Carbonara ala eL. :D
first time magluto. :)) syempre with some help from me boyfriend and our house helpre, ate jen. :) SUCCESS!! sarap lang. :)) kaso na-over sa creamy ang sauce. hahaha! next time, with garlic bread naman! :D
Monthsary VS. Anniversary
Here’s the thought…
Me and my boyfriend kasi does not celebrate “monthsaries”. For me kasi, monthsaries are meant for short-term relationships lang (kanya-kanyang opnion lang yan). But after reading this one article online, napaisip ako, may point nga naman…
Let me quote some of from his blog…
1. This one’s true for me, at first.
The first link in Google is from Urban Dictionary. The first definition says that a monthsary is celebrated like an anniversary but you only celebrate it for the first eleven months of the relationship since the twelfth month is already an anniversary. It has 52 thumbs up and seven down as of this writing.
Urban Dictionary’s third definition is even more revealing. It reads:
“Commonly used among Filipinos. Its actually supposed to be monthiversary. for some reason they use it. monthsary mean that a couple has been together for a month, thus, monthsary!”
I’m quite sure a Filipino wrote that definition or a foreigner with a Filipino partner. The definition ends:
“used rather than anniversary coz couples are playas and b*tches enough to be together for only a meager amount of time.”
Now, that’s informative — or at least, insightful. Indeed, a monthsary seems to be a convenient way to enjoy the pleasures of celebrating a committed relationship without necessarily being committed to a long-term relationship at all.
2. This is me/us.
I believe that love naturally comes in bite-size pieces. It comes in short bursts of passion and heartache that consume the two parties in love. I think love, due to its fickle nature, should even be marked every day.
It is merely due to people’s strong wish to make things last forever that they choose to celebrate anniversaries rather than monthsaries or daysaries(Filipinos actually are inventive enough to also think of this term. Google “daysary” for proof).
3. This made me say, “OO NGA NAMAN.”
I think that in the end, the term “anniversary” is more misleading than a “monthsary.” After all, this is the modern world and we’re always talking about love. We’re not talking about arranged relationships and marriages here. Wealth, though still an issue, is kind of taboo and gets swept under the rug. No, we’re definitely talking about love here. People celebrate relationships because of love.
Isn’t it awful to celebrate something that has lasted a whole damn year even when you’re unsure if that something is love? It could just have been your own weakness or vulnerability that has become an addiction for you for a year. It could have been powerlessness or fear. It could have been any sad somethingthat is other than love. The thought of celebrating your own monsters is horrible.
Of course, anniversaries could also say love has lasted a year — but why wait to celebrate love? By then, it might already be too late for you to celebrate anything.
***All of the quoted paragraph/lines are from this blog: The Comfy Chair Massacre. Click the link for the whole article. :)
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Anyways, true that. May point si kuya! Pero still, mas feel ko padin ang “anniversaries”. Bakit? Kasi hindi din naman kami pwede magkasama that day every month. sana kung laging Sunday yung date na yun. :)))
Stay inlove people! ♥
Dennis Garcia’s take on the new DOT FUN slogan
Passing on Dennis Garcia’s take on the new Department of Tourism’s (DOT) ‘fun’ slogan. Mind you, Dennis is über-talented! Founder and lyricist of the famed Hotdog band in the 1970s, he is also a bass player, filmmaker, an artist and professionally, an advertising Creative Director with stints in Hong Kong, Guam, Jakarta, Malaysia and Los Angeles, California. After his talk with DOT chief Mon Jimenez, he fantasized what he’d do if he were the Creative Director tasked with translating the slogan into communication materials. Reposting his blog with permission:
Had an interesting chat with DOT Sec. Mon J. – 32 hours ago.
He heard that I overheard what the new tourism slogan is and wanted to explain why they’re doing what they’re doing.
Agree. The new line is vastly superior to the short-lived, highly pilloried “Pilipinas Kay Ganda” nightmare. Which was, among other things… wallpaper, predictable, boring. Dreamed up by amateurs. Executed by amateurs.
(But, I’m sure a million detractors are waiting in the wings to proclaim that the new battlecry… sucks – even more.)
Fine.
Back to the new slogan: there’s a short form (No. 1 for Fun)… and a full length version (“It’s more fun in the Philippines”).
From the looks of it, the slogan (and its execution) is definitely a 1st cousin – but a harder working one – of the “Wow, Philippines – More Than…” campaign which also came from the same ad agency that prepared this new dish – BBDO.
It puts the Philippines on a competitive (and fighting) stance and promises a commodity that is solid even with the most laughable infrastructure: F-U-N.
Best part, we get to OWN the word… a prerequisite for memorable advertising (i.e. Volvo = safety; El Al = hijack-proof; Datu Puti = asim; Rexona = long-lasting; Veto = B.O.)… and for compelling, bahala-na-si-batman social media experimentation.
The Secretary was going on and on about the logo – but the words just went from my right ear to the left. I don’t think an earthshaking logo (even if designed by Malang or Modesto or George Lois) has enough power to make a cynical, brainwashed-to-expect-the-worst tourist come to the Philippines.
I have attempted to imagine and create the campaign based on our conversation. I have fantasized what I’d do if I were the Creative Director tasked with translating the slogan into communications materials.
So here goes.
My personal interpretation of the campaign.
Unsolicited. Unfiltered. Unashamed.
Deal with it: we will never, ever have the huge tourism promotions budgets of the Malaysias and Thailands of the world.
But though we can’t outspend them… we can certainly outsmart them.
Pinoy ata tayo!
(via beben-eleben)
IT’S MORE FUN IN THE PHILIPPINES. Wherever you go in the Philippines, it’s the Filipinos that will make your holiday unforgettable.
(visit www.itsmorefuninthephilippines.com )
my obra!
soon to be released in the market! :D cant wait. ahm, literal na market. like market and groceries. :))) HAHA!
* the one with the red outline lang. :p
Synology.
- Kanina papasok a office, may kotse sa harap namin na may print na "Synology" sa likod...
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- Papa: What is Synology?
- Me: Synology is the study of the unknown people.
- Papa: (ang dami niyang tawa)
- ____
- Patok na patok ako sa tatay ko! HAHAHA!
retrospect.
can you follow my new blog please? it’s a photo blog. a photo blog ALONE. :)
i also need someone to follow. HAHA! sa tinagal ko sa Tumblr, wala pa ako masyadong alam ng photo blog. :))
