The stupendous creativity of dropping one letter

Pop quiz, hotshot! Somebody actually thought one of these is a legitimate, respectable name. Which one is it?

(a) martinievera

(b) Hearthrob

(c) Partwo

(d) Parthree

(e) Forhimagazine

(f) Biofitea

Clue:

You know you’re in the Philippines if you’re swimming in sachets

I doubt if there’s ANY PUBLIC PLACE outdoors in the Philippines where there’s no rubbish, trash, litter, you name it.

Look around you. Well, not right now. Wait until you get somewhere you can’t afford to bring out your laptop. When you do get to look around, notice what makes everything untidy. You can’t miss it.

Imagine your feet and legs submerged in all that garbage juice.

It’s the bits of trash, the remnants of what people consume, lying around where they shouldn’t be. Of course this is all prior to these same bits of rubbish clogging drains everywhere after rainfall.

Antibacterial detergent: The absurd solution to clearly demostrated ineptitude

Do your newly washed clothes smell bad? Is it your fault, or the detergent’s? Because if it’s not your fault, there’s only one way to fix the problem. And one leading manufacturing company will be very happy you thought so.

When you get that kind of bad smell on newly washed clothes, which one is more true?

(a) That the detergent you used should be replaced? or

(b) That you should ask somebody who really knows how to wash clothes to teach you how to do it?

Really now. I’m sure Unilever’s answer to the question would be (a), and they hope you’ll pick Surf.

Because when you don’t know what you’re doing, maybe the Surf detergent does.

Pinoy Mystery: Paano hawakan ang saradong payong?

I could never understand why some people (and they’re not so few, which is why I’m annoyed), when they’re done using their umbrella and they proceed to board the jeepney or bus that I’m riding, hold the damned umbrella pointy end up and handle end down.