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Every time I watch cartoons, I never fail to laugh and raise my right brow at the villains who try so hard to achieve "world domination". They would build massive "weapons of mass destruction" and create an army that's virtually indestructible. I mean.. sheesh! If they want to take over the world so bad, why don't they think of a catchy slogan that would influence the mass, put up a huge billboard somewhere in EDSA and wait?

Advertisements, or more commonly known as ads, are everywhere... literally. They come in every form, shape and even size (talk about shape-shifting o.o). Some are tangible; such as flyers, leaflets and pins... others are annoying; like pop-ups and megaphone equipped jeeps (often used during ellections). Some are huge such as the billboards while some can be teeny weeny like the sponsors area in a concert ticket. But the most effective medium for reaching the media is the dummy box... or popularly called, the television. And it seems like the television's purpose nowadays is to advertise instead of to entertain.

Don't we find election posters annoying? They make places look like garbage dumps. That's the same feeling I feel about tv ads. They just flood the tv trying to convince the viewers that their products are the best. A 30minute show actually is just 20minutes short since the time alloted for the ads are more or less 10minutes.

Ads will be part of our lives as long as there are products to be sold, and shows to watch. Without ads, who will provide money to keep the show running?