Like I am Going to Fall for That!

 My usual routine when I get to work is to check my e-mail for any announcements or updates from my boss or from the admin … I can also access messages sent to my personal email from gmail since that it allows mail-forwarding. Out of nowhere I received this crazy email from a certain FLORESED GENECERA claiming that she is with Carousel Productions, Inc. which claims that they coordinate the Ms. Earth 2008 pageant and this certain individual is inviting my unregistered-uber-small-business named Skin101 to be part of their “organization” and funny thing is it’s asking for a whooping Php 200,000.00 as an exchange value for media/product exposure.

First, I’m not blonde. Second, My bust line isn’t 38 and Third, surprisingly I HAVE A BRAIN. I did a google search for this certain FLORESED GENECERA and fortunately she isn’t a mythical creature and does actually have a Friendster account … but I thought “wait a minute! My friend’s cousin’s goldfish have a freakin’ Friendster account too!!!” SO, I browsed through her profile and pictures…di ko kinaya ang mga pose! It got me thinking kung saan ba talaga sya nagtatrabaho… agency sa isang beauty pageant o illegal recruiter ng japayuki? She really did look like a frustrated model with skin problems…made me wonder if she just wanted some freebies from skin101. She can just ask for samples at libre pa shipping! I mean, don’t get me wrong…she does look a bit hot if she lives in California. y’know what I mean?

I have been dealing with professional business men and women of different races and one thing I am sure of is that if you are going to send a proposal via email, one should use the company email or the domain name of the actual business/organization website… NOT a generic yahoo email account.

I don’t know if this is a scam or what but I am not going to shell out Php200,000.00 just to get “exposure” for my products. Di rin ako hayok maging judge sa letseng pageant na yan. Di ko rin kailangan ma-special mention ang business ko sa lesteng programa nila or maipakita sa abs-cbn ang mga products ko sa loob lamang ng sampung Segundo (mag upload na lang ako ng sarili kong commercial sa You Tube! 60 seconds pa!). Di ko rin kailangan ang magpa-picture kasama ang nagtatangkarang mga contestant na wala naman talaga pakielam kung naiiba na ang klima dahil sa lintik na pinausong Global Warming … malamang kung tanungin mo lima dun what they can say about Global Warming – ngingitian ka lang at sasabihing “i love mother earth that’s why I beautify myself for her. I, thank you”

I do hope that they mean well with the said “proposal” and for whatever reason or basis they picked my business, they sure have a crooked way of finding or should I say “ripping” new entrepreneurs off. Thanks, but No Thanks.

Naalala ko nanaman yung sa Binibining Pilipinas! I so love Janina San Miguel’s winning answer! A classic!

“My family’s role for me is so important. Because, THERE WAS the, they’re, THEY WAS the one who….. very…. ahaha… oh, I’m so sorry… My PAMILI, my family… Oh my God… Ok… I’m so sorry, I told you I was COMPIDENT. Eto. Wait. Ahahaha! Sorry guys because DIS WAS really my PERS pageant ever, because I’m only seventeen years old and I did not EXFECT that I came from, I came from one of the TOUGH ten… Hmm. But I said DOT my family IS the most important PERSONS in my life. TENK you!” –Janina San Miguel

Sa tag line nila sa website nila- “ 2008 Miss Earth Beauties for a Cause”  … so what actually can they do aside from making those contestant wear make-up and act like they give a shit about mother earth???

Magbibigay ako ng 10 milyon sa “organization” nila pag napatigil nila ang illegal logging sa Pampanga, mahinto nila ang dynamite/cyanide fishing sa Palawan at maibalik nila ang dating ganda ng Maynila.

*mga kumento at opinyon ay pwede. it’s a free country*