The Perfect Feb. 14 Is Not Just Any Date
There’s no need reminding those who are romantically inclined that Sunday is Valentine’s Day, but even the best of significant others can use some imaginative advice every so often.
Hot Topics wonders, “What would you and your boyfriend or girlfriend do on a ‘dream’ date?”
“I would take her to a Kings game. If they win, I’d take her out to dinner. If they lose, I’d dump her.”
Joseph Theriault, 18,
senior, Edison
“My boyfriend and I would have a nice dinner in a hot-air balloon at sunset on a clear day.”
Melanie Shafer, 16,
junior, Brea-Olinda
“We would rent a limo and go to a nice restaurant. Then we would go to see ‘Phantom of the Opera.’ ”
Mandi Hernandez, 16,
sophomore, San Clemente
“I would go to a nice clean beach or to the forest--somewhere peaceful and quiet--to talk.”
Kim Lim, 17,
senior, University
“I would go to Sea World, then go out to dinner in San Diego. Then I would experience night life in San Diego.”
Dasili Hatziris, 17,
junior, Huntington Beach
“We would go on a private pier with clear blue waters that stretch for miles. We would need a helicopter to get out to the site. We will just have two beach chairs, some tropical drink, a bottle of suntan lotion, a TV set, radio and each other.”
Stacy Tokko, 17,
senior, Garden Grove
“We would get dressed up and go out for an elegant dinner, then we would dance on a huge floor with the floor to ourselves, and then take a romantic stroll on the coast holding each other.”
Donna Childs, 16,
junior, Buena Park
“We’d take the Concorde and keep flying, so the night would never end.”
Aaron Anger, 18,
senior, El Dorado
“It wouldn’t matter what I would do as long as I’d be with him, but I would like to go on a tour of the Disney Studios.”
Jennifer Cardon, 15,
sophomore, Rancho Alamitos
“Marky Mark and I would go for a carriage ride in the park.”
Kristi Possell, 16,
sophomore, California Lutheran
“Go to Hawaii and play volleyball on the beach until the break of dawn.”
Johanna Kim, 16,
junior, Katella
“We would ride off into the sunset, all the way to Texas. Then my woman and I would make our way to the Alamo and make out in the basement.”
Tim Bain, 18,
senior, Trabuco Hills
“My date would be whisked away to Paris, France, so we could spend the night enjoying the language of love.”
Brad Webre, 17,
junior, Edison
“I would like to go cruising in a limousine all over Orange County. Then stop at a nice, fancy restaurant. If I still have time, we would go shopping.”
Leticia Diaz, 18,
senior, San Clemente
“Well, if I had a boyfriend, we would go to Italy and have a guy sing to us as we go down the river in a gondola.”
Stephanie Guzman, 17,
senior, Brea-Olinda
“Fly to San Francisco, book an entire hotel and have a staff who only serves you. Then I would go around the city in a limo and finally attend an opera.”
A.K. Roy, 17,
senior, University
“We would go to the most beautiful paradise, have a little picnic in the afternoon, cuddle up beside the fire at night and maybe talk about our future together.”
Irma A. Tan, 18,
senior, Garden Grove
“Take a hot-air balloon ride for the day and then go out to dinner.”
Cayce Meade, 17,
senior, Huntington Beach
“We would go to Taco Bell or McDonald’s and then maybe drive around, because today’s women are real understanding, loving and independent, so they don’t need all that romantic jazz. It doesn’t matter where we go, just as long as we’re together.”
Minh Lam, 17,
senior, Buena Park
“I’d go bungie-jumping with my date.”
Suzanne Jordahl, 17,
senior, California Lutheran
“We’d go to the mountains, and it would involve snow, a cabin with a fireplace, hot chocolate and a flannel plaid blanket. We’d be snowed in and not be able to leave.”
Nicole Schmidt, 18,
senior, El Dorado
“I’d take her to the Swiss Alps, and we’d go skiing. Then we’d enjoy a candlelight dinner in a cabin by the fire.”
Nick Tran, 16.
junior, Trabuco Hills
“I would take my girlfriend to a candlelight dinner in a stretch limo, then drive around town and just be together.”
Rene Gonzales, 15,
sophomore, Rancho Alamitos
“My chick would fly me to the moon and we would jump around.”
Roger Wirz, 17,
junior, Brea-Olinda
“He’d greet me at the door with roses. We’d take a limo into L.A. and have a home-cooked dinner on the roof of a tall building overlooking the city. Then we’d take the limo to the beach and walk along the sand.”
Becky Bohlman, 18,
senior, El Dorado
“Go to McDonald’s and get front row seats for a Lakers game.”
Payam Laraijani, 16,
sophomore, University
“He’d first make me dinner served by candlelight complete with strolling musicians, and then we’d finish the evening taking a moonlight stroll along the shimmering sand.”
Michelle Parkinson, 17,
senior, Garden Grove
“Run up to San Francisco for the weekend.”
Veronique Au, 17,
senior, Huntington Beach
Next Week’s Hot Topic:
Almost everyone wants to be famous. What would you most like to be famous for?
Responses gathered by Hallie Kim (Brea-Olinda), Sam Kang (Buena Park), Dolores Gusman (California Lutheran), Yana Yanovsky (Edison), Sunshine Arena (El Dorado), Mia Gonzales (Garden Grove), Morgan Howard (Huntington Beach), David Fitzgerald (Katella), Detra Vickers (Rancho Alamitos) Nancy Kurtz (San Clemente), Michele Hainley (Trabuco Hills) and Eileen Hsu (University).