It’s Valentine’s Day. Just another day. That’s what we say.
I drop you off at your office. You have a busy day ahead, a two-hour meeting in the morning, another one with the Thai client after lunch. I pick up our friends from Taipei at the hotel and take them out for breakfast. The sun is so bright today, barely any clouds in the sky. The table at the café is aglow as our friends read off the menu on the wall and decide. I wish you were here, right now, enjoying our scrambled eggs, toast and bacon.
The day passes. Driving. Meetings. Starbucks. More coffee.
Six p.m. You walk over to the mall from your office. We decide against driving home and having udon as we discussed earlier; easier to hit the food court and get a hot meal now – some nourishing soup, rice vegetables and meat. We eat slowly and share our day – awful clients, precious friends, what we had for lunch.
After dinner, we pass by the video store and you can’t help but stop to watch the TV screens for the next half hour. “What was it,” I ask later, “Final Fantasy?”
“It’s Tekken,” you say.
“What’s the difference?”
“Final Fantasy’s a video game. Tekken’s more arcade.”
And so it is. I can’t tell the difference, really. But it’s cute how much you enjoyed that movie, that game. We pay the parking ticket and get into our car. I drive us home, avoiding your pinches as I make fun of you. Finally your hand fall upon my leg and settle there. It’s comforting.
It’s Valentine’s Day. We have no chocolates, no wine, no roses. We have each other and our day and our night. And what could be sweeter?
I am so glad I have someone like you, and so grateful.
Kenny Mah believes in the good in people. He has been blogging for over ten years. No, his hands aren't tired. Yet.
Valentine’s Day is indeed about having those you love and care about by your side.
@Baby Sumo: Yeppers! And I’m still chuckling at the pic of your husband and his “girlfriend” a.k.a. your daughter. So cute!
oh, it’s kinda true, isn’t it … every day is valentine’s day when you get to spend it with someone you love :D
intriguingly enough, while you were typing this, i might have been listening to a live band sing adele’s “someone like you” at that very moment. it was a bizarre song choice for a valentine’s day performance :P
@Sean: Every day is, really. Even when one gets bullied every day too. (Poor, poor me.)
I was listening to Adele on repeat for no particular reason when I was writing this. Maybe it’s due to her Grammy wins (an amazing six awards haul). And may I ask who were you enjoying that live band with? *nudge, nudge*
You’re both truly blessed with the greatest gift there is, LOVE.
@jemima: We are both truly blessed with good friends too, including you, my dear. Remember, the only Valentine’s Day card we ever received together was from you! Hooray!
That piece is beautiful. You’re very talented Kenny.
@The Yum List: Thanks for reading!
everyday is valentine’s! cos i get to eat homecooked meals everyday. okay maybe those prepared by me are not considered…
@Michelle Chin: Oh I would so count your own-cooked home-cooked meals… especially if you invite me over for some! *winks*
It’s a good life, is it not? Sometimes it’s the comforts of daily life that make it so.. comforting. =)
@Michelle: It sure is a blessing. It’s important to me that I remind myself of that every day.
You forgot about the spanking retribution!
@Paul: What can I say? I’m a softie at heart – couldn’t bear to dish out the punishment Devil so deserves… *chuckles*
Happy V day to you & devil :)
@Choi Yen: May every day be a Valentine’s Day for you, my friend.
For the both of you, EVERYDAY is Valentine’s Day! Super super sweet post as usual <3
@iamthewitch: No lah, where got super super sweet? This is the reduced-sugar version lah. Hehe.
I have to eat more salty food to neutralise my tastebuds today. Was reading Unkaleong’s V-day post and now, this. Haha! Both posts inspired by Grammy winners summore. ;D
Can I just go off-topic to say that parking is freaking at Pavilion (I assume y’all were there in this post..hehe)?
@HairyBerry: Does salty food neutralise sweet ones? (I’m judging by the sweet nature of Unkaleong’s Valentine’s Day post, of course. Mine is rather bland by comparison. Ahem.)
Parking at Pavilion – not always easy, but worth it for the size of them parking bays! The largest we can get in the KL city centre, mate.
Happy V Day!!! :P
@ciki: V for Very Late? Hehe.
Happy V Day.
Bad excuse, but it’s true, can’t access your blog because of the great china fire wall! hehe…
@keropokman: Excuses, excuses. You could totally use a proxy, especially since you are so IT-savvy. Cis.
*sighs*… if only I cud hv these moments with my boy… no need for any extravagance, jz being contented in each other’s company… unfortunately since day one we started dating we’ve nvr quite managed to be on the same continent as one another on V-day much less spend time together… :(
my only consolation is a promise that we’ll have forever to make up for all the missed valentine’s day, birthdays, anniversaries, etc… until then…
Happie belated vday to u n ur lil devil ;)
@asstha: One day, you guys will be on the same continent, and that one day is worth waiting for, my dear.
*hugs*