Balentayms

delayed posting from February 16, 2007 1:32 PM

A week before Valentine's Day, our über-kwela-gimik Internal Comm gurls came up with yet another gimik for the company. To save me from the ball-buster task of paraphrasing it, here's their actual announcement/advertisement:

WOWing The World with LOVE
Voices. Posted February 7, 2007

It's February once again and it's time to WOW people with LOVE!

Put your thinking cap on and come up with the sweetest and most creative way to WOW your loved one (sweetheart, dad, mom, friend, etc.) this Valentine's Day!

Tell us how you plan to WOW a loved one this Valentine's Day. And if you're the chosen one, allow us to WOW you by saving you from the Valentine rush. Planning to send roses and chocolates to someone? The roses and chocolates are on us!

Click on the link below to send in your entries. Deadline for submission is on Tuesday, February 13.

THINKING HAT??? Hah! Dr. Seuss borrowed The Cat's hat from moi!!! So....me and my ultimate-saccharine self sat still (or was I shifty?), took one good look at my Valentine's miniature photo in my phone's address book, smiled my widest smile (no more than six upper teeth showing, mind you, otherwise that will not be a smile anymore but a "grin" HAHA), closed my eyes momentarily, took one deep sigh, and typed away.

This was my entry:

Hi Kay!

This is my entry to the Valentine contest. I hope it's romantic enough for you. Hehe.

I will WOW my Valentine TONIGHT by sticking a packet of tiny glow in the dark stars (or dots, whichever's available at the bookstore later) on the ceiling above our bed to spell out the message "thank you for coming into my life". When we turn off the lights, my message will be read.

The next day, I'll leave (inside my Valentine's office bag) a Valentine card with six inserts: "gift certificates" that I made myself (see attached samples), which may be redeemed from me at any time...and have no expiration date! The beauty of this is that I will be the one providing each and every "request" in the certificate...and it cost me almost nothing.

These are the "gift certificates"...

I didn't win the contest...but ask me if I got laid 'cuz of all that. [Insert sinister laughter here]