Valentine's Day

My esteemed Amercian colleague is going to be the women's hero on Monday. He is going to buy one red rose for each woman on our floor. He can do it. He is 63 so nobody will misinterpret it.

It was not until yesterday that people started asking where I would take out my special Valentine respectively what my special treat for my Valentine would be. It goes on my nerves. There is no need for this "special day". Who came up with this strange idea that the flower industry needs a boost on one day per year? Every woman - because it is focussed on woman only, right? - should be happy if her significant other(s) (I do not want to exclude lesbians and those who love more than one being) saves the money which would usually be spent on Valentine's Day and spend on another day, where restaurants, flower shops etc have their usual rates. That would be wise.

MTN, a regional telecommunication giant, came up with this amazing idea that you can send anonymous messages to your admired one(s) - being liberal I keep it as open as possible. Who does not know the function which turns the caller id on or off?