"What's So Funny About Spending V-Day Out Alone?!"

"Random thoughts for Valentine's Day, 2004. Today is a holiday invented by greeting card companies to make people feel like crap." - Joel Barish, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

I don't know about feeling crap, but maybe because the sight of countless couples on streets on this particular romantic day makes me feel awkwardly weird.

I hate the idea of staying at home on Valentine's Day. I mean, why are those couples allowed to have fun while single people go work their ass off or stay home? We're allowed to have fun, right? Whether with friends or just being by yourself. That's why I always go out on Valentine's Day.

You don't need a partner to spend V-Day. You just need yourself and a couple of bucks.

So here's what I did on V-Day:

1. Went out to watch The King's Speech: Great film, really. The impeccable chemistry between Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush is a delight to watch on screen. Greater in-depth review coming up soon...

2. Wanted to have sushi for dinner but all the places are packed with couples and there were long queues, even at my regional mall. So I have to settle at...

3. Burger King. I bought myself a meal (upsized), a chocolate sundae and two Mexican drumlets. I don't usually spend this much on a meal but fuck it, you know.. It's V-Day.

4. I went home after the meal. Night was still young and I knew what to do that night. I put Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind on my television set while I constructed a birthday gift from a friend.

I thought there was gonna be cutting involved. Thank God there's wasn't. But it's not bad right? Considering the fact that I suck at Art and Crafts subject back in my primary and secondary school days. It looks wonderful, really. =D

Also, Eternal Sunshine may be the greatest movie to watch on V-Day. It's sweet yet poignant. Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Charlie Kaufman (writer) and Michel Gondry's (director) efforts are mind-blowing. It's the perfect film to watch on V-Day.

It's similar to 500 Days of Summer as both deals with the deconstruction of a relationship but I never once thought 500 Days was a romance movie.

So, whether V-Day is crap, I don't think so.

You just need a little planning and a single will be satisfied.