Hive-Naija Weekend Engagement #11 - "Valentine's Day"
•Jean Vanier
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discussing the topic "Time Management "
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And you all said...
Well,we won't be the first as there are some weekend engagements trends already on Hive! But this would be THE NIGERIAN VERSION!
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I will drop a topic every friday(Today's topic is below), share your thoughts on the matter,reply someone else opinion, interrogate the opinion if you like.keep the discussion on. If you don't have anything to say about the topic. Just write a primary school composition about yourself(We go manage am).
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Topic Of Discussion - Valentine's Day
14th of February is fast approaching, We know it to be "Valentine's day". Let's discuss about our valentine's day experiences. We Can focus our discussions on these questions below.
What does Valentine's Day Mean To You?
Have you Given Or Recieved a Valentine Gift Before?
Is there a need to celebrate Valentine's Day?
How would you be spending this year's valentine day?
Let the discussion begin....
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Valentine is a day of love and it's doesn't mean so much to me because I try to show love daily but I do get the appeal of a particular day being set aside to do something special.
Last year I gave chocolate out and I received a lot of chocolate also, I was pretty happy because I love chocolate.
There is a need because a lot of people don't consciously show love daily so it's like a reminder to show love to someone special.
Valentine's day is a Monday so I might spend the day before with my person and then Valentine's day itself with family.
I plan on getting stuff for certain people around me no matter how small also..
I also have church in the evening.
My brother anybody that needs valentine's day to show love to someone doesn't love that person and that person is not special...
If someone's special to you, you wee show love, Valentine or no valentine.
They don't need it to show love, it is just a reminder.
People get caught up in their lives, they get busy and all that also.
Reminder ke? Shey you wee forget the love of your life ni?
Abi you'd be too busy in the whole year to remember that you have a girlfriend?
Nna... Forget that thing.
If I love someone so much, I make time for the person.
Do you buy flowers for your person everyday?
Do you mean that Val is the only day I remember to show love to my person?
When she needs me and I am there for her everyday, is that one hatred?
Bro I didn't say it was the only day to show love clearly but okay.
Don't worry... I know what you mean.
I was just catching cruise...
😂 Cruise catcher, I site you
Kwantinue 😎
😜🤪
Leave me oh.
🤪
Why do you keep Using "your person"😏
I always hated how the word "boyfriend" sounded, doesn't seem special enough.
egbon! It seems you are very romantic gan.
Maybe a little.
How about looking at it this way, Christmas for example is a special day for Christians to celebrate Jesus' birth. It's not like they don't celebrate Jesus everyday of their lives.
@wolfofnostreet Boss I understand.
I am neither for Cesar or against him.
I tell people, whatever rocks your boat is fine.
Val or no Val... We should all learn to show love to people around us.
This is so sweet 🥲
Thank you babes.
Abeg, count me join the certain people wen you wan give stuffs to 🥺 I nor get Val 😒
Go find val young lady.
I wish you and your person a very pleasant celebration.. Na only that Part i see shaa.
Just passing...
😆 pass well, you can do tatafo
Thankk God I'm one of the people around you. I'm patiently waiting for my Val's gift😊
Where are you around me 😆
🤭🤭look well, you'll see me
I have been searching, I haven't seen you.
Thanks @samostically
Valentine's day...
Once upon a time in the land of Love...
Boys used to sing beautiful songs to the love of their life.
Emergency poets dey manifest on valentine's day.
Bur these days boys dey chase bull run...
Love is for the weak...
😂😂😂.
Na wetin one guy talk after them sama the guy breakfast X3.😂😂😂
It your concluding part for me
Lol
😂😂😂.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Too funny 😂
😂😂
😂 This whole comment funny ehn
I just dey laugh anyhow for here
Abeg help me tell your friend say "Sorry Oga, try again... You might be lucky this time around" 😂
😂😂😂 Baba dey form Boss Boss.
Tissue paper don almost finish sha.
😂😂
😂 Na wa o
The girls them wicked o 🤣
Are you sure you are not the one that serve this guy breakfast.. I dn dy suspect you o
😂 Dozie na
Come self, na you I wan serve breakfast for leaving me to @khaleesii to fight with 😏
This is the reason i stop talking to every Girl on my contact one month before valentines day.😏
😂 Seriously? So you are just pretending to talk to me, wahala ooo
I think I was just served breakfast 😒
Lol.. just for the sake of our friendship, I gave you some extra days of grace. It ends today😤
Okay o 😒🥺😭
Just imagine, men are scum @doziekash
Me and scum no dy appear on the same sentence o... Be kiaful! @khaleesii 😏
It will appear well yah.
Breakfast na national cake, e go touch everybody
😂😂😭😭😭
Lol normal normal.e go go round
🤣🤣
Lol.. this one funny. Love is for the weak, but when im dy shoot his shot, love was blind.
😂😂😂 Breakfast na national cake...
Valentine’s Day is like every other day to me. I believe everyday is a day to show love and I try to show love and kindness in little ways everyday. So just like everyday, Valentine’s Day is just another day to be kind to others.
Yes I have. My female cousin gifted me a box of cupcakes on Valentine’s Day.
To be honest, I don’t think the focus should be on promoting love on a particular day. Everyday is a day to promote love and kindness.
Most likely carrying out my usual daily routines and just showing kindness as I usually do.
Nice and welcome!
I sent you a Valentine's present on hive via @hivebuzz !
@samostically Boss send me val gift na 🥺...
Sha send my own too oo. Cus I dey expect am
I received it with many thanks and expressed gratitude.
Abi you no dey check your notification Sammie? 😅😅😅 @samostically
Sadly, I miss alot of comments this days. !PIZZA
Aww, showing kindness as usual, I love it.
@peaq
I understand your view here.
I have a question though, if you were to chose a day in a year to appreciate love and kindness among kinfolks and maybe lovers, do you think Valentine's is perfect for it?
Just the way people celebrate birthdays... You know, that kind of thing.
If I was to choose a day in the year, I would definitely pick random days each year. I like to surprise people. So the thrill will be to take them unawares when they least expect it and make them smile 😊😊😊 @drceeyou
Well then... From your answer, maybe Valentine is just a big unnecessary scam.
Maybe it shouldn't exist...Cos we don't need Valentine to do what matters to us... Show love in a sincere way.
@peaq.
And that's on period!!
Awww is the box of cupcakes for me? 🥺 Shey you will show kindness to me on Monday na 😒
@merit.ahama dear...
Would you be my Val?
Don't ask me if I have money oh...🥺
😂 I will nor ask, I will only this one question.
Money dey your wallet? 🤣 Na money you go take use buy flower at least na 🙄
Money for flower of 2k dey...
Then another 2k dey for popcorn and groundnut..
Then 1K for Suya
How you see am?
Ehen na wetin I wan hear be that 😂😃
Lemme go and think about it now 🚶♀️🚶♀️
@merit.ahama
Na wetin d last babe tell my guy before he see am inside Venza with another guy...
😂 What do you mean? I can nor think again, is e your thinking?
I give up...😭😭
Guy!!!!! Off me lol
Hope sy dem no splash am water with the venza.. Mk im try hustle shaa
😂😂😂😭😭😭
Premium tears!
Comot for here aunty.
Cupcake will purge you.
😂 Nothing like that
Cupcake gives me vitamin A, B, C and D... How e wan come take purge me na 😎
When you beg for am, e dey purge ojare
Awoof dey run belle...
Nothing like that o
Free things na dey sweet pass
You never hear say free thing dey purge.
Make we tell am wetin Musa see for gate @khaleesii ?
😆
Permit me to poke my nose around your matter small. So there's no sombori cute somewhere that you will be spending valentine with?
Valentine's Day does not really have a real meaning to me but if perhaps you want to celebrate it, it should be among your love ones and not a compulsory thing.
I have never received a valentine gift and that is because I don't count it to be anything. Probably one day someone will give me sha..
This year's valentine's, I would probably be sleeping in my house or probably hangout with my friends.
Is like I will send one Hive valentine badge to you so that I will be the first person to give you a valentine gift 🤣🤣
How you see am na?
Lol God sef no go vex and I will be happy na from one place he dey start
😂 Is alright, expect a surprise badge even though say I don tell you 🤣
Lol I will pretend you didn't tell me.😀😀😀
😂 Better
Lol but no p sha maybe from there more will come in
Yes o
Abi na
Hive Valentine badge dey?
Yes, you nor get the notification? Check any recent Hive comment, the post dey inside... Go drop name web you want make them give am badge
I'm not seeing it
I don miss gan oo
Awww lemme go and give you one, you can find it that way
Oya🤭🤭...
Thank you
Are you usually in a relationship during valentine?
Not at all . I have never been and I don't think by this time I have one
Exactly why you don't celebrate, I bet if you were in one it would be different.
Ohhh. Actually I won't say yes and I won't say no cus even when I was in one tho not that serious I don't really take valentine to be much like that
I understand though
Yeah sure
Awww... So sorry @heskay.
That sleeping is what we have in common.lol
Lol abi naw that's how start do😀😀
This feeling is mutual.
Never been psyched about it @heskay
Ohhh nice.. I get tho. Happy valentine's day
Hmm this would be third time I'm giving answers to such questions if I'm not mistaken... Make this valentine still come and make e go abeg, oppression everywhere 😏
By the way, valentine will mean a little to me if I have someone who would give me valentine gift and if the gift is not flower o 😂
The first and only valentine of gift I've received is a wrist watch, seriously I nor know how that wristwatch pass lost self 😏
For me, Valentine's day should be everyday, show me the love everyday 😩 I need am.
So Monday's celebration, for me I'll be in Hive finding love from you all 😜😍😂
I've missed you guys in this engagement session, well I'm back I guess 😎
Thank you for the badge... I'd be back to reply your comment
Wahala you still beta pass me sha you still collect Val gift unlike we like this.. God will make you see better love ooo😀😀
I'm still waiting for your reply to my comment sha
Lol
@merit.ahama why don't you want flower 🌹?
Don't you know that is what Jacob gave Rebecca?
😂 Is me Rebecca? Is Rebecca me? See don't try me o Jacob 😏
Take your flower and go abeg
Hei! God!
Now I understand wetin my guy dey go through... E no easy...
You no even fit be nice small...
😂 I'm being nice na
Just don't near me with flowers, for what na? 🤣
😭😭😭🥺🥺
Hahahaha, what please?
The Roses 🌹 of Sharon...@samostically
So you loss wristwatch wey person buy for you, women are scum.
😂 😂 😂 😂
Just leave women alone and talk to me directly 🤣
Merit is a scum 😆
😂 We will soon fight in this comment section, very soon 😏
Soon, I am waiting with my shorts
Make una fight... I go do referee..
@khaleesii and @merit.ahama
Shuu who call you abeg?
🌚🌚🌚🌚
We nor ask for referee, bad guy 😏
I know... That's why I volunteered... Una go need am
😂 Stop na
Una don start round one? @merit.ahama
Nothing like that, we don forgive each other 😂
Yinmu @merit.ahama
Nothing Wey dy sweet me pass Separating female fight.. E get why.
So please fight, peace is for the weak!
@merit.ahama see demons all around us
I can see them, it will nor work for them 😂
We won't disgrace ourselves at all.
😂 Can you imagine? Even you Dozie, I will nor try it and fight again
Merit love... If you are free on valentine let me come and pick you up. I just bought two tickets to a romantic trip to Paris, I dy find go take the trip with me.
🥰🥰🥰
@khaleesii and @drceeyou what do you guys think? Should I accept his proposal? Trip to Paris dey inside the proposal o 😂
Yeah. But since you love using train, na train ticket I buy so. If you are coming Pack food for one week, because we ft dy the train for one week.
Na wa o
Is e so? I nor go again, lemme go and think about the one that offered to take me out in Nigeria here 😏
@drceeyou hope the offer is still available 😂
😂😂😂😂
@merit.ahama make I go think about am now...🚶🚶🚶
😂 Life!
I gerrit, go come
🤪🤪
😅😅we will have time to get to know each other more on the train na..
😂 In one week? Na only my name you go fit know for that one week o 🤣
Don't agree oh, Paris for ikeja 😆
😂 😂 😂
Gree at your own risk @merit.ahama
Very smart response.
Thank you for the heads up @merit.ahama
I'll just drop my post when your sleeping and take off for the day 😅😅😅
Send love reach my side ohhhh😉😉😉
😂 I'm not sending love na
I'm finding love
At least you've received something. You can check the time forever. Let me guess, the wrist watch don spoil
😂 You guessed right o
I don't know why it got spoilt so soon
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Ah! who say na mumu dey love there just now?! O'wrong naw
😂 What?! @drceeyou and @doziekash come and answer o
@merit.ahama I no talk that kind thing nah...
😂 Why I come feel say you fit talk that kind thing? 🏃♀️🏃♀️
It doesn't mean anything to me but anybody wey show me love, I go collect
I dey with you sis 😊😂
I gerrit
wahala for who finds love 2 days to valentine sha, or is it possible that something like that happens and last. Everybody dey find chops laslas. Na GOd sabi who dey who him own lol
Valent ine to me is just like everyother day to love, both the special one and the general one.
Yeah I have given some gifts back then, flowers, cake, fruits... but these days, I give books, books that I love and I share them as pdf to people I love and request they send me books too.
E be like say I go dey call that day.. but love go dey everywhere.
That way, I guess there will be a lasting effect of what we call valentine and we get to finish the book before the month runs out too.
😂 Books that would take a month to finish? Is this valentine gift for me? 🤣
Bros abeg shift with your book 😜😂🏃♀️
2 weeks.
It is given at the date and we read till month end.
Well.. I don't do valentine like you ..lol.
We can eat cake and sharwarma everyday Abeg..
😂 I hear you o
Enjoy your reading book well ehn 😜
Make go search for your own definition..
Na only romance you Una sabi for this generation..😅😅
If we were closer I could take you out for a change, but you no go gree.. I trust you.
😂 Is not that I will nor gree, is just that we are not close 😒
What city are you?
Hook up no dey pass like this. 😄
😂 I'm in delta, oya I dey wait you
Books are very thoughtful gift options @jaydr
Non-readers don't understand the importance of this gift.
Please share on 😊😊😊
Finally someone gets the point.
Shill me a book, will you?
And I ll shill you mine Milady
Yes boss😊😊😊
But come to think of it... What if Valentine, Anniversary and Babe Birthday fall on the same day?
Or they just arrange themselves...14, 15, 16?
How boys go take survive am?
Asking for a friend...
Lol e go figure the answer himself
😭😭😭
Only sentence I have for you my brother...
You will survive it 🤣
Amen! 😭😭😭 @merit.ahama
Valentine is meant to be a day to express love specially to people that matter to us. But really, it doesn't mean much to me.
I've received a t-shirt gift before from my then fiancee who's now my wife. I can't really remember giving out a gift before
I don't think there's a need because the day is now being celebrated as what it wasn't meant to be.
Its just a random day so I'll definitely be at work.
Awww is the romantic girlfriend turned wife for me 🥺 you pipo shu continue to oppress us that are not married o 😏😂
🤣🤣
Please don't be oppressed oo
Marriage is really not an achievement. Your time will soon come
😂 Okay, lemme try not to be oppressed... You don motivate me now 😅
😂😂
@merit.ahama you dey motivated to marry, na him you come dey serve breakfast anyhow?...
You are not ready my sister.
😂 Lemme alone o
Did I serve you breakfast? Which type of food did I cook?
Peppered rice and peppered meat.
Garnished with a pot of onions
😂 😂 😂 You are something else abeg, I rest my case
I know. My people dey manage me like that...
And after works???😉😉😉 @bbjmed
Yes oo... work isn't 24 hours
Chill at home with my family as usual🤓
Valentine day is a day to express love.
Most times whenever the Valentine day falls on Sunday its always used as love feast where you pick a number and whoever you pick you exchange gifts with one another so yes have received and exchange Valentine gifts before.
Oya make we go hang out since you dey available... Just make sure to load your atm card 😒
Lol sebi an you want carry m now
This is such a nice initiative but I would rather do this with people I genuinely care for, so the gifts are more thoughtful, of sentimental value, and leave a lasting effect @ijohnsen 😊
You are right though @peaq
Dey said valentine is for fair people, we that is dark are waiting for ash Wednesday.
Valentine is no big deal for me, never really celebrated valentine, but once in a while I like attending valentine parties and watch people doing lovie lovie.
I have never received a valentine gift shaa, but i know back in primary school one teacher scammed us and asked us to bring her valentine gift or we will fail our exam.
This year valentine I'll be spending the Day with my one and only lover in the bed most part of the day and take her out and buy her nice things. As my phone be the only lover I get, I go buy am new screen guard, come buy am new pouch, probably red and white. Come change her wallpaper. I go shaa pimp my lover lol
This guy na comedian o
Abeg use all the money wen you wan spend for that phone take me out, na beg I dey
Before they say you're acting crazy that day 😂 by the way, I like that your teacher style o
E be like I go do am for my own time if I teach someday 😎
Lol.. Mk I act crazy abeg. I don't have strength for girls and their wahala.
Besides I'm sure Ur boo have already book table for two in one romantic restaurant.
So you pipo use to give person boo here, abeg show me my own make I hold am tight 🥺
Don't let new expose you here😏
You that have multiple suitors at your beck and call.
Better come back get, this conversation is not over!
What do you want me to say again na
@doziekash and @merit.ahama... power couple. 👏👏
🙄🙄🙄 We move 😎
This got me gagging.
I'm in tears 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅 @doziekash
Lol😅don't injure yourself with laugh o
Happy val❤
In the spirit of the day, I wish you the same to you 😊
😂😂😂 this reminded me of one time in secondary school. The teachers paired us for Val, I brought this nice cup for the guy I was paired with and baba brought caprisone for me. E pain me ehn. Las las I forgot it in school by the time I got to school the next day, caprisone don disappear
😅😅 omoh that guy must be a play boy😅he get sense die lol.
As you see the Capri'son you for talk sy you no get any gift lol
I honestly don’t remember having a Valentine’s Day celebration. It’s really not something I think that highly of, and that’s because I don’t believe I need to wait on a particular day to show extra love and care to my loved ones, but that’s not to say I can’t join in in the spirit of the occasion if I want to.
This year I feel inspired to join in. Though I don’t remember receiving a gift on valentines day, I think I might be receiving some this year. I’m not sure how the day will go but I’m in the mood to celebrate love this time out.
Who else is suspecting this guy? He has found love unlike us 😒 well, in case them give you new phone... I go manage your old phone 🥺🤣
see dis one 😂😂😂
No go dull o!
Valentine is pointless valentines is pointless no de cure loneliness o😪
Try find someone before you begin de hiss anyhow on Monday 🤧🤧
Besides my mind is doing me like you’re not single sef🙄
Abeg help me tell your mind say make e show me the person make I hold am tight for valentine abeg 😂
Abeg no vex, na typo! 🤣🤣🤣
Why are you inspired?
Tell us the truth and nothing but the truth 😅😅😅 @almostsober
I found love in the person of @khaleesii
I have nothing to hide na, before you go start to de interrogate me like SARZ officer😂😂
Why are you people dragging me into this, brother fight your fight alone.
My friend come hiaaaa 😁😁
😆 please and please.
This had me rolling on the floor 😅😅😅
Mission accomplished!!!
What does Valentine's Day Mean To You?
Simply put, valentines day is the feast day of St. Valentine to show and appreciate love. One can show love through different means like alms giving, partaking in various infrastructural activities, helping elderly ones, and then ones spouse.
Have you Given Or Recieved a Valentine Gift Before?
I have given valentine gifts to a loved one, but the one I happily did was giving to an orphanage last year and celebrating with them. Also, I have received nice stuffs like a box of perfume.
Is there a need to celebrate Valentine's Day?
Although, there is really no need for Valentine's day because as humans we should be able to show love to friends families, neighbors and those in need at any point in time. But for people that only do special stuff for loved ones on specific dates can have the need to.
How would you be spending this year's valentine day?
Nothing much this year as everywhere is dry😂, So it's just me and my family 🙏
Awww giving to an orphanage? That's a really nice way to celebrate your valentine.
Yes dear and I am glad I did🙏
But shey you will still do valentine for me na 🥺
The dryness no be here ohhh 😅😅😅
I like your thoughts on almsgiving and helping others.
Indeed true love is in its expression to others @henrietta27
First of all, I've never really been a fan of valentine. I've never received or given a gift during valentine.
The closest thing I got to one was when my secondary school crush bought short cake biscuit and drink for me as Val's gift. That's the closest thing I've had to actually celebrating Val.
I feel it's for married couples though. If you're just dating, what's the stress?
As I am like this, it's money I'm looking for ooo. Courting down to Val has never been in my agenda cos it's just like every other day.
Some might say, it's a day to relax and show love to loved ones. That's not bad, we can do that every other day as well.
The hyping makes people indulge in all sort of things to justify their celebration.
This is just my opinion though.
I love your opinion oooo my dear, that indulging in all sort of things na be the problem so
Some people dey do the undoable that day o 😂
Yes oo... My sister
That's what even kills the vibe.
Some people even lose their lives in the bid to get gifts from strange people.
Some are so pressured by social media that they end up compromising a lot, so they can post on their feeds and look happy.
It's really crazy and sad at the same time @nkechi
Lol the social media life!
Yeah it really is sad.
It's few hours to val. Despite the abuse of this day, I still wish there was someone to share this love with asides myself.
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