of fake brands, funny words and such

some few days ago el and i were chatting, apparently he’s the only one i always catch online. we were talking about trivia and such when out of the blue he said " man check tu miyo friendster " i said why? " i’m pimping my account " . i’m sure i let out a good laugh there. i’ve never really heard anyone use the word pimp or pimping that way and it sounded so hilarious how he used it.

then yesterday, i was walking home when this manong who was peddling buko juice caught my attention. no it’s not what you think. just because the last guy i like " got away" again in ellery’s eccentric phrasing, i’d just fall for anyone who i see on the street. manong buko juice caught my attention because of this shirt he’s wearing. it said harbard shirt. obviously trying to swaya buyer into believing it’s a harvard branded shirt or maybe the manufacturer just wants to throw jest on harvard jeans.This reminded me of these infringed but not quite infringed brands that floats our markets. i think it was some 2 christmas dinners ago with good friends chu, jeni, jeff,and joey that we were laughing about funny brands like CK which read Calvin Kevin for Calvin Klein, Samonite for Samsonite, whose jeans with the inverted triangle for guess jeans, well mr.lee for lee u.s.a.

Go to divisoria and one will find a lot of funny phrased brands patterned after real brands. the most popular and can’t be missed perhaps is havanna. i actually have a couple of this brand. it’s a good alternative for those who can’t afford havaiannas like moi!

one time, on my way to school i decided to take my breakfast in transit. i cued for a couple of donuts and coffee from a nearby donut stand. after the donut boy got my order, he politely asked the person that followed me." ano sa inyo sir?" to which the mr replied " may barvarian ba kayo?". my furrowed eyebrows must’ve been super obvious that donut boy looked at me. feeling guilty, i walked away, but i couldn’t stop grinning.

walks home almost always proffer similar hilarity. try looking at signage or whatever they’re called and there’d always be a couple or more that will give you a hearty laugh. take this repair shop which posted something like this "…accept ovened for repair". one hotel,obviously because it’s undergoing some renovations also posted " temporary close ". there’s this perpetual " beware of dog " warning all over the archipelago. i’ve always wondered who dog is.

anyways, these are things i am thankful for. they hold wrinkles at bay.

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