Originally posted by Callan:
[b]Love is in the air...and I thought I share my
Valentine's day story with everyone. Hope you guys like
it.
Note: This story is real and
based on real life experiences of myself...I hope no one is going
to take it as their own story and paste it else where. 
Regards
Callan Chua
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Homely Romance....
The best valentine day I ever had....14th Feb 2001
While many people grumble about the high cost of spending valentine
day nowadays, I spent my best v day at home. But I prepared 2 weeks
in advance. I started with the present. I hunted around for a
Sapphire necklace, her birth stone. I got one at Meyson...but the
packaging sucks. So I decided to change that. I went to the
beach...collected shells...could not get all the types that I need
and went hunting for shells...I need one of those oyster shell
types...and I finally found one at a Collectors shell shop at
SUNTEC...and then I went to Bodyshop and bought a packet of Oceanus
potpourri...I saw some soap beads in the shape of a dolphin with
Oceanus shower gel in it...and grab a couple too...and headed
home...then I started to polish the shells that I have...it was
tedious...and took me 4 nights to finish polishing all of
them...then I went on to apply clear lacquer on them which took
another 3 days....after which they looked like they were up for
sale. Then I started making a box...a big one 210 x 300 x
60...after completing that...I laid the bottom with shimmering
rainbow paper to created a feeling of water reflections...then I
pour the potpourri into the box...and since they are blue...they
look like the ocean itself....and then in went the shells that I
have polished...63 of them to be exact...the soap dolphins followed
and the look like they were jumping out of the ocean...she is a
worshipper of these lovely mammals...and then finally the oyster
shell sat in the middle of the whole thing...with the sapphire
Necklace inside...after a few drops of Oceanus Aromatherapy Oil, my
present is complete.
I went on to prepare for the day...of course I had to apply for
leave...and in order to make sure everything went right...I
rehearsed everything and timed myself. (Perfection only comes with
practice remember?) The first calculation I did was how much
aromatherapy oil placed around the house was need for the scent to
fill the house in 15 minutes. I got the placing and amount needed
and went on to see where I would need to place candles in the house
for the house to be only lighted by candles...not too dark and not
too bright...it took 37 candles...placed at various places in the
house to achieve that effect. And then again I have to make sure
that I would be able to place and light all of them in 15 minutes.
This 15 minutes is crucial...
Finally came the preparation for food...the menu is set...Black
Pepper Rib Eye Steak as the main dish, Cream of Chowder for
soup...Italian sausages and ham as the side dish, with boiled
carrots and broccoli for the vegetables. Of course, red wine to go
with the steak is a must.
The big day came...we went for a movie...Miss Congeniality....after
the movie we went back to my house...I started to cook...and she
watched...occasionally helping with the soup and vegetables. After
the cooking is done...we were both dirty and sticky and it's
already 7p.m. just as I planned ...I suggested a shower...which is
of course part of my plan...and I dashed into the shower
first...and was done in 5 minutes...I came out and she was
sulking...asking why I did not let her go first as usual...I just
smile and kissed her saying I'm sorry.. and hassled her into the
shower...she normally takes 15 minutes...and that's all I have...I
placed and light the aromatherapy burners and the candles around
the house as rehearsed...turn on some soft Jazz music...and then
lay the food on the table...lighted the candles for the
table...poured the wine...and placed the present...underneath the
table on another chair where the tablecloth was long enough to hid
it. She came out only after 30 minutes...which was longer than
usual...
She was surprise at the great change in the atmosphere of the house
in just 30 minutes...as planned...everything was perfect...the
lights...the scent...the food...and of course us...I lead her to
the chair and she was smiling even in her eyes...the dinner started
with a toast of the wine and we went on to eating the rest of the
food...we did not talk much...most of the time just looking at each
others eyes...smiling and holding hands...after finishing almost
all the food...I kissed her hands and ask her if she like
everything so far...she smiled and nod shyly...she turned...and
took out a small present...and said happy valentines day to me...I
opened it...and it's a Brun Baffel Wallet...something I wanted for
a long time...I smiled said thank you and lean over to kiss
her...and then I took the present I have prepared out from under
the table...I kissed her hands and then placed the box in her
hands...
She opened the box and her hands shivered...tears started to well
up in her eyes...and she hug me so tightly...telling me how much
she love me and how thankful she is for today...I whispered gently
into her ears... "You are worth it...worth everything I did..." I
kiss her earlobes gently...and she looked at me with the pair of
big teary eyes...and hugged me again...and we started to dance to
the soft music till the end of Valentine's Day....
- My Valentine day story....by Callan Chua
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hmm ... do i know her? 
