It’s the season to be cheesy.

To be cheesy or not, it is optional.

Kanina. Di na naman mapakali ang mga tao sa office ko at sa dati kong office. Payday na on Friday and Valentine’s Day pa kinabukasan.

Isang bagsakang gastos sa weekend for those who are committed and who are steadily dating someone.

Pwede na rin isama sa list ng mga magkakaskas ng Mastercard at ATM ang ilang peeps na pa-flirting2 and pa-dating2 around lang…

Di ko alam kung excited sila sa mga romantic undertakings nila or sa dami ng perang gagastusin nila for their loved ones.

Pero sa tulad ko na may major intimacy issues konti lang gagastusin ko for sure yan.

I’ll go out pa rin with my friends na mga single din. We’ll watch concert, decent dinner plus talk and coffee marathon afterwards. Yun lang pwede e at mas matipid.


Last month, I was thinking of joining the love bandwagon pero baka ma-accused akong trying hard or flimsy to be romantic. I just ignored the thought.

Hindi naman ako ganung tipo e.

I am alone but I am not lonely.

Pwede ring I am alone. Please leave me alone. Ok!

Besides, may financial crisis now. I’ll just spend my hard earned (daw) money for my super needs and wants. Let’s talk about malling. I am a certified mallrat e.

Currently, most of my single friends have planned their respective lakads. Not date. Not eyeball.

They found the perfect happenings to escape the cheesiness in the Metro. Kasama rin ako sa gustong tumakas.

One of my Assumptionista friends, she’s single pa rin after 2 years or more pa. She’ll go out of town with her other single by choice friends. Subic was the itinerary. They will watch hot air balloon and car shows. It is indeed a different activity for Valentine’s. Right? Not corny.

I even asked her if the plan was sort of escape goat coz she was pressured to date someone she doesn’t like going out with. Di naman sumagot. Basta after work she’ll fly na to her destination.

Another friend naman who was a Kulasa, she’s kinda sad. She and her boyfriend broke up last year after a few months of being steady. Wala na daw syang ka-hug. Wala daw syang ka-date. She plans to go out this weekend pero may work e. She plans not to report from work nga para di sya ma-depress sa opis. Her relationship with the guy didn’t turn out well naman.

She’s annoyed that she’ll be alone this February 14, desperately working and trying to ignore the supposed chance to meet her match this year.

Another guy co-worker ay di na tumigil sa kaka-google ng romantic resto sa buong Kamaynilaan. I’m not sure if he’s on a budget or he just wants the best for his girlfriend. I even gave him tips on where to go pero undecided pa rin si dude. One thing is for sure, he will dissect each search engine available online to find the perfect ambience for his soon-to be wife. Sana lang kasing sweet ko sya.

Another 30-something former co-worker has a big plan. She will dance the night away come Saturday. She’s a party animal; brushing elbows with society’s top posers. She got no date. She will party hard and will celebrate her independence.

Yung isang guy friend ko naman problematic. Nakita nya yung ex-gf nya na may bf na rin ngaun. They had a bad ending. Si guy friend ko may gf n rin now pero he still likes (or maybe loves) his ex gf. Iniisip ko baka hot lang ngaun si ex-gf. Baka iba na ang dating ngaun ni ex gf kaya si guy friend ko gusto makipag-ayos sa ex nya. Medyo magulo utak nya kaya hinayaan ko na lang sya. Sabi ko na lang just be objective.

Right now, the word “objective” is not applicable lalo na ngayon. Sentimental ang mga tao. Feeling romantic ang marami. May love bug countdown na e.

Baka next month applicable na ito coz mapapawi rin ang chessines ng bawat isa.