Xoom recently sent me an email announcing Happy Slip’s new video, Lola in Trouble. Check out the video here.
Christine once again impersonates a distinctively Filipina character, this time your stereotypical Philippine grandma (complete with glasses!) facing some problems. Many foreign-based Filipinos use Xoom to send money back home. A few local probloggers also receive their salaries through the payment website. So it’s easy to see why the folks at Xoom came up with this promotion.
I wonder, is this the beginning of a beautiful business relationship? Will Christine continue taking advantage of her 20 million YouTube pageviews?
As a semi-proficient bowler myself, I found the announcement that the Federation International des Quilleurs (aka FIQ, or International Bowling Federation) move to Singapore quite notable:
The world governing body for bowling… will soon move its headquarters from the Philippines to Singapore.
This was confirmed by Jessie Phua, who recently assumed the presidency of FIQ. She is the first Singaporean to head a world sports body.
In celebration of Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao’s second victory over Marco Antonio Barrera (full story), here’s a rare ad that has impact:
Manny’s trials and ultimate triumph, backed up the Philippine national anthem and its ending words: Ang Mamatay ng Dahil sa ‘yo (rough English translation: Your sons die for us).
