Oh No Its Valentine's Day!!

Oh no! Its Valentine's Day today...A day where lovers get mushy, & the singles get extra EMO. Just login to facebook and you will agree with me,Though I must admit, not all behave that way but most of them do. I personally feel that Valentine's Day is wayyy overrated. I mean come on, its the only day where the price of flowers, chocs, teddy bears etc are just plain ridiculous. Why on earth would you buy your loved one  a bouquet of flowers that cost a fortune only to have it wilt and die a few days later?  If you are confessing your undying love to someone special then why get her something that dies eventually?? The same goes for chocolates..why get something that the other half can't keep?

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Courtesy of GOOGLE

Anyways having said that, I am not in anyway against Valentine's Day..I think its a beautiful celebration of LOVE but please don't confine your love to just your other half.  What about your family? You know, the people that actually raised you up?? Well yeah show them some love too. Instead of spending hundreds on a person that you may or may not see again next year, why don't you spend that money and time with your family? Or better still why not mix the both? If you are serious about your other half then isn't it the best time to introduce him/her to the family? And don't forget your friends. They have been there for you at your darkness moments, they know your deepest, darkest secrets and yet they are still your friends so why not show them some LOVE too?
And those of you who have been whining about how it sucks to be single on This Day well suck it up! What is so wrong in being single on Valentine's?? Just because you've got no one to buy you gifts doesn't mean your life sucks. Show yourself some LOVE lah...treat yourself to a good time for having overcome all the obstacles in your life so far..It may be a blessing that you are single on a Valentine this year. Think about it, you could have been stuck in a unhappy relationship.. So give yourself some credit & go and have some fun doing things you enjoy! Don't want to do it alone? Well grab all your single friends along then...Im sure there are plenty of singletons out there and who knows you might just meet someone special as well  ;)

So Happy Valentine's Day and remember its a day for the Celebration of LOVE so get out there and celebrate it! :)

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As for me, well I'll be celebrating LOVE with a beautiful dinner with family like I do every year.

XOXO

Non-Tamil speaking Tamilians..A disgrace? I don't think so.

Ive been reading a few blogs lately by Indian bloggers and I noticed how most of them will have a post that criticises Indians that dont speak Tamil. Their reasons are that as an Indian, we should be able to converse in our mother tongue atleast. Well i agree with that, honestly. I think we should all be proud of our culture and heritage. But then again what is so wrong in conversing in English?
There seems to be a general misconception among some people that Indian girls / guys that speak English  are usually not intouch with their heritage and culture and are often spoilt brats.

I agree I am one of those who can't really speak Tamil, not because I choose not to but because I was not expose to the Tamil language when I was young. You see I come from a mixed parentage where my mom is not a Tamilian therefore the usual language used at home is English. I picked up hindi through my mom and Bollywood movies. But Tamil was rarely spoken at home and now Im proud to say Im finally learning the language.

But the question here is, is it fair to label all those who can't speak tamil as a disgrace to the community? If you answer yes then Im NOT sorry to say that you are judgmental. Just because i dont speak the language doesnt mean i dont respect the culture. Iv seen how some who speak fluent Tamil,curse in that language. Does that make us proud? Definitely not! The words that they use, OMG!! You speak about preserving the culture well then please instead of judging and blaming those who cant speak Tamil for spoiling the names of Tamilians, maybe you could just walk in to a club on a weekend and see how some of these tamil speaking people are behaving. I know that knowing your mother tongue is important but its not right to overlook one's character and call one a disgrace just because the person doesnt know the language. Instead of judging you should maybe try to help these people learn the language.

Having said that, I  have also met those wannabes that pretend, (yes they pretend...  -.-") to not know tamil just to look cute. How i know its fake? Well these people will be talking in proper tamil with their family members but when it comes to their friends they go all "ennakku tamil konjum konjum teriyum" ( I know tamil just a little) Come on la guys, if you know the language then why hide it? why pretend? Isnt knowing more languages a good thing? I would love to learn Tamil and I am learning it now though my friends would really like me to stop killing the language. ;)

So guys, what i am trying to say here is that dont be judgmental. Never judge a book by its cover as it's content may suprise you. Be proud of your heritage. Learn the language if you dont know it since learning a new language is always an advantage. And dont criticises those who dont know the language and try to make them see the advantage of learning it instead.

ps/: please disregard any errors on spelling and grammar since this was typed out in a hurry and in a state of sleepiness  thank you. ;)