Life In A Fruit Basket: New England

I am far from being an American football lover. I know nothing about how the game works so I'm not gonna be rambling about technicalities of the game. If you guys didn't get to watch it, go and look for a replay because this game was actually freakin' awesome and left me at the edge of my seat!

Congratulations to the Super Bowl Champs, the New England Patriots! They haven't won the Super Bowl since a decade ago so I think this was an awesome moment for them as a team. You gotta hand it to the Seattle Seahawks, they really gave the Patriots a run for their money. Well played, boys!

Being an Advertising and PR graduate, dissecting and appreciating ads has become second nature to me. The Super Bowl is the most watched American TV program so companies always clamor for ad spots that cost them millions (yes, millions!) of dollars just for 30 seconds (or less) of airtime. So yeah...your least favorite, unmemorable ads? They just flushed millions of dollars down the drain. Just. Like. That.

The ad agencies can whip up some great stuff that can pull the heart strings, make you laugh out loud or even stir up some controversy. I seem to notice that the strong trend this year is all about being socially conscious as opposed to the usual quirky and sometimes just plain weird (I'm talking to you, Skittles) ads.

Here's some of the ones that I like from this year's collection:

Budweiser usually has the best commercials for the Super Bowl, so I'm not surprised that everyone's gushing over this one. This is actually like the Part 2 from the their ad last year. The Clydesdale horses are so magnificent, aren't they?

Bud Light pretty much made our wildest Nintendo dreams come true!

Clash of Clans got Liam Neeson. Enough said.

Always tackles on the image of women in today's society. I personally don't feel insulted about the term "like a girl" because I think women just have that innate finesse, which doesn't necessarily translate to being a bunch of wimps. Still, the idea and the message is great to create awareness about the struggles of a lot, if not most, of women in society.

Esurance Walter White is...back?

Their food ain't healthy but McDonald's keeps you comin' back with the best marketing ideas. Feelin' the love in my heart and in my tummy!

Okay so let's talk about the Halftime show. Katy Perry did her stuff and I was like okay...meh. Poor beach balls, they look so melancholic.

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And then someone came out and I suddenly wanted to either get my freak on or put my thing down, flip it and reverse it. What the...it's MISSY ELLIOT!!! Needless to say, she stole the show. For a moment there, I actually forgot that Katy Perry was headlining this thing. Oh Missy, you got some sick beats, even it's more than a decade old!

I can't find a better video so this'll do for now.

Oh and if you're wondering which team I was rooting for? It's a no brainer. Who's got the cuter Team Captain?

Hi, Tom Brady. *batting eyelashes*

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...and with his wife, the uber sexy supermodel of the world, Gisele. Dammit.

Photo by WENN

Does this mean I'll be watching more of American football? I don't think so. I'm really just here for the chips and salsa (not a big guacamole fan)!

Toodles!

Cambridge, Massachusetts

I got in!

First of all, I'd like to thank my readers---without you, I wouldn't be making a complete fool out of myself in public, for the whole wide world to see. Second, I'd like to say that I'm just keeedding, ain't no way that Harvard's ever ready for a punk like me. Ha!

My little sis is officially enrolled to Harvard for summer school then to a graduate program! I’m so proud of that little kid. Okay so about Cambridge…Wow. Where do I start? Well, first we went to visit Kiwi’s dorm on-campus and dropped off her huge, heavy luggage---I swear, she must have been stuffing ‘em with dead people in there ‘coz they were a pain in the @$$ to drag all the way to the THIRD FLOOR! Harvard is so sassy but sadistic toward their own kind--- they don’t have elevators nor A/C inside their rooms (at least most of them)! Oh and yes, this was in the middle of June so yup, I feel like I was slow-cooked turkey for dinner.

But isn't it wonderful? Look at that. The environment makes me feel so scholarly already. Tee-hee!

Those are just pictures of her dorm, mind you. At the rate that they’re going, they might as well rename Cambridge to Harvard City, 'coz believe you me, it’s not just a university compound anymore…it’s a freakin’ city inside a city---whoa! inception minus Leo. They have a place called Harvard Square where you can pick out different places to just lounge and relax, grab a bite/ drink or shop around for souvenirs, etc. The place is mostly packed with Harvard students as well as tourists such as myself, who are not frowned upon. I can truly say I really loved the atmosphere as I walked around, doing touristy stuff. Everyone was polite and helpful, especially when it’s so easy to get lost here.

They've got their own shuttle, police department, postal service, etc.

Boy, all that walking, lifting and climbing flights of stairs got us hungry. What's for brunch?

Off we went to a cool place called The Breakfast Club. They played 80's music and had posters of the best 80's films like Top Gun, Indiana Jones, Ghostbusters, St. Elmo's Fire, The Goonies, Back to the Future and of course, The Breakfast Club.

Mine, all mine!

Mmm. I like my bacon super crispy, slightly burnt.

After wiping out our plates clean, we went to look for the main souvenir shop to replace both my older sister's and dad's old shirts (they are both alumni's). And uh, I think we hit the motherload.