this morning, I went to look into getting tickets for him. All the category 1 tickets for the finals were sold out, so we are watching the semis on Saturday. Looking forward! :)
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