THE public yesterday welcomed the
government's initiative to organise a National Family Day early May, saying it
will bring families together and is a good step towards strengthening the
family institution.
Last
week, the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports had discussions with the
private sector to come up with ways to promote families spending time together,
by offering family discounts at eateries, among others.
Various
activities have been scheduled to take place nationwide to encourage families
to spend quality time together and appreciate each other, and build a
"quality community".
The
theme for the campaign is "Keluargaku, Harapanku" .
"It
is a good initiative as with a lot of social issues at present, it is very
important to have good family support and also family guidance, beliefs and
most importantly communication amongst family members. Everyday is family life,
and they should be appreciated daily," said Siti Aminah, a mother of four.
David
Cheok, a father of two said: "It's a good initiative. I do go out with my
family a lot and if people are willing to give us discounts to do so, this is
good. Also, it will help stimulate the economy a bit."
"Brunei
is very family oriented anyway, but initiatives like this would help bring the
nuclear family out more in other societies," he said.
Cheok
suggested perhaps people should be given the day off to visit their parents and
grandparents, for example.
Social
blogger Rano Iskandar also agreed that having a national family day, especially
with the private sector involvement, would be a channel in creating closer
bonds between families and even friends.
"I
think it's a great idea since family days are organised by themselves and not
by the government. I heard about discounts being offered from private companies
to entice more family bonding especially in restaurants, but I see this as
bonding among friends," he said.
Meanwhile,
private sector employee Putra Agus, 29, said it "is about time" the
government introduced a National Family Day.
He said
the private sector have been doing this for awhile now with their family days.
"Getting
families to come together also gives them a chance to get to know their friends
and colleagues' families.
This is
also a very good step to strengthen the family institution, because with
activities on that day, it will get families to know more about their
respective members, such as strengths and weaknesses," he said.
RACHEL
THIEN
The Brunei
Times
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