Dad's Vernacular
This is the nickname that Dad and Trac use for each other
What is Ole Buddy Ole Pal?
This is something that Trang remembers being embarrassed by but eventually understood Dad was showing his pride
What is that time that Dad told the waiter at a restaurant that Trang received a school award that day
At restaurant: take glass of ice water, add lemon slices and some sugar packets, and stir together with spoon
What is Dad's recipe for lemonade?
This is Dad's favorite flavor to eat
What is Nước Mắm?
This is where Dad prefers to nap during the day
What is Trang's old bedroom?
This is what Dad calls out when he wants one of his children to come to him but he can't remember which one
What is Trang! Tri! Trac!?
This is what Dad's Nissan sports car said when the door was left open
What is "The door is ajar. The door is ajar."?
Dad's preferred alcoholic drink to have with seafood
What is Heineken with ice?
This is a drink that Dad always had in his office at the hospital
What is Coke?
This is where Dad likes to read with a view of the pool
What is Tri's old bedroom?
This is the sound that Dad makes me when he sits down or gets up
What is OOOH CHAAA!
This is what Dad wore as pajamas when we were kids
What are green hospital scrubs?
This is the posture Dad takes when he is deep in reading
What is fingers on one hand, bunched together, on his mouth?
This is something that Dad carries in his wallet
What are Splenda packets?
This is where Mom stores Dad's clothes
What is every closet in the house plus the garage?
Dad says this when he thinks something is really cool.
What is "Cool, man, cool!"
Dad takes paper covers of straws to do this
What is roll them up into little balls?
The first computer Dad bought
What is the Apple IIGS?
This is the game that Dad has tried to teach each of his children to play
What is Chess?
Shoot jets of water out of his hands
What something Dad does in the pool other than swim?
This is what Dad says while driving and puts out his hand for a "gimme five"
What is "Whasss your name?"?
One thing Dad is gaurunteed to finish before everyone else, every single time, no matter what
What is Dad's meal?
At one point, Dad would do this after work every night
What is go for a jog?
This is where Dad is left when the rest of the family wants to do something he won't like
What are Bookstores?
The one space in the kitchen set up by Dad is dedicated to do this
What is make coffee?