In honour of Father's Day (which will be celebrated in Oz by first Sunday of September), we have a chat with inspiring dad and project engineer, Okto Samosir, father of Noelle, 8mth.
How has your life changed since becoming a dad?
My life changed beautifully. More joy to my little family since her presence. I become more organized and have gained more strength to work harder so my child can live a better life and reach her dream.
What do you wish you'd been told about fatherhood?
I don’t know. I think I’ve heard them all :-) Or maybe because I am still in the early stage of the long journey of fatherhood.
The celeb dad I admire most is..
None, I think. This thing never crossed my mind :-)
What do you love most about being a dad?
Having a beautiful girl named Noelle.
How do you juggling work life and dad's life?
Because the condition/situation is conducive, I mean, I work until 4PM every day and my house is not far from work (8-10 minutes driving) so I can still spend my time with my daughter with relatively still in fresh mind and body. On Saturday and Sunday, I can have more time with her. Overall, I don’t have any problem or difficulties in spending or arranging my time between work and my family.
How do you involve in raising and nurturing your kids?
I always try to get involved in whenever possible. Sometimes I change her diaper, feed her, putting her to sleep (mostly at night), baby-sit her while my wife cook and also took her walk around the neighbourhood if the weather is nice. I try and hope not to miss these moments.
Three words I'd use to describe me :
Game, lazy, game.
Three words (I hope) my kids would use to describe me..
Father, Friend, Idol.
The words I love to hear my child say are :
aca aca, da da, ja ja, grrr.. :-)
If you were NOT a DAD, you'd ...
Disappointed for not being a dad for Noelle. Noelle makes being a dad is a wanted job :-)
What do you most want for your kids?
I want my child to always remember God, her family & relatives, and to be happy (in a good way) on everything she decides and follows.
What advice would you give to new dads?
I don’t know if I can give the advice since I am a new dad too (8mth can be considered new). But if I have to make an advice, I would say enjoy it because in the end, there will be more joy than sorrow of being a dad.
How has your life changed since becoming a dad?
My life changed beautifully. More joy to my little family since her presence. I become more organized and have gained more strength to work harder so my child can live a better life and reach her dream.
What do you wish you'd been told about fatherhood?
I don’t know. I think I’ve heard them all :-) Or maybe because I am still in the early stage of the long journey of fatherhood.
The celeb dad I admire most is..
None, I think. This thing never crossed my mind :-)
What do you love most about being a dad?
Having a beautiful girl named Noelle.
How do you juggling work life and dad's life?
Because the condition/situation is conducive, I mean, I work until 4PM every day and my house is not far from work (8-10 minutes driving) so I can still spend my time with my daughter with relatively still in fresh mind and body. On Saturday and Sunday, I can have more time with her. Overall, I don’t have any problem or difficulties in spending or arranging my time between work and my family.
How do you involve in raising and nurturing your kids?
I always try to get involved in whenever possible. Sometimes I change her diaper, feed her, putting her to sleep (mostly at night), baby-sit her while my wife cook and also took her walk around the neighbourhood if the weather is nice. I try and hope not to miss these moments.
Three words I'd use to describe me :
Game, lazy, game.
Three words (I hope) my kids would use to describe me..
Father, Friend, Idol.
The words I love to hear my child say are :
aca aca, da da, ja ja, grrr.. :-)
If you were NOT a DAD, you'd ...
Disappointed for not being a dad for Noelle. Noelle makes being a dad is a wanted job :-)
What do you most want for your kids?
I want my child to always remember God, her family & relatives, and to be happy (in a good way) on everything she decides and follows.
What advice would you give to new dads?
I don’t know if I can give the advice since I am a new dad too (8mth can be considered new). But if I have to make an advice, I would say enjoy it because in the end, there will be more joy than sorrow of being a dad.
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