Wanting to have my own Marley

Valentine's day passed with me having no one to hold and spend it with, come to think of, it has always been like that for the past few years now... me being single.

And since I would look like a total loser to go out alone that day, when almost everyone around you is spending the day in two's... I decided to just stay home and meet with some friends come very late evening.

Sunday came and although my sisters are home, they are sleeping since they came from a shift the night before and will still be having one sunday night. I asked some friends if they would want to see a movie. Fortunate enough that I have one friend who is available and would want to give me company.

After deciding that we are to meet at 6PM, I busied myself with old DVDs at home and watched HSM 2. I decided to hit the shower after the movie and started preparing myself. I fetched Shun and head to the nearest mall. We decided to watch Marley and Me.

I have heard from friends that it was a good movie about the "Man's Bestfriend".

It was a feel good movie, having to feel a little sad if I may just say the day before, it was a welcome changed that I was actually laughing while watching the movie. It was such a feel good movie that I wanted to adopt or even buy a dog for myself after. Our dog, which is a doberman, died last month and probably the reason why the movie moved me into almost tears as the movie progressed. Having said that, I had the strongest urged to buy a new dog.

I still remember that day when we learned that our beloved doberman died, my mom cried. Although I wasn't able to spend as much time with our dog since she's in the province, I felt sad about the news, afterall I always try to play with her when I'm in Nueva Ecija.

Marley and Me, was in more ways than one, a funy and a toucing story. It has that warmth and wouldn't keep you from really laughing even if you are in a movie house. I believed what Owen Wilson said in one of the scenes... I can't remember exactly what he said but it was something like "when you give your heart to a dog, it will give his heart to you in exchange"

If I will still be spending my valentines day alone next year, I just hope I'd just be spending it with my very own Marley.