Happy Valentine!

How did you celebrate your valentine? With your loved one, friends or family?

One of the best ways to celebrate Valentine is by having a merry time with your friends! So last week, we had a Valentine themed meeting at Jakarta Motivators Toastmasters Club.

Bambang was the TOM who gave us information about the way people in other countries celebrate Valentine. Single girls in Korea would eat black noodles and wear black on 14 April, to lament about their status. A Europe countrymen give anonymous chocolate, in Norway, the men give special spoon to their loved one. People in Philippines love Valentine so much, they prefer to do mass wedding that day!

Bambang also gave tips about how to spend Valentine with your lover/husband/wife. Having a romantic dinner at home, watching romance movies, or even dancing together are much better than spending Valentine outside, which can be very expensive and crowded. At home, you can also cook together, play games, or sing!

Imam redelivered his BM No. 9. He said, instead of trying to push our goals or aids toward someone or people, try to be quiet and listen. When we listen, we’ll know what they want and need. Only then, we will know how to solve their problems.

Sometimes, we are too caught in our own opinions, thinking we know things better than others. Even when those around us have problems, we will think we know the best way to solve it. But what we think might not be what other think. If you really want to help someone, don’t offer your opinions or solutions first. What we need to do the most is listen, try to understand. When we listen, we will know the root cause and we will be able to help others.

A very good reminder for us all, isn’t it?

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Our theme tonight will be “Love is Blind”. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Come and say what you think!