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| Do you have the key to my heart? |
It must be Valentine's day soon. Indeed, the first holiday after Christmas is Valentine's day. I see pink and red hearts everywhere - bookstores, card shops, chocolatiers… I was planning ahead for V-day also, as I was looking up some baking ideas.
At work, people have been asking each other what they're doing for V-day. Whether big or small, it seems like the majority had something planned for that day. Me? It looks like I'll be working all day long! Although I will appreciate Godiva chocolate truffles (not necessarily on V-day but any day would do), I don't really care much for V-day. I'm not saying because I'm single, but because it's heavily about commercialism. It's really just another occasion to spend your money to show your "love" for someone.
If you love someone, V-day shouldn't be the only day to express your love for him or her. So please, don't save your love only for February 14th. Say you love him or her every day, and show them how you care about them through your actions as well. I don't want a rose, or a teddybear just because everyone else gets one from her boyfriend or her husband. It's pretty interesting that I say this because I used to care a lot about V-day. I used to daydream about the perfect V-day with my boyfriend - fancy dinner date, a box of chocolates and a bouquet of roses. Hopefully, he'll have a pretty little box with a bow on it. I sound super shallow but I'm not gonna lie, that's the person I used to be a few years ago. I'm not sure what changed my mind. Perhaps I've matured over time haha. I'll probably still bake something for my friends just for fun, since I enjoy baking and sharing. For me, V-day will give me an opportunity to share my love for people around me through my baked goods, while giving me a chance to be creative and theme-related when finding a recipe and decorating/packaging.
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