Ah, Valentine’s Day. One of the most awaited day for couples and manliligaws. A day (or a few days after, especially if it falls in the middle of the week) when the boy thinks of some special way to make the girl of their dreams (or the girl of their dreams for now) feel like a princess. Tons of chocolates, flowers, teddy bears. Some succeed, winning the heart for the girl AND her friends or family. (And we all know that winning the heart of friends are equally important as winner her over.) Some get the “A for effort” approval.
Obviously I have no Valentine this year. I didn’t really mind, I’m not a fan of Vday naman talaga. (But for future reference, I would like to feel special too.) And I got lucky that the people in the office weren’t boastful about what they got or will get. Actually, it felt like a normal day in the office. (I loved it.) But in the spirit of love, I will share my most memorable Vday celebrations with you guys.
Story #1:
It was 1998, I think, and the whole school was celebrating something so we had a free day. Students were pakalat-kalat in the campus doing their own thing. I was with Carmella Chonx (I don’t even know why since we we’re in different sections) and we decided to buy Skittles and give one Skittle (take note, one lang talaga!) to each and every friend we see. I have no idea what prompted this idea, and I know that people don’t even remember us doing that, but I still think that it was a sweet one.
Story #2:
Whenever I see girls bringing flowers, or a bouquet of flowers, I cringe. I don’t know why, I find it awkward to commute holding that. Feeling ko ang yabang-yabang ko. I’d rather they deliver it to my house, or I will just leave it in the office. But one time, someone gave me one. We were in school. So I had to carry it around the entire evening, and I had to take the bus home with the flowers. Nakaka-inis. At, inaamin ko, nakaka-kilig.
Story #3:
Like I said, I don’t really like celebrating Valentine’s Day, even as a half of a couple, I didn’t. We never did. Usually sa house lang, or sa office. But one ex-boyfriend requested that I look extra nice that day. My low EQness didn’t work with him since I was in the dark the whole day of what he has planned. I didn’t really expect anything, akala ko nga may flowers (which I didn’t get. Happy-sad.) lang ako sa car tas have dinner in one of my favorite restaurants. I got the dinner right, the area right, but the restaurant was a surprise to me. He made reservations in this nice resto! May garden feel pang naganap, so parang nagpi-picnic lang kami sa veranda of our huge garden. Naks. Yun lang. I found out that he made reservations a week before, and that effort made me feel special.
Yun lang. Bow.
The restaurant still makes me tear up sometimes, its a happy-sad kind of memory that make me smile. Skittles make me giggle every time. And through the years nothing much has changed, because I still cringe (with occasional rolling of eyes) when I see people walking around or commuting with flowers (and teddy bears and balloons).
But, remember that February the 14th is not just for couples, but for everybody. So to all my single friends, I hope you had a good day that day. Kung may mga sobrang PDA sana sinampal niyo. Haha, kidding! (Promise, joke lang yun!)
And to everyone, showing your love for one another must not be shown on Valentine’s day or on anniversaries lang. Expressing your love should be done every day. In any way. And doing it on a regular, normal day makes it even more special.
