what woman want

men just dont get it sometimes. even if we say that we'd be happy with a card, what we mean is that we wish they'd do something grand and romantic anyway because we deserve it, and because  they'd do anything to makes us happy. see, even if we've conquered the world, we want them to conquer our hearts. we want them to do something so sobrang kilig that it make us blush and giggle like 16-year olds caught in the throes of adolescent passion: oh my god, he really loves me.
thing is, we cant tell them what to do because it'll be less special. so just read this, and maybe he'll get the hint.

1. send flowers everyday for two weeks. you can have them delivered to her home or place of work.
2. reserve a theather for a private screening a deux.
3.close off a section of restaurant and have it filled with flowers and candles.
4. make her harana.
5. fill a jar with 365 little slips of paper: some with quotes of them, others being reasons why you totally adore her.
6. write her a poem.
7. make a scrapbook showing the history of your relationship.
8. book a KTV room and sing her 10 love songs.
9. read her poetry.
10. make a love scavenger hunt.
11. make a time capsule with key momentos; love letters, photos, movie tickets...
12. have a banner printed with '' i love you (name of gf).
13. send her a love gram.
14. going to a bar?  ask a band to dictate a song to you.
15. going to a restaurant? talk to the restaurant's service crew. ask diffirent waiters to go to your table, one by one, and hand her one long-stemmed rose.
16. put an ad in a billboard declaring how much you love her.
17. cant afford a billboard? create a website for her.
18. fill her office cubicle with flowers.
19. surprise her with an out of town trip.
20. have his-and-hers pendant made. have your names engraved on them.
21. you may not have set a wedding date but you can still promise forever to each other. take her to a church and exchange vows in front of the altar. so, what if theres no priest? isnt it more romantic because its a secret between you, her and god.
22. prepare dinner on the roof top of a condo. arrange for a string quartet to serenade you as you dine under the stars.
23. present her a ring hidden in a box of chocolate.
24. drive to tagaytay and have a picnic under the stars.
25. serve her breakfast in bed. tell her you want to wake up next to her everyday of your life...

you must speak to be heard, but sometimes, you have to be silent to be appreciated.

lessons i learned

never invest deep feelings for someone. never hope they'l love you the way you want them to. never expect that those sweet gestures and sweet words are true because eventually everything will become a past, sooner or later they'll just drop you off and will leave you with nothing. so train yourself to let go the things you fear to lose...