happy crappy valentine

ahh… in 2 days time, lovers will be going all lovey dovey and mushy mushy. yes another one of those ‘marketing ploy’ day by business-men to suck dry the pocket of love-struck foolish lovers.

valentine’s day. do we need a day to remind us to show our love? do we need a day where everyone else are showing their love, and you have to jump in the bandwagon? do we need a day where our love is manifest in the bl**dy expensive flowers or/and cut-throat price romantic dinner?

of course not! love has become commercialized if you seriously think you need that special day to buy flowers or other expensive gifts specially wrapped for this v-day, to show your love. why not do it other day? why not make it one special day of your choice (uniqueness is there) where not thousands of people are doing it, to show your love?

bridget freiler, editor of tide lines online sure put it in a very powerful meaningful way on v-day being commercialised. to quote her:

The commercialization of Valentine’s Day has turned it into something it’s not. It’s supposed to be a day when couples tell each other how much they care for each other, not when they spend their latest pay-check on gifts that won’t even last.

It’s sad that people have to look to pre-made items to express their love for one another. No card can tell exactly how a person is feeling.

while i expect many might disagree with me… that v-day to them is good that they like v-day, i was kind of surprise that many agree with me! for example, here at oliviasy’s blog, many of her readers like her, dread v-day and do look to it as marekting ploy and being commercialized.

i know those who disagree with me… read that as those who are all for v-day, will say something like commercilization is good, (like christmas being commercialized) as they give jobs to people. oh ya right, and the bank account of business people grew fatter too.

while i agree that v-day had been over-hyped, a little 10% of me feel that v-day might be good after all for some people – those who are so busy or so forgetful to outwardly express their love. therefore they need a special day to remind them it’s time to outwardly manifest their love. however these people should be wise to show their love in their own special ways and not let the cash registers ring instead.