AT 39, she is still single and very much lovely. England-born Naomi Watts may not be available anymore for Valentines because she is already living in with fellow actor Liev Schrieber and even have a son already but that doesn’t mean I’ll stop admiring her. Right now, I’m a Hawaiian exchange student at the University of London taking up a degree in international relations. I’m currently a freshman here and I’ll be stuck here for seven more academic semesters. Sadly, I cannot go back to Oahu and spend time with my Chinese girlfriend there so I’ll just be here in London renting Naomi Watts movies.

The first movie that I saw Naomi Watts in it is The Ring. She was a perfect screamer in that Gore Verbinski-megged movie and she even followed it up with a role that makes her scream some more – that in Peter Jackson’s King Kong. Lately, I have seen her in Eastern Promises which explores the fictional dark side of London. Her chemistry with star Viggo Mortensen clicks.

Speaking of London, I love it the way it is portrayed unconventionally in movies. In Eastern Promises, London is portrayed as a haven for the Russian mob. There’s one scene in the movie which takes place at one of the bath houses for men in London. There was violence at the bath house but certainly, it is not the reality happening in London bath houses today. I may even go to the exact bath house later this week which is featured in the movie.

The other movie which portrays London unconventionally is V for Vendetta. The movie, from the Wachowski brothers, explores the possibility of the Germans winning World War II and London and the whole of England was ruled as an authoritarian state. London of 2008 in the movie looks dark and everybody is afraid of Scotland Yard.

There are certainly lots of happenings here in London during Valentines Day. But there is no exotic tradition here because London is a melting pot of sorts just like New York. On Valentines Day itself, there will be a trance party at Sound 1 in Leicester Square. Temperatures will definitely heat up as girls are expected to come in their skimpiest attire and booze is free-flowing around with humongous discounts because it’s Valentines evening of course. The entrance fee is pegged at 10 pounds only. Party there starts at 10 p.m. when everything is already flaring up. But as early as 8 p.m., Ill be trooping first at Holloway Road because there will be a speed dating party there. Every single male or female is allowed to have a maximum of 25 dates on the table and on the dance floor in two hours. If you want to bring your date outside of the club, that’s at your own risk of course. For the more conservative ones, you may not want to miss a Billie Holiday concert at Jazz Café.