The Kickflip

Three days from today, it is going to be Valentine’s Day. The only other day you see so much red besides Chinese New Year... or if you’re of the female specie, your period.

About two weeks ago, I have been seeing posts (mostly from my brother) on Facebook about the joys and sorrows of being single on Valentine’s Day. I remember the times when I felt the same way, where I would unwillingly go out with also single friends just so we could ridicule those who celebrate it. Then there were V-days that I didn’t give a flying fart, grabbed an Xbox 360 controller and gamed the day away.

Well, obviously, I’m not single anymore and all my Valentine’s Days will be, unlike yours, cool. But this one is for you who are alone and feeling cold in this warm-colored day.

This is what you should do. Trust me. I’m not an expert!

EAT And not in fancy restaurants. Doing that will only feed your v-day frustrations. Eat in places where very no or few couples would dare eat. Here are a two suggestions:

Home - this is the best place to eat at a miserable time like this (maybe for you). Go on Youtube, find a quick recipe of some fancy looking dish and cook yourself something nice. Praise yourself while your at it. See, you’re happy. But if you are a lazy slob who doesn’t want to go through that process you could just buy a tub of ice cream, eat with the biggest spoon in the house and cry yourself to sleep while watching A Walk To Remember.

Tusok-Tusok / Street Food Vendors - Honestly, how many couples are cheap enough to eat in those? Jeje couples would at least go on a Jollibee date. So you should be safe with this one. Besides, Kuya Larry’s spicy kwek-kwek sauce is the bomb, right?

JAM SESSION The music kind of jamming session. If you are into music, play an instrument or like singing like nobody is watching, this is for you. Organize a little jam session between you and your single friends and sing your broken, beaten hearts out. And if you are not of the instrumental type there are always karaoke bars and videoke joints to make things easier for you. Involve food and drinks in the picture and it’s perfect. Though I would recommend having very little alcohol with this. Alcohol will be fuel to the fire of your already burnt heart, know what I mean?

GAMER PARTY Be it in an internet cafe, at home on a gaming console or even online with people who have the same unfortunate fate as you do, gaming does the trick. Play for hours on end without even feeling the wrath of cupid’s rain of heart-shaped arrows to the world outside. Most importantly, keep yourself hydrated and drink a lot of water.

HORROR MOVIES Need I say more?

There are way more stuff you could do on your Anti-Valentine’s Day. The possibilities are endless.

My whole point is singleness is not a forever kind of thing. You should know how to keep yourself happy and enjoy the time you have while you have time to yourself. You should learn how to be comfortable and confident about yourself first before you share a bond with someone you deem worthy of your time and effort.