Who is Malu Fernandez?

This afternoon i was talking to my friend Sweden who’s living in Australia and at the height of our conversation she mentioned about this Malu Fernandez who’s been the most hated person in the blogosphere for days now. She mentioned that she can’t remember what’s the issue all about. Then i became curious who is this Malu Fernandez. So i searched google and found out that i was really left behind about the issue. Huh! For God sake, it happened when my laptap broke and needed a repair at the HP service center in Makati.

At this moment, i don’t really know why i am still blogging this issue. It’s all in the blogosphere. My blog is all about Proud Pinoys but why Malu Fernandez is here? Duh! She doesn’t seem to dwell to my niche.

But for the sake of others who missed this story, here’s what happened.

Click the photo to review Ms. Fernandez article (From Boracay to Greece) in People’s Asia June 2007 issue.

Here are some of her famous lines:

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.

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.

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.

Well, i won’t add up to your burden Ms. Fernandez. Just always remember that you are still a Filipino.

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