Just read up on the article above written by this Malu Fernandez and tell me if I'm at fault in experiencing a peak in my high blood pressure. No amount of Jo Malone nor layers upon layers of makeup can cover her stench!
To summarize it up, this Ms. Fernandez who loves flaunting her wealth but can't seem to do something about her thick makeup made these in-your-face remarks about her encounter with Overseas Filipino Workers in economy class:
"... I wanted to slash my wrist at the thought at the thought of being trapped in a plane with all of them."
"I thought I had died and God sent me to my very own private hell."
"On my way back, I had to bravely take the economy flight once more. This time I already resigned myself to being trapped like a sardine in a sardine can with all these OFWs smelling of AXE and Charlie cologne while my Jo Malone evaporated into thin air."
Her backlash on those lambasting her article can be found in the Manila Standard Today, entitled: Am I being a diva? Or do you lack common sense? Here's some excerpt relating to the above article, with my interjections:
As I type this, I’d like you to know that it’s not about whining, complaining and bitching but just stating the facts. Just recently, I wrote a funny article in my magazine column and my friends thought it was hilarious. It was humorous and quite tongue-in-cheek, or at least I thought so, until the magazine got a few e-mails from people who didn’t get the meaning of my acerbic wit.
If you are indeed of the high social standing you claim to be, it will mean that you have attained a high standard of education and all that travel would have broadened your horizon. But noooo. Oh I get the meaning of your acerbic wit all right: that you're not human, you're a pig.
The bottom line was just that I had offended the reader’s socioeconomic background. If any of these people actually read anything thicker then a magazine they would find it very funny. Most people don’t get the fact that they need bitches like me to shake up their world, otherwise their lives would be boring and mediocre. I obviously write for the a certain target audience and if what I write offends you, just stop reading.
Wow. She undermines the intellect of the people. You have to be a wide reader to understand her acerbic wit! Excuse me, but how can downtrodding people be very funny?
I simply can't just imagine you shaking my world. Ugh. I think I'd settle for boring and mediocre, thank you.
And what target audience is this you're referring to? The Mimi Bobeck crowd?
You know what? Your don't-care-what-I-write-stop-reading-if-you're-offended attitude makes me wonder if you're even qualified to be a writer! You don't know the meaning of responsible journalism!
Although it may sound elitist to you the fact is this country is built on the foundation of haves, have-nots and wannabes. One group will never get the culture of the other.Even if you project yourself to be one of the haves, you sound more like a wannabe, you wannabe!
Although I could mention that it is easier to understand someone who has a lower socioeconomic background that would entail a whole other page and frankly I don’t want to be someone to bridge the gap between socioeconomic classes. I leave that to the politicians in my family who believe they can actually help. Now I seriously ask you, am I being a diva or are people around me just lacking in common sense? Perhaps it’s a little of both!Yes, that's right. Leave it to someone else to bridge the gap. So why don't you buy your own island and build your pig pen there!
You're not being diva, Ms. Fernandez. You're being a pig! I have friends working abroad and you will never be able to fathom their pride and dignity because you find yours in your material possessions!
So please please tell me that you weren't kidding when you said you were going to slash your wrist. Here's a butter knife so it will take a while longer for you to meet your private hell and you can document your suffering! Please!
Jump to Tingog.com's Fire Malu Fernandez, Boycott Manila Standard Today and People Asia Magazine
And for this, I give you -5 rotten eggs!
[Mimi Bobeck is the boss' secretary from the sitcom Drew Carrey Show who loved to make life a living hell out of Drew's life and always called him pig]
To start it off, I'd like to say that I'm not a big fan of Will Ferrel. The last film I saw with him on it was when he was a 70s TV reporter and I didn't like it at all. However, this film's trailer looked funny enough so I ventured on watching Blades of Glory.
C'mon! Kakaibang level ng figure skating ito. Nung nakita ko si Jimmy MacElroy (Jon Heder) na nag-skate napatunganga ako. Kasi men's division sya pero parang girl yung nag-iiskate. Tapos dumating naman si Chazz Michael Michaels (Will Ferrel) na total opposite ni MacElroy. Medyo notorious sya sa style na medyo provocative. Nag-tie sila pero hindi nila matanggap at sa awarding ceremony pa sila nagrambulan kaya't na-ban sila for life.
After 3.5 years, na-tip kay Macelroy na pwede silang mag-skate ulit bilang pair! Bukod-tangi sila sa boy-girl tandem competition. Sa kadahilanang ang career nila talaga ay sa skating at kahit na nagkaroon sila ng trabaho na related sa skating ay wala sa kalingkingan nila ang kanilang ginagawa.
No challenge = boring = sleep it = drink it = you're fired!
Kaya't tinanggap na rin nila ang bagong challenge na ito sa career nila. Nakakatawa ang mukha ni Wil Ferrel habang ginaganap nya ang role bilang lalake sa figure skating at binubuhat nya si MecElroy. Nakatunganga lang sya pero nakakatawa talaga. ha-ha-ha. Naalala ko yung kasama kong reviewer dito, si espyo.
May isang super-daring to the max move na tinuro sa kanila ang coach nila at kahit na nagkaroon ng glitch sa huli ay nagawa rin nila.
At kung nabasa nyo ang review na ito hanggang sa puntong ito ay sorry na lang, nakalimutan kong sabihing may spoilers pala ito. Pero ayun, nanalo sila of course.
Medyo formulaic yung story pero mahusay ang execution. Gusto ko na tuloy panoorin ang next movie ni Wil Ferrel na magiging basketbolista sya. Tsaka gusto ko mag ice-skating. Tsaka gusto ko ng snow cones. Tsaka gusto ko ng gold medal.
For its comedic content, I give this movie 4 eggs! Espyo, pakilagay na lang yung eggs sa baba. Ang tagal mong ibigay sa akin e! C'mon.
Ang pelikulang EVAN ALMIGHTY ay sequel ng pelikulang BRUCE ALMIGHTY, Itoy pinangunahan ng karakter na si Evan Baxter na kung mapapansin nyo ay nanduon din sa pelikulang Bruce Almighty.Siya ay ang lead anchorman sa EYEWITNESS NEWS Channel 7 sa Buffalo, New York (WKBW-TV). Naging maganda ang pag-ganap at ubod namanng nakakatawa ang kanyang mga antics.
Sa pelikulang ito ay isa na syang congressman at naninirahan sa Virginia. Maganda ang naging tanggap sa kanya ng kontrabidang tongressman, pero ito pala ay maykapalit, tapos babawiin parang bata.
Maganda ang plot ng story, binase ba naman sa istorya ni Noah, Maraming magagandang aral ang makukuha, tulad ngayon na tag ulan kailangan nating gumawa ng barko dahil baka bumaha pano ka papasok sa trabaho, mag sisick leave kla nanaman ba?
Minsan naisip ko na nung nag flood ba nuong time ni noah meron din bang gumagawa ng tulay tapos maniningil ng piso, tsaka nung nag flood diba galit si god sa tao, ibig ba sabihin galit pa rin sya sa mga taga malabon kaya palaging baha duon.. Tsaka nuong nagbaha ba sa kanila meron din bang sakit na Leptospirosis, At bakit ba sinama pa yung mga daga at ipis nuong gumawa ng barko si noah. di ba mas maganda kung puro butterflies lang at rabbit ang kinuha para naman cute. Tsaka kaya ba walang dinosaur ay dahil di ito kasya sa barko.
Marami akong katanungan na panahon lamang ang makakasagot, Pero di konalang inisip dahil maganda naman ang pelikula at ako naman ay natuwa, ayos din ang mga anak nya na cool na cool lang kahit mukha ng baliw ang kanilang ama, o sadyang rocker lang ito, o di kaya ay adik, siyempre okay din ang asawa nya na si JOAN. OO nga pala ibig ba sabihin asawa ni Noah si Joan of ARC kaya pala pareho ng apelyido.
Meron din pala akong gustong linawin, diba sa bible sabi sa Mt. Ararat huminto ang barko ni noah, di kaya nagkamali lang sila ng nadinig at Mt. Arayat pala talaga ang pinagdaungan nito. O di kaya sa hinaba haba ng panahon ay nautal ang nagsabi nito at pinanindigan nalang na ARARAT imbes na ARAYAT. HMMMM interesting. Kung totoo yun ay tayo ang totoong chosen pipol.
