Do you need a day out of the 365 days in a year to express your love to your loved ones?
Just because everyone else or even the whole world is celebrating, does that mean that you too have to follow suit?
Why can't you give 999 red roses on other days? Why must it be only on Valentines day?
Valentine's day is celebrated to commemorate the death of St Valentine? Why can't we celebrate lover's day when Romeo died in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet? Or even celebrate 'Lover's Day' by celebrating the anniversary of the erection of the monument, Taj Mahal?
The celebration of Valentine's Day is in fact an influence of Western culture, resulting in a consumerist culture. This is an excellent time where shops escalate the prices of cards, gifts, flowers and candys. I'm sure all of us want to be part of the group. No one wants to loose out and all those singles out there do not want to make it look as if we are the unwanted ones?
As for me, my best Valentine's gift will to receive a kiss and a hug from your special someone. I'm not materialistic but this will never happen because i'll be celebrating Valentine's day all by myself.
Do not fret if you are single. Just read a romantic novel that will bring you through an imaginative world. It's not expensive to indulge in imagination! It would be fun and that's what I'll be doing this Valentine's day. I'm going to spend some of my time in the library reading a romantic novel (although I do not like romantic novels)
This is how I'll spend my time on 14 Feb 08
9am to 1pm - Work
1pm to 6pm - Staff Conference
6pm to 10pm - Library@Victoria Street [you can catch me there if you want to see me:)]
10pm - end of Valentine's Day.
Why so much hype over just one day? To all those singles out there, life still goes on no matter what.
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