Spot the Differences

Scenario 1:

A man drives his family into the petrol station to top up the fuel tank, only to find that he has $2 left in his pocket. He is faced with two choices:

1. top up the fuel tank by $2 to drive home, or

2. buy $2 worth of pastries for his children.

Confronted by two doe-eyed children, he makes the obvious choice of buying $2 worth of pastries. What we see next is that same man pushing the car home while his two children pop out of the car window, evidently enjoying the pastries that Papa got them.

Scenario 2:

3 teenagers find themselves out of fuel and find themselves left with $2. They set off (in the car) to find a place to refuel. At one upward sloping intersection, a bright yellow letter M appears on the horizon, and the 3 teens head towards it. They buy themselves burgers costing $1.95 each (even though they're left with only $2), and sit on the car bonnet, enjoying their treat. All their worries about getting home seem to have vanished.

These two are ads that were recently screened on TV. Scenario 1 is promoting Polar cakes and pastries and scenario 2 is promoting McDonald's. Now, the ad for Polar cakes and pastries came out about 2 weeks earlier than the McDonald's ad. Both ads seem so similar that I wonder if any of them copied the other!

Also, Polar seems to paint a rare situation of a family driving a car with only $2 on them. I mean, shouldn't the wife at least have some money? Or they can always use plastic to pay for the petrol. But nooooooo... they only had $2 worth of cash.

Well, that's much better than Mc's. At least Polar's situation is realistic although rare.

For Mc's ad, it seems like the creative team need lessons in elementary math. How in the world can you purchase 3 burgers costing $1.95 each with only $2?! It's not just unrealistic, it's inconceivable. And you betcha those burgers would not have been given to the youth as an altruitic gesture. Which staff would want to give the burgers to the youth? Their pay is only about $4.50 an hour, and 2 burgers would be almost half of their hourly pay.

Little wonder there was this article in the newspapers which said that even though Singapore's print ads were creative enough to compete with the world's reputable advertising agencies at Cannes, her screen ads are lagging far behind!

"Mummy, can I go out alone?"

A little six-year old girl saw her older cousin having lots of freedom. The older cousin could go out with her friends on her own, travel around on her own, and basically leave the wings of her parents. The little girl coveted the freedom and so, one day she plucked up her courage and asked her mother: "Mummy, can I go out alone like Michele jie jie?"

Her mum reeled back in shock and didn't know how to answer!
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Alright, little girls' my cousin, and older cousin is me. When my auntie was relating this incident, we all burst out laughing because... knowing the world for 21 years and knowing the world for 6 years is a whole lot of difference!

Hmmmm... the generation gap is widening.
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Mums are fussy

My mum is seriously weird... this is what she said today.

"Last week wear so nice, so pretty. Today dress like boy like that."

My offence: wearing berms and a t-shirt today as compared to a pretty spag top dress last Sat.

My defence: it's appropriate to the situation! Last week must dress prettily coz b-dae celebration... today is outdoor games day, so of course i'll be in shorts or berms! Then... i know guys are easily tempted by sight so i decided to be loving and wear berms. And... i get scolded by mum. Haiz... i think she's just worried that i can't find a boyfriend and get hitched for life.

Excuse me, are you local?

One day, a girl was strolling down the roads when a salesman from a road show stopped her. He did a short survey about her family's surfing habits, and tried to give his sales pitch. When he realised that she wasn't the one handling the internet accounts, he asked: "Are you local?"

She nodded her head and replied with a colloquial expression: "ya."

"Oh. Because you don't look local."

"oh"

"You look Japanese"

"oh okie."

"Where're you off to now?"

"Meet my parents"

"They handle the internet accounts right? Well, perhaps you can show them this brochure. If they're interested in the broadband plan, you can always call me, because I might not be around here later." With that, the guy proceeded to write his name on the brochure.

The girl then took the brochure, thanked him, and walked off towards her destination.
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Well, that girl was me. Me? Japanese? Ok... it has to be my small eyes! My auntie used to call me Japanese doll when i was much younger...

And i'm not the only one who's got an 'identity crisis'!
Jo-ann: Korean, Jap or Mainland Chinese
Junz: Thai
Jane: Thai or Vietnamese

Wow... do we really exemplify the stereotypes of all these nationalities? I wonder... We definitely have a Singaporean accent...

But well, it's really funny to see someone suddenly talking to you in another language!
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And time flew past Mouschi at 5.15am... for the days of carefree skipping amidst the grass and flowers was over. Replacing them are days in the fields and by the loom... days floating down the rivers and rowing on the lake... days unlike those days of yore when catching butterflies seemed the most important and pertinent thing to do...

Chill Out in Secluded North Canal Road

Hmmm... situated near Chinatown doesn't make it that secluded does it? But it is. Along a row of shophouses lies a quaint little cafe, with warm lights and fresh bright coloured furnishings. Games line the walls of this cafe: all sorts of games, from card games to board games. The name of this cafe? Settler's Cafe.

Their menu is formatted on a board similar to a monopoly board, complete with all the Red, Yellow and Green groupings. Creative yo! But I must admit I got a bit lost when I was reading it. So many words! Still, after a bit of orientation, I could find my way around the menu with aplomb. Set meals, snacks, and even games were on the menu! Cool huh?

Well, we played some building games and some card games... Quite fun. And the food was good too. I mean, for a dinner set meal price of $13.90 nett... it was great! Soup, main course, drink, dessert. Loved it... I 'll recommend this place for any group gatherings, coz it's quaint, cozy, and full of fun games!
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On a side note, Swensen's Sauteed Mushrooms (Wild Mushrooms with Olive Oil) are good... a good appetizer.

On another side note, sourdough is pronounced 'sour-dough', not 'sor-do'...
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Can't wait to pig out again!

I'm a Chocolate Chip Cookie!



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