WHAT’S WRONG WITH CNY & VALENTINE’S DAY

WHAT’S WRONG WITH CNY & VALENTINE’S DAY

        I am not sure how to approach this question as neither of these holidays really apply to me. I am and have always been single, so I don’t care for Valentine’s Day at all and I don’t celebrate Chinese New Year (because I am not Chinese).

         

            I guess I will start with Valentine’s Day. It is the epitome of love and affection, for one day. From all I know and have heard of, couples do everything they can to prove their love for each other until the day is over and then just wait until one of their birthdays to do anything nice again. I always felt Valentine’s Day was a way for Chocolate and Flower shops to make some more money. It is entirely a corporate sell-out. I can only imagine St. Valentine himself looking over us shaking his head thinking “what is wrong with these idiots?”.

        

            I know not everyone is like this but, the majority is. Why not do small gestures everyday instead of big gestures on a day where everything is overpriced?

        

            As I said, Chinese New Year really isn’t my forte. Every Chinese New Year, I go on holiday with my family and get about RM20 of ang-pau from my neighbours, so, I am indifferent about the subject. The only thing I don’t like about it is the ongoing fire works every night for about two weeks. My dog seems to think they are the devil coming to kill her, so she barks the night away, which is very fun for everyone.

          

           All in all, Valentine’s Day isn’t my cup of tea but that doesn’t matter since I am sad and alone anyway. Chinese New Year offers a chance for some people to celebrate a new year with their family, so it can’t be that bad. Plus, I get a week off school!