Do you remember the days when your dad brought you to the cinemas for movies when you were little and how thrilling those outings used to be? Well, now that you are all grown up, how about you bringing dad to the movies on Father’s Day? I bet it’s been a while since any of us have really brought dad out for a movie. What’s more, you can even get your movie tickets for free at GSC cineplexes at Tropicana City Mall in Petaling Jaya! I saw this free movie screening info here. You should visit the site for detailed information.

Watching a good movie together helps to bring people together and create a closer bond. And you will have that movie to talk about for days or even weeks after watching it. I took a quick glance at the selected movies that are screening for free and I saw a few good ones like Slumdog Millionaire and Ip Man. Whilst one of them is an award winner, the other has been highly acclaimed. Do check out the rest of the movies offered.

If you are going to the movies in a bigger group than just you and dad, all the merrier! So pick a movie that everyone will enjoy, and get some healthy snacks to boot. Popcorns and softdrinks may be good for you but remember to pick out healthier options for your dad (and mum if she’s joining too). Remember that too much of these sweet snacks can sometimes be the cause of people going for some of the supposedly best diet pills in the market.

So how do you like this idea of a free movie with dad? He might just love the idea, especially if it’s been ages since he’s gone to the movies!

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Father’s Day is approaching, it’s this Sunday, folks! Have you gotten anything for dear dad yet? Well I know I’m falling behind on my Father’s Day gift idea series but I’m trying to catch up. So here’s another gift suggestion for dad this Father’s Day. Why not let him have a cool GPS device from Garmin?

Of course giving dad a GPS device does not mean he doesn’t know his way around or that he needs direction badly. It’s just a very useful device for the times when he needs to go some place unfamiliar to him.

Apart from being a device that helps to navigate, the Garmin GPS device is also a great reference point for places of interests. We often have trouble thinking where to eat whenever we’re eating out and we just fish out the GPS and hunt down the food places. A list of good places to eat pop up almost instantaneously and we’re spoilt for choice! Even if it’ some place we don’t know how to get to, it’s not a problem because the device will bring you right to it.

The device also comes with some warning system like speed traps or police road blocks. We’ve had that flashed on our mobile GPS system, but many a time we found that the police road block warnings weren’t true. But still, better to have false alarm than to run into trouble.

You can opt for either the Garmin GPS device itself or you can have a mobile version installed on mobile phones that support GPS. I wrote about the latter here so you may want to give it a read by clicking on the mobile Garmin GPS review here.

So how would you like to give your dad a gift of cool invention that comes with many great features and usability? It’s not hard to use at all so don’t worry, dad will manage it just fine. He might just give you the biggest hug and thank you for such a wonderful Father’s Day gift!

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Since you have about 3 more weeks to Father’s Day, it’s sufficient time to make something special for dad for Father’s Day. Instead of spending money on a gift, why not spend the time to make him a special scrapbook of fond and special memories?

Pool together photographs, little mementoes and whatever special items between your family or just between you and dad and design your scrapbook just for dad. I’m sure he will be touched by your loving efforts to work on this little project just for him.

If you are not good with handiworks (I definitely am not!), you can get some help with downloading images or even design ideas from the internet and print them on coloured paper and then pasting them into a scrapbook. Or, you can make some nice custom rubber stamps to use on the scrapbook. I’ve seen a little store in Amcorp mall doing nice personalised ones.

Alternatively, if you think the scrapbook gift is a good idea but don’t want to make it yourself, you can still present dad with a scrapbook that you can order from the many online scrapbook sites.

I personally feel that this is a special gift for dad. Especially if you fill up the scrapbook with things that are dear to him. Whether it’s a beautiful family photo, a picture of his beloved pet, special stories within your family, his favourite poems, etc, it’s all good things to treasure in life and captured in a special book made just for him. Isn’t that just special?

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For some reason, timepieces as gifts are always quite classic and a treasured gift. This Father’s Day, you can get dad a timeless piece of investment by getting him a memorable watch that will serve him well.

For the Chinese, however, if you are the superstitious type, you may not like this idea. Even if you do like this idea but not completely comfortable about giving a timepiece because of the Cantonese phrase “Sung Chung”, you may just want to ask for a dollar back as a gesture of your dad “buying” this for himself.

There are many good brands of watches out there and I won’t go to the length of recommending any because everyone tends to have their own personal preference. Whether you want to buy a really branded and expensive one like a Patek Philippe, Bell & Ross, Tag Heuer, or one that is more affordable and within your means of paying without owing the bank a lot of money, I’m sure the gift will be a treasured one.

Although a watch may be quite a common gift, I’ve always found it to be a meaningful gift. How about you, do you share the same sentiments?

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After having done Mother’s Day gift ideas to help with those who are struggling with what to buy for their parents, I think it’s only fair that I do one for Father’s Day too. In about a month we will be celebrating Father’s Day, more specifically on June 21 if you did not already know the date. So I will be running another series of my gift ideas for this occassion.

I’ve always had trouble thinking of gifts for guys. So this will be quite a challenge for me to think of nice ideas for fathers all round the world. But I bet it’s going to be fun and I like to be challenged to think a little more of what the guys out there will enjoy.

But first of, let me give you a little bit to start with as an idea. ParenThots, a parenting site run by The Star Online Newspapers, is running a contest for Father’s Day. The prizes for this Father’s Day Contest are as follows:

Grand Prize:

• A 3 day/ 2 night Weekend Retreat at Sheraton Subang Hotel & Towers – in the Executive Suite (inclusive of breakfast for 2 persons)
• One Garmin Nuvi 205 GPS automobile navigation system

First Prize:

• A 3 day / 2 night Weekend Retreat at Sheraton Subang Hotel & Towers – Deluxe Room inclusive of breakfast for 2 persons
• One Garmin Forerunner 50 watch together with heart rate monitor

Second Prize:

• Buffet Dinner for 2 at Terazza Brasserie, Sheraton Subang Hotel & Towers

Nice prizes? Sounds befitting as Father’s Day gifts alright! All you need to do to stand a chance to win is to tell ParenThots why you are a deserving father to win the grand prize in 30 words. Spouse and children can enter this contest on behalf of the dads. So you can try out this contest and see if you are picked as the lucky winner. Then your Father’s Day gift can come for free!

For more details on how to enter this contest, visit the ParenThots Father’s Day Contest site. Good luck!

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