My Valentine's day this year painted a different picture from what it used to be for the past years. Don't get me wrong I don't condone V'day nor do I condemn it.

I have always believed that it is 'the' day whereby we girls have excuses to receive flowers and get that extra attention from the guys. Forget about how V'day is so tacky and overrated or how we are not suppose to practice this. So what if this celebration is so commercialized? To me it doesn't get any better when I was out yesterday and I have never seen so many couples in love and pretty much oblivious to their surroundings. It was a lovely sight to behold especially for someone like me who likes basking in such splendid atmosphere. I confess I am such an idealist person when it comes to LOVE. I swear I could smell that Love was in the air!

As for me, the boyfriend have his opposite views on Valentine's day. He can go on and on how this was all business marketing strategy and exploiting on capitalism with 6 folds of profit. Yes that was how much he detest the celebration. Bottom line he was an 'asshole' boyfriend as the man himself put it verbally. So nope I didn't get any flowers, I gave him a hard time everytime we saw a couple walk by proudly as the girl hold out her bouquet.

We spent our Saturday by watching a satisfying movie 'Slumdog Millionaire'. An excellent movie a mix mash of hardcore and a nice balance of romance to it. A compromising movie for both of us because he digs the harsh part while I go 'aww' on the emotional angle of the plot. Very apt on a V'day on the romance bit part of the movie that is. We then went gift shopping a fruitful search but he still couldn't understand why women cannot plan their shopping details. Heh and to which I answered where is all the fun when you plan your shopping? Ended the night by going to Surizah's sister wedding. It was his first time meeting Surizah and I am happy they got along well, too well actually!

It was such a drag to finally head home, but I saved the good part of the day for the last part of this entry. Okay, so my boyfriend wasn't into valentine's day and all but it doesn't mean I didn't get anything from him. Coincidentally, after knowing each other over a year yesterday was our 8th monthsary together.

My boyfriend who was not into celebrating monthly anniversary, surprise me when he pulled out a "no-effort-in-wrapping-a-box-but-it's-what-matters-inside" from his jacket! He knew I would shrieked in contentment. I told him the night before I got him a little something to which he said he didn't get me anything at all.

The most beautiful thing about our token of gifts exchange was we got each other a practical item. The items was in a couple of our everyday conversation. We didn't ask each other for it though. I got him a 2009 planner, a cool one at it. The kind the moment I saw it, i knew it was meant for him. Wrapped it up in a black pvc pillow box and just to add that extra playfulness I made sure the ribbon was a hot pink. Hehe. While I received a wallet from him, a smart choice indeed. A sleek black wallet but with a purple interior which uncannily matches my current mobile phone samsung F480.

Gifts aside, I have to give credit to the boyfriend for saying this;

'I rather give you a seed then flowers anytime, the beauty of seeing a seed grow brings more meaning. And I would surprise you with flowers but just not today when you have this many couples who strut with their bouquets it doesn't make you any special then I would want you to be. You will get your flowers but not today.'

To which I retorted back 'Just make sure it's not all roses. I have high expectation for flowers, consider yourself lucky that your girlfriend is honest about how much she loves flowers instead of being in denial and saying flowers is not my thing but actually let me share with you a secret all girls love receiving flowers you know.'

See sometimes he amazes me with his words which was rare by the way. Honestly, I wasn't exactly pinning for a bouquet of flowers or chocolates because I know he wouldn't do it out of necessary unless he wants too. All I wanted was to spend my day with him. Full stop. He made a difference when he willingly took his leave from work solely to accompany me to a wedding which he was not able to attend with me today.

I am on cloud 9, I tell you. This guy will go against anything romantic but he is by far the most romantic man I know. I am shaking my head as I type this you know. This man contradicts himself and appears all manly. And I can bet with you he doesn't realize this :)

And If I could pick my soundtrack of the day yesterday it would be this song



"How glad the many millions
Of Timothys and Williams
Would be to capture me

But you had such persistence
You wore down my resistance
I fell
And it was swell"

A beautiful scene from one of my favourite movies "Definitely Maybe", I wanted to embed the video but I can only link the URL. Hope you enjoyed the song :)


Toodles! hope you guys get the same lovin as I did yesterday!