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And there, an hour and half ..V-day's over! :)

Day was normal. In fact chennai city hasn't hyped V-day all that much. I mean ,like publicly. Otherwise I'm sure it was a huge blast altogether for so many out there. 


I was rushing to the project center this morning with one of my favorite girlfriends when we spotted CCD and thought a yummy cuppa coffee could resurrect our cold spirits back to life .I mean this city was sleeping or what? No signs of Valentine fever in the air. Back in Mumbai , it used to be so damn obvious that it was a Valentine's day despite the ridiculous threatening of The Sena godfather that he'd marry any couple or rather any girl and guy let alone holding hands but walking together on the road in not a mandap but a freggin' police station!!LOL! The very thought makes me laugh to this day. I don't know why these old men instead should sit and ruminate over the thousand hunger striken people in the country go down to doing immature things like these making even a ten year old laugh(Oh yes,I witnessed the Sena Saga when I was 10!) 


Oh I remember the then famous and stunning building Akbarallys ripped down to not ashes but worse,it was in shambles. With all the glass pieces all over and bah.. what a sad sight it was! Only because it was gorgeously decorated with heart balloons and blah related to this love fest. It felt like a valuable person who meant a lot to so many a hearts came tumbling down so unexpectedly. Akbarallys was the hot spot of Mumbai back in the 90s .Of course there was Shopper's Stop and all that! 


Coming back to the point , the V-day festivity just surfed the air.And it was crystal clear nothing would stop them ,ever,from celebrating this sparkly thing called LOVE.

I mean it's another way of spreading happiness,correct but on the flip side,scaling the marketing gibberish to high ladders just to entice customers into making the someone special suddenly so SPECIAL on that one single day! It's a weird concept today. Infact it's ___(fill in with whatever you like!) when the essence of love is lost and all hope is washed away giving rise to a myriad other emotions of lusty men giving a piece of their souls to all this melodramatic superficial celebration. Yes, it looks like we are in a race for gifting whomever we want/like/love/lust the best gifts of the lot.


However ,HOWEVER people! All this does NOT stop us from celebrating the V-day with our kinda grace and magnitude. I mean ,you add a little conventional /classic style of making this day very customize-ably special. Say like making a hand-made card! Or something you did/made/cooked/baked.


I used to draw cards as a kid for my parents and my girlie valentines. It is a real tear jerking joke till date ,I mean,about me "making cards" .I used to write things like "you are my heart part!" or "i love you" or something downright funny-cute! And I wrote such stuff when I was just 5 or 7! Gosh, my bro found all those funny cards tucked away safely under layers & layers of papers in my cupboard ,the ones my friends gave me;those were even more laughable. It used to be so unique,you know! Once a friend made me a candle she made by herself! And another gifted me a card decorated with those crayon shavings which by the way is very creative;she drew me a crayon-shaves hut and a cute girl hoisting a balloon (guess that was me ;) 

God! I miss all those. I sometimes think I belong to the 40s or something. I'm too conventional when it comes to "my kinda expressing love" or "my kinda falling in love". This Valentine's I made a gorgeous video for my parents and for my favorite person! :) Yes, and I was complimented that the video gift was simply "priceless".What more could I ask for? :) I made they're day and mine too.What about you? How did you lavish on all your beloved? :)

This Valentine's

Hello all those young at heart couples celebrating The Valentine's! I was just googling on the some really precious gifts women can give men. You know like something different.Something unique! I have not been granted access to my debit card/credit card yet coz I'm officially a major spendthrift at home. So you guys enjoy your freedom and gift your Valentine the best gift ever with truckloads of love.

Here are some I found interesting. Thought I'd share with you.

1)This is called an Inkless Metal Beta Pen. 

It operates without ink. The pen employs tiny metal alloys all over to the tip so as you write small amounts of metal gets deposited on paper.It does not require any sharpening or refills. It's valid for a lifetime. In case you want to sharpen the point though, you can rub the pointed portion against sand paper.

Awesomeness quotient :It can never smear.And it's specially used by artists.

2)This gift box contains an array of 6 nutrition bars. 

Awesomeness Quotient :This is for those health conscious Valentines ;)

3) This is for the whiskey lovers who love to have they're spirits chill without ice getting diluted. These are the soapstone cubes .

Awesomeness Quotient :It has a unique ability to retain the chill temperature for a long period of time.Also, it is so soft ,Hence can never scratch the glass.

4)This gift might be sort of dumb but anything dumb has the nature to be cute right? :) It's hand-made of pewter.It's obviously,The Frog Prince paperweight. LOL. 

Awesomeness Quotient : It has 3 different hats to suit your Valentine's mood.An apt gift,I'd say! ;)

5) Okay.So if you're a guy you may want to gift your Valentine lady this! It's a Cassette Tape Clutch.

Awesomeness Quotient : Every woman's dream to own a fancy clutch come true!

6) This is an Embroidered Circles Pouch .

Awesomeness Quotient : It's so sassy and one can team it up with a gorgeous anarkali or a georgette saree!

7) You can probably gift this to your mom or a favorite family member!It's for those who don't like it when their corn flakes/cereals/biscuits get soggy when eaten with milk.Obol has two sections-an upper area for your cereal, and a lower reservoir for milk. Scoop a spoonful of your cereal into your spoon, then swoop into the milk for the perfect bite every time.

Awesomeness Quotient : Obol's unique Swoop n Scoop® design lets you enjoy cereal or anything crispy until the last bite.

8)The following is a gadget charger for the car.This powerful cup of coffee will be able to power 3 devices at once : two AC outlets for laptops, DVD players, phone chargers, camera chargers, etc. and one USB power port for iPods, MP3 players and cell phones.Again, something you can gift your favorite person for life!

Awesomeness Quotient : Great to keep in your car, in case one of your phone or other devices’ batteries go low.

I found all this here. Maybe you can check that out.And if you're impressed,Go ahead and cart it! :) So, this Valentine's it's not just about your boyfriend/girlfriend/husband/wife. Extend it to something more. Indulge in yourself too. You can be your own Valentine. Who said loving oneself is crime? ;)

Love is when you meet someone who tells you something new about yourself.-Andre Breton. 

There you go,It's all about us! :) Say it, "I love me!"

Happy Valentine's, people! Yea yea, I know it's early. ;)