Rudeness Won't Get You Anywhere

A few weeks ago, a popular Korean actress, Lee Da Hae, appeared on a KBS talk show where she was asked to imitate different accents.  This included the American English accent and the British English accent. One of the hosts suddenly asked her to imitate the Filipino English accent.

This is where she made the most horrible mistake.

She imitated it in a way that infuriated the Filipinos--including me.  Watch the video below and see why.  We Filipinos DO NOT talk like that.  We are a talented and educated bunch who had learned to speak English in schools since we were young.  Although English may not be our first language, we understand and can speak English.

Lee Da Hae needs to learn her lesson that what she did was very rude.  This little video clip has just tainted her popularity here in the Philippines.

Congratulations, Ms. Lee Da Hae, you no longer have a fan base here.  You might not have heard about Claire Danes' rude comments about the Philippines years ago when she visited to film "Brokedown
Palace".   

"Danes was quoted in Vogue as saying that Manila was a "ghastly and weird city."^[1] She further remarked in Premiere that the city "smelled of cockroaches, with rats all over and that there is no sewage system and the people do not have anything — no arms, no legs, no eyes."" (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brokedown_Palace#Controversy)

Since then, Danes' popularity has gone down the drain.

You see what happens when you are rude to other people?

Please feel free to share your thoughts about this.

Life: A Written Essay

I saw this quote on Bob Ong's Twitter page. Bob Ong is a Filipino author who is witty and sensible. 

"hindi pala exam na may passing rate ang buhay. Hindi ito multiple choice, identification... kundi essay na isinusulat araw-araw." - Bob Ong

Translation: Life is not an exam with a passing rate.  It's not a multiple choice exam or identification exam... instead, it is an essay that is written everyday."


This is SO true.  Life IS an essay exam that is written everyday. We write our lives, make mistakes, revise it, and continue to write it.  We don't know what our conclusion will be... yet. However, all of us are the writers of our lives.  Some intertwined, like two stories meshed together in one.  Sometimes we don't know it, but we have the same story as another person.


We, as the writers of our lives, try to make it as colorful, lively and interesting as much as we can.  Moreover, like a good essay... we want to share our stories to other people, and they in turn, love to listen to our lives--no matter how full of bursts of laughter or sadness, they are all colorful lives.


I am still feeling a little bit miserable about everything that's going on (well.. NOT going on) in my life. However, I try to pull myself out of this depression pit by reflecting on life.


Yes, I do believe I'm feeling existential right now.... Think about your life, too. Isn't it a story waiting to be told..shared? I guess that's why we have blogs, huh? ^_^  I'm currently trying to write a short story based on a tiny part of my life.... and this involves a certain guy! hmmm?? ^_^


Bob Ong... if, by chance, you're reading this.... that one quote of yours definitely made me reflect on what I'm writing in (or for) my life these days. Bakit ba kasi napaka hirap ng buhay at mag hanap buhay dito sa atin? At bakit ba napakahirap ng public transportation natin? Ang labo!

Dare I translate what i said? Ok.... I just said, "Why is life and work so hard in our country? And why is our public transportation so difficult? It's weird." <--That's what I said.

Yes, I am a Filipina... Damn proud to be one, too. What with all the corruption and pollution we have here, Filipinos still find a way to smile and laugh at everything that's going on. It's almost our Independence Day, the day we celebrate our independence from the Spanish regime (which by the way greatly influenced us).


Life.... is a mystery
Life.... is a challenge
Life.... is complicated
Life.... is fun when lived to the fullest.


So, let's all write and live our life essays to the fullest~!! 


Thanks to all my bloggy friends for all the support you give me, especially during my down moments. 

MUCH LOVE!