Valentine's Day

Listening to: "The L Word S4E1" (TV show)

Mood: Exhausted

My family business thrives off the business we receive during the Valentine's day period. It is a big time of year where we are busiest, hence me working full time immediately after completing my HSC.

So as I slaved away in the 30 degree humid weather, I realised something; Valentine's day is futile. It's a day where people go out and splash money on things that are overpriced for that day. A single rose would normally sell for about $5, but on Valentine's day it would sell for about $15.

I'm not saying I don't like the meaning behind Valentine's day, it's more the fact that it's become such a marketing scheme. My main concern about this stupid day is the fact that there is a dedicated day out of 365 days a year that people show and prove that you love the one you do. That is pure bullshit. Why must you only show and prove that you love your loved one only one day? What about the other 364 days?

I love my girl, and I try to show her that every day. It's pathetic that people only get lovey dovey on that one day. If you love them, show them at every moment, every turn. It shouldn't be a mere 24hr bug then suddenly you're back to reality where you don't show you love each other any more.

Today my father said something that annoyed me. The Minister for climate change and water is Penny Wong, a Chinese and a lesbian. I aspire to work in the legal field, and my father said, "you're better than Penny Wong, because you're not gay." Who's to say that straight people are more superior than gays? Straight people already get all the rights that THEY deserve, but gays don't because their inferior. Well there's no discrimination there, no breach of human rights. It's absolute utter bullshit.

Same sex; same entitlements.

xx