Valentine’s Day
Everyone in the PHC was listening with keen interest as Mr Lambkin, Head of 6th Form, delivered his short speech. Its been awhile since we had a full school house assembly due to the examinations. So perhaps that explains why everyone was focesed on every word that was addressed by Mr Lambkin. Or perhaps it was the topic…which was about Valentines day.
“It originated from St. Valentine, a Roman who was martyred for refusing to give up Christianity. He died on February 14, 269 A.D., the same day that had been devoted to love lotteries. Legend also says that St. Valentine left a farewell note for the jailer’s daughter, who had become his friend, and signed it "From Your Valentine". Other aspects of the story say that Saint Valentine served as a priest at the temple during the reign of Emperor Claudius. Claudius then had Valentine jailed for defying him. In 496 A.D. Pope Gelasius set aside February 14 to honour St. Valentine.
Gradually, February 14 became the date for exchanging love messages and St. Valentine became the patron saint of lovers. The date was marked by sending poems and simple gifts such as flowers. There was often a social gathering or a ball.”
Valentine’s day… a traditional day where lovers express their loves by sending poems, letters and like what Mr Lambkin said, gifts such as carnation. And a ball…a ball was what we got! It was the social event of the term and everyone had put a lot of effort into making it a night worth to remember. There will be members of staff as well as special guest and governors present so we have to make a good impression of ourselves and take it as a formal social ball.
Preparation was made early. Everyone were in their tux with bows and ties and carnation ready about 1 hour earlier before the night began. All the lads looked great in their tux…I looked great even if I have to say so myself! =P ( all the lads looked lil bit lyk James Bond!) The night officially began around 7 in the evening. There was a picture taking session where every couple had a chance to have their pictures taken professionally. Everyone looked great and some of the couples were adorable! Cute and lovely together…After the session, we had a little chat before going to our tables.
After a little bit of another short session of our very own photo taking session and mingling with the guests, we had a taste of the well-seasoned exquisite buffet. It was far better the usual meal we get served daily from the canteen so some of us took advantage and took a plateful of this heavenly meal. Bon Appetite!! Ohh… not forgetting our table manners of course…
Once we’re done with our dessert, Tom and Nicholas were upstage to provide some entertainment with some songs. We had a great time as we waltz around, do the cha cha, and even rock the dance floor with some informal type of dancing ( which was kinda shocking to me as I was told this was supposed to be a formal ball).Everyone was enjoying themselves and having a great time.
The ball ended at round about midnight. By that time, everyone was clearly exhausted from all the dancing…and for some.. from the drinking. When you’re awaken the next morning, your life might feel to be just a little bit different, after knowing how magical it is to be in love~
Wishing a Happy Valentine’s Day to all the sweet couples out there!!
