It's That Time of The Year Again

It's that time of the year again. With prices of roses shooting sky high, dinners for two costing an arm and a leg, advertisements cajolling you to buy jewellery, lingerie, spa treatments for your loved ones. Strangely enough, over here things are rather silent. I went for a walk at the neighbourhood mall and I wasn't assaulted by the usual, blatant commercialism I was used to back home. Nothing screamed out "Happy Valentine's Day" or more so "Buy, Buy, Buy!".

All was calm and serene here. Back home, couples were reminded to buy each other nice (expensive) gifts to reaffirm their love for each other. Singles were reminded that yet again, they have no one to spend the day with and that they will not be receiving bouquets of flowers at work to arouse envy in their colleagues.

The difference in mood and tone is pretty obvious. And I really like it. It's such a cliche to say that every day can be Valentine's Day if you make it so, but I suppose it is true. You don't need to wait for a special day to tell the people who matter (significant others, parents, siblings, friends) that you love and care about them.

So to everyone out there who matter to me (and you know who you are), just remember that I love and care about you guys, no matter where I am...