Random Rantings

“Oh my God he proposed to you on Valentine’s Day? Ooo…how romantic! Sigh…I wish my boyfriend was half as affectionate…” says gushing female on receipt of her friend’s happy news!

So, Valentine’s Day’s, (or should I refer to it by its American name “Hallmark Holiday”) is around the corner is it? Hmmm…I’ve always wondered what all the fuss was about. Did you know that according to an estimation by the Greeting Card Association, approximately one billion valentines are sent each year worldwide, thus making the day the second largest card-sending holiday of the year, behind Christmas. Yowza…that’s a whole lot of card sending don’t you think? Anyway, apart from the whole ‘soppy-versed- card’, long stemmed rose and heart shaped chocolate box sending, who really knows how and why Valentine’s Day even came into being? Coming to think of it, who cares? As long as there’s lots of gifts involved and oodles of “sweet nothings” uttered…who cares how or why the day actually originated.

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I must begin by stating (just for the record) that as of December 18, 2006 a.k.a. our ambitious quest to conquer the magnificent Adam’s Peak, (better known as Sri Pade), my respect for Edward Murphy has grown in great abundance!

“I remember it as clearly as it were just yesterday. There were six of us enthusiastic expeditors. Hope and anticipation glistening in our eyes. We had unanimously decided on the challenge. The scene was set. We were to take the 6 a.m. inter-city train from the Fort railway station to Hatton and then get picked up by the owner of the rest house we were to stay in, from there. Now, this was in fact ‘The Plan’. Little did we know at the time though, that every single aspect of this very ‘plan’, would eventually fall apart, not even leaving behind a trace of it’s existence…”

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