Summer Over The Rainbow

(tripping lang, summer naman eh, dont sue me)

summer is here. fire prevention is now in session. im thinking of having a haircut too feel cool. when i saw V for Vendetta trailers, i can't help but associate Natalie Portman with the local girlie store? What if they spouse the bald Natalie on their billboards? hmm... would it still sell.

anyways, this week was really toxic but great. some random great things happened this week:

1. i met someone with the same birthday as mine. (we're both having our "debut")
2. pat and i got in the BBDO Training course. all out WHOA na to! thanks to Sir Third and all the support and prayers of the block and friends
3. the schoolyear has ended, now it's vacation
4. went to Powerbooks warehouse sale (thanks to Sam). i got 5 books: The Alchemist and The Fifth Mountain by Paolo Coelho; first 2 books of the Chronicles of Narnia; and J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan
5. went to Greenhills and was overwhelmed by the anime, toys and japanese things i have missed
6. can't believe that we did 20+ print ads in one sitting...
7. the TV is still broken but i'm exposed to more books
8. i got my googlepage account

*** still praying for number 1 and 2 for further developments on my Personal Legend

***

Word for the Day: RELAY
(e.g. Please relay the news regarding the saturday morning badminton game)

...

Let Go... Let God

"Letting God!" would not be complete without "Letting Go."

hmmm... today is an interesting day. agggst! Thank God for His message! Im glad i attended the afternoon service. the message was about letting go and letting God. we can't let God take control of our life if we do not let go of unnecessary things, things which bother us, things which take our eyes off Him, things which stress us, things, people and situations which are hard to handle and hard to gauge. However these things are important to us in this temporal material world we're living, only eternal and spiritual things are things that matter. anything that pertains to God would be matters of great consequence.

and one more thing... :) i found another person who shares the same birthday as mine. she's having her debut... in guy's terms, im having one too, but no party for me. anyways... i'm happy, i hope to be euphoric soon...

Song of the Moment: One Last Cry
(last na talaga to...)

Dora the Rat Killer

(parang may kulang... bakit kaya?)

Kelan pa naging batang espanyol si Dora? Yan ang tanong ko dati. Dora the Explorer... ahhh. Pero ang alam ko lang talagang Dora ay yung pamatay sa daga. Pangalan pa lang pamatay na. Dora. Dora dora dora dora dora. Ewan ko ba kung bakit ko naisip ang Dora Rat Killer para sa final campaign presentation namin sa Copywriting and Art Direction Class under Sir Third.

Masarap pag-isipan ung ad campaign, ang problema, hindi naging campaign ung amin, kahit na trip namin ang ideas (see print ad above), hindi masyadong thematic... un ang naging problema namin nung partner ko. Pero masaya dahil makulit, makulit isipin, masaya magshoot at mag-edit. Mahirap, pero masarap at masaya talaga gumawa ng ads. Gusto ko talaga makapasok sa isang creative na agency. Hindi biro mag-isip para maibenta ang mga produkto. hindi biro magpapansin sa mga maaarteng manonood sa loob lang ng ilang segundo para makumbinsi mo sila na sang-ayunan ka at mahikayat gumalaw nang ayon sa gusto ng inyong organisasyon. isipin mo, paano ka manliligaw o magpapansin man lang sa crush mo sa loob lang ng 30 seconds at sabihin mo na gusto mo sya, isipin mo na mas mahirap kung kelangan mo pang magpakilala dahil "new product" ka, maliban na lang kung kilala ka na nya at good shot ka kaso torpe ka, kaya kahit papaano meron ka nang "brand recognition."

minsan, sa sobrang hirap mag-isip, gusto mo na lang humiga at matulog, maglaro, manood ng sine at kung ano man. masama pinipilit, pangit ang lalabas. maganda merong mild panic. ayon nga sa narinig ko, "mild panic is the mother of invention." crammer ako, pero hindi sobra na wala nang oras maghanda. gusto ko pressured ako at my own convenience, yung tipong sarili ko ang nagbibigay ng pressure at hindi ibang tao. mahirap pag sobra ang pressure, nakakabaliw, samahan mo pa ng puyat at gutom, sakit na sa ulo, sakit pa sa katawan, parang gusto mo nang humimlay. kaya dapat may warning ang Dora Rat Killer na "Keep out of reach of Stressed People" at hindi lang "Keep out of reach of children." Mahirap na pag pumapak sila ng Dora... "dragon kung umusowk, dragon kung tumeypowk." Patay ang mga peste. Nakakapeste pa naman ang stress sabayan mo pa ng mga taong stressed... peste talaga. Dora... bow.

Idiot Savant / Erudite Imbeciles

this is the dictionary definition of idiot savant: (click the title for more info on them)

"Person who is mentally retarded in general but who displays remarkable aptitude in some limited field (usually involving memory)"

many films and documentaries in Discovery Channel feature Idiot Savant: those amazing people who seem mentally retarded but may be either really good in observation, memory, calculations, and artworks. Forrest Gump would be one of the most popular. With really low IQ, he is good in many fields especially in sports, which make him appear like a learned man. In the movie Rain Man, Dustin Hoffman played an idiot savant... a retarded guy, but has astounding arithmetic and observation skills.

taken the phrase literally, as the oxymoron suggests, these people are idiots (A person of subnormal intelligence) but savants (Someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field). We may call them idiot savants, erudite imbeciles, intellectual morons, or learned cretins. In my perspective, this term is not limited to those with talented people with low IQ, but also to erudite persons who make stupid decisions. even the people with the most profound knowledge can be idiots in their own right. we are not stupid, but we still commit stupid mistakes. why? because of rashness, the lack of prudence. because of not using our faculty of thinking as we should. because we give in to stupidity. because of love.

*** and then I'd go and spoil it all by saying something stupid like "I love you" ***

Song Analysis: Syota ng Bayan

Habang nagmimeeting kanina, bigla kong naalala ang kantang ito entitled Syota ng Bayan by Grin Department. Noong nasa elementary pa lang ako, pinapatugtog ito sa school bus namin kaya halos lahat ng kanta nila ay kabisado namin... the chorus goes like this (click the title to go to the site with the full lyrics):

"syota mo ay syota nya at syota ng lahat,
syota na nila at syota pa ng bayan"

hmm... inisip ko na lang kung may ganyan ba talagang cases. grabe, senti, song from almost 10 years ago, tapos bigla na lang nagpop-up sa utak ko. malungkot isipin na may mga ganyang klaseng tao. mapalingon ka lang, aba, meron na palang iba. aggst... collect and select, or worse, gotta catch'em all, parang nangolekta ng pokemon na ikukulong sa pokeball of pseudo-relationships. hindi mo alam ang ginagawa pag nakatalikod ka. may darating sa iyo, akala mo special, one-of-a-kind, pero second-hand na pala... or worse, parang for rent, parang mga Betamax tapes, or mga Pinoy romance pocketbooks. Ang pangit tignan ng mga Betamax tapes na puro gasgas at dumi na dahil pinagpasahan na, ang labo na ng quality, akala mo makakaraos ka na sa panonood kaso wala rin. Pag nakikita ko ang mga for rent na pocketbooks sa recto (pwede palit, pwede rent, pwede bili, pwede ka rin magbenta), grabe, gula-gulanit na ang mga pahina, at hindi mo alam kung may makukuha ka pang kwento, kasi parang alam na ng lahat ang kwento, paulit-ulit lang, napagsawaan na.

ang punto ko lang siguro dito ay nawawala ang kahalagahan ng isang bagay pag masyado na syang kalat o gasgas. naalala ko kung bakit gusto ko ang alternative, gusto ko ung unique, ung kakaiba, ung kahit ako lang ang nakakaappreciate, hindi mainstream, indie, hindi pa gasgas. tipong, ang diyamante at ginto ay mahal at mahalaga dahil madalang sila sa ibabaw ng planeta. tipong sa kultura, pag masyado nang mainstream, iba na ang dating, di mo na masyado maappreciate ang tunay na taglay nitong ganda. pag kinakanta na ng lahat ang paborito mong kanta, parang ayaw mo na nito. pero kung ang kanta mo ay kanta nya at kanta ng lahat, kanta nila, kanta pa ng bayan. wala, wala nang uniqueness. bumaba na ang value, parang ayaw mo na rin tuloy kantahin. tsk.

If you have more insights, feel free to discuss. Dig deeper, Leap higher.

Tag Tim... Tag Team

i was tagged... so i will tag back...

1. Tag 7 people: Prend, Allain, Grace, Anj, Rish, Nades, Doti

2. Write 7 angry things:
- GRRAAAWWWRRR!!!
- Lion
- Tiger
- Being hungry
- Pagpupuyat
- Pagtapak ng babol gam
- Pagtapak ng excretory wastes ng canis familiaris

3. Write 7 happy things:
- true friends
- art
- creativity
- sleep
- japanese things
- food
- BBDO!!!!

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Last Chance Sale

Natawa na lang ako nang nakita ko sa isang package ng Belgian chocolates dito sa bahay ang sticker na "LAST CHANCE SALE." Sige, halos pareho lang sya ng mga LAST DAY SALE na nasa mga mall at supermarket pero iba ang impact sa akin ng LAST CHANCE SALE eh. parang now or never. pero mahirap pa rin paniwalaan. naalala ko dati sa Tutuban, gabi-gabi namin nakikita yung LAST DAY SALE sa isang tindahan. araw-araw last day. tapos hihirit pa ang nagtitinda, "magsasala na, bili na." kung anu-anong gimik naiisip ng mga nagtitinda para makabenta. parang ang laking kawalan sa mga tao pag hindi nila kinuha ang oportunidad, sayang eh, last chance pa naman... cge na nga. sayang ang chance. tsk tsk

pero wala pa rin tatalo sa singing tiangge barker sa divisoria na huli kong narinig mga 5 years ago. "hala sige na, lapit-lapit na, bili na kayo, murang-mura lang, hala sige na." customized pa yan kung ano ung bibilhin mo. kung mapagtripan ka ng kumakanta, "hala sige na, lapit lapit na. meron ka nang blouse, meron pang panty." galeng, spontaneous, basta nakakabilib kasi non-stop. dumaan ka ng tanghali, kumakanta pa rin, dumaan ka ng hapon, meron pa rin. nalungkot na lang ako nang nagsimula na sila magrecord. siguro kinuha na yung barker na nakamegaphone ng isang major record label company, at siguro nakabenta na sya ng maraming CD, baka nga pinirata na sya sa quaipo eh.

hindi ko ba alam kung bakit ako nagblog tungkol sa pagbebenta. may iniisip kasi ako pero wala akong maisip kaya naisipan ko muna magblog tungkol sa LAST CHANCE SALE na nakita ko sa packaging ng Belgian chocolates. naalala ko nga kanina na dapat magboblog ako tungkol sa chocolates, pero mas striking yung pink sticker na nakalagay "LAST CHANCE SALE." paano kung tao yung may sticker na "LAST CHANCE SALE"? last chance mo na ako makikita ngayon, sigurado kang hindi ka bibili? marahil hindi ka na pinapansin kasi naisip din naman nya na next time naman may sale ulit eh. pero sige ka, paano kung wala nang stock? pero puwede rin naman pumunta sa factory kung saan factory price. kung defective siguro pwede ibalik within 24 hours basta walang gasgas. kung hindi talaga pwede, edi wag. nabasa ko nga sa isang tindahan ng dyaryo, wag bulatlatin kung hindi naman bibili. siguro pareho lang sa mga tao. wag mo bulatlatin ang buhay, wag mo paasahin na bibili ka kung wala ka naman talagang balak bumili, o kung wala ka naman talagang pera. the customer is always right. yeah right. ever heard of profitable customers? hmm... mahabang discussion pero respeto din lang sa tindero/a, pero ang tindero/a respeto din sa mga mamimili. dapat mahaba ang pasensya, maraming alam tungkol sa kanyang binebenta, pleasing personality, 20/20 vision, computer literate, graduate of any 4-year course with excellent grades in values education... siguradong bebenta ka, hindi lang ng iyong products.

Ms Really-Really-Really Fast Lover

I've LSS on the Bud Light ads shown to us during our ad talks.

Bad Light presents Real Women of Genius... (tama na, ibang song na lang)

Biglaan by 6 Cycle Mind

Nandito nakaukit pa rin sa puso ko,
Nang sabihin mong wag na lang.
Nandito nakatatak pa rin sa isip ko,
Kung paano mong tinalikuran ang lahat.

Kay bilis ba't umalis, nakakamiss

Na bigla lang di ko man lamang nalaman
Na mawawala,
Na bigla lang di mo man lamang naisip
Na idahan-dahan.
Hindi ako sanay sa biglaan,
Unti unti na lang sanang nawala.

Hindi ba natin kayang magkunwari,
at sabihing sige na lang
Hindi ba natin kayang dayain,
Ang mga yakap sa tuwing lumalambing

Kay bilis ba't umalis, nakakamiss

Na bigla lang di ko man lamang nalaman
Na mawawala,
Na bigla lang di mo man lamang naisip
Na idahan-dahan.
Hindi ako sanay sa biglaan,
Unti unti na lang sanang nawala.

Ugly Writer

woooooh! im so happy, at least i passed the 1st round. Our professor asked us to try out BBDO's Ugly Writer course, where they are looking for young creatives. After enjoying torture and adrenaline rush in Eurostar, now another challenge awaits. Aggst, i'm really excited. I got to the top 16, and i will have a "little chat" and live brief this friday. And friends, i need your prayers. I want, i hope, i pray that i get into the top 10. Thank you God for the creativity, talent and craziness you bestowed on me!

Woooo.... ooooh! Thank God for Eurostar!

Thank God I'm alive. I'm thankful for my life. I'm thankful for my existence. That's what I said after going to Eurostar Carnival. Arrgh! It was a blast. I thought I could never ride those rides. Back in Enchanted Kingdom, Anchor's Away freaked me out. I could not even ride Space Shuttle. But I want to release the pain, tension and stress of school brought about IMC and the people i deal with. The last day of Eurostar is like the last day of my life. I am really glad Miyay coerced me to come. Great thing, Rissee, and Dianne was there too! I only rode 5 rides but it was well worth the price! The enjoyment, the experience, and the company was priceless!

Ride 1: Joker - I can't believe our first ride was already for daredevils. I thought we'll go for something mellow like bump cars and carousel... but no... we engaged ourselves in free fall. Imagine the feeling of jumping from a height of 42 meters. I always wanted to go bungee jumping... this is the closest so far. Free fall!!! And Miyay told me na "bitin ung sigaw ko." i needed to shout to relieve myself of the tension building up, but according to her, it seemed as if a frog was caught in my throat. I really loved this ride. For me, sulit ung 300 sa ride lang na to. Parang kang tinatapon na lumilipad.

Ride 2: Bump Car (Dodgem Clone)
- I pity you if you don't know bump cars. And there was a cutie in orange. Weeeeeh... happy me! :)
Ride 3: I forgot the name, but it's the Ferris Wheel or the Wheel-of-Fate Clone
- Enjoyable and relaxing. I really love heights. I love vertical rides. I hate those horizontal rides like carousels since they make me dizzy. Great view of Taguig and Makati.
Ride 4: Colorado (Jungle Log Jam Clone)
- I got wet.
Ride 5: Horror House
- sayang 50 pesos. it could be improved if u could see your upcoming grades beyond the darkness. seriously, walang thrill, or maybe because im too used to horror when i go to school.

and finally... Ride 6: Ranger (aka Anchor's Away 360 degrees version)
- If Anchor's Away was half the story, Ranger is the full revolution. If you want to torture Saddam Hussein or the leaders to squeal their WMD, make them ride there.


but nothing tops the first ride. I never felt so alive after riding Joker. My dream of bungee jumping came true... almost. Too bad last day na ng Eurostar today. Special thanks to Miyay, Dianne, Rissee, Peaj and Ica (kahit by heart ka lang kasama, salamat sa paghatid mo sa amin!)