Not so Jolli...Bee :(((

I haven't been watching a lot on TV lately that's why when these Valentine TVC (television commercial) series from Jollibee (one of the top fast food chains in the country) came out I was like "what the hell is going on???" Because everyone is talking about it on Facebook, Twitter, it's pretty much everywhere on the Internet I told myself I gotta see all three Jollibee TVCs or I'll be completely left out. 

Without further ado, lets watch Jollibee's Valentine TVC series first in case you haven't seen any of these yet.

"Date"

"Vow"

"Crush"

Now what? 

When I first saw "Date," (the first out of the three) I was hopeful that the dad will show up after his son because I was thinking that he has a bigger surprise but the ending came out totally unexpected it left me shattered and tearful. I was like, wtf?! It was a very sweet moment that for some reason ended tragically for me. Hello, William Shakespeare? or a date gone wrong it left a very heavy feeling to be honest. 

Here comes "Vow," the second among the three which was quite predictable for me although at the back of my head I was still thinking that maybe what I'm anticipating will not happen unfortunately, it did. The girl married somebody else and not his "bestfriend. Friend zone at its finest man! I told myself that maybe he courted her at one point just not shown on the tvc of course, but she turned him down that's why even if it was really difficult for him to accept that they're not meant for each other, he accepted his fate (sigh) with a heavy heart (I suppose). He's such a good friend but a real martyr I wanna strangle or slap him (I'm so affected, lol!). 

Last but not the least is "Crush." Thank God I last saw this one because it ended happily, yay! I like the 80s feel on this kinda like reminiscing the 1984 movie "Bagets." I didn't realize that the lead characters will end up together really, I thought it's another heartbreak and I wouldn't want to completely lose my wits so I better expect the worse. I guess it's best to not expect too much to avoid disappointments, teehee!   

To sum it up, Jollibee totally nailed it with their Valentine tvc series it was very, very effective. Thanks a whole LOT Jollibee for "toying" with our emotions it was a real good marketing strategy even foreigners who've seen these commercials are literally crying but left them curious at the same time some even mentioned about trying Jollibee's food when they visit the country. 

So what else to say but, thumbs up Jollibee. Well, what more can I say but love is can be bitter-sweet sometimes. IRL (in real life), there's no "perfect world."

#KwentongJollibee

H.V.D. + SHIFT Indie Film Review

Happy hearts day, yay! To be honest, there's really nothing special about this day although for some reason it's celebrated like a holiday in most parts of the globe. I bet flower shops and chocolate manufacturers are real happy. I greeted my niece Gab a happy V day by making her a Valentine inspired bento lunch box. I get my bento ideas from Pinterest, I'm a bento addict in case you didn't know, teehee! 

My Valentine's Day inspired
bento lunchbox

Since I'm not too busy for quite some time now, I signed up for Iflix, it's free anyway but for only for a month, no credit card required and there are tons of Tagalog movies compared to Netflix. I use to download movies a lot but my 1Tb external hard drive is running out of space I've already deleted a lot of movies believe it or not so I decided to just watch free movies online to take advantage of my 3mbps plan with PLDT. There's just so much to do on the Internet and the service is not cheap but my family only use it for basic stuff like emails, social media and downloading music and movies we thought we'd rather make the most out of it. We rarely use the phone but it's no biggie, you can't have Internet without a phone line with DSL so there's no way to drop it. 

Shift, Pinoy indie film 
by Siege Ledesma

I like watching local and foreign indie (independent) films when I have nothing to do since today is Valentine's day I think it is only fitting to review a love story. I've been scouring the Internet for a long time to find this Pinoy indie film entitled Shift, written and directed by Siege Ledesma starring Yeng Constantino but couldn't find it anywhere until recently my sister found a website where we're able to watch it (finally) for free. I know it's kinda late to review this film but who cares I liked it even more after watching it. Shift is an unconventional love story about Estela, a call center yuppie (young professional) portrayed by Yeng Constantino who fell in love with his co-worker Trevor played by Felix Roco, a gay colleague who became her mentor. Estela never had a boyfriend while Trevor is confused about his relationship with his boyfriend when he became her mentor to help pull her metrics up. The two became good friends so when Trevor broke up with his boyfriend Estela thought that they have a chance at love only to find out that he already met somebody else that left her heartbroken. Estela confronted Trevor about her feelings but realized that she can't change him so she decided to leave and pursue her application with another company. 

What I like about this film is that I can very much relate because I am working in the call center industry. I know how it feels to be working in shifts, to struggle with metrics and to try to find something to inspire me to come to work every day. I thought it's pretty interesting because it's definitely not a boy-meets-girl but gay-meets-girl love story as well as a realization about life, like finding one's purpose which happens to a lot of people who feel like working in a call center is just a temporary job while waiting for something better. I like the concept of rebellious-boyish girl meets a confused gay guy because I know that with love, anything is possible however, there are things that we cannot change but life goes on no matter what. I think I can watch this film over and over again, it's basically an emotional roller coaster no wonder it bagged the Grand Prix or Best Picture Award during the 2014 Osaka Asian Film Festival. 

On that note let me share this video of Cambio's song Call Center to end this writing. 

Kbye.

Feb-Ibig

Hello February! Love is in the air again. Today is the first day of February 2017 and I still could not believe that the most awaited 65th Miss Universe hosted by our country after 23 years is finally over. I was in sophomore high school when Sushmita Sen won the title in 1994, would you believe it? Can time slow down a little bit, please? How I wish. 

I know, it's only been 2 days since the Miss Universe pageant so I will completely understand why everyone is still talking about what happened, the excitement, disappointment and all the mixed emotions during the recently concluded event. To be honest, I am proud and disappointed at the same time just like everyone else but let's just face it that things happen for a reason. It is nerve-wracking to be on stage, believe me, I know for sure because I use to sing and compete as a kid. It's not easy not to get nervous in front of a large crowd, more so when the whole world is watching you. You can't please everybody, people will judge you no matter what. It's funny how some people are quick to express their disappointments over social media that our country's bet, Maxene Medina should have answered in the vernacular so it's easier for her to express her thoughts but let's just put it this way, what if she really cannot think straight because she got nervous or experienced mental block perhaps? Will that change anything? I don't think she deserves all the bashing and stuff because with all fairness to this lady, she gave her all it's just maybe the Q and A portion is her weakness. We all have our own weaknesses as human beings, right? No matter how beautiful or perfect you think you are. So let's just move on and get this over with, shall we?

Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach passing the crown to
Miss France Iris Mittenaere. The 65th Miss Universe Pageant
was held last January 30, 2017, at the Mall of Asia, Philippines.

Miss Philippines was asked the question about what significant change she has seen in the last ten years. This was a tough question but let me try to answer it just for the heck of it:


"I believe that women empowerment is the significant change I have seen in the last ten years. Gone are the days when women have to stay at home and take care of the family. We've become more independent and assertive. I am proud to be a woman and proud of how far we've come."


If I joined Miss U and with this answer, will I make the cut??? Lol. Yeah, whatever hehe. That's all for now.