Petronas ad people, those bastards…

they’ve succeeded in making me cry again. (admittedly, this isn’t actually a tough feat. Just sit me in front of the telly on Sundays at 8, ABC)

Anyways theeese eees de 2007 Petronas CNY ad:

I think the plotlines are getting a little stale and predictable – three years in a row we get the story about our old folks. For some, the beat-you-over-the-head with a gigantic filial piety mallet can definitely become annoying.

But not for me, apparently. So please, Petronas, keep feeding me hackneyed messages about family, country and identity. I just can’t get enough of it!

Oh, also – I like the song. If anybody know who that is, lemme know, mkay??
Previously:
- this Raya’s ad and my obsession with those Petronas ads
- my shoes were not from Gombak

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5 Responses to Petronas ad people, those bastards…

  1. sewjin says:

    Guang Liang – Yue Ding

    Guang Liang is our very own Malaysian singer :D

  2. kumquat says:

    someone beat me to it, so I’ll offer a link to the lyrics: http://silverb.mocasting.com/p/17223

  3. gee says:

    What a sob song. :D But soooo the rrrroooo-man-tick. And you just can’t beat these asians when it comes to musical arrangements for love ballads. They just nail it.

  4. Bigjoe says:

    We have a looming crises of the elderly here in Malaysia especially with the Chinese community. With young people migrating, medical care that will explode (what if one day the real racist really take over government and decide Chinese not eligible for gov healthcare?), the elderly in this country will really suffer.

    BTW – durian is Bad for old people – its very high in sugar, refined carbs AND fats..

  5. PpFt says:

    According to the BBC, “Millions of people are returning home… in what is described as the world’s biggest human migration.”
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6368383.stm

    Eh not like old people eat durian like they eat rice rite? :)

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