TWO OF MY FAVORITE TV COMMERCIALS

Lucky Me! Instant Mami "Magnifico" TVC

Child enters the house... sobbing...

"Twelve lang ang napili sa try out! *sobs* pang-thirteen ako!"

"Practice ako ng practice!! HUHUHUHU! May uniform na ako! HUHUHU! Naaaaaaayyyy!"

--Mom says something about "Lucky Me!"---

Mom: Anong sabi ng nanay?

Child: NEVER SAY DIE. (sips the soup)

Mom: Ano pa?

Child: TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY!

--The child joins a declamation contest--

THE END

Way back in high school, this was a huge hit in our class. My classmates used to say the lines "Never say die" and "Tomorrow is another day" every time one of us felt depressed about our studies and our life in general. It's not just a TVC filled with charm and cuteness but a TVC about positivity/optimism and determination. 

Nestea "OK" TVC

Nicos enters the house...
Mom: Oh bakit? Teka. Teka. (shaking a pitcher with Nestea)
          Sige anak ibuhos mo lng.
Nicos: Binasted ako ni Mattina, THROUGH TEXT!
           Sabi niya, "You and I were KINDRED SPIRITS."
Nicos' sister: KINDRED SPIRITS?!
Nicos: Konti na lang... SOULMATES na 'yon!
           Hmmmm! 'yong ilong naman niya... TO THE LEFT TO THE LEFT!
           Although ang smile niya..... MERON!
          Pero ang puso niya.... WALA! WALA SIYANG PUSO!
          ITO! *while smashing the flowers* PINAG-IPUNAN KO PA SA MALIIT KONG 
          ALLOWANCE!
         but that's another issue.
Nicos' Sister: 'Wawa naman Nicos. ahaha!
Dad: shhhh. Tama na 'yan.
Mom: Nicos, ibuhos mo pa..
Narrator: Buhos lang nang buhos! Ganyan ang love ni mommy. Ganyan ang saya sa Nestea, BOTTOMLESS!
Nicos: Ayokong maging member ng SMP-Samahan ng Malalamig ang Pasko.

Mom: Halika. Hug kita.

Siblings: Ahhhhh! Basted.

THE END

This TVC had a strong appeal among the youth. Aside from the mojo of the commercial models, there are quotable tag lines which one will never get tired of repeating. I specifically love "'yong ilong naman niya... TO THE LEFT TO THE LEFT!" and "but that's another issue"--'cause these lines sound funny-- but I guess for most of us the SMP-Samahan ng Malalamig ang Pasko is the biggest hit and thus, the most phenomenal. And of course, who could forget the Kindred Spirits? I never heard people use 'kindred spirits' before but now a lot are getting fond of it. Probably the courtship theme also helped in making this TVC popular esp. the part when one gets dumped and is ridiculed by his friends or worse, siblings. That really hurts. 

In a way, the ad also speaks of a mom's love for her child which is likened to Nestea, BOTTOMLESS. It is always a relief to know that your mom is there to guide and help you in any ordeal. 

"Kaya sige. Ibuhos mo lang."

BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA

I was smiling the whole time while watching this movie. I really find chihuahuas cute. And what made this movie extra-entertaining was the lead chihuahua, Chloe (whose voice was dubbed by no less than *clap-clap-clap* Drew Barrymore), and of course, her corazon, Papi. LOL. I like saying the words 'mi corazon,' Spanish words which mean 'my love.' That was Papi's endearment for Chloe. In the beginning, Chloe kept on snubbing Papi but in the end, she realized that Papi is also her 'mi corazon'-- what a happy ending for a "puppy love."

I'm not really that much of a dog lover but I love movies with dogs as lead stars. I guess that if  dogs talk in real life I would totally love them. My mom's kind of a dog-lover so we always had a pack of these tamed wolves in our house. Most of our dogs are Japanese Spitz/Poodle but two of them look like chihuahuas.

Going back to the movie... another reason why I loved this movie is our chihuahua-like dogs' great resemblance to Chloe and Papi. I seriously think that our dogs are victims of mutation. OMG this is a scientific discovery. LOL. Just kidding. But who knows, right? Maybe they really mutated since instead of being medium-sized furry animals they turned into petite short-haired creatures. I'm also thinking that they might have chihuahua ancestors or maybe they have a 'chihuahua gene' in them. But those are just my theories.

Like any other movies, this movie also had a bunch of qoutable quotes. And the one I posted above is my favorite.
"I may be small.... but I am fighting for something bigger than all of you."

EPIC! This line is full of courage. And that's exactly what I need right now.

ALL ABOUT STEVE

'All About Steve' is not really a great movie but I had fun watching it. Sandra Bullock portrays the role of Mary Horowitz, a geek and a cruciverbalist of a local newspaper. 

cru·ci·ver·bal·ist

n.

1. A constructor of crosswords.

2. An enthusiast of word games, especially of crosswords.

(courtesy of: freeonlinedictionary.com)

In this scene, there conversation was like going nowhere. And I loved how Mary Horowitz was so nonchalant and witty with her responses. 

I really laughed at this though it might be corny for other people.

I was dumbfounded when she said the words plica semilunaris secretions. I never heard them before. Oh well, when translated in Filipino, I guess it's muta. Plica semilunaris secretions might come in handy someday or maybe everyday since it is highly applicable. For instance, while talking to a friend I'll say, "Hey! You have plica semilunaris secretions on your eyes." and maybe he or she'll be like: