Can you imagine how awkward it was for me to shoot this picture? Lol.
Because it’s Valentine’s Day, I decided to have my nails and toenails painted bloody red. It’s no biggie, I’ll probably remove it after a day or two. I just happened to pass by a salon yesterday and thought of doing something out of the ordinary (I don’t normally get my nails done. Only when I’m attending a formal event). But just so you know, this act is already the extent of my 2008 Valentine’s Day!
To tell you the truth — and I mean this with no bitterness in my heart, haha — I don’t treat Valentine’s Day any differently than the other regular days. Why? Because I’m not used to experiencing anything BIG happening on this day. I haven’t received any serious “I like you, be my Valentine” flowers, or any memorable gifts in the past 23 Valentine’s days of my life. Not that this is a bad thing coz it’s really not, and I’m not bitter. I’M. NOT. BITTER. Haha.
I’m looking forward to at least having dinner with da boypren, just like last year and the year before! *Hint-hint* Boypren, are you there? :)
Nevertheless, we all know that Valentine’s Day is not exclusive to lovers. It can also be about friends and family. I used to spend February 14th every year with my best friends back home. We would go out, have dinner, give each other presents (Sometimes roses! How sad were we?), and be all singles together. Valentine’s Day a.k.a. Singles Awareness Day can be a lot of fun if spent with the right people you know.
I also have another one good memory of this day. For three years in a row, my guy classmates in college (who were only about 20% of our class) would prepare something sweet for the rest of us (the ladies) on Valentine’s Day. They would pool their money together, buy bouquets of roses and they would join with one of our professors in carrying out their plan for that day, Feb 14. The class would get interrupted, and soon they’d enter our classroom to hand each of us her own red rose. IT WAS REALLY CHEESY! But it never failed to make the rest of us smile and feel friendly kilig. They made it clear they weren’t doing that with any romantic agenda in mind — they just wanted to make all of us feel a little bit special on that day. Such a sweet gesture, don’t you think?
See? Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to be about romantic relationships between two people. Me, bitter? I’m not bitter. Whatareyoutalkingabout?
If I say I’m not bitter one more time would you still believe me? Haha!
So what’s your unromantic memory of Valentine’s Day? :)
Joni, you’re so funny. totoo nga na ibinlog mo yung nails mo! haha. I sense BITTERness talaga mula kanina pa. steady ka lang. malay mo, he’ll surprise you with dinner(?) haha
bheng: Yep, my bloody red nails are blogworthy. LOL. O wala lng tlaga akong ma-blog? :P
He doesn’t have to surprise me.. we can have dinner every night naman. It’s nothing new if we have it on V-day. hehe
eh kayo, what’s the plan??
wow jonibells! Red nails! ako din nothing special to do this v-day. Sbe ni boypren, pauso lang daw ng SM and National Bookstore ang Valentine’s Day! Hayyyyyyyy……
But you’re right, V-day isn’t just for lovers only (not bitter also!) HAHA!
hehe this is funny! :D same here, “vday” isn’t so special to me too since i never experienced vday with anyone which only meant my relationships with my exes would screw up just right before every year would start, missing out all the holidays and yeah, valentine’s. always spending it with closest friends and “broken” hearts. haha.
also, i never received any flowers before.. valentine’s day or not. zilch! nada..
im not bitter too. haha.
OWW JOWNIII I LOOOOVE THE RED!!! Keep it, keep it!! I mean, wag lang two days noh!!! The red nails are worth keeping. ;) Which reminds me… gaaah, i really have to get my nails done too! :)
Natatawa ako sa mga comments. It feels like I’m back sa Antel, with you guys, ranting about our NON-bitterness about Vday. Haha classic. :) Heres to our extraordinarily ORDINARY Valentines day (whatever). *clink* :)
AWWW JOWNIIII!! KEEP THE NAILS OKAIII?? I LOOOOVE IT!!! Keep it longer than two days okaaaayy? :) Which reminds me, uuuugh, i really should get my nails done too!!
LOL, natatawa ako sa mga comment nyo nila romz ha. Feels like I’m back over again sa Antel, ranting over coffee and pancit canton. Hahha. The power of justfication nga naman oo. But I BELIEVE YOU GUYS.. NO BITTERNESS!! Hahahaha. :)
Here’s to our valentines non-extraordinaire!! *clink* :P
Love the bloody red nails Jon’! Happy Valentine’s Day!! :D
Do you have a tripod attached to your face to get that picture?
Aw. That’s nice that they guys would do that. In other cultures girl’s give guys chocolates maybe next year I can make my own chocolate and send it off to random cute guys I see…ok so not me.
“It’s no biggie, I’ll probably remove it after a day or two.”
- DON’T!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think the color looks great on you.
And I think what your guy classmates did for you girls was sweet!
Oh by the way Joni I just went over to your Flickr and saw the picture of your hamsters. So cute! They’re even posing for the camera! ^_^
Unromantic memory? Lessee, yesterday I wrote a short story about love that kind of isn’t. And it has lots of tpyos. Just liek tihs post, blah! But, it’s the first I wrote of a short story, and maybe I just need more practice.
Still, makes me feel warm. And bitter. Bummer.
Jon! Gwapa gwapa imo nails! I’ve been sporting gun metal gray nails since late last year, and red nails seem like a good idea for a change. Hehe. Paano mo na gin kwa ang pic man?! LOL.
I remember that time back in college too! Hehe. I remember them giving Ms. Ditching a chocolate rose in CLaw class; cute. Haha. Come to think of it, one wouldn’t have been able to tell they would’ve done something like that kay normally, ka dungol sa ila… Haha… Yep, it was sweet though. :)
yep,’m the one from Bacolod. and my blog is coming quite soon.
hehe. and ya, referring to the comment above, panu mo na kwa ang pic :P
hehe. i will also do my nails in crimson come payday. not because of the event, but because it’s my fave color. =)
and btw…check out my feb14 blog. looks familiar? ;-P
Happy belated valentines day!
i love your nails dear! hehehe :) sang una daw pangtinigulang ang red sbng it seems like okay man gali pra sa aton :) hehehe..
sweet toes. I like them. :-)
Your nails are amazing!
(And what are you saying?! The post is oozing with bitterness!)
:))
Tiffany: LOL. I’m obviously very bitter. :))
Joy: I placed the camera between my knees and activated the 10sec timer. Lol!