Saturday, February 6, 2010

whatsup, erap?


that rhymed, huh? cute!

but i guess you're serious now, huh?
political ads should be serious, you say?

no singing or dancing? the concept being presidential?
that makes me smirk. i could have sworn i saw you in one of those movies with slow-mo running around the trees and those dancing choreography at the beach.

okay, that's besides the point, i know.
but, erap babalik na?

i think i've heard that somewhere. uhm, how about some originality?
how about "i shall return" instead?


anyway, i know you're not as dumb as those sms jokes, which people have circulated before.
but because i lloovvee advertising and marketing, i'd spell out the general idea, contrary to the neck-less interview you had during the late night news.

marketing > advertisement, as defined by answers.com are...

Sponsored informational public notice appearing in any of the communications media that is designed to appeal to a mass audience in order to persuade, inform, promote, motivate, or otherwise modify behavior toward a favorable pattern of purchasing, supporting, or approving a particular product, service, idea, or organization.



well, i'd hate to think that i'm the only person who's thoroughly enjoying the political ads this election year. despite the whole politics behind them, it amazes me how mature, and well, rather creative the television airtime have been utilized.

i'd say, counting colorful at that. persuasion on the roll!

i know it's too early, but here's Chari's Election 2010 Top TV Ad Polls Rating:


1. Noynoy

* Who would have missed the all star cast tv ad that brought in celebrities from both big rival networks ;
* To the "hindi ako magnanakaw" ad ;
* To the "Pinnoyyyy... Noy-noy jingle" ad with very cute baby james raising that right-hand L at the end;
* To the most recent with the projection of what should have been to what had happened,

I'd say great great team is surely behind him on this race.


2. Gibo

Ghad, his ads are tasteful!

* Galing at Talino with the matching dramatic lifting of the head
* The seemingly Globe Telecoms-like advertisement of him walking on the alley
* The most recent Lipad Gibo with those huge-ass planes and that great band play

Too bad the song doesn't get some recall for me, but, I should say, the administration do know how to compete in this race.


3. Eddie

Not as many ads as the rest of the candidates, but his is a classic example of quality over quantity.

Eddie tayo!

Love the double meaning. Well, I say there, my friend, is what we call recall.


4. Villar

Does he need any introduction? Who wouldn't miss his advertisements? It's all over.

A number can easily be shelved or stored down those trash bins, but admittedly, millions of people have likely hummed his jingle.

"Sha ang tunay na mahirap... nakaligo ka na ba sa dagat ng basura, at namasko ka na ba sa gitna ng kalsada, yan ang tanong namin. tunay ka bang isa samin?"




there you go.

so, whatsup, erap?
that still rhymed, huh? cute?
well, definitely not you.



god bless pinas.



Thursday, February 4, 2010

what's with february?


so we are friends. we have been, even then, before we used to be together.
okay, so we're fb friends, as well. it doesn't hurt to like some things here and comment some things there.

dropping by his page after seeing an approval hand with a likes this on my recent post, i saw some interesting shout-outs on his wall, jargons as few commenting friends put in - obviously those not bothering fondling with internet savvy, mr. google.

so the posts spells as,


Ik hou van jou...
12 hours ago

Jeg elsker dig...
Yesterday at 10:36am

Men seny jaksy kuremyn...
Tue at 11:16am

Volim te...
Mon at 12:17pm


i find myself actually smiling after getting the first search engine result. aha!
as kris would place it, "love love love love love
"

and as i tried to remember the last conversation i had with him, i smile because i have the reason to smile. for him.
this note with or without affirmation, i smile because i think the world owes him this one, with two years' interest.

maybe it comes with the guilt feeling of having wanted to break things off first before.
maybe it comes with that constant prayer before that he'll first find another partner before you would.
maybe it comes with the fact that he is, and will always be among the few people who would always know you best.

that or simply, because i'm happy where i am right now
and who i am with that i hope him that, as well.



as my good friend Norman put it, who i believe has also recently separated ways with his very charming then-girlfriend, break-ups need not be bitter. and i say, even if you're in a relationship, you can't own someone.
rather, you can simply be important - or extra-important - to each other.

that's the beauty and complexity of love, relationship and of partnership, i guess.
it takes a lot of work.


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taken at the bay Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia