commercials

1. has anyone seen that tim hortons commercial with the chinese grandpa going to watch his grandson's hockey game and having that moment with his son where he finally admits that he was proud of him growing up and watched his hockey games from the sidelines.

when i saw it the first time, i almost wanted to cry. i had that "ahhhh" moment watching it because i thought it was so sweet.

but the more i think about it, and the more i see it, i have an opposite reaction. basically, the son never knew his dad loved him while he was growing up, and only learns it when he has a son of his own and his dad finally admits that he was proud of him. is this commercial an example of immigrant chinese dads not showing their affection? probably.

i never played sports growing up, so i'll never have this moment with my dad if/when i have kids. my brother dabbled in a few different sports, maybe they'll be on the next tim hortons commercial.

2. when there's a catchy tune or song in a commercial, i automatically like it.

example #1: hbc olympic clothing commercials. and this isn't just because i work for the company, but i really like the song. "riiiiight before my eyes, right before my eyes...." it puts me in a good mood.

example#2: "hands in my pockets, hands in my pockets, hands in my pockets..." i love this commercial too, just because of the song. i don't even remember what credit card company it's for, but i always sing along with the commercial. the song may annoy some people, but i love it. and it's a funny commercial too.