Lucky Me Beef

Mahalaga sakin ang Lucky Me Beef. Dati madalas kong ikumpara ang presyo ng mga bagay sa presyo ng Lucky Me. Halimbawa, 20 pesos ang tsinelas na Rambo. Sa isang Rambo, 4 na lucky me ang mabibili ko. O kaya sa isang Upper Deck NBA card ni Charles Barkley 20 lucky me ang katumbas.

Naging mahirap para sa akin ang bumili ng mga bagay dahil sa kaiisip ko sa Lucky Me. Ayokong bumili ng bagong Rambo kahit putol na ang goma ng luma kong tsinelas. Kahit yung mas murang Smartan (japeyks na version na Spartan) nahihirapan akong bilhin. Hindi ako bibili ng bago kung kaya pang idugtong alambre yung tsinelas.


1995. Nauso nun sa mga mayayamang bata ang Fila. Tandang-tanda ko pa yung itsura ng sapatos ng classmate ko. Ang ganda. Nakakainggit talaga. Pero 4000 ang orig na Fila. Kahit yung japeyks na version ng Fila na ang tatak eh “Pila” mahal pa rin. Nasa 500 yata. Sa presyo nito, kahon-kahong Lucky Me na ang mabibili.


May mga bagay na bata ka pa lang alam mong wala ka nang karapatang pangarapin.

Bakit nga mangangarap ng orig na Fila? Bakit ka mangangarap ng SkyBox na NBA card ni Tony Kukoc; kung ang almusal ng pamilya mo eh isang Lucky Me Beef lang na lumalangoy sa sabaw. Paghahatian ng limang bata yan. SIla mama at papa, ewan. Di na yata sa kanila uso ang almusal.


Nung Chrismas party namin, 15 pesos ang napagkasunduang presyo ng exchange gift. Alkansya ang binigay ko. Saktong kinse yun, pwera pa gift wrap. Mga bente yata ang nanagastos ko kasi 4 pesos yung wrapper at bumili pa ko ng pisong scotch tape. Umasa akong higit sa bente pesos ang regalong matatanggap ko. Nang buksan ko ang natanggap kong regalo… Lucky me ang laman! May kasama pang bawang. Alam na alam ko ang presyo ng Lucky me. Alam kong wala sa kinse pesos ang natanggap kong regalo. Isang lucky me beef at dalawang pirasong bawang na tig-sikwenta sentimos (yung mga naka-stapler). Hanggang ngayon nagtataka ako kung bakit may kasamang bawang yung Lucky Me. Wala akong kakilalang naglalagay ng bawang sa instant noodle.


Ang sama ng loob ko sa nangyari. Pero naisip ko na lang, kung sino mang hinayupak ang nagregalo sakin nito, malamang mas kawawa pa sakin. Malay ko ba kung ginagawa din nilang almusal, tanghalian at hapunan ang Lucky Me. Baka nga walo ang naghahati sa isang noodles nila eh.


Bumili ako kanina sa tindahan ng Lucky Me. Nine (9) pesos na 'to ngayon. Naisip ko, meron kayang bata ngayon na ginagawa ang pagkumpara sa presyo ng Lucky Me sa presyo ng ibang bagay. 155 pesos na ngayon ang liempo sa Andoks, 17 Lucky Me. 100 pesos ang isang meal sa Mang Inasal, 11 Lucky Me. 5000 pesos ang Ultra-light ni Derrick Rose, pang isang taon na Lucky Me ...

Kids don't recognize Machine Man anymore

I asked a 23-year old dude what he remembers Machine Man. I was surprised to see a blank stare. The kid doesn't have any recollection of the said super sentai. I thought it was just a fluke so I asked another one. This time it's a 24 year old. Same reaction. It saddened me that while they know about Bioman, Maskman and Voltes 5, very few people born at the end of the 80s and 90s knew anything about Machine Man.



Most people born in the early or mid 80s would clearly remember Machine Man as the sentai who uses plastic cover as a cape. Also, one cannot talk about Machine Man without mentioning Buknoy The Fighting Ball. The ever reliable living-baseball who often assists Machine Man during fights. I hope some channel can make a rerun of this series.

Seiun Kamen Machineman

Buknoy The Fighting Ball

Ultraman in MOA

Which episode was this? o_O

Seriously, whenever I am in SM Mall of Asia, I always imagine seeing Utraman lift that huge globe structure and play it like a bowling ball. That's why I'm a bit surprise when I learn that I'm not the only one with such fantasy. Now that there's a huge Ferris wheel beside the mall, the fantasies might just got a bit wilder. Sorry kids, I'm the child of the 90s and back then, these aliens wearing tight-fitting costumes were the coolest!

You and me, sitting on a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G... L.S.S L.S.S. L.SS.!!!!

This commercial spreads LSS like a wildfire.





Somedaydream, the artist responsible for the song already had 52,000+ likes in Facebook as of posting.





An acoustic version of the song has reached close to a million views in Youtube. Some say its even better than the original autotuned version.





Meanwhile, the ice cream company has yet to release information as to how the popularity of the tv commercial and song associated with it has affected there sales.


What we can take from this is that, it further strengthens the already accepted notion that Filipinos are suckers for good sound. Something the marketing and ad industry might want to take note of.

Where are you from? “I’m from Ateneo!” Really? I thought you’re from San Andres Bukid

I hate this douche bag for 2 reasons. 


First he kissed the sexiest, most delicious popstar alive. 


Second, when Katy asked her where he's from, this kid answered without blinking an eye, "I'm from L.A.!" 


Really??? You were part of a tv program that has the term "Pinoy" on it. You were staying here in the Philippines for God knows how long already, yet you chose to answer L.A.?! Why, if I may ask? Does it make you look less pogi if you say you live in some freaking condominium in Quezon City? Does L.A. sounds cooler?


It reminded me about an incident a few years back when Side A vocalist Joey Generoso asked a certain gay-dude from the audience the same question? "Where are you from?" 


Instead of saying, I'm from Alabang Muntinlupa or I'm from Angono Rizal, the dude said, "I'm from Arneo..! Woohhoooo!"


Why do people always do this?


If you take it at face value, the question "Where are you from?" I most (but not all) occasions seeks an origin, a place, a city where you currently resides or where you are staying for a long time.


Regular people understand this but still refuse to give the answer required by the circumstances. Most of the time people answered this with places or associations they think would make them more socially attractive. 


For instance, a guy who lives in Payatas, Quezon City but who also works for Procter & Gamble may give the name of his office as an answer instead of the place where he lives at. Of course a prestigious company like P&G would give him more pogi points than the place formerly associated with tons of garbage and poverty. 


Is there anything wrong with this tendencies? Hell yeah! It's misleading. Worst, if people figured, you're not answering the simple question correctly, it makes you look like a ass.

Pinoy film-maker takes credit for blatantly copying an award-winning Iranian Film

The film "Hating Kapatid" was a part of the commercially sponsored GMA Christmas Short Films 2011. 


Directed by Louie Ignacio
Starring Perla Bautista
Produced by GMA Marketing & Productions Inc. for So Lucky





It's a great short film indeed. In fact here are some comments I found on youtube regarding the movie.


"eto ang pinakamaganda at pinakanakakaiyak sa laht ng short films"
-jammpong10


"superb concept,brilliant actors,awesome director!!!!! this is absolutely AMAZING.has the very essence of CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.hats off to all those who made this short film...clap clap clap!!!!!"
-maristmervyn


"I was about to cry, and then it ended. It was very short, but very touching. This is true spirit of Christmas."
-encantadiafanatic1


"For me this is absolutely the Best commercial that depicted Christmas Spirit. So touching.. Thanks to the people behind this making and Kudos to them. Bravo!!!"
-Ashley931344




Now watch this trailer from the the 1997 Oscar nominated Iranian film Children of Heaven.





Yeah! I notice the similarities too. In fact you will notice more similarities once you watch the entire movie. The "sharing of shoes" scene was a dead give away. The overall theme strengthens the point. 


Actually this wasn't the first time "Children of Heaven" was seemingly copied by a Filipino film maker. Gil Portes' "Mga Munting Tinig"  tried it in 2002. Instead of shoes though, the film characters, two impoverish school boys shared school uniforms. I'll be publishing a separate article regarding commercial films with obviously similar concept/s in the future. For now all I can say is "Sayang!"


There are so many creative, yet original film concepts. Go to Palanca Awards library and you can find hundreds of those. We don't need to copy! Ooopppss wait! I am guilty of copying too. Obviously, I'm not the first and more popular Julio Valiente in the Philippines. But at least I recognize that fact while some film-makers take credit for concepts they copied elsewhere hoping that noone would ever notice. Unfortunately for makers of "Hating Kapatid;" "Children of Heaven" is one of the required movies in film appreciation classes.