This weekend is the second to the last weekend before Valentine's Day. In the Philippines, the shops are all bloody red with Valentne's Day decor. TV and radio ads are all about Valentine's Day specials you and your loved one should take advantage of (while supply lasts!).
I'm sure Dunkin Donuts and Pizza Hut are selling heart shaped food. Your inboxes are flooded with offers for roses and chocolates. Kuh Ledesma, Lea Salonga, Regine Velasquez, Ogie Alcasid and maybe Sharon Cuneta all have shows in hotel lounges. Motels are making a killing.
Valentine's Day is hands down, the most annoying Philippine "holiday". And I hate it. The decor is tacky; the only people who really celebrate it are kids in high school who are "on" and married men and their mistresses.
This weekend is the second to the last weekend before Valentine's Day. If I didn't happen to glance at my desk calendar and make a mental note of it, I wouldn't have realized that. HK does not "celebrate" Valentine's Day. The stores have no red crepe paper hearts hanging from the ceiling. There are no Valentine's Day specials. There are no concerts, no heart-shaped food.
Sa madaling salita, walang VD sa Hong Kong.
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