so we agreed not to get any presents and to celebrate valentine's day because cliched as it may sound, the affections on other days do not lessen and we had other things to do. after rehersals yesterday though, mingyao called and picked me up and handed me a huge pink box - almond roca! one of my favourite chocolates because i love that caramel hard centre and the almond bits in the chocolate outside that's just a nice thin enough layer.

so this morning, i got a phone call and i got a big bouquet of super large roses delivered to my office! - heart palpitations one gets upon such unexpected lavishness are akin to the times when he asked me out before we really knew each other back in college - it came with a sweet card and a little bear with a ribbon round it's neck - haha like the rope i used to tie my bear's neck to my school bag in jc when the proper key chain broke. so, a rightful ascendency. i put the roses in a rectangular vase and took one home to clip to my cloth-covered board with photos and stuff. and i lingered about town so i could hitch a ride home with him after rehersals and we had nasi lemak at upper thomson road for supper. alas, i really didn't plan anything cept for a photo postcard. so, improvisation and deep thinking produced sapporo and bitter meiji chocolates.

it was really creepy seeing armies of couples and flowers and teddy bears on the streets. i like mine personal and it was personal enough. - secret flowers only a selected crowd saw and holding hands and eating nasi lemak by very undecorated coffee shop, annonymous and non common except for you and me banter and yummy chicken wings - romantic indeed!