Blog #37: Valentine's Day Bitterness

Valentine's Day and Lunar New Year fell on the same day this year...thank GOODNESS!  But what happens when small stuff reminds you of how not cool it is to be single?  Check it out.

Ok, for all of y'all who know me, I'm cool with this singledom stuff - if we are looking at my dating historical, my single-ness is an epic...it'll last for a VERY long time. And again, I'm fine with that. But damn, I'm having to justify ways to look at Valentine's Day so that it'll be more in the favor of us single folks...such as

1) I don't have to cook for anyone
2) I don't have to spend money for anyone
3) I can sit on the toilet as long as I want without using the potpourri spray because ain't no one coming up in this room.  And if I felt like it, I don't have to flush! But I do, because I'm clean...I'm just saying if I didn't want to.
4) I can go buy Chocolates the day after V-Day at 90% off and say BOOYA to those who had to pay full price.
5) I didn't have to stand in line anywhere and wait for reservations.


But of course being at home and being around some clueless relatives I get these questions (of course it's all in Vietnamese)

Aunt: Where is your "friend"? (In Vietnamese, they call your significant other your "friend")
Me: I don't have a "friend."
Aunt: (asking as if I didn't hear her right the first time). No, your "FRIEND".
Me: Yes, I don't have a "friend."
Aunt: You know, the person that you're with, your "friend."
Me: Um..like I said...I don't have a "Friend."
Aunt: (made a realization) OOO! Ok, well, you have other "friends" to make as she giggles.
I couldn't help but crack up at this whole little scene.

Cousin: So when are you going to get a husband?
Me: Um, when I have a boyfriend first.
Cousin: Oo...
And the OO's are always the funniest, because they don't know what to say afterwards.

I really think it's cute when people post stuff of what their significant others have done for them on Valentine's Day...but jeez, when it's Feed after Feed...I threw up a little bit in my mouth.


I woke up to Vietnamese Techno on Valentine's Day!  My Mom loves her home theatre and her loudass speakers - which is GREAT...she's a techy kind of woman who now unfortunately learned how to also picture text.  There's nothing that says single when you wake up on your Mother's bed awakened (sp?) by loud Vietnamese Techno music blaring in the living room that talks about how freakin awesome the New Year is.

Below is the video - PS: I sound so pissed..and I sound funny like I'm lisping because I have my retainer in my mouth.

Whoopee.