Best Moments With Dad

He is your hero, your mentor and your friend. A selfless and loving man who doesn’t mind if you take his last scoop of ice cream. Yet he is strong and secure enough to carry you to your bed when you fall asleep after a night of watching TV. He’s the one who carries you on his shoulders so that you get a better view of things and who allows you to ride on his back until it gets pretty sore. He’ll even spin you around a thousand times though it makes him dizzy because a smile and chuckle is all he needs to make his headache go away. He may be a man of few words, letting his better half usually do all the gabbing, but when he speaks, you listen to what he has to say because his wisdom always goes a long way. He is firm when he has to be, but is calm and tolerant when things go wrong. And though there are times that he is not around, just remember that he places himself at the bottom of the list, for the people he provides for are those who come first on his own list. He will try his best to grant your every wish, just like the genie in a lamp except that there’s no need to rub any magic lamp, or to limit your wishes to three. Oh, father!

For Father’s Day, Cinderella gives tribute to all fathers, those men who unconditionally love, protect and provide for their families. Here are four fathers with different lifestyles who share the same passion for their work. With their children, they are dressed up in Cinderella’s latest fashion and share a fun model moment with their children.

There is Tom Epperson, photographer and harmonica player for Blue Rats whose daughter Aryanna, 7, says: "The best thing I love about my dad is that he’s fun to hang out and play with. Learning how to cook and reading recipes from cookbooks with my dad is always a treat because he lets me add all the ingredients and I get to stir them – I love it! My dad taught me a lot of cool things, too, which we enjoy doing together. He taught me how to ride a bike, swim and do armpit farts! I will never forget the time he took my mom and me bowling on a weekend in Power Plant Mall. It was special because he surprised us and we had fun playing as a family. It did not matter if most of the time my bowling balls went to the gutter. He made me feel that it was OK and that I knew he loved me anyway even if I was not good at it. I was not so happy about getting low scores until I found out that you can have rails put up on the side for kids to prevent gutter balls. Now, I can kick my Dad’s butt in bowling – and that makes me happy!"

JV Borromeo, entrepreneur and water sports lover, describes his bonding with daughter Arianna, 2, thus: "Our quality time are weekends spent at the beach, where Arianna gets to learn about the beach and everything great about being outdoors! The wind, sand and sun, and everything in the water. Which is where I spend a lot of time – whether surfing or wake boarding. Arianna will hopefully become fond of the same water sports that I am into. She should be ready in two more years but so far it looks like she likes them already!"

Renowned DJ Manolet Dario describes his special moment with daughter Tamara, 3 1/2, thus: "It’s always a special moment whenever Tamara and I are together. Ever since I held her in my arms for the first time until this very day, my time and energy are always 100 percent devoted to her, whether playing in the park or just shopping for her needs. Time spent with her is not the hours counted or length but rather the quality of time spent with her."

Businessman and baseball coach Philip Cu-Unjieng relishes his time spent with Quintin, Matteo and Luca, whether playing on the baseball field or simply strolling in the mall or the park. The kids’ best memories of good times with Dad? Quintin says: " Baseball games, when he shouts and gets mad, then plays with us and makes it fun." Matteo smiles: "The afternoons we swim or go to the park." Luca laughs: "When he throws me in the air with my floaters."