the philippine dermatological association plugs on tv

have you seen them?
The first features this lady wishing to be white using every means and then ending up white. . . Forever.
The second is just as hilarious.
It shows an ordinary woman bleaching the clothes she was washing and her being an expert in it. Then the question was raised – would you entrust your whitening to her? And two other situations, one involving a lady in the market with a syringe. Was she preparing ham? No she was plumping up chicken. Whatever – this ad is funny too. I think it’s hitting at establishments that perform cosmetic surgery et al. without the benefit of the expertise of doctors.

Will these ads produce the desired effect? Me thinks no. There’s the economics of the situation to contend with, or at least cosmetic centers give the impression they’re cheaper. I don’t know for sure. I am not too inclined to part with my money for such services. Anyway, it is said, when one meets tghe Creator, looks will be the least of his concerns. Rationalizing ba? But it’s true.

commercials and the upcoming elections

a few days back saw johnny presenting facts and figures re power, that is, electricity charges. Like he did years back he promised to protect the people from unreasonable policies in this regard. Again, like he did years ago. Same tune, same singer. Three things at least came to mind when i saw the ad.
One- the cause won him the elections last time, he’s expecting the same to do it next year.
Two – this should have been one- he’s running again. Shouldn’t he be resting by now? He looks like he should.
Three – he wasn’t able to do anything about the past years so he has to do it if elected in 2010. This last observation i am not certain about in the sense that i don’t keep track of legislative goings on. And i don’t listen too closely when a politico is on tv. For all i know he’s promising to improve further on what he has accomplished. No hand on the bible this time. I still can’t forget that ad years back that had a soft hue, like the scene was suffused by a gentle light from up high. Angels we have heard on high . . . You get the drift.
Ad number too – tv provides peripheral noise for me when i play games on my laptop. I knew ours was on 7 as i did. Then i heard my former classmate boy a. And it wasn’t his ad with his mom. Took a peek after a while and it was a while. And he and manny were in deep conversation. Two nights in a row. How much did running the ad cost? I shudder to think. But hey, that’s not my money or . . .
My son’s comments /reactions -
Ad 1 – tatakbo siya. I said “i guess .”
Ad 2 – that’s too lengthy. I’m sure people won’t stop to listen. That won’t work. – maybe that i was on the laptop rather than into the show was what drove me to let it be. Otherwise, i might have switched channels or turned the tv off

SMILE

Failed to watch the services for Michael Jackson so feeling like a vulture, went in search of what I could find on it. Saw this and realized only then that Charlie Chaplin had composed SMILE.

Wanted to find Charlie Chaplin actually doing SMILE  so went to YOUTUBE. Then I realized he belonged to the era of the silent movies. What was I thinking? Found this instead, Charlie Chaplin CLips compiled with Michael Jackson singing SMILE.

Below, the lyrics of SMILE, but they’re not exact same ones Jermaine sang:

‘Smile’
Charlie Chaplin’s Theme Music for 1936 ‘Modern Times’
Lyrics by John Turner and Geoffrey Parsons – 1954
Recorded by Nat “King” Cole
(The lyrics for ‘Smile’ was never sang in the film ‘Modern Times)

Smile tho’ your heart is aching,
Smile even tho’ it’s breaking,
When there are clouds in the sky
You’ll get by,

If you smile
thro’ your fear and sorrow,
Smile and maybe tomorrow,
You’ll see the sun come shin-ing thro’ for you

Light up your face with gladness,
Hide ev-’ry trace of sadness,
Al -’tho a tear may be ever so near,

That’s the time,
You must keep on trying,
Smile, what’s the use of crying,
You’ll find that life is still worth-while,

If you just smile,

Original lyrics sheet from the Edna Purviance Research Collection

From: http://ednapurviance.org/chaplininfo/chaplinlyrics.html