The month of February

Ahhh... February.. The month of Valentines.. The month of love.. Where butterflies flit and birds sing their melodies and the scent of cotton candy permeates the air.. Ptooie..

No. I'm not a dried up cynical old hag with no man in her life.. Quite the opposite in fact.. I'm in love with my very own Marlboro Man and so far so good.. For now anyway.. But.. Valentine's day... *shivers* it just gets to me.. Ok, so I won't be a hypocritical cow and deny that I love the thought of presents etc etc on this day.. However, flowers? For me? Thanks but no thanks.. If flowers are a symbol of love, what happens when those very real flowers die? Do the non-tangibles in signifies die to? Is it an omen? Pffffttt....

Retailers jump for joy and do Kadazan dances (no disrespect intended, its just a phrase that's stuck with me from high school) whenever this sugary syrupy gooey-schmooey occasion (not even a holiday mind you!) rolls around.. Dollar signs light up their eyes, and prices get jacked up sky high.. All for what? A declaration of love? Puh-leez, it's to boost up your own ego and self-esteem. It's a sign that "Yeah baby, somebody wants/loves/likes/thinks about me. Look at me, look at me." Flowers?! For me?? Awww.. Thanks but, no thanks..

Do sweet words and surprise gifts lose their importance because they were given on January 18th or 19th or 20th? What makes this day so special? That people fork out wads of money for items/meals/outings that are on a normal day only 1/6th of the price? I don't get it.. Yes when I was younger I was wholeheartedly in on this V-day extravaganza.. But as I got older? I kinda grew out of it.. I'm just like.. whatever already...

Everyday should be a day of love.. ok geez that sounded corny.. think I threw up a little in my own mouth.. I should be shot.. sorry... Let's try that again... Everyday should be a day where you are free to express your sentiments of err... err.. drat.. what's another word for love.. *pauses to check thesaurus.com* Righty.. I repeat.. Everyday should be a day where you are free to express your sentiments of adulation, affection, allegiance, amity, amorousness, amour, appreciation, ardency, ardor, attachment, case*, cherishing, crash, crush, delight, devotedness, devotion, emotion, enchantment, enjoyment, fervor, fidelity, flame, fondness, friendship, hankering, idolatry, inclination, infatuation, involvement, like, liking, lust, mad for, mash, partiality, pash, passion, piety, rapture, regard, relish, respect, sentiment, soft spot*, taste, tenderness, the hots, weakness, wild for*, worship, yearning, zeal No??

So..

To those of you celebrating this V-Day.. Happy Valentines Day and Baaa Baaa..

To those of you who share this sentiments and are single.. Enjoy your singlehood and trust me when I say there are many of us single and in the market..

To those of you NOT giving a crap that's its V-Day even though you're in a relationship.. Good on ya mate.. Let's go have a drink and I'll tell you I love you tomorrow..