valentines day
Time passes by so fast nowadays, and without realizing it, we’ve already reached the very end of the year. Not long after that, we’re gonna get some long holidays and eventually, pulled back into reality to work our ass off to get ready for our next Valentines Day.
oo yeah. Every year, I would see my friends spend a lot of their money buying flowers or music boxes for their girls - which I think is pretty lame. I mean, what’s so good about flowers ? You can’t eat it, you can’t use it and for sure, you can’t keep it for long. And most of all, it’s freaking expensive during Valentines day.
They wanted the flowers and gifts just for showing off. Girls felt confident and haughty when everyone would be envious of her for getting a big bunch of flowers on Valentines Day. It’s like a certificate or a symbol that tells everyone that this girl still got the heat and charm. Every year, girls in my office will have tonnes and tonnes of flowers delivered to their office cube during Valentines eve … as if there’s a competition going on between them.
Some, got it from their boys. Some, got it from their secret admirers. And heck, some, even send bunch of flowers to themselves just for the sake of not losing out the dignity and respect. Once, I sarcastically asked one of them, “Your boyfriend didn’t know your home address ? Or you don’t have a home ?”. I tell you, it’s all for the show.
So, guys out there, don’t be fooled to spend shitloads of your money for nothing. Because if a girl does indeed have some feel for you, it needs no flower to confirm that. To real lovers, everyday is a celebration. Valentine’s Day is just another gimmick by those innovative florist to rip off innocent blokes like us.
My style of a great Valentine’s date (or any other date) is simple.
1) No expensive dinners. Just plan for a decent place to hangout at night - i.e. beach, hillside or anywhere. Avoid places that are too isolated or remote. Lot’s of desperate thugs nowadays, not nice to get stick-ups on Valentines Day.
[this is to avoid the usual crowd and long queues at hotels or restaurants]
2) I will buy a great CD as a gift, coupled with a simple Valentines greeting card. Great CD means songs that will remind her of me everytime it is being played, not Barney the purple dinosaur soundtrack.
[songs are great to remind you of something/someone special. Use it to make her remind of you each time she hears the song.]
3) I will get ourselves a simple takeaway meal .. a pizza or sandwich. Something light and simple.
[complex meals causes bad breath and unpredictable side effects - belches, farts, etc]
4) Adopt a casual dress code. By doing this, her expectations will not be very high, and hence, it would be easier to score a great outing. I will get myself motorcycle or something. Traffic jam wastes a lot of time and tend to spoil my mood.
[set lower expectations to lower the chances for the date to turn sour]
5) I will then bring my date to the location set in Step 1. Then, enjoy my simple meal with her while spending our time chatting - ensuring that her time is fully occupied with interesting conversations. Then when it gets too late I will send her home.
[a simple but special date. Unlike any old fashioned, lame and expensive Romeo wannabe attempt]
It may sound very simple, but this method is as good as any expensive candle light dinner … but is more comfortable & conservative.
I’m a person who works like shit to earn my money hard and for sure, I don’t expect to easily spend a few hundred bucks for a dinner that probably won’t fill my hungry stomach at all. So, if you guys think of doing something different next round, feel free to consider the example above.