Here's Officebusters' Latest Advertisement
Here’s Officebusters Philippines latest advertisement, now coming out in the Philippine Star. It is supposed to communicate the wide variety of items now stocked in our 7 warehouse style shops. It has pictures of cabinets, chairs, desks, side-wagons, stools, copiers, sofas, tables, etc. etc. Such a collection!
What do you think?
Where does a country’s strength lies?
Is it in its culture, tradition or the society?
In my opinion, a country’s strength lies in its people. It is these people who upholds the laws and makes sure that tradition is kept and that culture is lived and while all these exist, it is the people who makes sure that none of it fades.
This is very evident in the Japanese culture or where else in the world can you see history and still experience it to this very day. Temples and shrines are well kept, landmarks and historical artifacts kept in its condition. And see a nation who proudly wears the kimono for their every day living as compared to us who only wears the Filipiniana on special occasions and dreads having to wear one at a regular event.
I remember my first day at a japanese grocery in Meguro Eki and I remember how startled I was hearing a sunshiney greeting of one of the staff, “Ohayo Gozaimasu!” It is evident in the working class of Japan how “quality service” meant. Everyone was busy but not too busy to take notice of people and amidst stacking condiments and refilling shelves a girl looks back at me and says, “konnichiwa! okaeri desu”(hello. welcome!) Now that’s the grocery….shopping for clothes is a whole new ball game. You buy the clothes and the girl at the counter speaks as she folds the items you bought carefully and neatly and you would wonder, “what on earth is she saying?” but i was told that she was actually telling you how she is going to wrap the clothes you bought and how each item is a good buy and she is explaining why each item is . If that’s not quality service then I don’t know what is! It is annoying…no question but don’t you feel a certain importance in yourself to get such a treatment fit enough for royalty?
So next time you stop by the store, do excuse our annoyance of following you around and constantly asking what you are looking for. It is not our intention to do so but we only want to give you the same quality service that you so deserve.
Ja Matta! (see you soon!)
This is a sequel from the “Love your Back” ad with the same item.
Since the ad pretty much speaks for itself I will reiterate by telling you about the item…the STEELCASE LEAP CHAIR.
To start off this entry I will tell you about a traffic accident that my brother and I saw on our way home one late afternoon we were living in Meguro then. You would think there could be some gruesome event to have so many police plaguing the scene, around 10 police people were manning the scene. And Filipinos that we are, we couldn’t help but be intrigued by the events however when we got there, we didn’t see no gruesome event, nobody got hurt (thank God!) there was nothing that in our country would need 10 policeman to man about. So here’s what these policeman were doing….they were speculating what could have had happened. They were making a precise speculation of what could have the turn of events have been. 2 policeman was talking to the driver, 3 policeman was doing math on the distance of the car to the poll it hit, 2 other policeman was on the back chalking the pavement to marking tire screeches and the last 3 was interviewing witnesses.
Crazy you would say? I WOULD AGREE!
But that’s how the Japanese are…they are precise and nothing they do are done without research or proper interview. Getting to back to our item, the Steelcase Leap Chair is a best example of that, this chair is made not only for comfort and functionability but also made with the person’s health in mind. This chair was made in mind of people who work long hours sitting on a chair.
But you would say….it’s still just a chair? How come its so expensive? Compared to treating your back from scoliosis, slipped disk and early osteoporosis…this is waaaay cheaper!!!!
Guess what? We opened more branches!
Are you a stylish diva?
Do you love individual pieces and collect interesting shaped furniture? Someone who uses words such as vintage in replace of old and sees the possibilities in individual pieces?
There’s nothing more stylish than buying Japanese furniture with brands that in their very own exudes style and aesthetic beauty. Renowned brands like Itoki, Okamura and Uchida to name a few.
Paris they say is the fashion capital of the world, whoever said that have probably never heard of Shibuya or Harajuku. If you can wear your fashion, why not live with it too?
Have you ever experienced this unconventional discomfort of not knowing whether you wanted to sit or kneel when on the floor?
You would remember your student days when having classroom group projects and everyone is on their knees or indian sitted on the floor or both…remember how inconvenient it was yet it was somehow so ideal at the same time too?
HERE IS THAT CHAIR!!!!
Introducing HAG BALANS KNEELING CHAIR (sit and kneel at the same time!)
Believe it or not, this chair is actually very comfortable to sit on…seated on it brings back to the times when I was a kid seated on the floor with groupmates brainstorming for a project.
But don’t take my word for it, try it!
Come by the store and experience an extraordinary style with an equally extraordinary comfortability!
Officebusters Philippines webpage gets a make over….
http://www.officebusters.net/shop/home
Ja ne! (see you there!)
Whoever said that the Japanese are weird is an understatement. They are not weird, mind you….they are “out of this world” !
There is another reason I love Japan solely for….its that I can be just me and no one will care. I won’t get stared at for wearing a skirt over my denims or wearing in broad daylight an ensemble of neon shades of pink, green and yellow. There is a reason though why people in Japan dress the way they do…believe it or not, it has a sole function, a deeper reason. Other than “saplot”, it’s their own way of expressing their personality. It’s almost like art, it being an expression of one’s self.
Chairs sold at Officebusters hold a similar sensibility to that of the Japanese fashion. Each furniture bears the character of its designer, it wasn’t just built for you to sit on, it has its reason….a personality. The color of the fabric, the texture, the feel it gives….each detail is carefully thought.
So next time you visit our store, don’t just look at a chair and see a furniture but look at a chair and consider an array of possibilities.
NOTE: ISU means chair in Japanese >_<
On my first longer visit to Japan, I stayed for a month with my brother in Meguro and there is this one Korean Restaurant where he bragged about from the day I arrived up till the third day I was there, until I finally had enough and said, “okay, tabemashou! (let’s eat!)”
I have some bias about “indian sitting” other than the obvious that its uncomfortable, with regards to my size, I find it rather difficult to maneuver around. But there’s something rather odd but interesting with this restaurant, instead of plain futon cushions to sit on, underneath them is what to me then reminded me of those “sandalan” jeepney drivers use. Later then finding out what these odd looking-i think they are chairs are….they are what they call a “zaisu chair”.
And it resembles not only as what our Jeepney driver’s use but its application is rather similar as well. Basically it’s structure is meant to support your back while seated.
So you might be asking how do I feel then sitting on a zaisu chair?
Well…kudos to my brother who was right about the food, it really was THAT great. But it’s hard to enjoy Korean cuisine while listening to an Elvis song in the background. But as to how my zaisu chair feels like?
Amazingly rested. 
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