Valentine's Day is when buying roses could burn a hole in your pocket and restaurants get to be extra creative with their set dinner like having "Hatiku Milikmu"or "Cintaku Hanyut Di Lautan Rindu" type-a-dish in their menu, and candles are also on the hot item list when housewives with smaller budget all over the world plan for romantic dinners at home. And most importantly, V-Day is indeed deemed to be the most romantic day of the year filled with well-thought out romantic gestures for lovers out there.
It's well understood that Muslim are forbidden to celebrate the day, there's no argument about that. But again, it's kind of nice to have a day to celebrate your love for one another, maybe we should call it an L-Day (Lovers Day), to be held on 2nd of February. Some have an opinion that we don't need such a day because we love each other everyday. People who say this obviously are cheapskate and selfish. Who are we kidding?!! We love the attention, don't we? Yes we do. We love the fact that our partner puts a bit more effort to make us happy, and vice versa. So, what could be nice to do on the L-Day?
Gold Class Cinema - Haha!! This idea is awesome. Cinemas nowadays are not like the old Cathay wayang where rats could have a party under the seats and the popcorn tastes like rubber slippers. Now we have Premier Class, Gold Glass where seats are larger, blankets are available, and they can serve food straight to your seats for a ticket that costs you 10 lunches in a regular workday in Puchong. Choose a great movie and don't put a limit on the food you could order, that would be quite awesome in my book. :P
Reminisce - What???? Hold on, before you judge me...this activity is fun. Just hang out, drink coffee and reminisce about the old days. Recall the great times together and talked about those happy and memorable moments. Perhaps both of you could bring your photobooks, album, memoribilia, etc, and journey back into your relationship together. These memories could fade in your not-so-reliable-deteriorating brains so take this time to recall all these memories, sync them and make them fresh again. You could rekindle some emotions along the way.
Eat - Even without a day to remember also we eat non-stop so what difference does this day make? Take this time to try something new. Go for a French dinner, try Tibetan food, try Peruvian if any. How about Ethiopian food, that would be something new, wouldn't it? Challenge your culinary taste and be happy about it even if the food doesnt turn out as you good as you wish it to be.
Sex - Ooooo.... this is definitely not to be missed. If you think you gonna let things flow as it should be, you should rethink that decision. Choreograph your night to be the night to remember with costume, gadgets, story, ambiance, location, etc... but first.. make sure you are married. :P
Present - Don't say you don't care about present, because deep down of course you care. *wink* What would be the most thoughtful/meaningful present ever? A massage for 6 sessions is good. A good handbag is good. A soap is not. A bottle of good perfume is nice. Diamond is over the top but welcomed. A watch is good. Basically, just receive whatever he/she wants to give you with a grateful heart, that would make any present a good present.
So, let's celebrate L-Day on 2.2.2012 next year. Woo hoo!
