FMM: Hello Kit-tea!

Despite being more than 50 years old, Hello Kitty shows no signs of stopping.

Just saw this installation for the Chagee x Hello Kitty collab.

She's proof that a classic never grows old, and that there's always a way for you to be continuously relevant for other generations. From merch, to cafes, to tea, Hello Kitty has a midas touch that she has maintained for all these decades.

And in honour of this achievement, today's Friday Magic Madness song is dedicated to the kitty herself!

I'm not sure why I'm familiar with this song, but the "Hello Kitty theme song" has been living rent-free in my mind for a long time now.

This is the best time to bring it back.

Here, Kitty

Talk about longevity.

Hello Kitty was my sisters’ fave When they were kids.

They’d often get their Hello Kitty stash at Gift Gate. Sometimes, they’d get it straight from Japan from Mom’s pen pals. (Yes, that was a thing.)

And many decades after, she’s still around, she’s still relevant, and she’s still everywhere!

Fun fact: Hello Kitty is turning 50 this year!

Hello Golden Kitty!

Here Kitty, Kitty!

Went to SM North EDSA this weekend and saw this board-up at The Block.

They're opening a Hello Kitty Cafe in Manila!

I know a good number of people who'll make the bee line for this cafe.

Finally, Kitty

There must've been a delay in Hello Kitty's flight.

Remember the Hello Kitty Happy Meal toys that I collected last April? The ones that Mark and I scrounged around for in Tokyo? They just arrived in Manila this week!

Better late than never, as they would always say.

Here Kitty Kitty

Ate Lissa is a Sanrio fan. Since we were kids, she already loved buying Sanrio goodies from Gift Gate in Quezon Avenue. There were times when she'd get them straight from Japan, courtesy of Mom's Japanese friend and pen pal, Sachiko. 

Whenever I'm in Japan, I try to scope Sanrio goodies to bring home to Ate. During my last trip to Tokyo, I found out that the Happy Meal toy was Hello Kitty, so I dragged Mark to the nearest McDonald's so I could get a few.

It's very apt that the tumbler had this line that said: "Making Families Happy."

Ate Lissa was happy when I gave her the toys last week. So was Javier, as he asked Ate to open them all and wear the trinkets inside the toy.