Valentine’s Day is coming up, and if you’re like me, you probably wouldn’t be celebrating this overly hyped, overly commercialised occasion. Therefore, here’s a guide to surviving Valentine’s Day.
5 Ways To Survive Valentine’s Day (The Single’s Way)
- Fight the urge to turn on the television that evening, sappy love stories that are totally unrealistic will be showing. If you do however forget and turn on the television, do quickly press the mute button to save yourself from hearing the sappy love songs that accompany these movies. Yes, prevention is better than cure in this case. Resort to DVDs if you must turn on the television. Or better yet, pull out the microphones and start karaoke-ing, anything to tune out the sound of any lovebirds in your neighbourhood.
- Eat in! Yes, you must not succumb to temptation and eat out on this night. Eating places will be full of lovebirds who willingly pay outrageous prices just to feel that they are not missing out on something. Parking spaces would be hogged by this people who can spend hours at dinner. Save yourself the trouble, and eyesore, by eating at home. Saves money too, plus it’s way healthier.
- At work or school, whilst other people are getting into the hype of receiving or giving gifts, steer clear of conversation unless you want to be asked why you did not receive anything. Be proud, being single is good, embrace the freedom. Don’t resort to buying yourself flowers to evade the mentioned questions, it wouldn’t be worth the price at this time. Plus, it will only lead to more questions. Remember, honesty is the best policy.
- Locking yourself at home may not be everyone’s ideal, so why not gather a few friends who are free and have a night out. Again, do remember to avoid those lovebird hotspots: restaurants, parks, dark alleys, goodness they can be sighted almost everywhere on this day. Take advantage of the fact that the lovebirds would probably not be at shopping places and go get some Chinese New Year shopping done perhaps. Anything to get your mind off you-know-what.
- Laughter is the best medicine. Watch while your colleagues or classmates get gifts from that creepy, awkward guy, or people get hilarious, unexpected and embarassing proposals. Then, cherish the fact that that would not happen to you. Haha.
Note: This list is not meant to be taken too seriously. And no, I have not turned cynical about love or Valentine’s Day.
5 comments:
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I read: advertisement.
Man.
@Wen, nice post. But Valentine's is commercialized, so why not bask in the credit card strains?
;P
I shall refrain from clicking I guess.
Wen Qi... You say all these....even though you were the rose bearer last year. Doi?
lol nice list. oooo someone was the rose bearer. ;)
Ooh hi Crystal, thought you quit blogging. But you haven't quit reading blogs. Goodie.
Ah, that meant nothing, it's all in the past. Bah.
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