bombardments

vday is tomorrow. this entry is not about single and swinging bachelorette me having no date for tomorrow. however, this seems to be the highlight of this week, so i have to jot my thoughts.

it was LJ s bday yesterday and we went to au mandarin to feast out. its a very americanized chinese restaurant, with jacked up prices. it was on the account so that was fine and the food wasnt that bad. so the topic on the table was: grammy's that took place on sun night and the event of the week. everyone wasnt that forthcoming about their vday plans. but naturally, it was something to talk about and it lingered on throughout the meal. the married man at the table said to a married woman, "so is he giving you a vacuum cleaner this year?" he once did and his wife was actually very pleased with the gift. it was fun to hear such stories and i guess people do move on to different stages of a relationship.

b got his rejection from his the girl that he likes. i guessed he was upset but love cant be forced.

shops have signage screaming LOVE. the radio stations have advertisement screaming VDAY. i dont remember how commercialized it is back home but certainly, it is something blown up here. perhaps i was working too hard for the past 2 years in the previous company so i have failed to notice this event. this year, im seeing so much balloons, flowers, red, pink, hearts, spa, massage, teddy bears, more flowers, more hearts, more kisses. it is scary. the mani shop that i went to have this huge KISS sign, made of faux rose petals, put up right after 1.1.07 celebration. the florist next to it had the whole shop decorated with teddy bears and hearts in the first week of 2007.

maybe tomorrow i ll see red everywhere i go. red and white, cos there is a snow storm in the making.