Tag: paint

One of my earliest memories of my house is when I was about 8 and it was a couple of weeks to the lunar new year. Back then, the house was sparsely furnished and in need of a fresh coat of paint. So, my Dad got to his hands, bought a can of paint and couple of paint rollers. That’s my Dad – always a hands-on person. As his children, he also wanted my brother and me to learn his traits and trade. At 15, he could already work the drill and electric saw to perfection. At 17, he could differentiate his U-traps from P-traps. And at 20, not even the most complex of electrical circuits could intimidate him. That’s the gulf separating his generation from ours. While technical work skills were essential during his time, the same cannot be said today.
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