Celebrating Valentine Day nowadays was totally different as compared to when I was twenty years old. That was about 23 years ago. Everything was expensive. What can I say.. We were still college students that time and away from family, staying in a hostel. Money was scarce and to spend some money for valentine celebration is an extravagant to us (me and my boyfriend then)..Come valentine day, I was a little bit jeolous of my friends when I see them receiving bouquet of red roses and chocolates. What did I received? I think none. I can't blame my boyfriend though. He is not that romantic and does not believe in this celebration. When I ask him whether he gonna buy me flowers, he just said to me, he rather spend the money to treat me for a good dinner than buying flowers. Okay.. how sweet and how thoughtful of him. So, on valentine night, he asked me to wait for him at the gate entrance of my hostel coz we gonna go out for dinner as promised. When he arrived at the gate, he passed to me a poster beautifully wrapped. I was quite curious to see the content of it. So, when I have the opportunity to open the wrap, it was a poster of big red roses flowers. According to my boyfriend then, the purpose of the red roses poster is that I am gonna hang it on my bedroom wall and it will remain there forever so long as I take good care of it. Everytime I look at the poster, it reminded me of my practical boyfriend. According to him, red rose flowers will dry off and gone. What a waste of money.. Well, can't blame him, he was just being very practical! After that, I never asked for red roses flowers again during valentine day. Even until today.
My boyfriend then who turn to be my hubby now is still the same. Always practical. Never bought me flower except for during my MBA graduation. But to compensate the missing flower, he rather bought me my favorite parfum of which I know is very expensive. Comparing between the flower and parfum, I will definitely go for the parfum. Check the price!! So, yesterday, 14 Feb 2010, we celebrate valentine night with our children Alistair and Megan at Sinar Mustika Restaurant, Putatan. We just want to avoid the traffic jam and hassle, so we choose a small restaurant but most important everybody enjoyed the food.
Valentine Day celebration is not only celebrated among lovers but also among families and despite of the simple celebration, am happy because I celebrated it with my beloved family..We are together. I wonder where did I kept that red roses poster?
My only thoughts and hope is that we gonna continue celebrating valentine day together..with so much love
Poem for my beloved family..
The love of my family is so sweet
Very unique
The love of my family holds a special bond of concern for the unknown
The love of my family strengthen as the years past from birth to adulthood
The love of my family is mine to have
The love of my family is my family love
Pure love
My love of my family is known to me
How appreciate my love of my family
By Ms. Anita Martez
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