Malaysia Airlines: Our flight attendants talk shit about you

Tuesday, February 15th, 2011

I went to Kuala Lumpur about a year ago, and had visited Malaysia Airlines’ website in search of some information. This is the gigantic splash screen image that greeted me, which I saved and then forgot about until now: It says “World’s Best Cabin Staff. More than just an airline code, MH is Malaysian Hospitality”. [...]

Walmart visit sparks existential crisis

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

I was going on with a normal day, getting work done, listening to music, and now, here I am drowning my sorrows in beer and questioning the significance of my existence. I visited a site that I never visit today: Walmart. This screen capture is a portion of the site’s header. But it was this [...]

Puzzling marketing: McDonald’s China 24-hour delivery

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

McDonald’s China has fairly recently launched 24-hour delivery service in Beijing, to most parts of the city. That’s good news for those of us who need a dose of heart disease at 2:00 AM. Here’s a portion of the flyer they’ve been stuffing under people’s apartment doors to advertise the service: My question is: what, [...]

Suave como el amor de Mamá

Friday, March 3rd, 2006

I have to confess, sometimes I can spend an embarassingly long time doing the stupidest things. For instance, the other day, I was standing in a drug store near my apartment, and I was agonizing over a very difficult choice: what kind of dryer sheets to buy. Ten minutes into this adventure, after having examined [...]