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Valentines Day Date Ideas! Part 1.

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Plan A- “Mall Date”

Budget: 700 to 1000 pesos per person.

Description: I think that this is the most common “thing” couples would do on Valentines Day. For this plan, couples can go eat lunch/ dinner at a restaurant (NO FASTFOODS PLEASE. Unless budget is really tight. LOL. But there are lots of other restaurants that aren’t fast food chains but are for those with low budgets.

Activity Suggestions: (you may or may not include some of the activities suggested here to lower the date costs)

• Lunch/ Dinner: Around 200-400 per person. (Teriyaki Boy, Sizzling Pepper Steak, Tokyo Cafe, Max’s Restaurant, Gerry’s Grill, Shakey’s)
• Movie: 200 per person (Suggestion: “The Vow”)
• Timezone: 100 per person. If you watch a movie. You get a discount on Timezone Load. 200 pesos for 300 card load. :)
• Studio Picture: 100 per person. A picture is always a great souvenir. 
• Merienda/ Dessert: 100-150 per person (Dairy Queen, Krispy Kreme, Crepes and Cones)

Plan B- “Picnic”

Budget: Around 300- 600 pesos per peson

Description: A well-planned picnic is always something for romantics. If you want this to be special for your guy/ girl, you can cook the picnic food yourself. Extra effort always goes a long way. :) One critical thing in a picnic is finding the prefect location. That must be your first priority. :) What’s good about a picnic is that the couple can talk and catch up with each other. :)

Place Suggestions: 

• UP Grounds
• UST Lover’s Lane
• Intramuros
• Luneta
• Roxas Boulevard
• Mall of Asia Grounds

Things to Bring:

• Food- 100-300 per person. (Assorted Chips, Chocolates, Sandwiches, Soda, Iced Tea, Fruit Juice, Packed Lunch/Dinner, Water)
• Umbrella 
• Fan
• Mat
• 2 small cushions/ pillows

Plan C- “The High-End Date”

Budget: (1000 per person onwards)

Description: This one’s for the richer couples/ couples with expensive tastes. Where they dress up really nice, exchange expensive gifts and eat at expensive restaurants :)

Activities: 

• Lunch/Dinner (500 ++) Places to be: Tomas Morato, The Fort, Banawe Street (if you like Chinese food), Saisaki, Kamayan Dad’s Crossover Buffet for those who love eat-all-you-can food. Other Expensive Restaurants
• Clubbing/ Partying (Price depends if you are guest listed or not)
• Shopping

Plan D- “The Adventurous Date”

Budget:

Description: For the outgoing/ adventurous couple. You can either be at an amusement park, go swimming or go on a zipline together. :)

Activities: (700-1000 per person)

• Amusement Park Date ( Star City= 300-400 Enchanted Kingdom= 500-600)
• Food= 200-300 per person
• Pictures/ Souvenirs of the couple in the rides (100-200 per person depending on the size)
• Swimming! (Splash Island Valentines Promo= 250-300 per person)
• Ace Water Spa Hydrotherapy (500 per person)
• Zipline in Mall of Asia (150 per person)

These are just some of the plans I suggest for Valentines Day. Then again, some couples may be even more creative than me. :))

Also, try to remember that it’s not in the material things during valentines day. What matters is that you celebrate your relationship. 

Girls: Don’t expect too much. Valentines Day is not all about guys planning stuff. You have to do something yourself. :D

Guys: Some degree of effort always goes a long way.

(via iloveyourdoodles)