Is Valentine’s Day underrated?

Where has the traditional value of holidays gone? Is Christmas just a day where you receive gifts, a day that precedes another day you can buy more gifts for cheaper? Is Halloween just a day where girls can dress up as hairless bunnies? And is Valentine’s Day just a day forcing boyfriends to do something romantic for their girlfriends?

Annoying things about Valentine’s Day

I don’t want to try to sound like every other cynical person, but for me I find these man-made holidays to be kind of unnecessary. Like most holidays, they start out as humble, well-deserved holidays. But since capitalism has kicked in, corporations have jumped on these holidays like jack rabbits; making up excuses to waste paper, plastic and our money to try to throw to other people. Oh, and creating really lame and clichéd movies that are not worth $10.

Valentine’s Day AMV

[youtube 8E3xYBG0FmE] This week’s AMV is Valentine’s day themed, and what better way to commemorate the day of love than with a CLANNAD AMV. A little bias was involved in the selection as CLANNAD is my favorite anime in regards to love and perseverance. I won’t go into much detail about the show so I…

14. 2. 2010

This year February 14th has not one, but two holidays you can celebrate—Valentine’s Day and the Chinese New Year! Still deciding how to celebrate Valentine’s Day or Chinese New Year?  Why not kill two birds with one stone with the Year of the Tiger Carnival, at the Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre. There will be lively…