Valentine's Day...

Love is in the air,I can smell it all around me.Oh,the sweet scent of pretty flowers and everything red.It's kind of nice and refreshing to see Singapore very much in love but of course,looks can be very deceiving.It made me reflect though on a lot of things in life.A few questions came to my mind.Alone?Yes,I am.Lonely?I don't think so.I've gotten used to it and besides,it's nice to be in the driving seat and take control of my own life.Happy?Maybe not satisfied enough to be considered happy.Unhappy?Far from it.I like my life,despite the dull,boring and same old same old routine.I wouldn't trade it for another person's.Jealous?Sometimes.I'm sure we get that at some point of time.But again,I would like to emphasise that being single has got it's pros.For one,I feel invincible.I can do anything I want without having to care about the world since it revolves around me.I'm not egoistic in any way but I feel good not having to worry about what my girlfriend will think of me if I did anything stupid or wrong.Of course it'll be doubly cool if my girlfriend allows me to be stupid and nonsensical but let's not get there shall we.

And also,I get to go around with a signboard above my head pointing down saying 'I'm free and single and very eligible.Ask for my number today'.Which leads me to the next point,I can flirt around openly.Terms and conditions apply.If you already have a boyfriend,I will not do that.Ok,this makes me sound like I'm some playboy when I clearly am not.I wonder how it's like though being a playboy,having girls swooning at your feet.I'm nowhere close to being Casanova,not even his shoe cleaner.I am just an ordinary boy,no wait,I am a typical loser who doesn't get girls because of my mundane life and inability to entertain or keep them occupied because half the time I'll be thinking of what to say and the other half will be me stoning and staring into space.But I do make a good listener,if that counts for anything.I will suck at counselling though.

I decided to meet newly-wed Bryan and his friend Eugene thinking it'll be a good way to spend Valentine's Day ehem,together.No,no,Bryan and Eugene did not get together by the way.Bryan got together with the girl of his dreams A to the Me to the L,I,A.Of course it turned out okay,I think we looked more like brothers than err,a bunch of (it starts with a g and rhymes with hays).We painted One Fullerton red with anger because we probably annoyed the bunch of people around us with our 'jokes at other's expense' and laughter.We even played a game from Whose Line Is It Anyway?,well,so called.That was after we listened to Bryan's story of what happened yesterday,with him and Amelia.It's pretty sweet,I would say.But credit must go to the boy for doing his research and all the preparations.Hopefully,they will get their wish of 20 bouncing babies and a big fat wedding.Ok,scrap that.Lesson learnt,patience is a virtue.

On the way home,I saw a couple,or at least a guy and a girl getting on the bus.Their facial expression seems to suggest that today turned more sour than sweet.As I was about to alight,I took one more look and I was right.As much as they were physically together,they don't seem happy at all.I guess Valentine's Day does not equate to a happy lovey-dovey day for everyone.I think this Valentine's Day thing is just a business gimmick,a good way to boost the economy of course in these bad times.Honestly,I think as couples you should treat every single day spent together as Valentine's Day.I know it's a bit more demanding especially for guys if you're planning to make the extra effort in footing the bills and doing something really really nice regardless of how embarrassing it may seem to your fellow friends.I think that's the only way in keeping the relationship alive because as they say,people tend to show their true colours only after they got together.For me at least,I'll be consistent and be myself before we even get together so there wouldn't be any false impression which may lead to complications in the future.If you're broke,don't try and act hero by footing the bill all the time.It will mean more pressure for you and the girl will expect the same pampering treatment.By the way,I'm not love guru,I'm just giving my 2 cents worth.


In case you're wondering what it was like to be alone on a Valentine's Day,it was superb...


My insides all turned to ash, so slow
And blew away as I collapsed, so cold
A black wind took them away, from sight
And now the darkness over day, that night

And the clouds above move closer
Looking so dissatisfied
But the heartless wind kept blowing, blowing

I used to be my own protection, but not now
Cause my path had lost direction, somehow
A black wind took you away, from sight
And now the darkness over day, that night

And the clouds above more closer
Looking so dissatisfied
And the ground below grew colder
As they put you down inside
But the heartless wind kept blowing, blowing

So now you're gone
And I was wrong
I never knew what it was like
To be alone

On a Valentine's Day
On a Valentine's Day
On a Valentine's Day
On a Valentine's Day

On a Valentine's Day
(I used to be my own protection)
On a Valentine's Day
(But not now)

On a Valentine's Day
(Cause my mind has lost direction)
On a Valentine's Day
(Somehow)


On a Valentine's Day
(I used to be my own protection)
On a Valentine's Day
(But not now)

On a Valentine's Day
(Cause my mind has lost direction)
On a Valentine's Day
(Somehow)


Valentine's Day by Linkin Park.