Valentine's Day 2014

Many say that Valentine's Day is no more than a overly commercialised and hyped up event pushed for by the capitalists, but even without the more-than-usual spending, it remains to be an special day to me. Of course, everyday should be Valentine's Day, but not everyone has the time to spend exclusive time with their partner. Maybe I am not appreciative of specifically Valentine's Day, but rather the chance to spend time with each other without the interference of other distractions and to show our loved ones how much we appreciate them.

I see Javin almost everyday, but most of the time we discuss mundane everyday-/work-/academic-related matters, and it is difficult to just spend quality time with each other, especially since Javin is kept very busy with work and school. Even on exchange, he was busy with his trading, checking prices all the time and at times I would feel really annoyed and neglected. I don't really complain anymore about him spending a lot of time on work now, because I know he needs to earn that money and, like most men, is pretty ambitious/driven when it comes to earning money. Giving my fullest support is the very least I should do. I shouldn't complain because he puts in a lot of effort into our relationship. He comes to see me for a while after a long and tiring day even though it is late, though I don't ask for more time with him and am fine spending time away from him. I appreciate him immensely for that.

My Valentine's Day was nothing too extravagant. I clearly instructed him not to get me any flowers because although they are pretty, I prefer them on the ground and they wither anyway. But my Valentine's Day was not as simple as a normal day together with him either. Javin brought me to a nice place called Herbivore for really delicious vegetarian Japanese cuisine. Not extremely fancy, but we usually eat simple meals and my heart sank because he was spending so much on me. After dinner, we had gelato which got really gelat (pun intended, originally made by Javin) towards the end. We spent the rest of the night under the covers, talking about everything and asking each other hypothetical/ridiculous questions e.g. Me: "Would you rather have two mouths or three eyes?" Javin: "Three eyes - to look at you" HAHA it sounds horribly sappy, but it was quite funny in real life, because of the way Javin said it. He always makes me laugh. I laughed until I cried. I cried last year too, not out of laughter but because of the video he made with his singing as the back ground music, which he played on his laptop, which he placed in the middle of a heart made out of rose petals. I was not expecting it at all. He's always full of surprises.

We talked and talked until I fell asleep.

So that's basically the lovely Valentine's Day that I had, all thanks to my loving partner. I was really happy. Thank you for always showering me with love and compassion and giving me your best, not just yesterday but everyday. I love you very much. <3