DudayMind Post #5: Sometimes, being high-tech is not the way to go... and more

*  I haven't been watching Happy, Yipee, Yehey lately.  Well, we are on GMA-7 waiting for Pinoy Henyo and we don't switch channels until the game is done.  And last Friday, 25 November, 2011, I saw the last part of HYY's game, "Susi ng Kapalaran."  That's the time when the Filipino athletes were the ones playing.  As always, at the end of the game, they show which keys open which vault.  If you've been following me on Twitter, I have been tweeting about this for a while now.  That I do not like the high-tech game and would really prefer the real key to open a real door.  And this time, the key to the Happy vault wouldn't open.  I knew that this would happen, it's just a matter of when.  And that Friday was the day.  If you saw the show, you would have seen how John was so frustrated and very disappointed on how it wouldn't open.  After the commercial gap, they had on-air someone from their internal audit explain that there was a problem.  Sure, there was.  But no matter how they explain it, I would not be convinced on the integrity of those keys.  The first thing I didn't like about it is how every key turns on the red and blue lights, but never the yellow light.  I don't know but if it is the wrong key, it wouldn't have turned on any of those lights in the first place.

*  Still with HYY's "Susi ng Kapalaran."  I won't really be surprised if they will change the game again one of these days.  There have been so many games since this show started and nothing seems to click.

*  For weeks now, Ariel has been campaigning on the 3-D commercial.  That you should avail of your free 3-D glasses and how to get yours.  A few days ago, I saw their 3-D commercial and it doesn't look that appealing without the glasses.  I don't know what's going on with the minds of Ariel's ad agency.  TV commercials are supposed to be geared on as much market as you can.  But with the idea of having 3-D glasses, this slims down your target market.  Going high-tech I suppose?  But who would want to waste time just to get those glasses anyway?  And the commercial itself without the glasses on sucks.  It made me dizzy.  And the next time I knew that it was on, I'd rather not look at it.  I find ways to get my eyes off the tv until the ad is done.

*  On other ads, the Nescafe commercial with mommy and daughter is not really very appealing.  Well, the fact that the daughter now had different preference and the mother doesn't know.  And the mother ended up being offended(?) because she seemed not to know her daughter any more.  The mother-son tandem was more soothing.  It's a feel-good ad as compared with the other where mothers won't feel good that their daughters are changing and them not knowing.

*  I don't watch PBB nor "Nasaan Ka, Elisa?"  But I've noticed that their time slots have been switched to and from and from and to several times.  Then, I heard Ted Failon in his radio show talked about Elisa's time slot.  My BFF also said that there were a lot of senior citizens who are watching Elisa and was not happy about the switch.  PBB should really stay after Elisa.  Since it's the late comer, I don't know why the watchers of Elisa should adjust to it.

*  I remember the times when at the start of the PBB season, everyone seems to know if their cable providers are having it on 24/7.  I guess now, the hype is gone.  I guess no one cares if their cable provider even have the 24/7 coverage.  I am one of those who don't watch it anymore.  I did watch some time, but really, the setting did not appeal to me.  And I was really quite surprised at the set.

*  I am still wondering why Louis(not really sure about the spelling) Abuel doesn't seem to want to have a haircut.  I've seen him at "100 Days to Heaven," and right now he's on "Ikaw ay Pag-ibig" and I don't really like seeing this kid with his long hair being put up on a ponytail.  Sometimes I start to wonder is this child is gay.

Consuelo

Some memories do not really fade

I've been nostalgic again lately.

Seeing this new square donuts commercial actually made me sing the brand's song way back in the '80's:  ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ ♪ Hey, Mister, that's a donut.  Hey, Mister, that's a Mister Donut, Donut... Hey, Mister, that's a donut... Hey, Mister, that's a Mister Donut, Donut. ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪  But during those times, I prefer Dunkin' Donuts over Mister Donut.  I still remember how it used to smell like donuts when we were trying to find a parking at the Quad carpark.

I was surfing the internet for some new ideas with this concept that I wanted to pursue for this season when I stumbled upon this site, crazydeals.ph.  I saw this tripod and I really think it's kind of innovative and creative.  Back then, tripods are already as long as your legs (and it's already "folded") and weighs something like a fourth of mine, even more to slimmer people.  Well, that one is I guess for professional photography while this one is something you can take with you on a tour to Boracay, Palawan or China or Singapore.  This one really caught my attention and I'm putting this on my bucket list once I'm well enough to travel.

With my allergic rhinitis, I'm so choosy when it comes to scents I wear.  In college, I have a favorite baby cologne which I wore for a long time.  It's Denenes.  And it's been one of the most popular scents during that time.  Only then, there were two choices:  pink or blue.  I preferred the pink one although I must admit that blue was the most popular.  If I'm not mistaken, half of our dorm's population (four floors of about six in a room) wears Denenes blue.  It actually has a mild scent that you can splash all over your body and not smell like you drank the whole bottle.  If you're one of those who miss the scents but don't know where to get it, you can buy it online on this site here.  It's actually on sale and you only have about ten or so days to get it at that price.

I heard yesterday that it was the UAAP finals and Ateneo won over FEU.  Well, I am not rooting for either team but I just think that FEU is a good team because of their track record.  Back then in the 1990's, I remember watching the UAAP with my friend from La Salle and FEU won over La Salle.  And of course, at this time we were rooting for La Salle as I have been a La Sallian if only for a year.  I just noticed that FEU has a good track record of almost always making it to the final four.

I tried playing pool billiard on Facebook just recently and was hooked to it for a while.  Of course, this brought yet another memory.  Astrobowl was an expensive place to be so we opted for Coronado Lanes, particulary that one near what-used-to-be Joni's Bakeshop.  I was trying to recall the street but all I can say is that it's at the corner of Pasay Road and some street.  We even tried bowling but I just don't know why we weren't so into it as much as we were in billiards.  Well, it's probably because of its accessibility.  Bowling is a sport that you can't just find anywhere else.

*Images are copied from this site.

Hindi naman ito 'yung....

This is a very touching tv commercial that is a reality these days. No matter what we say, they are the ones who suffer.
The irony of it all is we adults think and say that we are really doing it for them. Yes we are, but there is a certain pain in their hearts that are brought about by our leaving, and this pain will dwell in their hearts long after we've come back home.

Pamilya'y Naghahanda Sa 'Yong Muling Pagdating

"Tayo na't magsaya

Pasko'y narito na

Muling umuwi sa salo-salong saya

Pamilya'y naghahanda sa 'yong muling pagdating..."


No, I wasn't rooting for the voice. I was actually touched by the lyrics of the song. And it reminds me very well of my room mates and those millions of OFWs out there who couldn't wait to be with their loved ones this Christmas.