who says we don't like flowers?

yes, whoever said that is either, not a girl, or not telling the truth.

we love gifts. we love surprises and even the most .... 'practical' of us girls and women, LOVE flowers [as gifts, not just the ones by the road].

reason i say so is because in the last week alone, i had two lovely friends celebrate their birthdays.

one girl's boyfriend-going-to-be-fiance surprised her with 99 stalks of roses [yes, chinese love the word 99 as it sounds like 'longevity' in cantonese].

another very dear girlfriend's husband surprised her with .... [get ready] 200 stalks of roses. oh my. if i was her, i'd be inconsolable.

what a declaration of love and appreciation.

of course, we're not materialistic. neither are we here to upp-one-another by comparing and going for the i-got-more-than-you attitude but when it comes to gestures like these, nothing is too simple. nothing is too much. nothing is too impractical.

as streisand sings it ... 'you don't bring me flowers ....anymore'

oh and single girls out there, wait. wait. wait. for the best.

yeah it's hard. frustrating and just plain ... exhausting but then, don't we want the best?