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Happy Valentine's Day!!!

Today is all about love.

This morning, I found this chocolate heart and a note on my desk...

Sweet, isn't it?

NOPE!!! Its not from my admirer... :) :) :)

It's from "The Management"... though I was expecting a different gift from them!!! (lol)

I do appreciate the management's simple way of reaching out to everyone and expressing their compassion.

And after an hour and half, a delivery boy handed to me these...

Ooops! You're wrong again...

These are from our Travel agents. Their way of saying thank you for the business :)

Love is really in the air...

And it is not only for couples...

Love day is for everyone who knows how to love.

Earlier, I spoke with my cousin, who is currently on the process of legal separation with her hubby. They have decided to put an end to their marriage at young age. Admittedly. she is sad, not because of the annulment but, just because...

When I told her that there are many reasons to be happy, she said: "I know girl.. hehe.. minsan lang (sometimes) I just cant help but get sad... like today.. everyone seems to be happy celebrating... ako (I) nothing to celebrate..."

It's because her 'single' friends were out on a date and she felt alone...

I reminded her that there are a lot of reasons to be happy...

And being single will never be a hindrance to celebrate the day of  love!

As long as we are willing to share love to others and willing to receive others' love...

Valentine's day will always be special day and that everyday can be a Valentine's day.

“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
John 13:34-35

love month

Valentine's Day or Saint Valentine's Day is a holiday celebrated on February 14 by many people throughout the world. In the West, it is the traditional day on which lovers express their love.

An alternative theory from Belarus states that the holiday originates from the story of Saint Valentine, who upon rejection by his mistress was so heartbroken that he took a knife to his chest and sent her his still-beating heart as a token of his undying love for her. Hence, heart-shaped cards are now sent as a tribute to his overwhelming passion and suffering.

at this time, Valentine's day has been popularized, or rather, commercialized. special discounts for couples in hotels, gift vouchers for lovers, different promotions on restaurants for two...

which somehow gives a connotation that this is really just for lovers.

but isnt it that Valentines are not just for lovers? how about those singles with so much love to give to other people? what about the young ones, who still dont understand what being inlove is all about yet needed to be loved?

what about those people whose partners have passed away? where they not allowed to celebrate?

love is an intense word. it has a meaning of his own. its reach is unreachable. hence, most people tend to minimize its value.

love month, same as Christmas, is mainly about love. but not just for couples... love is something that everybody is entitled to receive and should be distributed. it is something that should be celebrated, but again not just for lovers...

kids should be treated fairly, i believe they also should be thought the essence of commemorating this special occasion. this is not just for their parents... they should be given the priviledge to experience days like this, they should celebrate being loved.

singles usually panic! they were the least happy when February comes. no dates for valentines... but those singles are the ones always available in times their friend couple broke up. they are the ones who loves their family more. a date or treat for this unconditional love should also be given to them.

and ofcourse, our families... who does not get tired of loving us, more than anybody else.

well, its not that i belong to "smv" (samahang malalamig ang valentines) as we call it. i have a date... lol!

its just that i know some people who dont have and doesnt want to celebrate. people who think that this is just for lovers.

this is not...

valentine to me is worth celebrating. even not on the 14th, but set a date where you can share this day or night or weeks with your loved ones to make them feel that their love is as important and worth the celebration :)