Valentine's day is here.........

Its still a week away but neways the prep for the same is on.............. The time for love ( archies wants you to beleive) ........... The time to show that you care for the people whom you love......... The time for romance suposedly..........

I in fact have never got the meaning or the reason for the same............ being a cynic , i feel that valentine's day is just a marketing gimmick that companies use to emotionally black mail people ( i fall into the trap too.......... ) so that they buy their stuff ( which are generally completely useless..... greeting cards, teddy bears, heart shaped ballons, flowers etc) .......

Now i begin to wonder why all men (committed or not ) fear this particular day.......... Committed men ( married or not ) fear this day as cos the people they love and care ( mainly girlfriends and wives ) expect them to do something special......... The worst part is, men being lazy and generally not creative end up doing the same thing...... Run at the last possible minute, to the nearest archies showroom and buy something really stupid such as gaint teddy bear or a heart shaped one and some flowers to give it to their loved ones........... I have no idea who benefits from this excercise.... is it women ( who get stuff they just like for a minute and then throw it away ) or archies ( gift shop ) gallery......... which makes a nice profit............

Women on the other hand have no comittment to do anything at all......... Some women again buy useless stuff for the guys ( photo frames, heart shaped key chains and this is even better - > pens with hearts on them) ........... I have never seen people buy something sensible for each other............ I mean u can buy ur loved ones stuff like clothes , shoes etc.......... They would at least use it or exchange it..........

Now for the people who r nt committed ............ This is the time pressure mounts on them......... people giving them weird stares as if they are losers of the first order.......... friends making fun of u and pairing with every single girl u know.......... Telling you the weirdest stuff like " Love is in the air" ............. and stuff like that......... My god !!!! please give us poor souls a break...........

The worst that can happen is when you have to take off from work on that day......... I had to last year as luck would have it.......... My IIML interview was on the exact same day.... As i went up to my TL for a leave........ A big notorious smile came on his face.......... People areound you start giving funny smiles .......... you somehow squeeze your way out of it and you think thank god thats the end of it............... But as if the curse would just not let go of you......... You get back to work on the day just after vaentine's day............ the curious and funny smiles are back staring at u........ people asking u what u did yesterday with a wink in their eyes..... the torture just doesnt seem to end..........

Finally my take is that......... valentines day, fathers day, mothers day, sisters day, brothers day, friendships day ....... this is the best one "Rose day" .......... are all good for gift shops and restaurants.......... we need to acknowledge people on this day and move on......... cos u cant show ur love for a person on just one day in the whole year........dont make too much of a big deal out of it............. chill and enjoy the day.........