Last day of Feb...
let's welcome March to arrive.....
2day is my school sports day...
i went to school early in the morning....
when the sports event began...
i juz sat at the corner listening to my mp4 reading txtbuk(actually cnt study at all) chatting wif my frens....
i enjoyed watching the event tug-of-war....
my house won finally...
we were shouting "satu dua tarik" for countless times until my house team won...
it was so happy to see my own house won...
after all...i went back home b4 the sports day end...
i gave the excuse that i wanted to attend my caligraphy class...
actually i can choose not to attend the class...
but i wonder y i began to feel bored and unhappy so i decided to go back earlier....
i still dunno the overall result of the sports events...
umm.....
blank blank blank...
im really confuse now....
y was i feeling unhappy???????
Friday, February 27, 2009
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Political jokes...
At the coffee shops shaking legs with the local people, they shared with me some political jokes of the day. "Do you know why Najib had to come to the Istana twice on February 5 before the new MB was announced?" a guy asked me. I shook my head, listening on in anxiety.
"Najib came in at 9.50am, left at 10.35am, and came back again at 11.21am and left in a hush by 11.34am. Why? Forgot to bring the cheque booklah!" The table of friends burst into laughter, knowing that it was just a black joke about the coup d'etat in Perak, albeit laced with very strong, arsenic hints of money changing hands.....
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Malaysian Politics--X files about Zakaria
The forgotten story....
still remember this guy?
he was reported to be died of heart attack...
dun u feel weird when u heard about the news?
this is the email i received...
THE DAY NAJIB KILLED ZAKARIA DEROS
1.On March 8th 2008, Malaysia's opposition parties had won unexpected victories in the states of Kedah, Penang, Perak, Selangor and PAS maintained Kelantan.
2.The BN was in serious trouble and could not believe that the economic powerhouses of Penang and especially Selangor had fallen.
3.Zakaria Deros, the assemblyman who was largely faulted for Selangor's fall together with Khir Toyo was informed of an emergency UMNO meeting on the night
of March 10th 2008 at Najib's house.
4.However on arrival, Zakaria was surprised to see that there was no one there except for him, Najib and his bodyguards. "Where are the rest?" Zakaria
asked. "This is a confidential meeting between the both of us only" Najib replied.
5.Najib, then Defence Minister, came straight to the point. Remember 13th May 1969, the incident that my father was involved in? I want you to start a
similar incident in Klang. I will call in the army and impose emergency rule afterwards. If you agree, you will be rewarded amply; otherwise you will pay
heavily for your corrupt deeds and for the fall of Selangor.
6.Zakaria in his loud and gruff voice not only made it clear that he will not be a party to a riot in Klang but also barked at Najib that he knows well
that Rosmah pulled the trigger to kill Altantunya and Najib Oked the C4 of the body.
7.Zakaria further screamed at Najib that he will expose this to the public.
8.The enraged Najib instructed his bodyguards who set upon Zakaria and beat him up till he became unconscious eventually suffocating him by strangling
and killing him.
9.The well oiled team covered up the entire incident as Zakaria having a heart attack at just after midnight March 11th 2008.
10.His body was quickly brought back to his mansion in Klang, and sent off for burial in Malacca by late morning March 11th 2008.
11.Corrupted to the core though Zakaria was, he saved the people of Klang from falling for Najib's evil calling although his sons did try to start an incident
unsuccessfully in Telok Gong. Zakaria however paid a heavy price. His own death. If his body was excavated, apart from the strangulation, the injuries
include multiple rib fractures, punctured lung and a possible a liver tear.
12.The depth of cruelty and evil that both Najib and Rosmah bear is unknown to many Malaysians. The country is really entering a very dangerous period
of its history. UMNO's culture since Razak, has been that the end justifies the means. Malaysians will now have to decide how bloody this end is going
to be.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Love Story--Taylor Swift..
I love this song very much....
dunno y after i listen to this song i feel very relax...
Try to listen on it and see what u feel....
dunno y after i listen to this song i feel very relax...
Try to listen on it and see what u feel....
Sunday, February 22, 2009
所谓的曾经就是~幸福
中午，我站在學校大門口當交通導護，幫助一年級的小朋友放學。
卓新勇的母親，悄手悄腳提著一個便當在校門口。 被我一喊，她露出不好意思的表情。
「老師啊！．．．」
「哎呀！我不是跟妳講了嗎？學校不喜歡家長替孩子送便當。
如果每個媽媽都像妳這樣，學校大門就擠滿了人，那樣，我們怎麼放學呢？」
「我知道！我知道！」
哼！知道了還送，簡直是明知故犯。
「妳不會讓他自己帶便當嗎！」
「我知道！我知道！」
這些話，不曉得說了幾次。
每次一到中午，送便當的家長和放學的一年級小朋友，
常常相撞在一起，造成相當的困擾。
卓新勇是一位沈默寡言，乖巧內向的孩子。
有次上課，他竟然打瞌睡，我很訝異，把他叫起來。
「怎麼了？」他一臉迷惘站起來，不回答。
第二天上課，也是這樣，我實在受不了，狠狠地把他叫過來。
「你到底怎麼了？」
我已經氣得半死，口氣已經控制不住。
突然，他垂頭淌下淚水。我暗自一驚。
「說呀！到底為什麼上課要打瞌睡呢？」
我媽媽住院了！昨天一直在醫院陪她。」
我一聽愣住了，頓時，心中的怒氣消失了，代之而起的是無限慚愧，
「她為什麼住院呢？」
「是肺癌！」我一聽，心都涼到腳底。
心中想到身體贏弱的卓新勇。
如果，不幸那天來臨，他將如何繼續往後漫長的歲月呢？
想到這兒，不禁鼻酸。吃飯時，妻子在餵兒子吃飯，
我不禁想起，以前卓新勇的母親偷偷摸摸替他送便當。
第二天下班後，我騎著機車到醫院探望他母親。
幾個禮拜沒見，卓新勇的母親瘦得不成人形，蒼白的臉，
光禿的頭，簡直不敢相信就是她。
她看到我，顯得很驚訝，努力想站起來，但是，一咳嗽，整個人歪了一邊。
「不要站起來！不要站起來！」
「老師！謝﹍﹍謝謝你！」她吃力喊著，眼眶消出淚水。
在醫院的走廊，卓新勇的父親對我說：
「只剩下兩個月了！嗚！我﹍真的不知要怎麼辦？」他老淚縱橫。
回到學校，報告校長。
「他爸爸已經六十多歲了，現在母親又將離開人間，
是不是我們可以發動全校募款。
不管多少，都可以幫助他。」校長爽快答應。
經過幾天募款活動，我們總算募到五萬二千一百二十元。
把錢送到醫院時，卓新勇的母親已經在昏迷中。
「我們準備今天送他回家！」卓新勇的父親，臉形憔悴得發白。
我一聽，心頭抽搐一陣。
「老師！能不能幫個忙？」
「請說！我能夠做到的，我一定答應。」
「他前幾天，一直拉著卓新勇的手，喊著：媽媽不能再替你送便當了！
我想，請老師再讓她送最後一次便當，只有送便當時，
他才真正感受到一位為人母親的榮耀。」
聽到這兒，我百感交集地點點頭。
中午，一輛救護車呼拉拉開到學校大門口。
卓親勇的父親和一名醫護人員，推著擔架上的人。
我淚水盈眶，站在旁邊，伴當交通導護老師。
「到了！到了！」卓新勇的父親買了一個便當，
躺在擔架上的卓新勇的母親，伸出瘦細蒼白的手提著便當，
在旁邊人員推送下，慢慢靠近大門口的鐵門。
在鐵門的另一邊，卓新勇伸出右手，接過母親的便當。
「媽！」卓新勇嚎啕大哭。
這時，我清楚見到她母親瘦削的臉頰，抽搐了一下，彷彿想說話，
但是，又說不出來。
「媽！我不要！我不要妳走！」卓新勇呼天搶地叫著。
我的淚水，再也控制不住，嘩嘩而落。
我暗恨自己，以前是多麼殘忍！
隔天，卓新勇的母親就去世了。
卓新勇的母親出殯後。
一天， 卓新勇的父親來到我辦公室，遞給我一包牛皮紙。
老師！這是你和學生們幫助我的錢，我認為還有更多的學生，
需要這筆錢，所以，還給你們。謝謝你熱心幫忙。」
說完，錢一放，就掉頭離去。
這筆錢彷彿生熱似的，直燙著我心坎。
我天天找卓新勇聊天話家常。深怕他經不起喪母的打擊。
「老師！你放心！我很好！你不要一直替我擔心！」
卓新勇對我說「我很早就知道，我母親就要死了，
我也不是不想聽你話，叫媽媽不要送便當。
因為，一天當中，只有中午，我才能吃到我媽媽煮的飯。」
我心頭一凜，「為什麼呢？」
她很虛弱，家裡都是爸爸在煮飯。
只有中午爸爸不在，她才能偷偷背著爸爸煮飯。
是她堅持要送便當的。」說完，卓新勇淌出淚水。
卓新勇的母親，悄手悄腳提著一個便當在校門口。 被我一喊，她露出不好意思的表情。
「老師啊！．．．」
「哎呀！我不是跟妳講了嗎？學校不喜歡家長替孩子送便當。
如果每個媽媽都像妳這樣，學校大門就擠滿了人，那樣，我們怎麼放學呢？」
「我知道！我知道！」
哼！知道了還送，簡直是明知故犯。
「妳不會讓他自己帶便當嗎！」
「我知道！我知道！」
這些話，不曉得說了幾次。
每次一到中午，送便當的家長和放學的一年級小朋友，
常常相撞在一起，造成相當的困擾。
卓新勇是一位沈默寡言，乖巧內向的孩子。
有次上課，他竟然打瞌睡，我很訝異，把他叫起來。
「怎麼了？」他一臉迷惘站起來，不回答。
第二天上課，也是這樣，我實在受不了，狠狠地把他叫過來。
「你到底怎麼了？」
我已經氣得半死，口氣已經控制不住。
突然，他垂頭淌下淚水。我暗自一驚。
「說呀！到底為什麼上課要打瞌睡呢？」
我媽媽住院了！昨天一直在醫院陪她。」
我一聽愣住了，頓時，心中的怒氣消失了，代之而起的是無限慚愧，
「她為什麼住院呢？」
「是肺癌！」我一聽，心都涼到腳底。
心中想到身體贏弱的卓新勇。
如果，不幸那天來臨，他將如何繼續往後漫長的歲月呢？
想到這兒，不禁鼻酸。吃飯時，妻子在餵兒子吃飯，
我不禁想起，以前卓新勇的母親偷偷摸摸替他送便當。
第二天下班後，我騎著機車到醫院探望他母親。
幾個禮拜沒見，卓新勇的母親瘦得不成人形，蒼白的臉，
光禿的頭，簡直不敢相信就是她。
她看到我，顯得很驚訝，努力想站起來，但是，一咳嗽，整個人歪了一邊。
「不要站起來！不要站起來！」
「老師！謝﹍﹍謝謝你！」她吃力喊著，眼眶消出淚水。
在醫院的走廊，卓新勇的父親對我說：
「只剩下兩個月了！嗚！我﹍真的不知要怎麼辦？」他老淚縱橫。
回到學校，報告校長。
「他爸爸已經六十多歲了，現在母親又將離開人間，
是不是我們可以發動全校募款。
不管多少，都可以幫助他。」校長爽快答應。
經過幾天募款活動，我們總算募到五萬二千一百二十元。
把錢送到醫院時，卓新勇的母親已經在昏迷中。
「我們準備今天送他回家！」卓新勇的父親，臉形憔悴得發白。
我一聽，心頭抽搐一陣。
「老師！能不能幫個忙？」
「請說！我能夠做到的，我一定答應。」
「他前幾天，一直拉著卓新勇的手，喊著：媽媽不能再替你送便當了！
我想，請老師再讓她送最後一次便當，只有送便當時，
他才真正感受到一位為人母親的榮耀。」
聽到這兒，我百感交集地點點頭。
中午，一輛救護車呼拉拉開到學校大門口。
卓親勇的父親和一名醫護人員，推著擔架上的人。
我淚水盈眶，站在旁邊，伴當交通導護老師。
「到了！到了！」卓新勇的父親買了一個便當，
躺在擔架上的卓新勇的母親，伸出瘦細蒼白的手提著便當，
在旁邊人員推送下，慢慢靠近大門口的鐵門。
在鐵門的另一邊，卓新勇伸出右手，接過母親的便當。
「媽！」卓新勇嚎啕大哭。
這時，我清楚見到她母親瘦削的臉頰，抽搐了一下，彷彿想說話，
但是，又說不出來。
「媽！我不要！我不要妳走！」卓新勇呼天搶地叫著。
我的淚水，再也控制不住，嘩嘩而落。
我暗恨自己，以前是多麼殘忍！
隔天，卓新勇的母親就去世了。
卓新勇的母親出殯後。
一天， 卓新勇的父親來到我辦公室，遞給我一包牛皮紙。
老師！這是你和學生們幫助我的錢，我認為還有更多的學生，
需要這筆錢，所以，還給你們。謝謝你熱心幫忙。」
說完，錢一放，就掉頭離去。
這筆錢彷彿生熱似的，直燙著我心坎。
我天天找卓新勇聊天話家常。深怕他經不起喪母的打擊。
「老師！你放心！我很好！你不要一直替我擔心！」
卓新勇對我說「我很早就知道，我母親就要死了，
我也不是不想聽你話，叫媽媽不要送便當。
因為，一天當中，只有中午，我才能吃到我媽媽煮的飯。」
我心頭一凜，「為什麼呢？」
她很虛弱，家裡都是爸爸在煮飯。
只有中午爸爸不在，她才能偷偷背著爸爸煮飯。
是她堅持要送便當的。」說完，卓新勇淌出淚水。
Saturday, February 21, 2009
累。。。
今天参加krs 的expedition...
跑了整个太平湖。。。经过华联。。。K.E...telekom...MRSM....war memorial park....zoo...
然后又回到学校。。。
累。。。。
很累。。。
非常累。。。
我很讨厌参加这类型的活动的。。。。
他们做事情又没有Planning...
在太阳底下晒到半死。。。。
walaoA.....4896。。。kanasai.....
青春痘又生了几颗。。。。
Haiz....
青春痘啊。。。别烦我了好吗。。。。
跑了整个太平湖。。。经过华联。。。K.E...telekom...MRSM....war memorial park....zoo...
然后又回到学校。。。
累。。。。
很累。。。
非常累。。。
我很讨厌参加这类型的活动的。。。。
他们做事情又没有Planning...
在太阳底下晒到半死。。。。
walaoA.....4896。。。kanasai.....
青春痘又生了几颗。。。。
Haiz....
青春痘啊。。。别烦我了好吗。。。。
Thursday, February 19, 2009
SIEN-sation....
sienz....
sienz..
sienz....
sienz....
sienz....
sienz....
sienz....
haiz...
tomorrow i need to pass up the SPM registeration form already...
im still hesitate whether i want to take an additional subject for SENi....
i attended art class since i was 4 years old....until i stopped last year April due to too tight schedule...
i asked for my teacher's sugggestions today....
Finally i have make up my mind....
I gonna take seni for my SPM....
SO now im taking 11 subjects altogether.....
March is coming....then April...blablabla....
I need to be prepared...
All the best to myself^^
sienz..
sienz....
sienz....
sienz....
sienz....
sienz....
haiz...
tomorrow i need to pass up the SPM registeration form already...
im still hesitate whether i want to take an additional subject for SENi....
i attended art class since i was 4 years old....until i stopped last year April due to too tight schedule...
i asked for my teacher's sugggestions today....
Finally i have make up my mind....
I gonna take seni for my SPM....
SO now im taking 11 subjects altogether.....
March is coming....then April...blablabla....
I need to be prepared...
All the best to myself^^
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Candid Photo..aGain....
I was really shocked to read the main title of the Sin Chew Daily today.
Since I read the first pharagraph of the news article,I knew it's not YB Elizabeth Wong's fault,it's apparently a POLITICAL INTRIGUE!
All of us must have our very own privacy.All of us value our privacies because that represents our dignities. When we lose our privacies,we lose our dignities.All of us long for privacy,includes our devoted POLITICIANS.
Our country, Malaysia needs to have corrective action to halt this malady from spreading. This unhealthy trend started last year since the scandal of our previous Minister of Health--Datuk Chua Soi Lek. He resigned from his post to show his responsibility on the scandal about him.
Today, the TV news was saying that YB Elizabeth have decided to resign from her post as an EXco member of the Selangor state and also the State Assembly woman.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgY8i2qWY14
YB, u should not yield to the vicious power. Malaysia's law never states that having sex before marriage is a violation of law. YB Wong,u should continue with your job and let the police do their job.
The man who sent our pictures to the newspaper office did that to deceive the people,to ruin your reputation.That's a POLITICAL INTRIGUE!
But no worries,YB. The people knows what is the truth. The people are all with you on this matter.We'll support you through thick and thin.
Gambateh,YB Elizabeth Wong...
Monday, February 16, 2009
16 Feb..
Normally at this time...i've already turn in...
but 2day...i still sitting in front of my PC...
dunno y...i feel tat i've a lot things to do...
piles of homeworks .....
then my L license is goin to expire...
i dont want to waste RM22 to renew it...
i hav to be fast...
exam is coming...
i feel lyk i've not yet prepare anything...
haiz...
worrying so much is only going to encourage the GROWTH OF PIMPLES on my face...
juz follow the saying:when the ship reaches the jetty,it'll become straight...
understand?translate it to chinese....
haha..
time to turn in...
goood nite to myself...^^
but 2day...i still sitting in front of my PC...
dunno y...i feel tat i've a lot things to do...
piles of homeworks .....
then my L license is goin to expire...
i dont want to waste RM22 to renew it...
i hav to be fast...
exam is coming...
i feel lyk i've not yet prepare anything...
haiz...
worrying so much is only going to encourage the GROWTH OF PIMPLES on my face...
juz follow the saying:when the ship reaches the jetty,it'll become straight...
understand?translate it to chinese....
haha..
time to turn in...
goood nite to myself...^^
Friday, February 13, 2009
青蛙雕像
有人建議，在霹靂找一個山頭，雕刻4隻政治青蛙的大塑像，就好像美國羅斯摩爾山的4個總統巨像。
羅斯摩爾山的巨石雕像，是紀念緬懷4位美國的偉大總統，提醒人民華盛頓、傑弗遜、羅斯福和林肯對美國人民的貢獻。
霹靂山的巨像，可以提醒人民，4隻政治青蛙，許月鳳、查馬魯丁、奧斯曼、那沙魯丁，曾經顛倒霹靂政治，把人民玩弄於鼓掌間的事蹟。
4隻青蛙，生個小病，靜養數日，就輕輕鬆鬆的推翻了一個民選政府。這算是霹靂奇蹟，值得鑿石為紀。
地點不難找，霹靂州很多石灰岩山；沒有善加利用，也是浪費。南北大道旁，就有好幾座石灰岩山，景觀甚優，視角絕佳，凡驅車經過，必能一覽無遺。
雕像完成之後，可以在山腳附設文物館，詳述政治青蛙事蹟。館旁空地，可以設立政治走廊，邀請政治名嘴主講大馬政治退化史，也可以不定時邀請政治青蛙現身說法，口述做青蛙的經歷。
剩餘地段，可以成立政治青蛙研究中心，聘請館長一名，研究員數位，專門研究政治青蛙學。主題包括政治青蛙生態、生長的環境、跳躍的動機、跳躍高度和難度，以及品種分類。
計劃完成之後，必定吸引眾多國內外遊客，超越霹靂洞、邦咯島、太平湖、拉律山，成為霹靂州最火紅的遊艇勝地。
巨石之前，難免激起參觀者的生理反應；為了環境清潔，必須嚴禁參觀者排放排洩物，避免製造衛生問題，以維持霹靂州的文明形象。
不過，雕像應該是青蛙，還是人像，或是人頭蛙身，還得由雕像藝術師深入研究，務必要兼顧警世和觀光雙重目的。
這項計劃，不知州政府意願如何。如果國陣州政府不感興趣，就留給民聯。
星洲日報／夜雨晨風‧作者：鄭丁賢‧2009.02.06Party Hoppers--Katak...
this is a cute frog...unlike the 3 katak in Perak...
According to theStar online,on the 6th of April 2008,our PM said tat 'PARTY-HOPPERS HAVE NO INTEGRITY' when he was asked to comment on reports quoting PKR vice-president Mohd Azmin Ali as claiming that the party had persuaded nearly 30 Barisan MPs to reject the Prime Minister's leadership.
But...
It was a 360 degrees change when the reporters asked for his comment last month.
When the reporter asked him to comment about what happened in Perak,he said' kalau-lah orang yang nak lompat ke BN kerana setuju dengan perjuangan BN,welcome to BN'(this is what i simplified from the LONG comment he gave).
OMG..this is really ironical man...
How can a leader voice out such contradictive comment within 1 year?????
Do You Know The History Behind The Valentines Day?
On February 14, Valentines Day we shower the special people in our lives with tokens of our affection; cards, flowers and sweet confections, but what are the origins of this sweetest of holidays? Valentines Day as we celebrate it today, has its roots in both Christian and Roman traditions.
Today, the Catholic Church recognizes at least three different saints named Valentine or Valentinus, all of whom were martyred Some believe Valentine's Day was originally celebrated on February 14th to commemorate the death of one or all of these saints. However, Valentine's Day was also an attempt by the church to Christianize the Roman festival of Lupercalia.
In ancient Rome, early spring was a time for cleansing and purification. Houses were ritually swept out and salt and spelt were sprinkled throughout the rooms to purify them. The festival of Lupercalia, which was first celebrated around the 3rd century, began on February 15th (the ides of February). Lupercalia honored Lupercus, the Roman god who protected shepherds and flocks from ravaging wolves, and also honored the founders of Rome, Romulus and Remus On this day, Roman priests of the order of Luperci would gather at the mouth of the sacred cave where Romulus and Remus were believed to have been nurtured by a she-wolf (or Lupa), and sacrifice a number of goats for fertility and dogs for purification. The goat hide would be sliced into strips and dipped into the sacrificial blood. Following a ritual feast, male youths adorned with goat skins would run around the community, slapping the crop fields and also women with the strips to guarantee fertility in the coming year. At the end of the day, all the unmarried women of the village would place their names in a big urn, and the unmarried men would each draw out a name from the urn. The two would then be paired for the year (which began in March) and these matches often ended in matrimony.
Around 498 A.D., Pope Gelasius declared February 14 "St. Valentine's Day" and abolished the Roman lottery system for romantic pairing, declaring it un-Christian. Instead, he decreed that priests substitute the drawing of saints names for the names of the girls. The priests would place the saints' names into an urn or box. The young people then drew a name from the container, and in the following year, the youth was supposed to emulate the life of the saint whose name he had drawn. During the middle ages it was commonly believed that February 14 was the day of mating for birds,. The tradition of birds choosing their mates on St. Valentine's Day led to the idea that boys and girls would do the same. The tradition of drawing names reverted back to girls' names again, but now when a youth drew a girl's name, he wore it on his sleeve, and attended and protected her during the following year. This made the girl his Valentine and they exchanged love tokens throughout the year and notes signed with "In St. Valentine's Love".
Valentines Day greetings were known as far back as the middle ages and written greetings first began to appear around 1400 in Great Britain. Legend has it that Charles, Duke of Orleans, sent the first real Valentine card to his wife in 1415, when he was imprisoned in the Tower of London. Valentine's Day began to be popularly celebrated around the 17th century and by the middle of the 18th century it was common for friends and lovers to exchange small gifts or handwritten notes. By the end of the 18th century, printed Valentine's Day began to replace the handwritten notes due to improvements in printing technology. Ready made cards were a convenient and acceptable way for people to express their affections in a time when personal expressions were discouraged. Early American began to exchange handmade Valentines in the early 1700's and the first mass produced, printed cards appeared on the scene in the 1840s created by Esther A. Howland . Today, Valentines Day is second only to Christmas as the most profitable holiday for America's greeting cards companies, and a lucrative time for florists and candy manufacturers as well.
Today, the Catholic Church recognizes at least three different saints named Valentine or Valentinus, all of whom were martyred Some believe Valentine's Day was originally celebrated on February 14th to commemorate the death of one or all of these saints. However, Valentine's Day was also an attempt by the church to Christianize the Roman festival of Lupercalia.
In ancient Rome, early spring was a time for cleansing and purification. Houses were ritually swept out and salt and spelt were sprinkled throughout the rooms to purify them. The festival of Lupercalia, which was first celebrated around the 3rd century, began on February 15th (the ides of February). Lupercalia honored Lupercus, the Roman god who protected shepherds and flocks from ravaging wolves, and also honored the founders of Rome, Romulus and Remus On this day, Roman priests of the order of Luperci would gather at the mouth of the sacred cave where Romulus and Remus were believed to have been nurtured by a she-wolf (or Lupa), and sacrifice a number of goats for fertility and dogs for purification. The goat hide would be sliced into strips and dipped into the sacrificial blood. Following a ritual feast, male youths adorned with goat skins would run around the community, slapping the crop fields and also women with the strips to guarantee fertility in the coming year. At the end of the day, all the unmarried women of the village would place their names in a big urn, and the unmarried men would each draw out a name from the urn. The two would then be paired for the year (which began in March) and these matches often ended in matrimony.
Around 498 A.D., Pope Gelasius declared February 14 "St. Valentine's Day" and abolished the Roman lottery system for romantic pairing, declaring it un-Christian. Instead, he decreed that priests substitute the drawing of saints names for the names of the girls. The priests would place the saints' names into an urn or box. The young people then drew a name from the container, and in the following year, the youth was supposed to emulate the life of the saint whose name he had drawn. During the middle ages it was commonly believed that February 14 was the day of mating for birds,. The tradition of birds choosing their mates on St. Valentine's Day led to the idea that boys and girls would do the same. The tradition of drawing names reverted back to girls' names again, but now when a youth drew a girl's name, he wore it on his sleeve, and attended and protected her during the following year. This made the girl his Valentine and they exchanged love tokens throughout the year and notes signed with "In St. Valentine's Love".
Valentines Day greetings were known as far back as the middle ages and written greetings first began to appear around 1400 in Great Britain. Legend has it that Charles, Duke of Orleans, sent the first real Valentine card to his wife in 1415, when he was imprisoned in the Tower of London. Valentine's Day began to be popularly celebrated around the 17th century and by the middle of the 18th century it was common for friends and lovers to exchange small gifts or handwritten notes. By the end of the 18th century, printed Valentine's Day began to replace the handwritten notes due to improvements in printing technology. Ready made cards were a convenient and acceptable way for people to express their affections in a time when personal expressions were discouraged. Early American began to exchange handmade Valentines in the early 1700's and the first mass produced, printed cards appeared on the scene in the 1840s created by Esther A. Howland . Today, Valentines Day is second only to Christmas as the most profitable holiday for America's greeting cards companies, and a lucrative time for florists and candy manufacturers as well.
Happy Valentines Day...
today is valentines day..
but for me..it's an ordinary day..nothing special to celebrate...
bcoz im still a single...
haha^^
Hereby i would like to wish the couples all over the world HAppy Valentines Day!!!
Give love a chance
A woman came out of her house and saw 3 old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not recognize them. She said 'I don't think I know you, but you must be hungry. Please come in and have something to eat.'
'Is the man of the house home?', they asked.
'No', she replied. 'He's out.'
'Then we cannot come in', they replied.
In the evening when her husband came home, she told him what had happened.
'Go tell them I am home and invite them in!'
The woman went out and invited the men in'
'We do not go into a House together,' they replied.
'Why is that?' she asked.
One of the old men explained: 'His name is Wealth,' he said pointing to one of his friends, and said pointing to another one, 'He is Success, and I am Love.' Then he added, 'Now go in and discuss with your husband which one of us you want in your home.'
The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was overjoyed. 'How nice!!', he said. 'Since that is the case, let us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth!'
His wife disagreed. 'My dear, why don't we invite Success?'
Their daughter-in-law was listening from the other corner of the house. She jumped in with her own suggestion: 'Would it not be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love!'
'Let us heed our daughter-in-law's advice,' said the husband to his wife.
'Go out and invite Love to be our guest.'
The woman went out and asked the 3 old men, 'Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest.'
Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other 2 also got up and followed him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Success: 'I only invited Love, Why are you coming in?'
The old men replied together: 'If you had invited Wealth or Success, the other two of us would've stayed out, but since you invited Love, wherever He goes, we go with him. Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!!!!!!'
'Is the man of the house home?', they asked.
'No', she replied. 'He's out.'
'Then we cannot come in', they replied.
In the evening when her husband came home, she told him what had happened.
'Go tell them I am home and invite them in!'
The woman went out and invited the men in'
'We do not go into a House together,' they replied.
'Why is that?' she asked.
One of the old men explained: 'His name is Wealth,' he said pointing to one of his friends, and said pointing to another one, 'He is Success, and I am Love.' Then he added, 'Now go in and discuss with your husband which one of us you want in your home.'
The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was overjoyed. 'How nice!!', he said. 'Since that is the case, let us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth!'
His wife disagreed. 'My dear, why don't we invite Success?'
Their daughter-in-law was listening from the other corner of the house. She jumped in with her own suggestion: 'Would it not be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love!'
'Let us heed our daughter-in-law's advice,' said the husband to his wife.
'Go out and invite Love to be our guest.'
The woman went out and asked the 3 old men, 'Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest.'
Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other 2 also got up and followed him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Success: 'I only invited Love, Why are you coming in?'
The old men replied together: 'If you had invited Wealth or Success, the other two of us would've stayed out, but since you invited Love, wherever He goes, we go with him. Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!!!!!!'
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Thanks.
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