Just when I thought Enchanted Kingdom is having difficulty with the advent of Hongkong Disneyland, I learn that they’re on their way to becoming entertainment moguls themselves with plans to go into TV production, film and publishing.
They began their aggressive business plan with the formal launch of Tales of the Enchanted Kingdom, a 6-part comic book series, at Powerbooks last Saturday 12 November 2005.
The first Undersea Christmas of Spongebob here in the Philippines will be celebrated in the Robinsons Malls. Its major sponsor is, surprise, Globe. It’s a surprise because Smart Kid was being heavily advertised in the Nickelodeon channel, which is Spongebob’s home station.
Now, the reported lower by 28% income of Globe, as compared to the same period last year, was partially due to increased advertising costs. Bumping off Smart from the kiddie channel that has animated celebrities such as the Rugrats, Dora the Explorer, Blue from Blue’s Clues and the Thornberries, seems to be one of those expenses.
It seems that gender identification is very important to children even at a very young age. As my friend watched her pre-school son play, she couldn’t help exclaiming, “You’re so adorable!”
1. The end of the card with the hole in it should go in first through the card slot in the turnstiles. Specifically, the hole should be on the upper left corner as you insert the card.
2. I’d rather be squeezed in the MRT than driving thru traffic.
3. It doesn’t hurt that much to be squeezed by the doors shutting down on one of your hapless body limbs, in my case, a protruding elbow.
4. It’s better to wait with a group that’s predominantly female because you’re going to end up being beside them.
5. Putting on deodorant is not an option, it becomes a necessity.
Yes, I know, some lucky Skycable subscribers are going to be watching Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire today (gnash teeth and tear hair out) because they won advance screening tickets. Of course, the film is going to open this Wednesday, a fact that I have to point out is 16 November 2005, two days ahead of the official world release of 18 November 2005 (my friend said the Philippines must be a very profitable market for them to give us a special concession like this).
I conducted an experiment on 10 November 2005 by requesting for 1 day unlimited text from two network providers, namely, Smart and Globe. I wanted to compare the timeliness and efficiency of each so I applied for the service at the same time.
Taking the Zoobic Safari jeepney through the famed dangerous open grounds where tigers roamed freely, only the bars of the jeepney separated us from the carnivorous animals. Nevertheless, we wanted to observe a tiger in action, i.e., a tiger going in for the kill.
To entice the giant cats closer to the vehicle, we bought a trussed chicken from the safari personnel to serve as bait.
A total of 95 Chicken Little Advance Screening tickets have been set aside by Robinsons Galleria, in preparation for the 2 contests they’re co-sponsoring with Disney this November—a dance contest and an on the spot mask making contest to promote the opening of the movie on 30 November 2005.
