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Where Pinoy pop culture and the digital domain collide
by Ignatius Javellana, Philippines
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Yahoo Purple Hunt Pinoy statement tees
Jul 3, 2009 17:50Just got word via Janette Toral in Facebook that Yahoo is going to release Pinoy-themed statement tees for its Yahoo Purple Hunt campaign... and since I'm a big fan of statement tees (and since they're a hot trend in Philippine pop culture now), I thought I'd share some of the tees it has pre-released online.
Not entirely sure it's legit, but who cares? They're interesting enough and capture the essence of Pinoy pop culture humor.
I don't know about you, but I want one of those! =D
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it's really nice game, good luck to purple hunters.
Jul 03, 2009 23:14
That is such a cool shirt! Not that I have any idea what the words mean.
Jul 04, 2009 23:37
Haha hey Hillary, here let me enlighten you.
The shirt on the left is just a bunch of mostly Pinoy or Filipino exclamations of glee and enthusiasm. 'Apir' is actually slang for 'Give me five!' or 'high five!' While 'musta' is a shortened 'kumusta' or 'How are you?'
'Ayuz' or 'Ayos' is literally 'alright' or 'ok' and 'stig' is a shortened 'astig' which is an exclamation for something cool. And in that same breath can be pronounced with a quick, bright cheer like 'COOL!' or a slow groove like 'cooooool'
The shirt on the right is a simulation of a chat between well-known characters in Jose Rizal's (our national hero) revolutionary novel, 'Noli Me Tangere', or 'Touch me not'. Sisa is one of the characters that goes insane with grief because she could not find her children, Crispin and Basilio.
When Sisa says 'mga anak ko!' (My children!) that's when she starts losing it... Crispin and Basilio going idle in YM. Lol.
It's quite a phenomenon nowadays in the Philippines, and just to give another example, I've seen tshirts of Jose Rizal, our national hero, wearing aviator shades. It's really bringing together our nationalistic roots with a more contemporary setting.
A bit far-fetched but the shirts really do hit their mark when it comes to Pinoy pop culture.
Jul 05, 2009 10:08
About Ignatius Javellana
Iggy Javellana, who is now the Head of Advergaming for Level Up! Games Inc., is what you would call a "wired" individual: Online practically 24/7. He's an avid gamer, satiric blogger, budding musician and independent film enthusiast, and still hopes to one day become a rock star.
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