“The Valentine’s Day brings out the inner cynic
in all of us” - Zac Goldstein

Religious view aside, I think Valentine’s Day is plain silly. Saya setuju betul dengan cynic perspective that V-Day is just another holiday invented by greeting card and chocolate companies. Don’t get me wrong; I’m all for romance and celebration of love, but designating 14 February for that purpose, IMHO, is plain silly. Couples in love sepatutnya mahu dan perlu express your love for each other setiap hari.

Expression of love need not be big. Tak perlu beri roses setiap hari sebab di Malaysia ni roses memang scarce hence pricey. Tak syoklah kalau dapat bunga kertas kan? Tapi sesekali kalau dapat roses, would be nice. Ehem.

Tak perlu sewa billboard to express I LOVE YOU, WIFEY. SMS sudah memadai and if you’re a fan of exhibitionism, then shout it out at your loved one’s Facebook wall or Friendster page. Free and easy.

Chocolate adalah murah. If your woman adalah easy-to-be-pleased seperti saya, Cadbury pun cukup. Tak sampai pun RM5. Sekala-sekala kalau pergi tempat bebas cukai macam The Zone atau Langkawi, belilah overseas chocolate. Jangan beli coklat kelapa sawit pula ya. Rupa cantik, rasa fail.

Macam-macamlah cara untuk express love everyday. Quick hugs and kisses sebelum berdengkur. Spend time dengar masalah kerja. Minum-minum at your favourite café after a long, hard day at work. Beli her favourite snack. Apologize. Call in to check her at work, simply because. Saying I LOVE YOU sebelum hang up phone. Letting him spend some time with his friends. Cook for each other. Help do the dishes. Saying thank you. Letting her watch girly shows on 8TV on Tuesday Girls Night. Macam-macamlah.


Oleh itu, jangan terpedaya dengan dakyah V-Day. Ia hanya a religious celebration made popular by pop culture. Saya rasa tak perlulah saya preach tentang Islam perspective on the holiday because as a Muslim, anda sudah tentu sudah tahu. Now, it's your "personal choice" lah. Whatever.

Cuma, dari sudut ekonomi, tak perlulah kita buat lubang pada wallet kita untuk beli overpriced roses and candies atau untuk makan di restaurants that will overcharge you dengan alasan V-Day adalah hari yang overbooked.

Anyways, I pity those yang merancang untuk ke Konsert Rihanna V-Day ini; now you’d have to make other plans or else your girlfriend akan meletup dan belasah you like Brown did to Rihanna. Ngeee.

I don’t know about you. That’s just my dua puluh sen. Spread love!