Nagsorry si Malu Fernandez ang bagong usbong na socialite ng bayan:
Statement from Malu Fernandez on the OFW Controversy
I am humbled by the vehement and heated response provoked by my article entitled ‘From Boracay to Greece!’ which came out in the June 2007 issue of People Asia. To say that this article was not meant to malign, hurt or express prejudice against the OFWs now sounds hollow after reading through all the blogs from Filipinos all over the world. I am deeply apologetic for my insensitivity and the offensive manner in which this article was written, I hear you all and I am properly rebuked. It was truly not my intention to malign hurt or express prejudice against OFWs.
As the recent recipient and target of death threats, hate blogs, and deeply personal insults, I now truly understand the insidiousness of discrimination and prejudice disguised as humor. Our society is bound together by human chains of kindness and decency. I have failed to observe this and I am now reaping the consequences of my actions. It is my fervent hope that the lessons that Ive learned are not lost on all those who through anonymous blogs, engaged in bigotry, discrimination, and hatred ( against overweight individuals , for example )
I take full responsibility for my actions and my friends and family have nothing to do with this. To date I have submitted my resignation letters to both the Manila Standard and People Asia, on that note may this matter be laid to rest.
Pasensya na ha! hindi ako Canadian o kano na pag nagsabi ng sorry e okey na parang walang nangyari. Pagkatapos mong sabihing gusto mong hiwain ang wrist mo dahil natrap ka kasama ng mga OFW na katulad ko at pagkatapos mong libakin ang pagkatao naming mga hindi kayang bumili ng pabango na gamit mo dahil sa halip na pabango ang bilihin namin e idagdag na lang sa bigas na pakakain namin sa pamilya namin o sa simpleng ayaw mo lang mapagkamalang Domestic helper. Walang period yan dahil gusto ko talagang hingalin ka magbasa just in case…just in case lang na mabasa mo to.
Eto ka magdadrama dahil sa ikamo e nakakatanggap ka ng death threats, galit ang mga matatalinong blogger kesa sa yo sa ginawa mong pambabalahura mo  sa aming mga OFW at sobra kang nainsulto dahil tinawag kang BABOY. Sa mga nagrereklamo dahil maraming tumatawag kay Malu Fernandez na baboy sya, pasensya na, mas nakakainsulto naman ang pandadalahira nya sa aming mga OFW e.
Hindi ka na nahiya at sa dyaryo mo pa sinulat ngayon mag sosorry ka. Ganun na nga lang ba yun?
Nawalan ka ng dalawang dyaryo na pinagsusulatan pero yung dangal naman namin na masyado mong pinababa nandito pa rin. Nakalista ka na sa kasaysayan at ang ginawa mo. Pwede ka ng tumakbo sa susunod na eleksyon at makisayaw ng pandango sa ilaw sa teatro ng pulitika.
Pero ang sugat na ginawa mo nagnanaknak pa rin. Hindi ganun ganun lang yun.
Pero bukas…sige baka magbago din isip ko….depende.
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August 30th, 2007 at 1:48 am
yup, sumobra ang ginawa niya. but my question remains the same - why did the editors allow the article to see print in the first place?
August 30th, 2007 at 1:59 am
simple cess, para mapag-usapan, media parang mga artista good or bad publicity pa rin, tutal naman sa tingin nila sandali lang yan e matatabunan din ng ibang kontrobersya, parang si gloria at pamilya nya diba? tapos lalakas pa dyaryo nila dahil napapag-usapan katulad nga ng nangyayari…palagay ko lang pwedeng mali ako.
August 30th, 2007 at 2:02 am
Hmmmm hindi ko pa nabasa yung sinulat nya pero base sa mga sinabi mo Melai hindi nga naman tama. I agree with Lady Cess…bakit nga ba inallow na ma publish yun kung alam ng mga editors na incriminating article sha. Is it because of the freedom of speech? but that is not absolute…
Anyway basta Melai…kami dito saludo sa inyo at mataas tingin namin sa mga Pilipino na tulad nyo sa abroad.
btw matagal ko ng gustong sabihin to sayo hehe penge naman ng MP3 file ng background music mo hehe thanks in advance
August 30th, 2007 at 2:10 am
verns,
sayang naiwan ko yung mga mp3 files sa singapore, nung inapload ko sa stickam hindi na naman madownload :(.
ganito na lang sabihin mo sa kin kung alin dyan ang gusto mo tapos hanapan kita
salamat sa saludo…saludo rin para sayo syempre
pinayagang ilabas ang article ng editor kasi akala rin nya siguro e komedya yung article… marami yata silang may sense of humor na kwento na katulad nun..nakaimbak pa lang pero malamang hindi na mapublish.
August 30th, 2007 at 2:15 am
Well here is an interesting counter post. The author actually defends Ms Malu Fernandez!!
http://mabinihall.com/index.php/2007/08/29/malu-fernandez-hate-ugly-filipinos/
August 30th, 2007 at 2:37 am
Marami rin ang nag-aabang kung babalik nga ba ang column niyang Divalicious.
Baka kailangang kumita ng broadsheet kaya ganu’n. hay buhay talaga ng Pinoy, oo.
August 30th, 2007 at 5:42 am
bad naman talaga yung sinabi nya. tsaka yung apology niya, parang hindi talaga apology. parang napilitan lang at kelangan lang nya magrelease ng ganun na statement.
at ang pagtawag na baboy sa kanya… you’re right. mas grabe pa din ang mga pinagsasabi niya compared sa pagtawag sa kanya na baboy.
basta ate melai, proud ako sa inyo
August 30th, 2007 at 5:51 am
sikat na tong si Malu Fernandez ha..
magaling ka ngang manunulat, pero sana isipin mo naman ung mga taong matatamaan o masasaktan sa isusulat mo… tapos ngayon, natatakot ka sa mga death threats?! gudluck.. kamusta naman un?
sorry… sorry… sus..
hehehe…
August 30th, 2007 at 1:15 pm
Pinoy tayo at aminin man natin o hindi, maselan ang ganitong bagay sa mga Pilipino. Sana nag-isip muna siya bago niya nilagay sa international mag ang article niya o nilagay na lang niya sa isang blog kung opinion rin lang niya ang gusto niyang ipahayag. Sayang na pinoy pero hindi ako nanghihinayang na nag-resign siya dahil nararapat lang iyon sa opinion ko.
August 31st, 2007 at 1:40 am
ngayon lang naging sikat si malu fernandez sa mga officemates ko lol.
August 31st, 2007 at 3:09 am
Hi,Sis!
Talagang bilib ako sa ‘yo and I’m proud of you. Maganda ang article na ito. Hindi rin talaga maganda ang ginawang panlalait ng Malu Fernandez na yan sa mga kapatid nating OFW.
By the way, may link ako sa ABS-CBN’s report tungkol ke Malu Fernandez. May nag-upload sa Youtube. Ito ang link: http://youtube.com/watch?v=ewQ7SDZp-3k…
September 1st, 2007 at 5:00 am
malaking usap usapan yang si malu fernandez…
hirap naman kasi, kapwa mo pinoy ginaganon mo, sino bang hindi magagalit non. iba pa naman ang kulturang pinoy. siguro ibang kultura ang nakagisnan niya kaya ganon na lang siya makapagsalita.
September 1st, 2007 at 9:55 am
nabasa ko mismo yung article, grabe ang yabang talaga niya, may picture pa siya sa article nya. pero wala mang remorse sa pag so-sorry nya eh, sobra naman ang jusdgement ng mga tao sa knaya kaya i think ok na rin yun.
September 4th, 2007 at 2:15 am
Pards, panoorin mo yung video ko for Malu Fernandez… hehe
http://youtube.com/watch?v=uiLkw8ZQyLg
September 4th, 2007 at 12:28 pm
Hi, anak. Talagang di uubra yang drama niya. Kung marunong siyang bumato, dapat marunong din siyang sumalo. Ngangawa-ngawa siya ngayon pero di niya naisip na may masasagasaan siya nung sinusulat niya ang artikulo niya.
Ang mga editors naman niya ay natutulog sa pansitan kaya ayun, lumusot ang sinulat niya. Ininahan niya ang People Asia, naramdaman yatang sisibakin siya kaya ayun, nag-resign agad. Ang masama, parang nananadya itong Manila Standard na ni-reject yung resignation niya. Dapat nga talagang i-boycott ang pahayagang ito para matuto.
September 8th, 2007 at 2:30 pm
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September 8th, 2007 at 2:40 pm
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December 6th, 2007 at 6:52 am
FROM BORACAY TO GREECE!!! PLEASE READ.!!!
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