Stupid people can really get your blood boiling. I guess I may be somewhat wrong here, because I took the bait and allowed myself to be angry again. But what the heck, my mom’s being attacked once more! So here I come to the rescue.
A certain Tessa (tessa@gmail.com), wrote on my Mom’s entry (she chose not to approve it yet).
pa-sexy sexy ka kasi, eh kita mo na. Kaya pinabyaan mo mga anak mo. Itigil mo nga yung sexy mom na yan. tanda tanda mo na, taba taba mo pa at pangit. At walang kwenta. Nag Filipina Images ka pa? eh wala namang ako nakitang sinusulat mo doon. Dekorasyon ka lang. pa-sexy sexy na walang contribution sa Filipina.
Nakakahiya ka pa rin. Nireklamo na kita doon sa mga ibang co-founders na paano ka naman naging kasama doon? Eh walang kwenta ka naman. Wala kang sinulat.
You are still a disgrace to the Filipina Mothers.
First of all, the Filipina Images wouldn’t have started if I did not write that entry, and in turn responded to by my Mom. If I did not write about it, Mom would’ve kept quiet, the blogosphere would have been oblivious, and old efforts to uplift the online Filipina image would have not been revived. Yes, my Mom is the main catalyst in the starting of that revival. So Tessa, whoever you are, before you attack someone, please do know first who you are attacking. Sure my Mom rarely writes for the site nowadays due to busy schedules but if you do know how to read properly she was actually one of the founders of the site!
Second, as the Filipino Images campaign was started, the word sexy was defined to be relative to what the person thinks. And most of us agreed that it was an uplifting adjective that totally empowers a Filipina, whatever figure she has. I just don’t get it why people continue to think that the word sexy pertains only to aesthetic and bodily image. No, I’m saying that I’m agreeing with you because I know that my Mom is one of the most beautiful women in the world. I guess you’re still stuck in the middle ages thinking that one only has to have a curvy body and big symmetric mammary glands to be considered sexy. For me, my mom is not fat. She’s sexy and we don’t give a damn about what you think.
Finally, I think YOU, Tessa, are the disgrace to the Filipina, if you are even a Filipina, that is (or are you a guy or whatev?). I can’t stand people like you, and I don’t know if anybody could really stand you. I don’t know why in the world you decided to attack my Mom (and using a familiar phrase, at that!), but let me tell you, you picked the wrong crowd to mess with. If you really are confident with what you are saying and if you truly believe that my Mom is a disgrace, you must show yourself. Tell us who you are. Give us your real working e-mail address (tessa@gmail.com is not working). Show us your CV, your working credentials, your affiliations, your whatever. Announce to the world who the hell are you so someone might actually believe in what you write. For me, it really is you, Tessa are the one who is full of disgrace. And you are confirming it by not disclosing who you are. Natatakot ka ba? Nahihiya?
EDIT: Here is a copy of the comment (click here). People might think that I’m making this up, so there, I have backing proof. I just blurred out the IP Address because Mom told me it might be against the law to post the IP Addresses of other people.
June 28th, 2008 at 5:13 am
It pissess me off to no end to see someone attack your mom over such a very mundane thing.
June 28th, 2008 at 10:31 am
[...] reading, please: How low can people go Matanda (old), mataba (fat), pangit (ugly) and walang kwenta [...]
June 28th, 2008 at 10:40 am
thanks, BA, how sweet of you to have come to my rescue–AGAIN!
since you have brought it out in the open, what can i do, but write about it.
http://dine.racoma.com.ph/family/under-attack-again-branded-as-a-disgrace-to-filipina-mothers/
June 28th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
why does this woman pull your mom down?
it’s because your mom is definitely in a higher, happier state than where she is.
lagot siya sa mga fans ng sexy mom mo!;p
June 28th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
BA,
love your blog.. as for your mom, taking care of seven kids is no joke.
that tessa is vey insecure.
June 28th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
weird naman nung comment ni “Tessa” sa blog ng mom mo. i read your mom’s entry and i don’t think it implies na pinabayaan nya kayong mga anak nya. actually, kabaligtaran pa nga nun ang nangyari diba? hindi siguro naintindihan nung “Tessa”ng un ung nabasa nya(or baka hindi naman nya binasa ng buo ung blog entry). hmp sa kanya!
go BA! tuloy mo lang ang pagiging hero ng mom mo!
June 28th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
I’m sad that this Tessa person had to leave that kind of comment in your mom’s blog. And also sad that we shared the same nickname (sometimes I’m called Tessa by college friends). I believe the post is just her excuse to attack your mother, for varying reasons like envy or maybe just pure hatred for those who have done important and significant things. Or maybe someone who really has personal hate for your mom. She could still post it, but I suggest she just doesn’t mind the commenter.
June 28th, 2008 at 11:21 pm
Wow. That’s second time na ah. I dont think your mom’s a disgrace to the Filipina image.
Mabait kaya ang mom mo and very very understanding. She doesnt deserve to be told as such. She’s one of the sweetest persons I’ve encountered sa blogging world.
Well, Tessa must be so insecure of your Mom. Go BA :) How sweet it is for you to defend your mom.
June 29th, 2008 at 11:46 am
I received so many emails attacking me because of Filipina Images. and comments as well. I never posted it or defended myself. What for? there are just idiots out there.
Filipina Images concept was conceived by many bloggers. Not one person is credited for it.
June 29th, 2008 at 2:54 pm
Ade: It continues to piss me off too.
Mom: I love you, Mom. Huuuug
Josie: Inggit lang yung nanghihila pababa. Hehehe
regie pama r n: Thanks. :) And yes, the Tessa person is indeed very insecure.
Ate Lei: Naghahanap lang siguro ng excuse yung Tessa para umatake. Hehehe
Prudence: It’s my job to mind the commenter. XD Si Mama dapat wala nang paki. Hahahaha. I think the commenter has a personal grudge against my Mom. Hmmm
Rommel: And ang sweet ng comment mo kay Mommy. :)
Noemi: Supposedly, it’s Mom’s job to not post the comments. It’s my job to react to them. :D Heehee. Anyways, nope, I did not credit only her for filipinaimages. If you read the first paragraph after the blockquote, I said, “If I did not write about it, Mom would’ve kept quiet, the blogosphere would have been oblivious, and old efforts to uplift the online Filipina image would have not been revived.” So I am acknowledging that it is indeed a group effort from way back, with a revival jumpstarted by a few entries by me, mom, and many more bloggers. In the last sentence of the same paragraph, I just said that she was “one of the founders,” not “she was the founder.”
June 29th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
[...] know of other mommy bloggers who laugh behind her back because of her pseudonym,” “Nireklamo na kita doon sa mga ibang co-founders na paano ka naman naging kasama doon?“)? I don’t think those are just random comments from random passersbys who just happen [...]
June 30th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
BA …
ako uli… KSP lang yong tessa na yan. sana tumulong na lang siya sa mga kababayan ko sa iloilo na biktima ng baha, magiging hero pa siya.