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Tuesday, December 14, 2004 | |
All he wants for Christmas is ...?
"I got you your Christmas pressie already," Matt announces. A chorus of 'oh-nos' echoed through my mind. Honestly, I have totally forgotten to get him some thing. Yeah, I should be shot. Especially with this being our first Christmas together and all that romantic la-dee-da. But I'm just not very clued in on birthdays, anniversaries and the like. Who can keep track of these dates? Well, one person does spring to mind. Matt. Mr Scrupulous. He sets his PDA to remind him 5 days in advance. Again, 3 days before and on the actual day itself. Geez. How can I compete with that? Well, on the bright side, I guess he'll never forget my birthday as long as his PDA is ticking. "And you're not getting anything," I say, acting nonchalant. The trick is, 'when caught, always pretend that it is no big deal.' "It's some thing you reeeally love." "You've been a bad, bad boy, according to Santa's report," "You need it. Or should I say, want it." "You scored only 32 points. Way, way below par." "I can't wait to see your face when you get it." "And I can't wait to see your face when you get nothing." "It's alright, you know," he says finally, obviously not thrilled by my babbling, "if you don't have the time to get me something." Oh, he had added 'guilt tripping' to his repertoire. Dang! "Alright, alright," I say, "I'll renegotiate with Santa and advance you a few brownie points. He might be able to squeeze in a Mr Incredible for you, if the elves are not too clogged up with orders from 7 year olds." Problem is, I have no idea what to get Matt. Something unique, yet practical. Something fun, yet not flippant. Something meaningful, yet not too committal. Okay, cut the crap. I'm a tight wad, what can I get for under RM300? I know, I know, I'm a cheapskate. Any ideas? P.S. Btw, Santa, if you're reading this, all I want for Christmas is an Ipod Mini in apple green. Drool, drool, pant, pant. | |
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I realised that it is increasingly difficult for you to identify who's who in this blog. So here's a
rundown. Will try to categorise entries to names but that will take some time, cause I still haven't
figured out how to do it. In the agency Big Billy - Boss, my Creative Director Donna - beautiful bimbo Account Executive Heng - the art director I used to work with Hoe, Mr - my favourite client Jenna - the art director I'm working with now Susan - street smart Group Account Director Tina - my Traffic Manager Tomas - fellow copywriter, confidante Beyond the agency June & Mila - my best gal pals Matt - the guy dating me Minnie & Moe - my guppies Trish - the friend who set me up with Matt *all names have been changed. |
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I'll paste work here periodically. But none of them will be real client work - just my own initiates and doodling.
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awesome ad of the week |
G-Day Coffee TVC. Scene opens on guy trying to slide down a dry water slide. He gets stuck. He finally manages to squeak all the way down. TVC ends with him savouring a mug of G-Day coffee and the tag "Save water for G-Day coffee". A bit unreal but I love the humour. And the talent, the Each Other actor (I forgot his name), is super. He makes it work. |
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