Valentines Day

Facts says that Valentines Day has been created to remember St Valentines long time ago. Long after that, I'm not sure how the St. Valentines Remembered Day has become the Love Day that been cherish all around the world who think that these days are special for all.

Recently, Malaysian religious department have come out with the fatwa said that Valentines Day should not been celebrate by Muslim because its against the Islamic law.

These year, i have the opportunity to observed the Valentines Day in Jakarta where fact claimed that Indonesia has the most population of the Muslim in the world. Well, as far that i knew, Indonesia has always practice the secularism in their way of life since if am not mistaken Soekarno era.

I actually went around the Plaza Indonesia and its neighbor mall Grand Indonesia and i can see that florist shop has displayed and arrange more than usual numbers of bouquet of flower and people are queuing to buy and not to forget some bouquet delivery to the lucky person.

We actually planned to have dinner at several nice restaurant and to be surprised that its all fully booked. We actually try our luck with waiting list and it more shocking news telling that the waiting list is piling up to the longer waiting time.

In fact my SO saw a cashier tied a pink ribbon along their jilbab as to create the ambiance of the Valentines Day and attract the customer to purchase their goods and upscale the profit from the Valentines Day fever.

I don't know how to analyze; it is weird and makes me wonder as well with these scenario. But what i can say is, Valentines Day is a special Day for the couple (although other days also can be as special as Valentines Day) and i just cherish the moment of the Special Day.

To make me change the way of my religious believes? i affirmatively know my Believe and path. I put myself as liberal where i adapt the other customs, culture, religion cause that make it unique and i could understand more why Allah Al-Mighty has create lots of religion in these world.

Moral of the story.

ermmmm i let you to see about it because it is subjective.