touched :)
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after seeing some banner ads of the brand i handled in my previous agency. i msn-ed my previous AD and told her about it. i said that they followed our grid, even treatment.. hello! they used (ex-beauty queen turned B grade star) to be the face of their new campaign. we had a semi-famous singaporean beauty queen turned model for ours. the most important thing, is that we launched late last year, and they are just launching 2nd quarter of 2008. and yes, imitation is the greatest form of flattery.

i eagerly msn-ed my previous AD, and the conversation went like this:

ME says: check out yahoo, they have banners there.
AD says: AS(media partner) and me were just talking about u
ME says: oh AS..
AD says: yeap
AD says: he was saying that JC (client) really like you and JO (Ex-CSD)
AD says: oh u mean the curve at the bottom
ME says: how does he know?
ME says: yeah.. the grid.
AD says: but their looks better, honestly
Anton says: hahaha
AD says: we r supposed to have lunch with you right?
ME says: yes

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these things just really makes me smile at the end of the day. :) ang babaw ko, pero in this line of work, being appreciated is one of the best rewards you can get. i have been blessed to work with some really good clients, but there are some who just cant make it. :)

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happy birthday to my good friend joan manalang aka artist chef. more blessings to you and your loved ones.