I received an interesting present on Valentine's Day. The giver is a nurse in my hospital who has a cat. She is crazy about cats. The gift from her is a cookie for dogs, which is shown in the picture.
Many women present chocolates to men on Valentine's Day in Japan. Originally they gave chocolates to their husbands, lovers or some people like those, but now they give chocolates to their co-workers or men around them. It seems like a rite.
When I received this cookie, I thought she had had concerns about how many chocolates I accepted and she chose cookies instead of chocolates for me. However, it was not true. My dog, Mocha, is a male dog. The present was not for me but for Mocha. It was just a witty present. See also http://kumo.typepad.jp/weblog/2007/02/lunch-on-valent.html
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