It happened in one of the many bubble tea shops in the city. My date and I had just had dinner at the Korean place down the street, and now we were enjoying a refreshing dose of bubble tea.
"Look around you," she said, "do you notice anything different than usual?"
"Hmmm?" I replied, head tilted and confused, "I don't see anything strange."
"Keep looking."
"Perhaps—Oh, everyone here is—"
"A couple," she concluded, "that's because it's Chinese Valentine's Day. The 14th of every month is another Valentine's Day."
After some research it seems that Chinese Valentine's Day is something else entirely, an event celebrated on the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar. However, it is true that every 14th of the month is special. It's all part of an intricate courting and dating "schedule". I am here to explore this interesting artefact of culture with all of you.
"And yes, there might be a poem or some form of 'elegant prose' at the end."
