Affordable Ways to Celebrate Father's Day

Today is the best day to show and express how grateful you are to have one.  Hug him and say, "I love you 'tay!" (or Pa, Dad).

You do not have to shell out thousand of pesos on expensive gifts (though, it is very much welcome hehehe!) to show how much you love the man of the house.  Here are some of the things I've thought of on how to celebrate Father's Day, the affordable way.

1.  Print a card or make him a scrapbook of your family (there are hundred of sites that offer free designs).
2.  If he is an OFW then don't forget to send him an email and call him.  For me, snail mail is still the best.  Nothing beats that personalized touch but you have to do this ahead of time.
3.  If you are not living with your father and he is a one cool dad with a Facebook account, you may greet him on his Facebook account's wall.
4.  Cook for him or order his favorite food.
5.  Sunday is also family day.  Go to the nearest mall and eat out together.  You may want to challenge him with the Max's promo but be sure that he has no hypertension.  Remember, you do not want to compromise his health. 
6.  Buy him a shirt (you can get a decent shirt less than P1,000, such as Pilipinas shirt).
7.  Watch a movie together.  When was the last time you dated your father?
8.  Stroll at Luneta or any national parks and have a small talk. 
9.  Buy him a DVD copy of his all-time-favorite movie or all-time favorite music.
10.  Watch together his favorite sport. 

If you have the budget and the means, you can give him the latest gadgets (Iphone, laptop, camera, etc), power tools and sports equipment.

I would like to share the following poem (I don't know who is the author, sorry!).

4 years: My Daddy can do anything!
7 years: My Dad knows a lot…a whole lot.
8 years: My father does not know quite everything.
12 years: Oh well, naturally Father does not know that either.
14 years: Oh, Father? He is hopelessly old-fashioned.
21 years: Oh, that man-he is out of date!
25 years: He knows a little bit about it, but not much.
30 years: I must find out what Dad thinks about it.
35 years: Before we decide, we will get Dad's idea first.
50 years: What would Dad have thought about that?
60 years: My Dad knew literally everything!

65 years: I wish I could talk it over with Dad once more.

Happy Father's Day!