Valentine's Day + Life Lesson

 Hello Universe! Yesterday was memorable. It was my second Valentine's Day with Menki and we had a little dinner together. We also hard launch our relationship last night, too.

Hard Launch, Hello Virtual World

So for this year's Valentine's day, I'll be sharing with a little haul for the V-day, my dinner experience with Menki and a little life lessons that I was learning as I became more intentional and starting life at 30.

I. Haul

1. Tennis Bracelets

I got this two tennis bracelets from @lovetalaph in Tiktok Shop. I actually got the one on the bottom last year, October 2025 as a personal gift on my oath-taking. I got the one on top this month. Actually, I just diversified by fund and really made it happen to buy this one, as this really looked good and dainty. I just couldn't resist.

2. Dior Addict Lipsticks

These got me bankrupt. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. I saw the Dior boutique in Powerplant Mall last month, and told myself, "I'll get a Dior product line stuff in December", but I ended getting some this month. I kinda had few regrets but it made me really happy, so I think, the retail therapy was really working. The ecstacy wasn't wearing off yet, but the manic feeling still lingered. 

So, I got the Lip Maximizer last month, this time I got, Dior Addict Pendant Lipgloss and Dior Addict Lip Glow Oil. I got two samples in mini of Dior Addict Lip Glow and a travel size perfume of Dior J'Adore.

After buying these and when the amount sunk in, I realized that I spent too much this month, and I totally went over my budget.

3. Versace Bright Crystal

I bought this one from Scent Manila. This was the eu de toilette one. I wasn't fan of the scent, I just really wanted the bottle, and I'd been wanting this for quite some time. I think, this one was quite justified, hihihihihi. Another perfume to add to my collection! ♡

II. Things that I Received

1. Chrysanthemum bouquet

The controversial flowers. Hahahahahahaha. Menki was saying, he bought it, as the card said, but the office claimed it came from them. Hahahahahahahaha. So, I couldn't really tell from whom it came from. XD

2. Gifts from Interns

I received a lot from interns this Valentine's Day. It was, kinda sweet. I felt like my effort was being acknowledged and recognized. It felt really good. Hello Wafer used to be my favorite, like, I used to collect the foils of it, with the quotes at the back before. 

The eggpie and the spinach bread were really good. It was just the crust was kind of thick and hard, but the inner part was soft and creamy. It was better than the eggpie I used to have from provinces. The spinach bread was also good. Not itchy on the gums and tasted really well.

III. Valentine's Day (Dinner Night)

Valentine's Daaaaaaay. I was so excited. This was my outfit. I had bought a dress, specifically for this event, however, I had to show up at work so this was what my outfit was. It looked decent and sexy, I guessed. Had to do an AI edit for the background as I was planning to do an AI photoshoot for my birthday next month, but it was very hard to write a prompt. It felt, like, I was dumb. Argh.

He chatted me about our reservation at 3pm. Not kinda prepared, and felt like, it was a scam, but I let things be. This was the first surprise and first grandiose expense of Menki.

Dinner at Wild Flour, Rockwell

Salad: Bleu Cheese was the name. It was kinda long, and only the first few words were retained. I tried looking for the menu online, but I guess things were changed. 

I loved the cottage cheese. At first, it was kind of, gross, but as the taste lingered in my mouth. I also liked the walnuts, croutons and the candied stuff, that tasted like grapes, aside from the fresh grapes and the cherry tomatoes. ♡

Truffle Pasta. I loved pasta so much. But the pastas on the menu was kinda hard to pronounce and since I was anxious being in the Wild Flour the first time, I was so conscious. But it tasted good.

Strawberry Lemon Soda. It was sweet with sour-ry kick. The lemon blended well with strawberry and as it got colder with the ice, it got any better.

Hello Menki! For the mystery. I would like to take photos with him for the whole virtual world to see, but he wanted to keep it lowkey before hard-launching it a while at home. Hahahahahahahaha.

 

The selfie shots with the vase and glass with a water standee. I was, like, asking for him to take me a photo, but he was so not liking the idea. We are dining in an expensive restaurant the first time and I didn't want to ruin the moment.

IV. The Life Lessons

1. Fancy things can be really enticing, but the real value is not on the price tag; it is on how you can enjoy more the things for what it is worth it. It's giving sulit moments. Memories linger on things, and that's how things should be remembered, not on their tags.

2. Work smarter, party wiser. Stability is not status, it is a lifestyle. If you want to build a strong financial independence, it is establishing a foundation based from self-improvement is a leverage.

3. Having ten times greater before spending will prevent you from bankruptcy.

4. Being intentional may be kind of missing out, but setting a standard lifestyle is always better.

5. Talking about your feelings my lightened your chest, but your reactions will always be your creation. What and how you create things will resonate on the way you will live your life.

Summary of my February 14

That's everything, Universe. Thank you for being there.

Much love,

Zoey ♡