By way of closing the month of the hearts, February, and also the culture and arts month, we are sharing this hilarious anecdote, sans the green connotation.

Once upon a time, there live a happy couple with their three lovely daughters. The three daughters were brought up in a prim-and-proper way and when they reached 20, they were still virgins. Years passed, and it was time to get them married. So, the parents found them the most suitable handsome guys.

The three daughters got married and were preparing to set-off on their honeymoon.

As concerned parents, the couple was curious about their daughters "first-night experiences". So, before the daughters went on to their respective honeymoons, the mother told them: "your father and I want to know about your first night encounters and whether you are satisfied. Write a letter to us, but so as not to raise your husbands' curiosity, you all must use a code to describe your experiences".

So, the excited daughters were off. A week passed, the couple got the first letter. It was from their eldest daughter. They opened the letter and found the word STANDARD CHARTERED.

They immediately took the newspaper and looked for the Standard Chartered advertisement.

"Ah, here it is!" exclaimed the mother. The motto for Standard Chartered is: BIG, STRONG AND FRIENDLY. The concerned parents were happy.

A week later, they got another letter. This time it was from their second daughter. The content was simple: NESCAFE. So again they took the newspaper and looked for the Nescafe advertisement.

"Ah, here it is!" exclaimed the mother. The ad reads: NESCAFE: PLEASURE TILL THE LAST DROP. The couple jumped for joy.

Another week passed. A month passed. Two months passed. There was still no letter from their youngest daughter. The couple became worried of their third daughter.

Finally, the letter came. It was scribbled and could hardly be read, but the mother managed to figure it out. The code was PHILIPPINE AIRLINES. The father was confused on why their third daughter chose Philippine Airlines. So he rushed to the nearest store and got a newspaper. He flipped the pages frantically.

"Ah, here it is!" he exclaimed. The mother grabbed the page and read aloud. Before she could finish, the mother fell off her chair.

The airline's motto was: SEVEN TIMES A WEEK. FOUR TO SIX TIMES A DAY. NON-STOP!

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