That was the surprise I received on Valentine's Day 2002.
I married that someone 2 years later.
Birthdays and Mother's day, I would receive a bouquet of roses. A lot of times I would tell that someone I want flowers, he gets me roses. I love roses but there are other flowers in the world =)
I'm so blessed to be from Baguio. We have flowers year round, and they are cheap! I would buy long stemmed roses regularly. I learned to arrange flowers and would usually do for our dining table.
Now in Singapore, flower bouquets are so expensive. A bouqet of 6 roses would be around S$50. So I thought that for mother's day, I should just make a flower arrangement for my Mom.
For her birthday, I got her yellow orchids. $13.
This year on valentine's day, someone had to go to work. I told someone that I do not want to receive any rose bouquet. (The roses wilt very fast as it's so hot in Singapore!) Instead I told someone to give me money then I would just buy the flowers I want.
Someone said WOW! $30, I even bought a lot of other flowers for my new vase.
This year for my birthday, I again told someone not to spend on expensive bouquet. Someone said he'd make an arrangement for me.
While I was admiring the flowers, someone exclaimed: That's only $23.
It was a very good birthday surprise but the truth is, Someone was more surprised than me. Someone learned that he does not need to spend that much to make me happy!
