Ang Bulag at Pilay

Dear Mouse,

I am sorry to know that one soul in the planet is terribly affected by my support to Patricia Evangelista. If I can just send her double strength sleep inducer tylenol, I would UPS a year supply.

She wrote:

Cathcath, people have had enough of your lame reasoning and your unrequited allegiance

You, naman, noong minsan ginawa mo akong bulag, now naman, ginawa mo akong pilay. Baka susunod deaf na.Unrequited allegiance? When I took her side, I did not expect her to acknowledge your what you called blind allegiance. But she is a sweet young lady to write me a thank you letter and entrust an article that had not seen print yet. Yes, I like her for that even if I scold her for too trusting to faceless strangers in the net.

to an erring journalist who committed a collosal blunder

Wow,colossal? Did it erode the reputation of any established journalists and TV bigwigs who believed the mother and daughter.

Was it so big a mistake that it brought down the "honor" of the members of the Senate who were maligned in the article. Was it so big a mistake that our economy is in peril to collapse?

Was it so degrading to the President's Office that they demand for apology?

I did not hear any from Mr.Bunye, but I always heard him apologized for "misinformation" due to misunderstanding.

Change your focus, my dear friend, there are other people who are driving our economy to the edge.

You are barking up at a wrong tree. It is not even a tree, it is just a shrub.

and apologized only after feeling pressure from public outcry, most of which were carried through blogs and emails.

My friend,when you "get burned" once, use potholders next time and be extra cautious not to be burned again.That's why she had to wait for all the dust to settle before she made another step. Will it give you ulcer, if I tell you that she made a good move?

Your blog is about the only one who shamelessly supported her, and all what the public wanted was an apology.

Patricia apologized.I cannot understand what is it that you need. I am sorry that I am more concerned about you than the San Juans. The baggage must be so heavy that you cannot move on.That is why I am giving you attention.Baka kulang niyan. Sometimes the anger towards our fellowmen is not because of what they did but what you have not done.

You should read my previous blog about me walking out of my professor alone to protest his favoritism. I risked my grade and my career almost had a setback when our paths crossed after I graduated.

But that is me, even if I were the only man standing, I would not quit if I believe in my cause.

There is nothing to be shameful about a cause that does not harm people...ow excuse me, I gave you a lot of stress lately. Don't worry, you are not alone, there are more accomplished people who fell from their ivory tower because they like to get my neck. The issue was not as trivial as yours though.

Your comments that you are looking for publicity was equally pathetic so don't blame people for turning sour against you.

No,my dear friend,nobody turned sour against me. We are matured enough not to be sugary sweet though.

I doubled my readership and you could have also increased your traffic if you do not remain anonymous, then I can always redirect the traffic to your site.

If you want the public to continue to respect you and visit your blog to listen to what you have to say, you should portray respectablility in everything you say.

Thank you for the advice. Much as appreciate those who read my blog, I cannot and am not writing to please anybody. I also do not need people to say good morning to me everyday. Sometimes, their silence means respect for my opinion if they differ from mine or concurrence if we are in the same page.

So my friend, I am more concerned about your health. Malakas magpatanda ang galit. Do not wait for me to agree with you. Pagputi ng uwak.

The Ca t