Despite my dad’s anger and dissatisfaction with my career path, I knew he was worried about me. In his mind, Malaysia is an unsafe place to live. It has a much higher crime rate than Singapore, so before I left he kept reminding me to be careful. He even volunteered to accompany me because he felt insecure about my traveling alone. After all, he’s the lion and I’m his cub, and no one touches his cub. Even though he can be protective, controlling, and stifling at times, I am unable to be mad at him, no matter how unsupportive he is of my career. In the end, I know he cares about me. This is the
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