A few days ago, I blogged about the ten things I hate most. Actually, I realized right after that I had forgotten to include Kiray in the list. Anyway, I didn’t expect to receive such a violent reaction from an unknown reader, and through e-mail, too! Apparently, she has no idea how to use the “post comment” section here in LJ. In the spirit of fun and good will (one must always share good jokes with friends), I am reposting the e-mail I received from a certain Elaine — last name withheld to protect the less intelligent.
From: elaine *********
To: chinese_popstar@yahoo.com
Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2006 5:51:54 PM
Subject: Constructive Criticism!!! Watch out!!!!
3.) SMART commercials. No, not intelligent ones. I mean commercials from SMART, the telecoms company. I mean, what the hell is that? That crap about some wimpy dude texting his dead mom, and that guy in the wheelchair who texts his thanks to his wife? I know, I know, I sound terribly insensitive just ranting about such heart-wrenching stuff, but what the hell? It’s not touching, it’s not dramatic. It’s sappy and weepy and contrived and overly melodramatic. Throw those damn commercials out the window, or flush them down the toilet with that stupid Neozep commercial (Senorito Miguelito looks like he’s stuck in a time warp: the shorts, tucked-in shirt and belt say it all).
First of all… we would like to comment about how your outlook in soap operatic commercials like the neozep and smart tvc….
Secondly… You should be the one who should be thrown out of the window, or flush yourself then down the toilet….
Gurl! The tv commercials are for people who understands the value of life, so to speak…
The smart commercials just shows how real people having genuine lives react on a situation!
Iba-ibang tao kase have different ways of grieving. I’ve read from a blog (mom who lost her child) na meron daw talgang mga moms who text their departed sons. Yung tipong pag lungkot na lungkot ite text nila, kesehodang sa hangin lang mapupunta yun. So, paraan lang nila yun to let out some of the pain. It happens.
Yung sa mag-asawa. It shows na ang swerte swerte naman ng tatay to have found someone who will stick by him through everything. Haayy.. didn’t you feel that its heartwarming? Kung hindi…. Tsk tsk you didn’t know about genuine LIVES dear…
Apart from that, the Neozep commercial is at an 80′s theme… Kung hindi mo alam yun!
Huwag kang magcomment kung hindi justified opinion mo…
People who appreciate it has a little more sense of humor..
Tsk tsk.. wala ka na ngang value of life.. wala ka pang sense of humor!!!
I shouldn’t be wasting my time on you..
Though… I just need to say this things..
coz you are included in my list of hatest things upon reading your blog!
There are a lot of things I’d love to say to this Elaine person, few of them printable. Not because I’m angry, mind you, but simply because I have a serious problem cleaning up my language. So, here’s the sanitized version of my message to this dear reader.
Dear Elaine,
First of all, your subject is misleading. Your message is in no way constructive. It is plain and simple outrage, which I am so very happy to have caused. That is just so cool that I can write something and cause people to fly off the handle. You did not tell me anything that could possibly make me a better person, nothing you wrote that I did not already know beforehand.
Second, are you schizophrenic? You said, and I quote, “we would like to comment about how your outlook in soap operatic commercials like the neozep and smart tvc….”. Unless you have seven other spirits living inside your mortal host, then I suppose using the plural to describe a single person is grammatically incorrect.
Third, please do not call me “Gurl”. The spelling is childish, and, well, it’s just plain cheap.
Fourth, I have nothing against people who text the dead. It’s just that the SMART commercials are too CONTRIVED (look it up in the dictionary) to be actually touching. Human life is sad, yadda yadda, sure shed a tear. But to use such emotions to push people towards a certain product, that’s just not right. That’s HARD SELL, it means you use real human emotions to sell your stuff.
Fifth, the Neozep commercials are campy and quite interesting, really, though I’m sure I have every right to dislike these commercials under the Philippine Constitution. You said, “Huwag kang magcomment kung hindi justified opinion mo…” Last I checked, this was a free country and I could say or write anything I want, justified or not. This is my blog dear, I have all the right to publish my opinion regardless of what you think. Besides, who’s to say what’s justified and what isn’t? You? If that’s the case, I’d say you need a few more degrees to be up for the job.
Are you a spokesperson for Neozep or SMART? Or are you just really concerned about people who dislike the things you like?
You’re right, you shouldn’t waste your time on me. So, stop reading my blog. It’s that simple.
Lastly, I must disagree with you, Elaine. I DO have a sense of humor. That’s why I’m laughing my head off at your expense right now.
