The Places to Be...

If you had spent yesterday cooped up at home, looping "All by Myself" and mourning loneliness, congratulations for making it through yet another Feb 14. But fret not, in support of the Romancing Singapore campaign, Cranberrymist plays shining knight in armour braving the smooching couples yesterday to bring you the places you can enjoy being at - in solitude- in the heart of town. And who knows? Cupid might just strike you.


1. Hair Salon
Away from the amorous crowd, step into the salon to enjoy a quiet day of relaxing and pampering. Don't worry if you have no appointments. Those with candelight and roses dates would kindly show you their magnanimousness byhaving theirs done up way before Feb 14. Today is your day.

Since there's no one's arms you can throw yourself into, at least have someone put their hands through your hair and work on it. Enjoy the shampoo-ing and even burst of soapy bubbles from the enthusiastic shampoo boy trying to recreate the snow- flake setting in Winter Sonata for your fantasing pleasure. And an even more helpful hairstylist offering himself as a date and wanting to accelerate the whole dating game by telling you what he likes to eat. His attentiveness cannot be faulted with the constant checks that your hearing is still intact and that you have heard/understood what he said while he blows your hair.

Movie tickets sold out? Fret not, you would be fixated and kept entertained the entire time by the agility and skills at which those hairstylists flick their scissors and chop at your tresses- they beat Jackie Chan's gong-fu blockbusters-anytime. Drinks are included by the way.

2. Chinese Restaurant
To avoid the whispers of sweet nothings around you spoil your painstakingly blown and set hair, head down to the basement to have a good chinese meal. On this special day, considerate restauranteurs have taken special pains to escort the sour-faced, disenchanted odd-numbered groups away from the lovey-dovey couples lest you spoil the atmosphere. You can be quite certain you would be escorted pass the long snaking queue to enjoy your hot piping meal , with chirpy Chinese New Year songs in the background no less.

3. Shopping Centres
To round up this wonderful day on a high note, Feb 14 is a time to take a trip down to the branded apparel shops to sieve through their sale items. For the day, your arch competitors are taking a day break from clothes to coo on roses and balloons instead.


For those who still remain unconvinced about these V-day haven, go check out an up-and-coming venue to be ready by V-day next year- the office. Man, that would be soooo fun and romantic.