Yesterday I saw these two items again in my old toy chest while I was looking around. With reverence I placed them in my display case. This is a bottle cap holder and a free pin from a Coke promo that came with the bottled drink that I bought in a convenience store in Japan. If I remember correctly it was a promotional item for the Dinosaur movie that was showing at that time in the country.
So what was the significance of the said items that they merit a place in my already overcrowded display case? Well my company had sent me off in a business trip at that time and the day before that I got the news that my father had already passed away. During lunch time I bought that softdrink and a bento in a convenience store. I was twiddling with that in my hands in my hotel room as I mourned the passing of my Dad.
My Dad and I never really had a great relationship growing up, we never had a meaningful conversation as we always had nothing to talk about due to lack of interest in what each other was doing. It was only when I reached college that we had started getting along well as we could finally talk in a level that engaged us both.
Despite that and the short time we had, I Thank God for having him as my Dad as well as the span of time we got to know each other better because it was there I felt the love and approval of a father that every child longs for.
