But seriously, last time, i used to buy things blindly - maksudnya, buy without thinking. But suddenly after america's response to the 9/11 episode - i was quite angry with their reaction, and jadi menyampah sey, nak beli their products. But now the anger towards america, except for a certain
Between BOH and LIPTON, which tea would u buy? Between MILO and VICO? kaza wa kaza..
It looks like some trivial choice right?
In every choice that you make, no matter how simple, mesti ada reason, behind the choice. Tak kan lah kita beli Lipton because the TV says that we look good drinking it, and we believe it. KAN?
Maybe for the local/regional products, diorang takde budget sebesar companies held by big giants to create such incredible advertisements, but the local/regional products are, sebenarnya, just as good.
(extra info: In Msia, Permanis Sdn Bhd, spent about RM6,000,000.00 on marketing JUST lipton ice tea alone. Have you ever wondered, who is covering the costs of these?)
So, when you buy something, you should give the local/regional product a chance - and if it is just as good, support them - they should be your first choice. Time nak beli groceries ke.. or apa2 barang pun la.. make a conscious choice. don't just buy because it's advertised widely.
I'm not saying we totally boycott western products..i'm saying our first choice should be our local or regional product. MasyaAllah.. omputeh2 tu.. da cukup kaya.. dah terover kaya. It's time that we support ourselves.
cakap pasal tea/teh ni, i can already imagine Sheila on 7's "kau kini ada" jadi advert song for some tea product.
semua kecupan darimu cukup membuat duniaku terasa lebih terang
secangkir teh hangat darimu cukup untuk awali hari terindah dalam hidupku
have a good weekend, and if u're getting groceries.. ingat eh pesan makcik.
*globalisation - makes the rich, richer, and the poor, poorer.
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saya membeli ikut kualiti dan citarasa ... erks yikes
have a nice wkend
globalisation... hmm.. its true, that it actually contributes to the widening income gap between the rich and the poor... and its affecting those esp who are poor farmers, who have no control over the pricing of their crops. or take sg for instance, even the much contested debate over how globalisation can bring in flows of capital and thus, people and then it'll lead to this notion of 'foreigner stealing our jobs esp those professional jobs'.
and yeah, in a way we r all affected, be it economically or culturally...
owhh globalisation has also ushered in macdonalisation to many countries... so should we go for MacDs/KFC or ... arnold's fried chicken, or our trusty ayam penyet?
hehe..:P
hey azer,
long time no blog.
hope u're fine.
citarasa eh? subjective.
nur,
exactly, and the masses are becoming robots - buying/eating/behaving/saying, as they are told - who tells them? the media.
only when people start to break away from the media - then i think they can have more grip over themselves.
salam...
i usually main beli aje apa yg halal. hehehe... will ingat pesan makcik insya Allah, on my next market trip ;p
Salams Erni,
Thanks for the reminder. I think the commercials and aggressive marketing strategies adopted by the western brands have worked very well for so many years and that is why our kids get "sucked" into their game by patronising McD & the rest. I agree with you that we should start helping out our "own kind".
hi spidey,
of course.. halal pun important! =D
yara,
yes.. part of branding is about 'brainwashing' and giving an image - which may or MAY not be the whole truth.
Dolu, I pun main cekup je watever. Skarang very particular... memilih :P. Kadang bcos of 1 benda pun sanggup pegi jauh2 to get it.
baik, saya akan ingat pesan makcik yg hot ini. :-P
insya-allah akan ingat pesan makcik eh.... p
neway kat umah i use teh cap masjid tak use boh or lipton hehehehe
waaah minah -
gua caya sama lu.. jauh2 pun pegi cari eh.. tu bukan conscious choice lagi.. tu conscious MOVE.
fg,
hot, i am not.
I tak demam. =D
rena,
cap masjid eh? nanti bleh try cuba hawil
tulah even tissue pun i bought kleenex because of the advertisements in akademi fantasia.yikes.
ha - sure mahal jugak eh nak advertise kat akademi fantasia.
da la fara, bertaubat la.. dari beli kleenex pasal advert.. =D
ok, pesan noted.
btw, Sis, u r tagged! hehe. tapi tanak jawabpun takpe. heh.
am,
tagged?!
nanti hamba gi tengok da pikirkan jawapannyer..
but for now.. hv to study for weekend quiz!
i cuma nak ckp: i dah terbaring pat katil, dah pun nak terlelap. tetapi i bgn, sebab baru teringat, kena transfer account. i on my pc, duduk tercangkuk, move millions (cewah) from one account to another. i teringatkan u. eh lum baca blog u eh. so i bgn, pi masuk dapur, grab my DAHFA Fried Fish Fillet. extra big size u know. i duduk, i fikir: pasti u byk story. so i went to ur blog.
lah.. satu aje entry? it must have been a vy bz week for you.
Some of those M'sian products are really good!! :) Part makanan tu jangan cakap lah... :) But cosmetics, electronics, etc, ada duit, beli yang berjenama and berkualiti... kalau tak nanti balik, pakai, benda tu rosak within 2, 3 months, buang2 duit je... just like this fan i bought. think it's made in singapore. semalam terbakar fan tu... hai... nasib baik the motor terbakar and not the house.
hi zee!
just got back. very the tired. but nak update blog pasal KL surely
:)
hi david :)
hart,
fan terbakar - alhamdulillah takde apa2. did you get the SISIR approved one tak? electronics - kalau mp3 ke apa2 gitu - i get CREATIVE's . kalau face cream aje.. i get SAFI. kalau lipstick tu.. i pakai MAC because the regional punya don't have the colour that I want. camtu la sikit lebih kurang.
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