Valentine's Day And Yuan Xiao Jie
Today is 14 February. It is Valentine's Day. Once in a long time, like today it coincides with Yuan Xiao Jie, which some say is the Chinese equivalent of Valentine's Day in a way. So expect to more than the usual crowd out there everywhere, all dressed to the T, to impress, to celebrate as commercialism up the ante on such an occasion. The irony of life is that those who are single and alone may yearn to be attached while those who are attached may look at it another way and thinking "dude you don't know what you are getting into". Yet some people treat others like things - once you get it, you take things for granted and no longer treasure it as before. Just ask your things - cars, iPads, golf clubs, clothes, shoes, bicycles, rackets, whatever, etc. To me, Valentine's Day is like the Lunar New Year as Roses and other flowers are like Bak Kua. Eat your Bak Kua everyday except during the Lunar New Year because prices go up many times and the quality ...