Nag-mature Ka Na

Ang LAYO na pala ng NARATING mo! Nagmature ka na nga. From isang pipitsuging social butterfly ... you blossomed ... and managed to explore and widen your horizon.

Last year ang inquiry mo ay small-time lang: "Ano ba ang procedure mag apply ng loan sa banko?

This year ang inquiry mo ay big-time na: "May nakukulong ba kung hindi nakabayad ng utang?

Man ... how you've grown!

Joey de Leon Says ...

Host-comedian Joey de Leon has been giving us memes for several decades now... pero hindi ko pinapansin.

Pero ngayon may bago siyang sinabi (actually hindi na bago ito) pero the way he said it ... napaniwala niya ako ... dahil sa totoo lang ... ito ay totoo. Totoong-totoo!

Pakinggan ninyo ...

What's In The Name?

 A business name is the business's legal name used for official purposes like government forms and tax registration. It's important to have a business name to legally conduct business, such as hiring employees and buying supplies.

Preferably, your business name or your product's name tells the general public what your business can offer and why they must buy it. Stay away from words that are difficult to understand.  Go with taglines and catchphrases that are minuscule, catchy, and with instant appeal.

Make it relevant. Don't just pick a business name because you like the sound of it. A catchy business name is attractive and easy to remember, It should be simple and direct, delivering a clear message without needing much explanation.

We comb businesses in the Philippines ... even worldwide ... and here is a snapshot of the owners' humor in their business names. They have creative names and you can't help but give them a second look.  

Sometimes just mentioning their names generates a good topic for discussion ... and good content for internet content creators. What's your favorite?

What are your options if you have a flat tire? And which roadside repair shop do you go to ... that offers 24-7 services for drivers with tire troubles in less than ideal times and places?

Kung gusto ko magpahangin ... siempre doon ako sa mahangin.  And scrambling the Yellow Pages...  Air Supply is the repair shop's name that gives me confidence they have enough air supply that my tires need.

See what names can do? At may pahabol pang "Hangin You Near Me." Isn't that catchy? Para mo na ring naririnig ang national anthem ng mga Air Supply fans na Having You Near Me.

Kitam?

Late New Year's Resolution

 

The Battle of Prime Time

IT looked like GMA had not found the right formula to nullify the Batang Quiapo magic and what we saw was an exercise in futility ... a series of full-blown promises of potential successes ... disintegrating into big-time failures. 

I hear you ... they were not total failures... okay I admit ... but it did not make a dent in BQ's ratings ... let alone the ads that are flooding its doorsteps.

Look at the pretenders to the throne: Lihim Ni Orduja, Voltes V,  Maging Sino Ka Man, Maria Clara and Ibarra, Black Rider, Pulang Araw, Batang Riles, and now Lolong.

And Coco Martin ... the brains behind BQ ... has never run out of ploys and gimmicks - and its eye-catching publicity stunts and schemes reek of novelty ... it looked like when heaven was inundating Pinoy TV with ideas ... ABS CBN was waiting with both hands wide open.

So what is this we hear that the reason why major stars die in the set on a weekly basis ... was that with the opening of Batang Riles and Lolong ... BQ's head honcho planned to have a complete revamp of the cast to counter the enticing allure of the new GMA shows.

The way I saw it, GMA underestimated BQ and was confident in fielding a bevy of young neophytes to arm wrestle with Coco. To begin with "ano nga ba ang mawawala sa kanila kung matalo man sila ... eh mga baguhan ang mga BR cast. At kung manalo sila e di WOW. 

But as expected BQ remained intact despite the blows left and right ... it reigned supreme.

There was a nervous mood in Kamuning and one could feel they were trembling in their boots. This prompted the last-minute "balasahan". GMA sensing Batang Riles falls short and is dwarfed by Batang Quiapo ... finally made its bold move again and commissioned "dambuhalang" Lolong to swap time slots to avoid more embarrassments and more"black eyes".

Kung DAMBUHALA ang Lolong ... mas lalong HIGANTE ang pasabog ng BQ - aba nag-leak na ang list ng mga bagong cast ... at hindi lang ito cast ha ... star studded talaga.

Aba mantakin mo ba naman ang listahan: Jake Cuenca, Andrea Brilliantes, Angel Aquino, Gelian Vicencio, Sharmaine Buencamino, Paolo Paraiso, Albie Casino, Celia Rodriguez, Michael de Mesa and Albert Martinez.

What else can Pinoy TV watchers ask for sa smorgasbord cast na yan?

A Slip Of The Mind

Is this another classic case of a slip of the mind? A lapse in memory ... an oversight ..., a mental lapse ..., a brain freeze, or just plainly the person has blanked out? Or the people behind this are just too unobservant... inept ... or disregardful of any important details?

These are big sins of OMISSION and COMMISSION if you were to ask me. How can you make this type of mistake ... CJ Opiaza is your invited guest ... and then the image in the tarpaulin is Rachel Gupta? I don't blame CJ at all ... if she got offended ... and I will not question her decision ... at biglang nagkatoyo siya ... and she decided to walk out.

You can blame many people here starting from the organization that invited CJ. Isama mo pa ang gumawa ng tarpaulin. Wala man lang well-meaning friends sila ... na may tapang ... at wala man lang may initiative na nagsabi ... hindi naman si CJ yong sa picture?

Wala bang proof -reading na nangyari ... at confident sila sa kanilang pinaggawa? 

Proofreading is the act of reviewing and fixing errors within the final draft of your writing to make sure the grammar, spelling, and punctuation are correct and accurate.

Kung inalagaan mo ang accuracy sa mga sinulat mo ... lalo na siguro ang mga images na kalakip nito.

Any organizer worth her salt ... should know that!

Tale of Two Aces

                                                                (Thanks to the image from The Manila Times - ICC Probe)

Aces are the highest-ranking card, even higher than kings. A standard deck of cards has four aces, each with a different suit (heart, diamond, spade, or club). 

In local politics, the heat is on. The current and the ex-president had been playing "PUSOY" and had aces tucked in their sleeves... and both were holding them like they were their lucky charm.

Ang alas ni Rodrigo Duterte ay INC - Iglesia Ni Cristo.

Ang alas naman ni Bongbong Marcos ay ICC - International Criminal Court.

Kung anong alas ang manalo ... ay inaabangan ng lahat.