Nothing has ever happened to me on Valentine’s. I swear. I’m not married, nor do I currently have a boyfriend..so this was pretty much going to be just another day at work. But love comes in many forms and those other forms manifested themselves to me today.
1) Rockstar Love – Actually scratch that..my Valentine’s started last saturday at the Deftones concert. Chino Moreno is simply amazing! I always thought that Brandon Boyd has the most sexiest voice in rock…oh but no, Chino can definitely give him a run for his money…and the best part? He didn’t even need to take his shirt off! (not that I mind Brandon Boyd taking his shirt off..he’s always free to do so at concerts & I’m not complaining). The fact that Chino even went through the crowd to visit us fans at the back was truly a wonderful & welcome surprise. I’ve never been to a show where that’s been done before…and because he did that puts him way up on my cool list.
Chino Moreno, surprising & delighting fans at the back!
2) Office Love – I didn’t know today was my boss’ birthday. He’s only been my boss for 9 months now and this is the first time I knew of his birthday. After I greeted him, he said thanks and then picked up a bag from beside his desk. It was kisses chocolates wrapped in little packs (3 pieces in 1 pack). He gave me one and greeted me Happy Valentine’s. After that he also asked me to distribute the packs to everyone in the office. “Give the ladies first..and then if there’s still some left, distribute it to the guys as well.” He brought a lot so everyone had a share. You can never go wrong with chocolates. Happy Birthday sir!
Also, an officemate gave me a Belated Christmas / Valentine’s gift today. Awwww….
2) Biatch Love – I received an email today from a good friend (& fellow biatch), “G”. Though the contents were very sad because of what she’s currently going through, I really felt touched with the kind words that she told me as well. I don’t have a gazillion friends but those few that I have, I value & cherish very much. Whatever you’re going through, be strong. You’re so much more bad-ass than I am so I’m sure you’ll be fine. I’m always here. G, Fighting!
3) Kpop Love – I ordered something about a month and a half ago online from a site that specializes in korean & japanese goodies…we’re talking kpop cds, dvd concerts, koreanovelas, jdoramas..you name and it’s most likely there. Though there were certain bumps in the road towards ordering said goods, I didn’t mind….because really, nothing was going to stop a fangirl like me from getting my hands on those precious items. I just wanted to satisfy my fangirl self. The order was placed and paid for last January 04…and praise be to the gods, it has finally arrived today! Sadly, as I opened the package, my heart sank as I realized that they forgot to include 1 item. The highs of the day were gone in that instant that I saw something was missing. Not even the fact that I have the original box set of He’s Beautiful could make things alright. I immediately sent an email & text to the folks behind the site and they promised to send over the missing cd asap. Grrrr….
4) TOP Love – My fellow fangirl officemate “M”, who also joined in ordering some stuff, saw how sad I was about not getting the item which I really wanted. Yes, yes, call it ridiculous but that’s just how fangirls are. As I was looking at my computer screen trying to work but really couldn’t, she approached my desk and handed me some chocolates, a friendly note & 2 photos (which I can stick on my wall) of my Kpop crush TOP from Big Bang! And the smile returned! Honestly, even though I liked the things that she gave, really it’s simple friendly gestures like these which make me really happy & proud to have friends like her. The chocolates were gone in less than 5 mins, but those photos will remain on my desk for a long while. Thank you “M”!
TOP + chocolates = perfect!
*Sigh*…It’s different for all of us but today, for me…love is all around. Unfortunately, I decided to listen to Morrissey/The Smiths on my way home. Haha! Stab me in the heart why don’t you?
Wonderwall