04:10 PM | 02/12/2013
This may be an anti-romantic post. So before
you rant, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING FIRST.
Valentine’s Day IS JUST A VALENTINES DAY.
I was barely inspired by a bunch of
bloggers who dared to blog their insights against Valentine’s Day. Thanks a
lot. Anyway...
Okay, so February 14 is just around the
corner. And so... what? I mean so the fuck what?
Valentines’ Day, more known as the feast of
St. Valentine, a third century Roman saint and according to my online buddy by
the name of Wikipedia, Saint Valentine is widely associated to a tradition of
curtly Love. And a lot more detail which is too much to fill in here, of
course.
I’m quite pretty sure that no one really
knows why the hell they celebrate Valentines’ Day unless they do their own research.
If you haven’t done so, go straight to your monitor and IGMG. Yeah, I’ll berate
this on Filipino (and I’ll quote Stanley Chi for this) – Oo. “I-Google Mo,
Gago!”
To tell you honestly, the way an ordinary
day runs is just like what a holiday (regardless if it’s a special or regular)
runs. They only lasted for 24 hours daily and the number changes on the
calendar since then. It’s all in the matter and people to turned up the hype of
not.
So for people who may consider Valentine’s
Day as a holiday, for me it is not – it’s just an ordinary one just like anyone
else. And certainly, a very (I repeat, VERY) over-hyped day.
But come on, slick! It only happens once in
a year. So why should you rant about this? Because the majority of people nowadays
are so stupid that all they can do is to be driven out by the over-commercialization
of media and moneymakers! They tend to forgot what the spirit of Valentines’
Day should be. That’s not how Valentine’s Day should be treated out. Sure, concerts
may be considered a good event to chill out but hotel rates, dinner promos, and
sales of anything that has something to do with romance? Oh, fuck that stupid system
please? Haven’t you had enough with the stupidities of romantic telenovelas,
affair-themed movies and popular musical shits on FM?
It’s just like the same idea as of
religious hypocrisy as what I saw from Chinnie Diaz’ Rappler blog. Having faith
up there is not requiring you to purchase products that are quite related from
your religion.
And (oh) by the way... “Love month?” Oh,
please! Love month yer face! You can love all you want anytime and anywhere and
as long as there’s no special date nor time, dedication nor pressure from your
peers needed to do so.
Valentines’ day is for everyone, to be
honest. Who cares if you’re single, dateless and broken-hearted anyway? No need
to put the big deal on Valentines’ Day ‘coz it will only last for 24 hours. In a
Filipino saying, “lilipas ‘din yan.”
So I don’t see for one to have a date
(unless they intend to do so) as if it is their job or a school requirement for
Valentines’ Day. You can’t call that love, that’s desperation already!
Here’s my snappy answer to that question:
Siya: Bakit wala kang date ngayong
Valentines?
Ako: Bakit, requirement ba 'yun?
Valentine’s day? ASUS, V-day my ass. It’s
too commercialized already. I don’t see anything wrong for one to live like an
ordinary day for February 14, but certainly I’m seeing something wrong on those
idiots whom insanely are doing something on that day.
Haven’t you tried loving somebody?
Look, I’m a lover too at my own right. And I’m
in a relationship either, and both my partner and I have the same insights when
it comes to Valentines’ Day. We agreed not to take this day like a big deal
unlike what the society dictates to.
Come on, you’re just bitter.
I may be one, but you’re fool enough. No,
sorry, you’re quite stupid. I don’t think you understand everything that I am
ranting.
Just saying.
Author:
slickmaster | © 2013 september twenty-eight productions
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