大头Bighead

Who is Datou? He is a simple, honest boy from the small town of Jurong East in Singapore. Datou was born with a prodigiously large head, an attribute that was to be both a blessing and a hindrance (more of the former than the latter) to him throughout his life. For example, in his younger and more tentative days, the fact that his head consisted of 60% of his total bodymass allowed strangers and new classmates to easily break the ice by making fun of him. Having an easy-going nature (besides, what can he do?), Datou always responded with a smile and some lame attempts at humour, which earned the ready affection and respect of his peers and elders. Fortunately, nowadays his head has ceased to outgrow the rest of his body and Datou looks more proportional (just take a look at pictures from his younger days and you'll see). Of course, a considerable head mass comes with a considerable intellect; Datou is indeed a brainy boy, excelling in many geeky disciplines such as math and computer science. But what never ceases to amaze me is his religious faith and continual quest for spiritual development. If there's one person I know who embodies all of the good things about Christianity, it is Datou. And if the meek shall inherit the Earth, then you can be certain that one of them has a _big_ head. He is, like all of us, an ordinary person who faces choices between right and wrong, good and evil at all times. And the simple yet remarkable thing is that Datou takes the trouble to find out what the right thing to do is, and he does it for the benefit of the people around him. Although he can be headstrong (no one is perfect lah) at times, I'm sure that in the days to come, he is destined for great things, in his career, as a friend, a son, a husband and a father(that is a little scary to imagine). The next time you see Datou, don't be shy - approach him, ask about his head, and you will find that this short paragraph does not even begin to describe all his redeeming qualities and the wonderful person he is.