Hello Habatan!

Yes! It is official. Habatan is way more rad than Hello Kitty. He is the mascot of a pretty major sports-oriented festival taking place here next year. At first I thought it was just sports, but as you can see Habatan also likes to get down with the band and has also been seen doing some conducting and other things academic when no one's looking. He's everywhere! And rightfully so, HE RULES. A few weeks ago we even saw him at the mall, apparently practicing his 'make little girls scream' skills:



There's some hefty Habatan merchandising going on too, so those of you who send us care packs might be lucky enough to get your own cute little bird/man/thing in return. And be sure to check out Habatan's official site, now with the other links in the right-hand column. Even though you probably can't read any of it, there is certainly no shortage of cute & crazy pics.