And now for something totally off the wall, but wonderful nonetheless…Rainbow Roses. Yes, they are dyed that way, and no, I am not the one who has this fun task. These were a gift for a friend of mine.

What flowers do you plan to gift your Valentine this time?

Red Roses, Pink Roses, Orange Roses, Blue Roses, Yellow Roses, Green Roses.

How about a mix of all this. This Valentine Day gift your loved one a bouquet of “Rainbow Roses” to say “I LOVE YOU”.

Cost only 69.99 pounds. Place your order at http://www.valueflora.com/

Your loved one will never forget this Valentine Day.

Santa Cruz County Fair

Before I begin I would like to confirm that I am a girl. And no this post does not speak for any other girls and men please do not stop buying them flowers because of what you read here.

I think I am starting to have an aversion towards flowers. Okay maybe not flowers but bouquets. Over the span of the last 2 years, I have received quite a number (thanks to all the romantics in my life) and I have developed an aversion towards them.

Today, someone I met rather recently though I have known of for a few years scared surprised me with a bouquet. A very sweet gesture no? Not really when I have never actually gone out with this person and even today I was not supposed to meet this someone. This person calls me asking me what I have on today and I say I have dance class. I usually don’t think twice when someone asks me where my class is because its quite a normal question and tell him where it is nearby. He works nearby so he said he needs to pass me some forms for a dance competition and wanted me to ask a few friends to participate. Sounded pretty normal and I agreed hestitantly though I had no friends who would actually participate in one but it seemed like a polite thing to at least try.

So fine, I reach dance class 30 minutes late and I really thought he had forgotten he was supposed to meet me and there he is waiting at the MRT Station and suddenly he whips out a bouquet. With roses in 7 different colours. Yes a rainbow bouquet of roses. Now most girls would be ooh-ing and aah-ing here. But first it is very freaky unsettling to take so much for a person you barely know. Secondly, I do not particularly like roses though I have to say I’ve never seen a bouquet quite as beautiful ( I always thought rainbow bouquets would look weird). Thirdly, I am just not someone who enjoys carrying a bouquet around.

Now lets get to the last point. To me, the entire idea of walking around with flowers seems very ridiculous. Especially when I do not have any way of explaining the flowers. Its not my birthday, I didn’t get proposed to and I am not Britney Spears (though that’d be interesting).

So guess what I do? I turn cold,clammy and tinker on the edge of hyperventilating. I apologise and tell him I really cannot accept the bouquet and try to disappear as fast as I can. I was freaked out. It was quite a hilarious sight seeing one person with a bouquet trying to calm a near hyperventilating person who is freaked out by the idea.

Everytime I see a bouquet now, I just freak out. I don’t know why but it just freaks me out because I just don’t know what to do with flowers anymore. I hate carrying them around and after they dry out I don’t know what to do. Yes I admit at one point in time, I gushed and swooned over flowers but right now they just leave me feeling cold,clammy and unable to breathe. I realised that guys don’t think about the aftermath of sending a girl flowers. Like one INTELLIGENT person who sent it to a school I work at teaching dance part time and left me freaking out for a bit. The thoughts behind the gestures are really so sweet but they just point at the male inability to think of consequences such as How do I explain this since I am a newbie teacher? What do I do with it at dance class? Who is going to ask me who these are from? SHIT He’s not even my boyfriend, what do I say???

So guys, a reminder, if you’re not sure if your chic digs the big bouquets, just give her a stalk of her favorite flower or something. Its a lot easier to keep in obscurity and when she runs out of things to do with it, she can make it into a bookmark or use the stem to prod and clean little crevices in her room. And if you REALLLLLLY feel like you need to impress, buy her a REAL gift, one that involves thought and more than just a good florist. A book, a margarita, a beer, a flashy car or better yet a house with a nice big garden where she can grow her OWN flowers.

And I mean it, the gestures and thoughts behind the action are beautiful but make sure when you do give a girl flowers she is in a position to accept them and knows exactly what she can do with them and is proud to lug them all over. And if you’re wooing me, an ice cold Heineken will be good thank you. =)

Unii cred ca fiecare om are un curcubeu al lui. Eu consider curcubeul fiecarei persoane format din culorile pe care le asociaza cei din jur cu acea persoana si culoarea pe care o asociaza el/ea cu sine. Intr-un fel, e ca si cum am reduce caracterul si tot ce tine de o persoana la culori simbolice. Si de ce nu? Lumea asta e plina de culori de care avem nevoie pentru ca nu am putea trai intr-o lume formata numai din alb si negru, de ce nu am fi si noi tot culori? Pielea noastra e colorata, hainele la fel, parul, ochii…tot. Asta e la suprafata, dar culori putem gasi si inauntru, trebuie doar sa stim sa le cautam.

Curcubelul meu e format din: mov, alb, albastrul cerului, gri, albastru inchis, visiniu, rosu, verde aprins… iar lista ramane inca deschisa daca aveti alte pareri.

Si ca tot veni vorba de curcubeu, se pare ca si florile au ajuns sa fie un mic curcubeu. Ati auzit de Rainbow Roses sau Happy Roses? Trandafirii astia veseli sunt niste trabdafiri multicolori dupa cum puteti vedea in poza. La inceput, am crezut ca sunt facuti pe calculator, dar, intre timp, am aflat ca sunt reali. Au si un site pt cei interesati: Happy Roses

Akary