Thanks to my two TV ads that play every 15 minutes, 24/7 on the local 'Visitor's Channel', I have become somewhat of a reluctant celebrity on Guam.
I do a promotional spiel for 'Hafatel', a Guam-based cellphone service provider, which has me reading a very predictable script in a swimsuit top. But people almost never recognise me from this one - although a co-worker did approach me one day and stared at my cheek, wondering to himself, "Wow, she really does have a big mole there, just like the Hafatel commercial." I gave his culture the benefit of the doubt.
My other ad has me introducing the endangered ko'ko' bird, aka the 'Guam Rail', and this one is unscripted. I man-handle the little bird all throughout as I'm waffling on in Japanese, and at the end I grab its little beak and make it bow goodbye to the viewers whilst saying "Bye bye! Bye bye!" like a 2 year old. Watching it afterwards I was surprised the bird didn't try to peck my eyes out. But I guess my true personality shines through in this one, because no matter where I go, I hear:
"Oh look, it's the ko'ko' girl!"
Or better yet:
"BYE BYE!!!! BYE BYE!!!"
Piss off.
6 comments:
Like the new look blog Indy!
Yeah I tried non-pink for a while but it just wasn't me! ;)
That piss off comment had me in hysterics.
I hope there's a telly at my hotel so I can see it!
Hi! first pst(this is Chococat from FWC)
Oh my gosh thats too funny!! I'd love to see your commericial! Let us know if you get your autograph asked for eventually!
I'm sure Holiday Resort will have a TV Jajemi. Channel 5 is the Visitor's Channel. Gorankudasai!
Choco - welcome to my blahg. I was reading yours the other day too!
Yeah, well now I'm Ko'Ko' Girl's daddy.
And proud of it! (Gives me more Guam-cred that "former Chamber Chairman" ever did).
And was it mere coinkydink that, having scolded them with a "piss off", that one of their spray-thingies pissed back?
Karma, methinks.
Love your work.
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