14 Feburary, 2010 will not only be Valentine's Day, it is also the first day of chinese Lunar New year as well as Ms Valentine's birthday.
To commerate and make the day even more special for her, she has gone to citizen journalism website, STOMP, to appeal for a date.
In her email to STOMP, she said "I am Valentine, 25, and I will be turning 25 on 14th February 2010, which is Valentine's Day, Chinese New Year and also my birthday.
"I was wondering whether STOMP can make my birthday wish come true.
"I would like to have a memorable 25th birthday to remember and it's not often 3 situations can occur on a single day (birthday, Valentine's Day plus Chinese New Year), therefore I would like to have an opportunity to have a smashing birthday.
"Can you find me my Valentine?"
The Primary school supervisor associates herself to being "a book that you can enjoy with a cup of coffee with. You will discover the beauty and goodness in the book when you take time to ponder and read it thoroughly."
Though she's not stunning, she had a friendly and kind smile.
However, netizens' responses were far from kind. Out of the 70 people who polled, 62 said "no" to dating her. Most critised that she was simply not pretty.
Shin Min daily reported that one netizen went further and commented that if she wants a date, she'll have to pay for the meal as well as send the guy home before any consideration.
On the other hand, a minority felt that although she was brave to have sought for love, but it was self-degrading.
Psychiatrist's Opinion
In an interview with Shin Min, Dr Hong Yong Yuen said there are 2 possible motivations behind her actions.
Firstly, she's mature and confident. She would have expected such a backlash but she's unfazed by it.
Or she's immature and lacks confidence. All this may be pure fun to her and gives her attention wanted. The vicious comments will strip away her battered confidence.
On the netizens' reaction, he feels that they ought to reflect on their own morals and values. The doctor said if they did not like what she was doing, they could simply look away instead of not attacking her furiously.
I just would like to say that thereâs a reason why we have saying like âBeauty is in the eye of the beholderâ âBeauty is skin deepâ âDonât judge a book by itâs coverâ there is real .....
I blame STOMP for the predicament that Valentine is in today. They could have guided her in this matter as they are the professionals, they should know that a pictureâs worth a thousand words. They could have had a makeover or make-up session with her and taken better pictures. If they were sincere in their quest to find her a valentine date and make her birthday a memorable one there are lot of ways they could have achieved this and shielded her from this nastiness instead they just threw her to the wolves. I guess this would have a .....
I feel disappointed to see it playing up on the word in order to catch readers' attention.
Maybe, readers did not respond to her because of other qualities or reasons, need not be because she is plump. Unless the majority of those polled expressively wrote so, if not on what grounds did the topic title came about?
Happy Birthday,Happy Lunar New Year and Happy Valentine day!!!
Send you with Lots of Love and Wishes!!
'Twas brave of you to post that subject matter online. Now stay brave, ignore those snide remarks and move on. They're just being insecure and brutal. Ignore them.
"Never build your emotional life on the weaknesses of other people" (quote - Steven R Covey).
Happy St. Valentine's, Happy Birthday, and Happy Lunar New Year.