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cardcrusher
While on a trip to the ASEAN summit in Vietnam, a member of the Philippine presidential administration insulted Vietnam, the host country, a couple of times through a social networking site. The speech writer to President Nonoy Aquino, Carmen “Mai” Mislang, wrote derogatory comments about Vietnam through Twitter while she was supposed to be on official duty.

She wrote about the wine: “the wine sucks”

She wrote about the men in Vietnam: “Sorry pero walang pogi ditto.” (translation: sorry, there are no handsome (Vietnamese) men here"

She wrote about the city: “Crossing the speedy motorcycle laden streets of Hanoi is one of the easiest ways to die”,
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Tweet made Carandang look like a twit

Philippine President, Noynoy Aquino (P-Noy) is surrounded by a bunch of morons. We already know this fact. However, it seems that they have to constantly prove the level of their incompetence to the entire nation and even to the world on a regular basis. It is not enough that they commit their gaffes inside the country. Some of his staff go on to act like giddy teenagers who have yet to learn some manners. This is evident in the way they take delight in talking like b!tches behind other people’s back.


WAS HE TRYING TO SAVE HIS OWN @$$?

While accompanying P-Noy on his first ASEAN summit meeting in Vietnam, Presidential speech writer Carmen “Mai” Mislang posted what could be the most damning evidence of misguided Filipino pride and arrogance.

When Mislang posted derogatory messages about the host nation of the summit, she not only insulted the Vietnamese people, she also demonstrated that she has no sense of humility. Her behavior is right up the President’s alley, I suppose. Apparently, Mislang is behind all those speeches that are full of motherhood statements that P-Noy has been spewing since being sworn into office. P-Noy must have hired her not just because he likes her style of writing, but also because she is an aspiring wine connoisseur.

Unfortunately, her Twitter messages during the trip to Vietnam left a bad taste in not just P-Noy’s critics mouths, but also his own supporters’. Last I saw, commenters in of some of the public forums that were a haven for P-Noy supporters before and during the election had nothing good to say about her. One commenter even wrote, “Barkada mentality sila lahat sa Palasyo ni PNoy. They suck!!!”

It would be an understatement if we said that she was being an idiot when she broadcast to her Twitter account followers how “the wine sucks” referring to the drinks served in the Vietnamese banquet attended by some of the world leaders. Considering she is a speechwriter, it can be said that her wit was obviously not in attendance that night.

She could have been more creative and said instead that “the wine is not of a suitable vintage” with an accompanying smiley or something. She just had to use language more appropriate for a ladette or a woman who behaves in a crude manner while engaged in heavy drinking. I don’t even know why people think that her boss, Ricky Carandang should be off the hook because he initially didn’t mind her inappropriate behavior and seemed to share her disappointment when he responded to her tweet by saying, “Red, the white is fine.” This contradicts his statement to the media, which was, “I got mad at her, I reprimanded her.” Was Carandang blatantly lying or what?

Her other twitter messages make it very fitting to refer to her as a space cadet. She must think that she is some kind of hottie or Jennifer Aniston look-alike, otherwise she wouldn’t have said the words, “Sorry pero walang pogi ditto.” Excuse me, last I checked, she is not exactly surrounded by Brad Pitt look-alikes in Malacanang either. Plus sized DILG undersecretary Rico Puno anyone? Don’t get me started on P-Noy’s looks…

To be fair she became wittier with her tweets later on when she described the traffic condition in Hanoi and said “Crossing the speedy motorcycle laden streets of Hanoi is one of the easiest ways to die”, though it is not as if the jeepney “laden” streets in the Philippines are among the safest in the world. What was she thinking really? In her apology she said that offending anybody was never her intention. What was the intention, really? Either she is dumb or she thinks we are dumb. Either way, her apology is still an insult to peoples’ intelligences.

Could it be that she is just your average Filipino who cannot accept the fact that just over a decade ago Vietnam was not even at par with the Philippines and that now the previously war-torn country has overtaken us economically and has even become a favorite tourist destination worldwide? I can’t imagine why she would send negative messages about a country that though had gone through so much hardship during the Vietnam War now stands tall as a potentially profitable trade partner of the Philippines.

True to form, Presidential spokesman, Ricky Carandang is playing it down by saying that the Vietnamese people were not offended. Well, to be sure, the Vietnamese people are NOT like Filipinos because if someone insulted us in the same way, Filipinos would be up in arms protesting and asking for an official apology from none other than the Vietnamese leader himself.

In another moronic statement, Carandang kept saying that he still doesn’t know how to tackle the issue of social media involving Malacanang staff. To quote:



“I haven’t formally reviewed it. I just told them, I don’t want anyone tweeting for the next couple of days while I figure out what to do. I don’t want them tweeting for now until I figure out what the rules are. I said Twitter. Maybe we’ll do the FB [Facebook] as well.”
“I haven’t really thought about the specifics of it. When I was in my old job, we had policies for social networking. And that’s the general way that I was looking at it. Pero iba ang private media sa government. So, I think mas mahigpit yung sa government kaysa sa private media. Yung guidelines when I was in my old job were a little looser, and I think there’s a need for stricter guidelines especially since this is government, it’s not private sector,


Great! The boss of the communication team in Malacanang has no immediate direction to give his staff or the mainstream media. This further proves his amateurish abilities. This is even further proof that on the job training in some of the most sensitive positions in the land can have dramatic repercussions to our reputation overseas.

The solution is simple Mr Carandang. Social media is here to stay. What you need to do is replace the people in Malacanang with competent and professional staff; with decent people who are more sensitive about other people’s feelings. Maybe you should think about quitting yourself. soruce
NNB
get the FUk off VN and go back to Phillipines then
XigonCongchua
This topic would be more interesting if it's in Filipino Chat because Filipino members would have more to say about their own president than Vietnamese. It's their president. Most Viets wouldn't care about this. Maybe they'd just feel that Filipino president doesn't have manner, and that's about it.
asean.asia
Philippines is a $hitty country. Poor economics growth and high corruption. They should look at themselves before talking trash about other countries.

paperchase
I thought part of wine tasting was having etiquette and class. Please don't come to Vietnam again, we will serve you cheap beer next time.
dammio004
I know Vietnam have many problems. In fact, it is poor and still developed. I bet she knows that. I think this woman must be polite. Futhermore, she is represented for her country. She can not say anything she wants.

The ASEAN 17th is a place for meeting. It is not a place where this woman finds a handsome man. It is silly.
filipinoy
no one cares what the President's maid thinks lol the president is a male...he could care less if she thinks if there's no "handsome men" at the meeting
asean.asia
how could anyone spell the name of VN great leader wrong. that is an insult.
matigasngulo
Basically it only shows the insecurity and stupidity of people in the current President's surroundings..but the entourage of the last two Presidents would have spent their time either enriching or enjoying themselves illegally instead of whining, so this is a step up already... embarassedlaugh.gif
strongbad
she goes to vietnam and talks about wine because maybe vietnam is known for their parties, nightlife and drinking.

She also talks about handsome vietnamese men, meaning, it has be known that rich single phillipino women like to visit vietnam's tourism industry to relax and hook up with vietnamese men. Its easy for rich educated phillipino women to hook up with vietnamese men because in vietnam english is widely known among the educated people.


she talks about deadly motorcycles speed because vietnam is known to be a very safe country the only thing deadly is the traffic.

Its obvious that before her trip to vietnam she was already looking forward to these 3 things.
Cang123
What she said about Viets is a fact. kiss.gif
BingBing666
QUOTE (Cang123 @ Nov 3 2010, 03:32 PM) *
What she said about Viets is a fact. kiss.gif


Awww thats too bad then. biggrin.gif
VietnamSo1
QUOTE (LoadedLikeAnAeroplane @ Nov 3 2010, 01:52 AM) *
not sure about the rest but what she said about the viet men is very factual. I found viet men to be the least attractive in Asia. and you know what i mean when i say least attractive. i dont wanna sound too rude kiss.gif

wtf ?? you like dark ugly filipino g@@ks huh ? then go suck their cocks then embarassedlaugh.gif if you dont like vietnam , then fu-k off , we dont give a $hit
CoolVietGuy
Any picture of her?

After seeing how she looks, we may be able to tell what kind of guys she likes.

There's a saying which goes: Birds of the same feather flock together.
BuocBuocThongThong
The main question here is, is the Philippines any better than Vietnam? Is the Philippines any less corrupted than Vietnam? Are the boyz in the Philippines any better lookin' than the Viet boyz?

I don't like Vietnam either, but let's not be stupid here. The Philippines ain't any better than Vietnam. In fact, the Philippines is doing worse than Vietnam...
FieryOFTheEast
I think they want to die.....
matigasngulo


Sorry, Hunks and Cool Cats of Dai Viet ! You aren't hot enough ! Woooohohoo now i'm off to party !
Waii
It's ok if she don't like our country..but she should keep it in her mind because she presents her country.
Waii
She has sense of humor..maybe the viet men are not galant enough for her icon_wink.gif.if she meets my father she will change her opinion
dammio004
QUOTE (matigasngulo @ Nov 4 2010, 02:41 AM) *


She looks least nice.
daxas24
She doesn't look quite like the "typical" Filipina ejay's been showing on AF
XigonCongchua
QUOTE (daxas24 @ Nov 4 2010, 09:00 AM) *
She doesn't look quite like the "typical" Filipina ejay's been showing on AF

embarassedlaugh.gif

Wait for a little while. Ejay will pop up here soon with his Ami girls. embarassedlaugh.gif
Gideon
eh, Dont take what 1 retard says seriously. Everybody has their opinions and she may be somehow related to the president but that doesn't show his opinions on this matter. She could be his personal @$$ wiper.

I could work for the president of the U.S. think something is crappy about a country we're visiting but this has nothing to do with the president's opinions.

I'm sure plenty of viets think the Philippines is crap but I dont mind that at all.
BlueKhmer
pinoy president say viet men ugly. pinoy president very stupid. viet not ugly.

that me. i not ugly. i is sex-e
BlueKhmer
pinoy wary tupid. i not ugly. i very handsum.

dammio004
QUOTE (BlueKhmer @ Nov 4 2010, 04:01 PM) *
pinoy wary tupid. i not ugly. i very handsum.


Hello little boy,

Vietnam box attract many trolls. How do you feel, big troll ? LOL
paperchase


"sorry, there are no handsome (Vietnamese) men here"
Phazuka
QUOTE (JosephDucreux @ Nov 3 2010, 12:24 PM) *
But that didn't stop him from getting some chinese booty though

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C4%83ng_Tuy%E1%BA%BFt_Minh


also http://forums.interbasket.net/f10/average-...y-updated-9287/

Vietnam 5'5" 82689518
India 5'4.8" 1065070607
Philippines 5'4.6" 86241697
Indonesia 5'4.2" 238452952
Cambodia 5'4" 13363421


I feel like a Giant Asian at 5'9".
KatoreaKitsune
Hot guy are nothing to compare to cool guy and thats what i am... cool boys. embarassedlaugh.gif

Hey blue Khmer your skin are blue you re not Vietnamese get it. icon_smile.gif

@Phazuka:

I'm 14 and only 5.6' , i don't want to be a drawf... cry2.gif
NaThangThunKlakHumper
QUOTE (matigasngulo @ Nov 4 2010, 01:41 AM) *


Sorry, Hunks and Cool Cats of Dai Viet ! You aren't hot enough ! Woooohohoo now i'm off to party !


Is this the hot chick who started the diplomatic row? She's hot love2.gif Shame I am not handsome enough for her icon_redface.gif
matigasngulo
QUOTE (NaThangThunKlakHumper @ Nov 6 2010, 07:51 AM) *
Is this the hot chick who started the diplomatic row? She's hot love2.gif Shame I am not handsome enough for her icon_redface.gif


we should all hope that she and the Great Dien make a good couple beerchug.gif
juansuing
QUOTE (BuocBuocThongThong @ Nov 3 2010, 11:03 PM) *
The main question here is, is the Philippines any better than Vietnam? Is the Philippines any less corrupted than Vietnam? Are the boyz in the Philippines any better lookin' than the Viet boyz?

I don't like Vietnam either, but let's not be stupid here. The Philippines ain't any better than Vietnam. In fact, the Philippines is doing worse than Vietnam...


Maybe you should go to the Philippines before saying these things.

And please, it's not the president who said all these things, it's the b!tchy speech writer, and all the people in the Philippines wanted this woman to get fired because what she did was very wrong so you guys shouldn't generalize the Filipinos.
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