VALENTINE'S Day in the 21st century usually evokes images of love-struck couples, of men bearing gifts and of stores bursting with modern "symbols" of affection — flowers, chocolates and teddy bears.
Such expression of love is the same for seafarers whose job entails a long-distance relationship (LDR) for about a year or more; hence, it is the typical concession of sending material gifts to their loved ones back home.
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