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    Default Re: The Controversial Malu Fernandez - Read and you decide !


    ^shofu, someone posted a link sa iyang pic...LOL...funny! bitaw maypa palitan ug Spartan, lig-on pa...naghambog gyud sya sa iyang havaiinas (heck, i don't even know how to spell it, obvious kaayo nga spartan ang brand sa akong tsinelas LOL)

    Ma ilhan man ni si Malu nga social climber, puro ra na pa pretend iyaha aron ingnon kintahay nga sosyal siya...she thinks she can make herself "sosyal" by putting other people down...

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    Default Re: Manila Standard's Malu Fernandez unpleasant article of OFW's

    .. blah blah blah. It's her clever scheme to gain popularity. My initial reaction was " DUH "

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    Default Re: Manila Standard's Malu Fernandez unpleasant article of OFW's

    She has no right to degrade our OFWs. She must bear in mind that our OFWs are contributing much for the Philippine economy. More so, if she really belongs to the elite class, she should know better than belittle the working class. After all, they paid the same fare when they boarded the plane.

    At the very least, she should know that her rights are just the same rights that these OFWs have. Publishing degrading comments will not help her in any way affirm her elite status.

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    Default Re: The Controversial Malu Fernandez - Read and you decide !

    i can't believe they (people asia) wasted those pages for her rants?! I took time reading her piece of dung from another blog and it's disappointing for someone like her, wit and class as she claims to posses, to produce a travel column of poor taste..maybe she's of high influence to PA since I think not even an EIC bothered to defy that piece...

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    Default Re: The Controversial Malu Fernandez - Read and you decide !

    tsk tsk tsk..ang heart mga ppl..

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    Quote Originally Posted by mango
    According to Ms. Malu Fernandez- the article From Boracay to Greece in the Manila Standard is funny- whether it is funny or not - you decide !

    Malu Fernandez wrote this article in her column Fierce and Fabulous - The Manila Standard

    Here's the complete article :

    BY MALU FERNANDEZ - Summer comes and goes. Most of the time I am out if the country for work. But I’m stuck here, I ignore the heat and stay in a temperature-controlled room of 18 degrees – cold enough to make the windows sweat. This year I decided to go off tangent and pick places I have never been to before.

    Much to my chagrin, I had never been to the beach. You see, I hate the sand, the bugs and the mosquitoes, but I figured it would be fun with everyone around. As we reached the villa I was spraying Baygon everywhere. I thought I had nearly killed myself with all the insect repellant and Lysol disinfectant I kept on spraying. I am so not into roughing it up. For me, the minimum requirement for traveling is a Holiday Inn.

    A couple of days later saw us walking down to Station 2 where D’mall was and I was trying my best not to freak out as the beach was filled with algae, which were collecting on my Adidas all-terrain. (I refuse to wear Havaianas and scratch my pedicure.) Finally as we walked back , I was dazzled by a beautiful white structure, so white it glistened under the sun. This brilliant apparition was Discovery Shores, an oasis in the middle of the island. Not only do the staff headed by Jun Parreno make you feel at home, the food by chef David Pardo de Ayala is fabulous as well. And after seeing the whole poolside and the fabulous rooms done by Budgi Layug, I wanted to move there. But I was too ashamed to ditch my friends and forego the huge amount I already paid for my share of the villa. So I promised to go back another time in order to luxuriate in their fabulous surroundings.

    Meanwhile, when all of this was going on, I was on the cell phone with my jet set buddy Ron Sato planning an impromptu trip. You see, Ron is my travel buddy who lives in Los Angeles, so between his schedule and mine, the logistics are a nightmare. The week of Easter, however, was open for both of us so I said: “Pick a country!” We decided on Greece and off we went. But getting there was a bloddy nightmare. To save on my ticket, I bravely took an economy class seat on Emirates as recommended by my travel agent. Ron excitedly told me to go for it – Emirates had won best economy class and some award. However I forgot that the hub was in Dubai and the majority of the OFWs (overseas Filipino workers) were stationed there. The duty-free shop was overrun with Filipino workers selling cell phones and perfume. Meanwhile, I wanted to slash my wrist at the thought of being trapped in a plane with all of them. Of course, everyone in economy class was yelled at for having overweight hand-carries. Mine was 17kg (ssshhhh!). That was all my makeup and accessories I would never risk losing if my luggage ended in the middle of the Sahara desert.

    While I was on the plane (where the seats were so small I had bruises on my legs), my only consolation was the entertainment on the small flat screen in front of me. But it was busted, so I heaved a sigh, popped my sleeping pills and dozed off to the sounds of gum chewing and endless yelling of “HOY! Kumusta ka na? At taga sann ka? Domestic helper ka rin ba?” Translation: “Hey there? Where are you from? Are you a domestic helper as well?” I though I had died and God had sent me to my very own private hell.

    After a nine-hour flight, I finally landed and made my way around Athens to the Ledra Marriott hotel, washed the plane off me and got a text from my other editor Gianna Maniego. She told me my weekly deadline was moved up due to the holidays. In a state of panic, I was about to have a major meltdown because I hadn’t slept for 48 hours, the Louis Vuittons under my eyes were enormous and all I wanted was a hot shower and a bed. At that point, I didn’t know where to go as there wasn’t enough time to plan a sight-seeing trip and take in the sights in order to meet my deadline so I decided to go off on a train and head to the Athens Mall.

    As they say – when the going gets tough, the tough go shopping. My buddy Ron and I were laughing so hard because we flew all the way to Greece to go to a mall and eat in Ruby Tuesdays (an American chain like Chili’s). After covering my deadline, we planned to soak in the sites for the next day and headed off to the Parthenon on top of the Acropolis, climbing every step in my gold, open-toed sandals. You see, I followed the weather report on CNN but apparently the forecast was wrong because it was still winter. So I bravely went about in a lightweight sweater and a throw, climbing the Acropolis and driving to the edge of the Aegean sea by the Temple of Poseidon.

    After a whole day of sight seeing I decided I have had enough of the historical sites. I adamantly wanted to go to Santorini to see the Caldero houses but due to time constraints, we were unable to go. I guess God was watching out for us because the ferry we were supposed to take sank in the middle of the Aegean Sea. I could already see myself screaming “SAVE MY ACCESSORIES!!!!” And swimming with head above water so I don’t mess up my makeup… See, I told you I hate the beach! For the rest of the stay we ended up going around the shopping district in Monasteriki and the garment district in Ermou. Old habits indeed never die!

    On my way back, I had to bravely take the economy flight once more. This time I had already resigned myself to being trapped like a sardine in a sardine can with all these OFWs smelling of AXE and Charlie cologne while Jo Malone evaporated into thin air. However, for the first time in my natural life I was elated to go back to the Philippines so I could go back to Discovery Shores in Boracay and sip a tropical drink under the fabulous hat I bought in Greece. There I was sending MMS pictures to my buddy Ron trying to entice him to come over, but I didn’t succeed. Instead, I got two other friends join me in sipping cocktails with a fabulous sunset and ocean view while planting my feet firmly on the bug-free cement flooring by the poolside of Discovery Shores.

    All in all, it’s been a pretty good summer. Jetting from the Aegean Sea to the Pacific may sound a bit pretentious until you wake up in economy class smelling like air freshener.


    (Editor note: After netizens threw up their arms in protests with some of what she wrote in her articles about OFWs, the writer wrote this reply)

    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. 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.

    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. 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!


    ka feeling sad ana niya oi, albeit she's not that rich, feeling lang...

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    Default Re: The Controversial Malu Fernandez - Read and you decide !

    bgeeekkkk!!! nakakita najud kos iya dagway..no wonder she got bruises on her legs sa airplane kay she so huge...jumbo man diay bayhana unya patotyal pajud..she could have mentioned a much higher end shoes and slippers..sus!!! kalami niya pakupsan uy

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    Default Re: Manila Standard's Malu Fernandez unpleasant article of OFW's

    her article was so harsh..she just showed how rude she really is in real life..she belittled the people who is the same race as she is and those same people who helped the economy to rise up from the mud it used to be..

    she may have mentioned that her article may have opened the minds of some of our people so we could change but she used so harsh sentences and phrases that it seemed she did't want to be a filipino because of people like domestic helpers..there's nothing wrong with being a domestic helper..wala lang jud siya ka feel sa need for all these people to work in profession like that because they don't have a life like hers..

    her article in that magazine shows that she doesn't care about other people but herself and she doesn't give a damn about honoring this country and the people living in it..

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    An open letter to Malu Fernandez by Ingrid Holm - please read !


    http://www.xanga.com/fallenbutflying...2063/item.html



    OPEN LETTER TO MALU FERNANDEZ



    Now I'm not one to openly court controversy, but this lady has got my knickers in a twist.


    Dear Malu Fernandez,

    FIRST OF ALL, How nouveau riche can one get? Did you marry rich? Did you suddenly come in to money? Your blatant displays of your 'luxuries' and 'wealth' and your comfort with using the word 'elitist' to describe yourself alongside the fact that you had to reference to 'politicians in your family' show that even if you did come from money, you certainly have no class.

    You also seem to need to name-drop in every article that you write.

    It really gets to me that you should complain about the coach seats on your Emirates flight. Honey, they aint small... YOU'RE FAT. Spare yourself some doughnuts and maybe your travels will be more comfortable... coach, or not.

    MOST IMPORTANTLY the fact that you would put down OFW's (Overseas Filipino Workers) is really DISGUSTING. It makes you sound more vile than what you described as the scent of their 'AXE and Charlie cologne' while your 'Jo Malone melted into thin air'. Honey, without that perfume, you want to know what you smell like? Like a fat Filipino woman. The smell is probably more putrid than the smell of those OFW's. Cause they sweat honest, hard-working sweat. The kind of sweat that keeps the Filipino economy going. They're ****ing brave. They've seen more than you, felt more than you, and fought more than you. You're just a coddled fat Filipino woman, under all of that cologne, and that branded clothing that makes you feel more important than them.

    It sounds to me like you get to fly Business Class when you travel for work, but when you had to pay for your own travels, coach was more affordable. You tried to hide this by grandiose references to your perfume and your designer wear, didn't you? Tsk tsk...

    You made some mention of having 17kg's of make-up in your hand-carry. All the make-up and adornments in the world can't hide how ugly you are inside. You aint that good-looking either, hon. Go to the gym, eat some fruits. You wrote that you wanted to slit your wrists because you were stuck in coach with all the OFW's. I am MOVED every time I am on a flight with OFW's. I am reminded of their resilience. Of how hard they work, and how they keep the Philippines going. The economy relies on their bravery. You should have slit your wrists, hon. And you are going to hell if you don't change the way you think. Think of sitting in coach, imagining your personal hell as a personal foreshadowing.

    I have lived in the Philippines, and I have also traveled the world. I've probably been to as many - if not more places than you. I have maybe seen more things than you, so maybe despite all of this money you seem to need to brandish the places you have been to, you're just as ignorant. This coming from a 20 year old girl.

    Your act isn't classy. You're not pretentious. You're just some stupid woman, living in a third world country, thinking that because you jetted off to Greece and you wear Jo Malone perfume, you suddenly are someone.

    Take this from a person with the same 'socio-economic background' as you, bitch. What a pitiful excuse.

    I also happen to read things 'thicker than magazines', I go to University in London where I will finish with an Honors Bachelors Degree in May. I have a 1 year Marketing Economics degree from a business school in Oslo, and I graduated with an International Baccalaureate Diploma at age 17, if you were wondering. So no ****ing excuses.

    You could do so much more than you think, yet you choose to act like a proper twat. The kind of twat that people with some brains laugh at, the world over. The kind of people that write for things 'thicker than magazines'. Think of this as some more exposure.

    I am ashamed of people like you.

    OFW'S all over the world, working their tits off, deserve a public apology.

    Ingrid Holm

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    fugly pig...

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