Valentine’s Day 2007

Valentine’s Day had just passed and I didn’t really have time to sit down and write a blog about it. A friend of mine asked why there wasn’t any update on our blog about Valentine’s Day. I promised her, “Yes, I will write about it during my CNY break”. So here I am sitting in front of the TV, watching a Cantonese movie on TV2 in Sze’s house. Alright, now to recall what happened on that day…

Early on the morning of Feb 14th, Sze dropped by my place to pick up his lunch. He had left it in my car the night before. Unexpectedly, he gave me a present and a card. Then, almost immediately after he left, I opened the card and felt really happy to know how he felt for me. And while I was stuck in traffic on the way to work, I opened the present. It was a very soft, brown teddy bear. For a few minutes, I was thinking of a name for him. I already have Baron the white dog from last year and decided to call this bear Darren. I hugged him all the way to work.

At about 11 something, my colleague called me in an eager voice but I didn’t suspect anything. I walked from my desk towards the door and saw a delivery man with a big bouquet of flowers. I was excited and started to giggle nonstop. The delivery man got annoyed and rudely said, “Apa gelak-gelak? Cepatlah sign”. I felt irritated by that. Anyway, I quickly signed to get rid of him.

Buying flowers on Valentine’s Day is a very expensive thing to do. If I knew Sze was going to send me flowers, I’d tell him not to. But then again, it is a very romantic thing to do, maybe not that practical but it will surely melt any girl’s heart. Many girls like to receive flowers but then again, I also know of many girls who are more practical. They would choose not to receive flowers but are ok with presents. So, guys out there, understand your girlfriends better!

I am very fortunate that Sze had everything planned for our Valentine’s Day dinner. He booked a table for us at Wings Music Café in Puchong. As we reached there before 8pm, it was still not that busy yet. But as the evening progressed, more people started to arrive. The café had a very nice environment for the event - it was adorned with simple paper decorations, and the table was covered with a tablecloth. The candles made the ambience more romantic and comfortable, while there was a duo singing love songs to celebrate the occasion.

The food in Wing’s Music Café wasn’t superb compared to other places but I was more than happy to spend the evening there without the crowd. The previous year, a colleague of ours had complained about the atrocious service at Victoria Station. Well, what can you expect on Valentine’s Day at a well-known restaurant like that? I know I’d rather go to a quieter place any time, any day.

I also thought of last year’s Valentine’s dinner with Sze at Nikko Hotel. It was a very nice buffet dinner but we had to rush there due to a bad traffic jam in the city. Therefore, I would advise anyone planning for the occasion to find a place away from the city to avoid the rush. After all, you want a relaxing evening with your loved one.

It was a memorable Valentine’s Day celebration for both of us. Hope you had a great one too.