Counting the Blessings

I bet many people have flooded the diners and restaurants in town yesterday.

I was chatting with a friend who currently station in India this morning. The first thing he ask me is, "Sunday no go out meh?" and I replied, "Sunday mah, go out to jam with people ah?" (pardon our Malaysian-English) then he continued, "Sunday got jam meh? After yesterday no jam already, all the tar por pok kai liao" (remark: tar por = male, in hokkien; pok kai = bankrupt, in cantonese).

We both laughed.

I bet there should be more new love birds on the street after yesterday (and some probably got eliminated from the list, perhaps). He agreed, many hook up on Valentine's day. In fact, he did too (but that's for the expired relationship). And then we both sat down to share our thoughts about having a simpler relationship, and keeping it simple.

I think those that have been through the complication and/or are already way passed the dreaming age appreciate more in having a simpler thing - life, relationship, thinking etc. Why want things to be dramatically high (and low) just to show how incredible/special the relationship is? I know, many likes "kicks" as they keep the adrenalin high and feel great.

Myself is a peace believer - stillness allows better view. So what have I got for my Valentine's day? A very very lovely homemade dinner. Sound lame? Like "you can cook any time of the year, and you can cook all of your life"? It depends on how you see it. As far as the Valentine's Couple Meal is concern where all the love birds stuck their heads and hips in a crowded place to have degraded food+service but definitely paying overgraded price just to make that day VERY SPECIAL, I think ours is just nice as we get to enjoy every single moment.

Here is how and what we had:

Our table setting

Our soup

Our main course

Our desert

Any less perfect than the ones where everyone share the same big pot of soup, the same overcooked chicken/fish/steak, and the same after meal pudding/cheesecake?

We make every step of the way a memory for ourselves. We share every thought and cherish what we both feel grateful of. The sky isn't painted in pink, but filled with colors that make our life even richer as we grow older because we know one simple universal law: love with our heart, and the rest will follow to appear by its will.

With love, we shared our 7th Valentine's Day together...