MANILA, Philippines - For most of us, Valentine’s Day is an annual lovefest, the day when professing undying affection soars to the top of everyone’s to-do-list. Some of today’s most popular personalities, from business scions to fashion idols to media icons share how they open their hearts on love’s biggest day of the year.
DIVINE LEE, vice-president for sales & marketing, Globe Asiatique: To everyone you love, communication is key. I’m always expressive about my feelings to my friends, family, and loved ones, even if it’s not Valentine’s. Love should be celebrated daily. I’m thankful for my BlackBerry messenger and my Globe line.
ABBA NAPA, Partner, All Flip-Flops and L’Opera Group: I’ve always been of the camp that “I love you” is something to be said every day. Those closest to me know that I tend to use it freely and generously to punctuate the conversations we have with one another. If only my Blackberry could speak, it would attest to the frequency of this occurrence. Especially more so when I am traveling, I heat up my Globe lines with it.
MIKE ENRIQUEZ, TV and radio newscaster, senior VP for GMA network: For Valentine’s Day, I say “I love you” face to face. The best and only way to say it.
DIGNA SANTOS, executive director, Philippine Association of National Advertisers (PANA): Giving the person a tight hug and a big kiss and telling them that I love them. We should make every day Valentine’s Day. For loved ones who are away, calling them is the next best thing to being with them. When you talk to your loved ones over the phone, you can close your eyes and imagine the person sitting beside you. You can also give them a big kiss and pretend that you are giving them a hug too.
KEVIN TAN, division head for commercial operations, Megaworld Corporation: Ten dozen roses, 10 dozen tulips, a basket of chocolates, one hundred kisses, a 10-minute hug, and a new Globe BlackBerry so that we can always be connected.
ALBERT CUADRANTE, vice-president for marketing, Jollibee Foods Corporation: I like surprising my wife by cooking for her and setting up a homemade romantic dinner.
HERMIE DE LEON, president, OmniCom MediaGroup: Of course nothing beats a hug and kiss, but with the advanced technology, a face-to-face conversation through a web camera allows me to kiss my loved ones abroad.