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Like I am Going to Fall for That!
October 8, 2008My 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*
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of course im going to quit my cry if you quit yours.
Posted by quityourcry at January 21, 2009, 7:18 amThe email is not about you, it is about your company being asked to sponsor the pageant. Publishing your opinions about Floresed Genecera’s personality is not prohibited, but you could have been at least nice or should’ve refrained from doing so since you do not know her personally. Since judging someone you don’t know is what you want, I think you’re an insecure and sad creature.
Posted by Cry at January 26, 2009, 10:16 am“but you could have been at least nice or should’ve refrained from doing so since you do not know her personally.Since judging someone you don’t know is what you want, I think you’re an insecure and sad creature” …let me re-type “I think you’re an insecure and sad creature” erm… didn’t you just judge me right there??? SO THAT MAKES YOU AN INSECURE AND SAD CREATURE AS WELL! GEEZ! THAT JUST MADE ME BLUSH! so much for not judging other people. GET YOUR THOUGHTS STRAIGHTENED OUT! YOU MIGHT HURT YOURSELF.
Posted by quityourcry at January 27, 2009, 3:30 am




IGNORANCE IS NOT AN EXCUSE…to be judgemental about a reputable organization without basis. While you are freely entitled to post your opinions especially through blogging which is not cesored, it is still ethical for people to review their judgements before speaking as if they are so confident that they know what Miss Earth is all about.
If you do not know the background of the organization, what right do you have you berate Miss Earth? But then again, doing such only gave others an idea on where to place you on a scale not only on maturity but also in being adept with what is happening around the nation.
I am not saying that everyone should know what Miss Earth is and the causes behind it but you should learn to respect individuals and groups. I am sure that Ms. Genecera has reasons why she used her personal account in sending out the proposal. Her choice of expression in her Friendster account is for hers to see and not for you to criticize on. This on the other hand gave me the imperative to react and correct your wrong notions.
The way you talked so knowingly just showed how much knowledge you lack not only about the organization but over millions of unsung organizations who have been doing more than just campaigning against the above mentioned environmental problems. And if I may ask, what have you been doing?
IGNORANCE KILLS. Educate yourself.
Next time you receive an email that you do not want to entertain, there is a delete button somewhere in the screen. As you said above, ” I HAVE A BRAIN.” USE IT.
Posted by yeah, quit YOUR cry! at January 20, 2009, 5:58 pm