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memorable date.”
For me, every Valentine’s Day is memorable because
we spend it differently every single year. Back when PAUL VARILLA
we were still students, we spend it on the streets,
eating street foods at UP Diliman. But now that she’s “I would consider myself as a romantic type of
already working and I am playing basketball, person. And as for this upcoming Valentine’s Day,
memorable na yung dinner and movie date namin may girlfriend and I have plans to have a simple
at their house.” dinner and we planned to go out on the weekend.
Sometimes we take turns in choosing a location and
KRIS PORTER if it’s a popular place, we go try it out and usually, I
pay the bills. I don’t have yet a memorable
“I’d consider myself as a romantic type of person Valentine’s Day because I consider it as a simple day.”
that’s why I already planned our Valentine’s date but
unfortunately my girlfriend and I haven’t decided yet POY ERRAM
on the venue. I take into consideration her schedule
before we head out for our date. She’s in law school “With my busy schedule, I don’t think I can manage
class and at the same time our team will be coming to set a date with my love one. I’d rather spend my
from a team building event on that day. date at home, prepare foods and watch movies. I
would recommend choosing a restaurant where you
We spend our Valentine’s Day depending on our usually dine in and a place that is romantic. It may be
schedules. Two Valentines’ ago, we stayed at home expensive but at least you spend it with your love
but last year we dined out. Some factors we consider one.
in a dating place would be the ambience and the
location. It is important to know the location My most memorable experience was when I caught
because our schedules don’t usually match. The my ex-girlfriend cheating on me on Valentine’s day.”
popularity of the place won’t be a factor for us, for as
long as we both agreed, ‘G’ (Game) na.

Sometimes we take turns in choosing our dating
place, if she says that the food is good in a certain
restaurant then we try it out. Likewise, in paying the
bills, we take turns.

My most memorable date happened two years ago,
we had trainings in Ateneo De Manila and it was
really late. We planned to have a pizza in her house
but what she did was a surprise. She downloaded
movies that we both wanted to watch then she
decorated her living room with all the lights, and she
prepared good foods. I would say this is my

Well, Alyssa would always choose the place or
restaurant and of course I would be the one in
charge paying the bills. It’s always that way.

In considering the restaurant, we would choose a
place where we could enjoy the view while telling
stories and the place should be romantic. What I
would recommend to those who are trying to “Score
a Date” with their partner is to go out in places like
Antipolo or Tagaytay. Look for a place that serves
good food.

“Date? As a PBA Player, I would consider date a My first date with Alyssa is one of my most
time-consuming affair that’s why our significant memorable Valentine’s date experience because we
others should understand that as a player, dating went out after her game with some of her
would be a luxury. At this point in time, we need to teammates, with their partners. It was a group date
save for our future and concentrating in our game is actually.”
our utmost priority. Sometimes, there are special
occasions that we missed because of our busy KYLES LAO
schedule but we see to it that we find quality time to
celebrate it. It doesn’t matter if it needs to be special “Siguro ngayong Valentine, wala na muna kaming
occasions for as long as you are with your special date nang girlfriend ko. Kailangan lang muna
someone. naming ng space sa mga romantic stuffs. We also
take into consideration our busy schedules because
But if I have time during Valentine’s Day, the first my girlfriend would be coming from work and I
person I would treat for a date would be my mom would be coming from my practice game. Pero sa
because she is my first love and she will be my mga pagkakataon na kung minsan lang naman
forever date. Then of course, I would date my nangyayari like Valentine’s, Birthdays gumagawa
girlfriend (Alyssa) later that day. I like throwing ako ng paraan para mai-date ang girlfriend ko. And if
surprises to my girlfriend, but she always manages Valentine’s Day is on the weekend, we try to make
to figure out what the surprise is all about. time to explore cities or provinces that we haven’t
been into. Usually, in choosing a place to date, we
As much as we want to stay at home, every now and consider the comfort and convenience of the place
then I would find time to go out and look for a and I also consider our home as best place for dating.
restaurant where the ambience is good, where my
girlfriend and I would have some private space. I’m the type of person “to go big or go home”,
Sometimes we go out on a movie date then eat out! minsan lang naman mangyari why not spend it for
the experience. Ambience is a must in choosing your
dating place. Dapat masarap yung aura nung place
kasi you spend it with your very special love one.
While it is important to know what is popular in
town, I for one choose to spend my date in a place
where I could talk to my girlfriend solemnly and
alone, mas sweet and romantic. While my girlfriend
may have the right to choose the place, it’s me who
pays the bill. I mean, it may be 21st century na pero
bakit hindi pa rin kami equal di ba? In my opinion,
guys should always be the one paying the bills, be
gentleman enough ika nga.