happy halloween!
The last time I celebrated Valentine’s Day fully was in
grade school. I sent and received cards, cookies or small dolls from my
classmates. To me it was Christmas overloaded with hearts. And instead of
lights, an overwhelming sight of flowers.
The last time I celebrated Valentine’s Day in an unconventional
way was College. We had a booth in the Feb Fair. Roses were pouring in from an
alumnae with a rose plantation, and we were banning all “doubles” from the
booth. This was exclusively a singles’ booth, as were the roses. The cocktails
we concocted were continuously flowing and hilarity ensued till the following
morning.
Back in college, there was a trend going on: a census on how
many people wore red on Valentine’s day. This did not conform with the
scientific method with which our mentors have incessantly taught us, hence, said census was unreliable. But it did provide an insight as to how many (you may insert any unmentionable
adjective here) wore red.
A year later, there was an addition to this census: those
who intended to make a statement by wearing black.
The last time I greeted anyone a Happy Valentine’s was
probably 9 years ago. Some 8 years ago, a friend and I realized how much
Valentine’s is like Halloween for those who do not enjoy Valentine’s.
Scary for some, even. Coincidentally, Halloween has been more enjoyable for both of us - it’s devoid of exclusivity (everyone gets candy!) and costumes provide more amusement than Valentine concerts. Cheaper, too. Hence, 8
years ago, we had our own little trick or treat on Valentine’s day as a joke.
We even went to the extent of greeting others a Happy Halloween. Those others
who got the joke, in turn, joined in our merriment.
No, I have had significant others then. But it was still fun
"not" celebrating Feb 14. It was habit-forming in the last 10 years or so…
…although I do love the flowers, cards, and CD’s I get,
even if they were just from fraternity
brothers.
TRICK OR TREAT!!!!
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