Good One-Liners

Some nice one-liners or two I saw on TV commercials in Manila that go beyond the products being advertised -

Good Food, Good Life - MILO Energy Drink

A letter does not complete a thought. - GAIN Vitamin Supplements

Time is your life. The less of it you waste, the more of it you live... LIVE MORE. - SMART Phone Service

When you say yes, that's when she [your child] learns best. - NIDO Powdered Milk

They may look plain and uninteresting, but just read again, or listen again next time you watch TV. And see what happens.


Think...


Pause...

Shark Fin Soup

On the same bus today, there was an advertisement on shark fins. You know the famous Chinese Shark Fin soup? I've seen a similar ad about it before and I'm glad I saw it again today.

There's an organization, http://www.wildaid.org/sharks, that works on global shark conservation.

I remember when I was a kid growing up in Manila, the family was always invited to big Chinese weddings, banquets, known as lauriats. Corn soup was the most popular then - until shark fin soup was "discovered"! It was deliciously expensive, so expensive that only privileged Asian families could afford them! And that to be invited made you members of The Elite! And I was so proud to be part of it...

Looking back now, grown-up, more health conscious, vegetarian... how cruel were those who cut off sharks just for their fins! And they still do it today. Shame!! Me included! All I could think of then was that I must be rich to be able to rub shoulders with the so-called, Manila Socialites! Birds of the same feather flock together, right! Riight.

Mia culpa, mia culpa, mia maxima culpa... Lord, have mercy.

And Talk About... Ads!

I've never seen more ads on SUMMER SALE! Not that I don't see them everywhere, but living in cold and foggy San Francisco just doesn't attract me to summer clothing - except lately! Don't know what got into me. Some kind of a bug, "shopping" bug? I've got a shopping bag... And I'm ready to go again!

There's another ad I saw today -

LIVE

LIFE

LARGE

... And it was for a beer!

I don't drink beer. So I'll take the first part of the ad -

LIVE

LIFE

LARGE

That I like, I'll drink to that!