Anya I Am Not A Plastic Bag- Madness

August 24, 2007

 

 This is the Anya Bag. Very simple, yah? So I dont understand why a few months ago, there were near riots in HK just buying it. Stores ran out of stocks and it can only be bought at E bay at the price of US$30- $49.99. This bag has sold out in the USA.

I saw it for the first time in Singapore being carried a passenger who took the same bus with me going to Orchard Rd. I just have to take a photo.

  

See the warning from the anyahindmarch website:

Due to the unprecedented demand for I’m Not A Plastic Bag in South East Asia and our concerns for our customers safety we will be cancelling the launches at the following stores: Anya Hindmarch Beijing, On Pedder in Shanghai and On Pedder in Jakarta

Do you think buying it for $49.99 would be reasonable? A bag that was launched and was sold at US$10  selling at $50. Thats daylight robbery.   

Who is Malu Fernandez?

August 18, 2007

Who is this girl Malu Fernandez who is the subject of  campaign by bloggers.?

 

Aside from writing in the Manila Standard publication and magazines..what I know is that she used to sell cosmetic products for the face.

 

Her family is really Buena Familia from the uppity side of Forbes Park. Her father is the well known dermatologist Dr. Manuel C. Fernandez who is one of the founders of Makati Medical centre and of the Philippine Dermatological Society. Her father belongs to the old school dermatologists not like the Vicky Belo's of present time.

 

She has beautiful sisters and brothers one of them is Melissa Fernandez who used to be the girl friend of Aga Muhlach. Before this article came out,  I recall her vividly because when I saw her photo together with her siblings…I was thinking to myself,,,maybe she has such an inferiority complex because of her size(I dont want to demean people who have big size problems because I am one myself).

 

The way she wrote the article reminded me of my classmates in UP..those who would want to flaunt their status..that they are rich…They dont want to associate with the poor UP students. Kelangan they have to go with their fellow Assumpstionistas or mga taga Ateneo. But how can you blame them.

 

At UP I learned to understand the pysche of the rich and of the poor. The pysche of the rich is to associate with one like them(kaya nga ng mga mayayaman nag kakaasawa rin ng mayaman because they dont want to mingle below their class).

 

This is very evident in our society and at UP you will see the rich kids mingling with the rich and if ever the rich mingle with the poor like us…they get shocked or they find it a weird experience.

 

So how can you fault Malu for her observation. Even if she didnt write it she would still have that mindset which is perpetuated by Philippine society.

 

Maybe the editor should have edited her article or totally didnt allow its printing so that it wont elicit such furor.Or maybe just maybe they wanted to elicit this kind of attention to improve its circulation.

 

But your see Pinoys are so forgiving…todays anti heros will be forgiven and come out as heros or famous endorsers of ads.

 

 The future wont be anywhere bleak for malu…I foresee ad endorsements about flying economy in PAL or ads about OFWs being welcomed by Malu. She has became famous just because of her so called Acerbic wit? I dont think its acerbic wit….its more like inferiority complex….

 

Syempre ayaw ng mga mayayaman na makita sila na nag eeconomy class lang. Ayaw ng friends nya no…ma oostracize sya.

 

So much for that…Lets stop this fuss. 

Its the Hungry Ghost Month Again

August 13, 2007

The 7th month of the Lunar New Year is the Ghost Month and it usually falls on August my birthmonth.

 

How do I know?..well its quite obvious..today I saw oranges, bananas,cookies and incense sticks along the road.

 

A lot of people are burning paper money and I can smell incense smoke from up here on our 6th floor flat.

 

My son says that the hell gates will open to release the ghosts(that is if you believe in ghosts).

 

So I have to endure the smoke every night.

 

P.S.    Donot step on the ashes(I am tempted nga na pulutin ng mga oranges at mga saging sa daan…bawal yon).I will be haunted by ghosts daw. Ano kayang klaseng ghosts yon chinese o malay o indian ghosts. he he he

 

 

The Simpsons-the Movie

August 9, 2007

Niles ,my youngest and I went to watch the movies yesterday. I went half day from the office since the boys were also on half day session.

 

I wanted to bring both Nygel and Niles but Nygel didnt want to go. He said why will he watch when he can watch it for free on TV every Sunday.

 

And thats the opening line in the movie"Why will you watch a movie that you can watch for free on TV?"

 

 From start to finish Niles was rolling in laughter. Most of the kids who were watching the movie were also laughing their heads off. For myself I cant see any reason for laughing…Homer Simpson was the "Daddy from Hell" for me.

 

The movie dealt with th issue of the environment (imagine the family even moving to Alaska) and there was only 1 thing that made me smile …..when they made ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER as President of the United States.

 

Happy 42nd Birthday SINGAPORE!

Today, allow me to greet our host country for the last 7 years, Happy Birthday Singapore!!!

You can watch the live parade at this site starting at 6pm tonight August 9 at this site.