A woman featured in Urban for Valentine's Day had a particular approach towards maintaining her relationship which I find unbecoming and worldly. It is ironic how the writer termed her thought as "philosophical". She felt that in order to prevent infidelity, she should strive to preserve her looks and figure, besides other things.
Such things wear out with time. Being the older and supposedly wiser half in the relationship, this thought is certainly paradoxical. Even appearance-based beauty cannot conceal character flaws, should there be any. Could it stem from insecurity within her?
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Friday, February 19, 2010
Celebrating Valentine's Day
A feature in Urban showed alternatives to the traditional gifts men give women on that day. The alternatives are presented as stylish in taste and cater more to the modern generation who has no qualms about spending a lot on products. However, being from the generation-X batch, I have acquired a simpler attitude towards gift-giving on this day.
As an alternative to roses, heels with roses as the design and a fragrance with roses as one of the ingredients are suggested. What is wrong with the flower itself? It may be a cliched choice but it symbolises romance.
Besides heart-shaped jewellery, heart-shaped furniture and leather keychains have infiltrated the market. These are definitely more expensive and decadent choices. I personally prefer a simple and tiny silver heart pendant attached to a silver chain.
Folding paper stars is a very nostalgic deed for most adults. I have done a similar thing for a friend and to me, the very act of it speaks volumes of the emotion behind the effort. I guess I was inspired by the Japanese legend of the paper cranes. In contrast, a diamond necklace of stars and a certificate entitling one to owning a real star seem too easy to obtain. With money, they can be possessed. What then makes them treasured?
Spending time with the one you love no matter what is done together is the real issue. Who cares about having a couple pilate session? Just having a meal, shopping or sharing mutual thoughts is already spending time with each other. Much less or even no money is spent in the process. Of course, the other alternative of renting DVDs to watch at home is much more appealing.
Chocolates and candy are other traditional gifts on that day. Unusual flavours of cookies like Nasi Lemak and Hainanese Chicken Rice from The Cookie Museum, as well as ice-cream like Teh Tarik and Pulut Hitam from Island Creamery are suggested as alternative options. They are novel but the cookies sound repulsive to be frank. I don't like to receive chocolates as gifts but it is after all a gift that has been given from the very beginning. It befits the occasion.
As an alternative to roses, heels with roses as the design and a fragrance with roses as one of the ingredients are suggested. What is wrong with the flower itself? It may be a cliched choice but it symbolises romance.
Besides heart-shaped jewellery, heart-shaped furniture and leather keychains have infiltrated the market. These are definitely more expensive and decadent choices. I personally prefer a simple and tiny silver heart pendant attached to a silver chain.
Folding paper stars is a very nostalgic deed for most adults. I have done a similar thing for a friend and to me, the very act of it speaks volumes of the emotion behind the effort. I guess I was inspired by the Japanese legend of the paper cranes. In contrast, a diamond necklace of stars and a certificate entitling one to owning a real star seem too easy to obtain. With money, they can be possessed. What then makes them treasured?
Spending time with the one you love no matter what is done together is the real issue. Who cares about having a couple pilate session? Just having a meal, shopping or sharing mutual thoughts is already spending time with each other. Much less or even no money is spent in the process. Of course, the other alternative of renting DVDs to watch at home is much more appealing.
Chocolates and candy are other traditional gifts on that day. Unusual flavours of cookies like Nasi Lemak and Hainanese Chicken Rice from The Cookie Museum, as well as ice-cream like Teh Tarik and Pulut Hitam from Island Creamery are suggested as alternative options. They are novel but the cookies sound repulsive to be frank. I don't like to receive chocolates as gifts but it is after all a gift that has been given from the very beginning. It befits the occasion.
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