Random Question of the Day:

Tuwing may kaibigan kang magbabakasyon, anong unang bagay ang ine-expect mong matanggap?

Sa Cebu, dried mangoes? Sa baguio, walis? sa Davao, durian? Pwes, wag ka na umasa dahil kung hindi naman kayo close at hindi ka naman naalala pasalubungan, ang matatanggap mo lang naman ay isang tumataginting na keychain.

Kaya hindi Dunkin Donut ang “Pasalubong ng Bayan” kundi Keychain. Actually, pare-pareho lang naman ang mga keychain sa Pilipinas. Kahit magpunta ka sa Baguio ay may surfboard na keychain at ‘pag nagpunta ka sa Boracay ay meron ding strawberry keychain. In fairness to the keychain, maganda rin syang sukatan ng friendship at least you get to know kung sino ang hindi nag-eeffort na magpasalubong sayo. Kaya sa susunod na makakatanggap ka neto, ibig sabihin hindi ka special. Hehe.

Bakit kaya ang freaky na ng MMDA signs pero wala paring sumusunod?

Hindi kasi convincing ang pink…

O diba, mas kagimbal-gimbal. I find those signboards funny that they have to come up with these kinds of warning messages just to threaten the jaywalkers. Kaso, likas na makulit ang pinoy. Sinabi na ngang may namatay na eh tumatawid parin. Kaya dapat may evolution ang signboards nila.

‘pag ayaw paring sumunod…

‘pag pikon na ang MMDA…

Wenk.

Una, salamat kay Maruism at Meryl bilang inspirasyon sa entry na ‘to. Ilan lang sila sa maraming nagtatanong kung bakit maraming adik makakuha ng Starbucks Planner. Well looking at the planners for this year, parang nothing special naman. Yet a lot of people want to have it. If you compute for the actual price of the planner, it’s equals to 17 starbucks drinks costing more than 2k pesos. Katumbas na ito ng 2 planner from Fully Booked at 10 black organizers from National Bookstore.

Most people don’t actually use the planner, pinang-didisplay lang. IMO, nothing special ang SB planners this year. The thrill of collecting the Starbucks stickers is like how you feel when you level up on Farmville. We are addicted to numbers. Nagkakaroon din tayo ng dahilan namagpa-sosyal sa Starbucks para itanong sa mga friends natin kung ilang stickers nalang ang kailangan nila. And lastly, because Pinoys are brand conscious, Starbucks eh. Kaya wag na kayong magtaka kung bakit maraming atat sa planner na to samantalang marami namang ibang planner na mas mura at useful… dahil hindi naman talaga nila susulatan yan.

Kaya eto, mag-uumpisa na rin akong mag-feeling sosyal mangolekta. Jeje.

Everything gets pirated now and pirated things are now everywhere. Sa divisoria, tiangge, mga bangketa… and even online. Kahit nga kaibigan mo sa Facebook ay tina-tag ka sa mga binebenta nilang pirated na make-up at damit. Lol. Personally speaking, I am not a fan of pirated brands or replicas as mentioned on some older posts. Though I know some people buy them unintentionally just because of the cheap price and availability. Here are the most pirated brands this season. (Dahil ang mga namimirata ay nakiki-uso din.)

Louis Vuitton – anything LV should be on the top of the list. Kahit saang bangketa ka yata pumunta ay hindi mawawala ang kahit anong pekeng Louis Vuitton; mapa-wallet, bag o kahit housing ng cellphone.

Havaianas – from Havanas to Hawaianas and other derivations.

Crocs - even the ugliest shoes on earth get pirated.

Le Sportsac - you might not like the funky patterns and coloful prints so some of you might think the bags are actually cheap. Le Sportsac replicas are sold in Divisoria for 100 pesos and the original bags cost a thousand in Rustan’s.

D&G Belt – the bigger the D&G buckle, the better.

Lacoste Shirt – someone already asked me how to spot a fake Lacoste shirt. Simple lang – gawa sa mother of pearls ang collar buttons ng original shirt at obviously, hindi sya 300 pesos.

Chanel Shades – kahanay din sya ng mga pekeng Oakley at RayBen.

Calvin Klein Brief - 3 for 100 na brief.

Converse Chucks - ang pambansang sapatos ng mga emo. Kung original Converse ang suot mo, isa kang sosyal na emo. Kung peke, edi dukhang emo. Wenk.

Some replicate brands were made that good you can’t even distinguish if they’re fake or not. Not because a designer bag costs 10k on an online store, it doesn’t mean it’s original na. The best way to avoid knock-offs is to still buy at authentic stores and do a little research on the real prices. Pero ‘pag sobrang halata na ang pagka-fake at binili mo parin, ewan ko nalang sa’yo…