Fairytales do come true.

Before anyone starts asking, NO I DON’T HAVE ANY PLANS FOR VALENTINE’S DAY.

Right now, I feel okay about it lah, but when the time comes, sure I get a bit envious, but it’s all right. Time constraints mah, what to do.

Two years ago, I just started my A Levels. Wah I still remember my reaction when it was V-Day. Hehe. My Eng Lit lecturer and Stephanie K. called it the “Venereal Day”. Talk about irony man. Anyway, 2 years ago, fresh out of high school, I got quite a shock in college, because it seemed like everyone was in a relationship. It was more the norm. However, in my high school, it was the complete opposite. There were VERY few cases of relationship in my year. Don’t know why la…we were all nerds? So I never really bothered when it was V-Day, because my friends all single mah..same same la, you know.

Then college. I spent the WHOLE weekend depressed in bed. First time I felt PEER PRESSURE to get a fucking boyfriend, I tell you. Yeah, so I was alternating between being amazed that something as commercial as V-Day could affect me so, and moaning about my single status.

But life went on lah. It was just ONE miserable day, after all.

2005. Hmm. I had a few invites to go on dates for 2005’s V-Day. Don’t know what happened in the span of 1 year…must be because I got contacts. Well, I didn’t fancy any of them, and I didn’t want to spend a bomb going out with someone I don’t fancy on V-Day, so I turned them all down. Then. Hehe. Jarod and I had to meet up. We have been friends since August 2004, and only met up with each other the first time in Dec 2004 for the IMAX preview. It just so happened that Jarod had to returned something to me (which doesn’t really belong to me, so it had to be put back BEFORE anyone realises its disappearance, which is why it had to be done ASAP. I lent it to him on Friday). The best possible day to meet up (i.e I only have morning classes that day…like 10-12pm..it was Eng Lit) was on Monday. So I confirmed with him that Monday was a-ok and KLCC shall be the venue…THEN only I realised that it was Valentine’s Day. So yes, my 2005 V-Day date was completely unplanned.

Now I think back…a bit the saddening lah the revelation.

But I had a great time. It was just after CNY at that time, and Jarod won like, RM200 gambling. HAHAHHA omg. This brings back memories. I sent him a “bubble” wishing him good luck just as he was about to start gambling, because he asked me to. Then he won RM 200 that night. He has never won while gambling before So after that gambling session, he messaged me stating, “I won RM200. I love you Ahjin.” HAHAHAHAAHAH. That sweet mouth doinky. I reread the sms soooo many times the few days after that.

So yeah, even though it was V-Day and all that, I had no expectations lah, cos it WASN’T meant to be a V-Day date. We decided to eat at the food court one level below the TGV cinema. I offered to reserve a table while he go order. So I was sitting there, thinking of what to eat, when he suddenly came back and asked me to go makan at Sushi King. I was like, “expensive wor…” and he said it will be his treat. I felt bad, because originally, he wanted to buy futsal boots with the money…but he insisted. So okaylorh. That was so sweet of him. Hehehe.

In return, I offered to treat him at Chocz, the chocolate cafe. Mine was pretty nice, but his was….unusual. It was this Aztec drink - chocolate and chilli. Yes, CHILLI. It’s those hate it or love it drinks I guess. While walking towards Chocz, I gave him a small souvenir from Malacca, where I went during the CNY hols. It was a pewter keychain of a football boot. He loved it! He said it was exactly like his own football boots and he showed them to me, because they were in his car! He sent me home lah, that’s why can show me the boots.

So that was my V-Day 2005.

After we became a couple, I simply simply asked him lah, so when exactly did you became seriously intereted in me? And he answered - when we went out on Valentine’s Day. Hahahah, I said “chey, you say that only because I gave you the keychain right?” He wouldn’t tell me WHAT exactly it was that made him interested though >.< Or maybe he did and I just forgot.

By the way, sorry ah, this post is a bit rambling because I’m really tired already. I wanted to do the continuation from Part I, but honestly, I lack the mental energy to compose a coherent discussion on the issue. So yes, this will have to suffice.

So, after saying all that, what exactly is my point?

Now that I’m in a relationship, I kind of disdain couples who spends an obscene amount on Valentine’s Day. Sure ah, on Wednesday, TheStar will have a headline which says Idiot spent RM10000 buying 999 stalks of red roses for his beloved. Wah so much money better save and plan your wedding right? Gah! Valentine’s Day is NOT a day worth celebrating, in my opinion. I mean, what significance does it have to each couple? Just because it’s earmarked as a day to SHOW YOUR LOVE TO YOUR BELOVED, then everyone goes crazy and buy teddy bears and roses at extreme prices. Gila.

Even though Jarod felt the blossoming of love for me on Valentine’s Day (hahahaha! ), I’m also not too bothered with making a big deal out of it. I mean, I go out with him twice a week, every week. Every time we go out, we end up having lotsa fun and enjoying ourselves. I don’t see how going out on V-Day will “magically” make the date EXTRA special/enjoyable/significant. I don’t see why I must wait for V-Day to be the cherry-topping for my relationship, to be the icing on the cake, to be THE MOTHER OF ALL OUR DATES. Hahaha. I don’t see how it’s possible to top our usual dates la .

Let’s do a scenario (or two).

• We go for a lovely EXPENSIVE dinner at a posh restaurant, with candlelights and jazz playing in the background. Sounds nice huh? REALITY - I will probably be so self conscious about using the right cutlery, cutting the steak into bite size pieces before delicately spearing it with my fork and placing it in my mouth then chewing with my mouth closed and then finally swallowing. Wah! Typing that also made me tired. Then ah, we will have to stifle our laughter so that we don’t spoil the romantic ambience for the other couples. We would have to sit across the table from each other. I hate this arrangement, really. It’s so hard to hear what the other party is saying and it feels so…apart. Whenever we eat, I always make sure Jarod is sitting next to me. Then, the expensive food comes out from the other end of our bodies. Wow. Romantic end indeed. I’m not saying that I will never go on a expensive dinner date, but that can come when both of us are older. Right now, all I want to do is to have the freedom to tickle him, to crack silly jokes, to be ourselves as silly infatuated youngsters on dates. Not to act all grown up and proper and shit like that. That can come later, thanks. I want to revel in my youth!
• Jarod buys a gigantic bouquet of flowers for me. Awwwww, right? REALITY - I DON’T LIKE FLOWERS OK. WASTE OF MONEY. What do I do with them when they die? I don’t need more clutter in my messy room liao. No thanks. I don’t even have a favourite type of flower, for goodness sake. IDEA FAIL.

Er…I think that’s all the cliched V-Day idea I can think of in my muddled state of mind now.

So I say NO THANKS to V-Day man. It is JUST ANOTHER DAY when you get down to it. What is so special about V-Day? That Saint Valentine fell in love with a girl and sent a letter signed “from your Valentine”? Or that he performed marriage ceremonies for soldiers when marriage was outlawed? HUH? Do any of those have any relevance today? Just because the florist/restaurants/hotels spend a bomb advertising their SPECIAL VALENTINE’S DEAL doesn’t mean you have to blindly follow and celebrate right? Valentine’s is so damn commercialised and I bet like 99% of the couples celebrating V-Day won’t know WHY they are celebrating V-Day. Ask them and you’ll probably get answers like “oh, er…because it’s a day to celebrate love”. Why must wait for V-Day only celebrate love? Cheh. I would rather every day of my relationship is a celebration of our love, instead of treating each other badly then making it all up on V-day by buying up the entire flower shop.

The only reason people celebrate V-Day is because they are brainwashed by mass media. Grow a brain, people! Heh. For girls going out on dates on V-Day, they will probably be surreptitiously checking out what other girls receive as V-Day presents. It’s like some sort of rivalry man. Eeeyer, spare me the drama. My love shall not be cheapen thus!

For me, everyday with Jarod is Valentine’s Day.

Like I said, this post is probably not my most coherent, but oh well. I might have offended a lot of people but really, I’m too tired to care now. I’m just typing as I think. So yes. See ya’ll when I see you! Hopefully it would be when I post part II.