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The Hail to the Queen/King? Chapter 1 story led a reader from the U.S.A. to send me a thank you message for exposing abusive social climbers. Unfortunately, this reader (she) also had a dose of the ungratefulness of this magazine editor. She was hesitant at first to give me permission to share her story, but after much convincing, she finally agreed. Here is her story:
She met the magazine editor (him/her) in a fashion show when she was vacationing in Manila. After that meeting, they started exchanging Facebook messages. Being the hospitable Filipina, she told him/her to get in touch in the event that he/she visits the U.S.A.
One rainy afternoon, the reader received a call from him/her requesting her to drive him/her around because no one was available. She hurriedly picked him/her up from where he/she was staying and brought him/her shopping. She even offered to pay for some of his/her purchases and he/she accepted the offer without batting his/her fake eyelash. After their shopping spree, he/she requested her to drop him/her off at a certain restaurant because he/she has a dinner date with a male model friend.
On the way to the restaurant, he/she invited her to join him/her for the said dinner date. That evening, she ended up paying for their dinner. After dinner, she brought them clubbing. At the bar, he/she started posing with the hot Caucasian men while she took their pictures. In his/her Facebook page, he/she only posted his/her photos with the men, minus his/her photos with her.
The sad part was when it was time for him/her to leave for the Philippines, the reader did not hear from him/her. No goodbyes nor thank you to his/her driver, cashier and photographer. The worst part was when she came back to Manila, she bumped into him/her at a party. He/she just said hello and made no effort to invite her even for a cup of coffee.
Thank you dear reader for allowing me to share your story. Let this be a lesson to all of us. Please stay away from ungrateful social climbers.
In closing, I wish to borrow a quote from Blaire Waldorf, "not even a manicure can mask those peasant hands." This is our message to the Queen/King, "not even your shiny pearls can mask your grim attitude."
Thank you for reading. Please follow me on twitter: micsylim.
Of cors s/hes social climbing probinsyana kaya yan c juanachange na d machangechange (hahaha) all d way from CDO carne norte. Kaya no wonder gusto nyang lumevel up ang status quo nya sa mga nouveaue riche ng Metro Manila. Pero mantakin mo may sabit parin, ang kanyang asal baboy na attitude at manners. Corpulent nga sha synonymous sa Pig na word. Period!
ReplyDeletei know who this is....
ReplyDeleteyikes looks and pearls can really be deceiving. tsk tsk
ReplyDeletehalu again!
ReplyDeletei love love love your posts about this social climbing ill-bred piece of doo-doo.
just one request, my dear fashionpulis: please do not describe IT as a magazine editor. IT is NOT and never will be. IT cannot even string a decent written sentence together.
and in case you're wondering, yes, i had to bring it up because i am an editor. for IT to be accorded a title which i worked for in an honest and proper way is an affront to all in the publishing industry.
i'm sure one day we shall meet one day, fashionpulis, and toast to the de-throning (maybe IT sits on another kind of throne? hahahaha) of this social mountaineer.
your fan,
:) :) :)
Dear Anonymous,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your love. Any suggestion as to what should I call him/her then?
I read editorial consultant somewhere.
ReplyDeleteIt took me 30 minutes to find the person's name online because although I had a face, I didn't know who IT was.
Your blog is such compelling read. Keep 'em coming.
perlita!!! LOL!
ReplyDeleteMy gawsh, I can't guess who this is! Nakaka-dalawang post ka na, and even with all the clues i've gotten from the comments, I'm still scratching my head with this one. Pwedeng more clues? Is "it" popular? Where is "it" seen?
ReplyDeleteDear Anonymous,
ReplyDeletePlease send me a private message PM in facebook and I will give you the answers. Good idea?
Kaloka!
ReplyDeletethe modern day (gay) Doña Victorina
ReplyDeletebasing on HIS/HER looks, he/she looks mabaho with an ugly skin and top that with a matrona perfume. That's how I see,smell him/her. Modern matronang baklogs (baklang jologs) with no sense of style. He/she thinks that he/she is one, but oh my umay no! He/she like opening his/her mouth when taking pictures. Makes you want to thrust down the throat with a blunt knife.
ReplyDeletekamaganak ba ito nung kapitapitagang scout na amy street sa QC near ABS-CBN?
ReplyDelete100% user sya!!!
ReplyDeletei heard he stinks and he sweats like a pig literally:)
ReplyDeleteIf he/she is from Cagayan de Oro City then it's the only QME!!
ReplyDeleteHis nice when he need's something from you!!!
I am one of his victims.....
Omg your blog is superb!! Can't believe this post, tnx for the heads up! So many blind items are my fb friends, yaiks
ReplyDeleteganyan talaga ang mga pinoy..marami akong alam na ganyan....hahaha
ReplyDeleteHi, i just stumbled upon your blog and it's addicting! It reminds me of an update version of the book "When sh*t hits the fan" which is an insider's view on so-called SOSYALites...tsk, tsk, tsk...ang Pinoy wa-class talaga, they're really good at climbing! Keep the juice coming =)
ReplyDeleteAny more clues? Can't really seem to figure this one out. Please more clues. :)
ReplyDeleteHi Mike! I am one of your followers in Fashion Pulis. I really love your blog. I think that you are the only fashion/gossip blog with real class. I really love it.
ReplyDeleteSocial climbers are kind of common in any industry. Hahaha. However, one particular that I am really irritated about is one of the finalists of a prestigious local fashion competition.
Although she is not that well known yet, (in her head she is a complete celebrity already, even made a page for herself, with a few people liking it... most of it her friends hahaha! --- how self-conceited!) she does attach herself with rich people. Her ploy is like this: she appears to be a nice, humble, innocent and helpful friend to a person richer than her. She will enjoy whatever this current friend's lifestyle. Then, when she finds someone "richer" or "higher in society rankings", she introduces herself or tricks her current friend to introduce her to that one. She does the whole persona again. After the introduction, she somehow gets into that new friend's circle, ditches the "lower ranking friend" and enjoy the benefits of having a richer friend.
How should I know? I am close to her past victims! (And used to be close with her, until she ditched me as well)
A little back story, “Lolo” and the "victims" were friends back in the day and bonded on a fun dress up competition. I remembered the owners carrying her bags, while she run around with other friends, in front of photographers. She made them look like her yayas. Also, these two actually financially supported her in making of her entries(s) because she cannot afford it. (Not to be matapobre but she came and is still from a humble income bracket). In addition, when they ate in restaurants, “Lolo” never paid. She would order a lot food that she never ate and allow the victims to pay for the whole thing!
She ended up with other people in the competition. Sad for her, but “Lolo” was actually manipulated herself. She would lend her stuff to these people and sometimes would even do their make up for free during these times AND CARRY AND WATCH THEIR BAGS! HAHA!
As years passed, “Lolo” entered fashion to finally escape these current "poor friends" that she has. She went to a makati fashion school so she can even dub herself as a "makati girl". During her stint in that city, she passed from one rich friend to a richer one. She got into fashion school to meet "richer friends" and did her thing. She went to parties with these people, even got rides going there! (Kapal)
She pretends to be this "naapi" and "humble" person (because no one understands her daw), but she is a 100% user! She uses it to attract pity, attention and well richer friends that are nice.
And I have just discovered that one of my recently added friends, one of the most gifted accessory designEr in the Metro, is one of hers! (Oh wow. How high has she climbed?)
The designer and I just met recently. Honestly, I really want to warn him about her but it would sound odd as I think they have been "friends long enough" for the two of them to bond during a trip in "divisoria". Check his FB. Thus, the reason that I want to do this is maybe, through a blind item, he'll figure this out on his own (and other high level designers about dealing with her)
Dear Anonymous,
ReplyDeleteCan you please email the story to michaelsylim@gmail.com? I would love to do a story on her. Thanks. I will be waiting.
Oy anonymous, interrupting ka naman sa moment ng katauhan ng nilalang na nahahambing sa awra ni odette khan na may aroma ni bomber moran.
ReplyDeletegosh, IT used to be a program manager for NPA shows in Kapuso Network. hmmmm... people from NPA look up to IT pa naman... Ganun pala sya.
ReplyDeleteFP,
ReplyDeletena-sad daw siya dahil sa mga posts mo tungkol sa kanya.
OMG
ReplyDeleteImbyerna dyan sa EDITOR CUM SOCIAL CLIMBER na yan ang WIFE ng isang WEATHERMAN sa isang BIG NETWORK kasi ang style pag lumalabas sila hindi nagpapatak dedma lang sa bayaran eh lintek ang ORDER niya siya pinakamalakas lumamon.
ReplyDeleteThat pseudo editor has the habit of going places with his friends with out giving his share pag bayaran na sabi ng mga server in GREENBELT in one resto there lakas ng arrive ang daming utos and demand di naman nagbabayad ng kinain niya
ReplyDeleteUNDERSTAND THE EDITOR HE WAS NOTHING WHEN HE ARRIVED IN MANILA FROM CDO IN THE 90S MAYBE AYAW NA NIYA BUMALIK SA DATING BUHAY NIYA TSK TSK TSK HAY WALANG INIBA ANG MASYUMBANG SOCIAL CLIMBER NA YAN
ReplyDeleteuy the queen is reformed na hes ready evertyime he dine and hang out with friends he has 1k ready in his wallet nagsha share na siya but then mas madami pa din ang order niya double during dedma days pag dyan na ang bill to share his part ha ha ha ha ha
ReplyDeletei know the wife of the weatherman, shes from that rich tiny country on top of BATANES, and the weatherman is son of a former mayor ryt
ReplyDeleteYah I know the wetherman also you cant blame his wife the editor has no manner ecertime he dine with their group di sya nagsha share talaga pero super lakas kumain
ReplyDeleteoh FELY are you sure the weatherman is son of former mayor or former cabinet member of the past adimintration, about the wife is she own a school
ReplyDeleteOK take a look at that pixture carefully sa USER'S FB ACCOUNT, the USER is standing while the wife of the wetaherman is siting beside the female newscaster hindi nakapatong kamay ng user sa wife ng weatherman while sa anchor nakapatong kamay ni user kasi he knows ayaw siya ni school owner ha ha ha
ReplyDeletehe fancies himself as this jetsetter but all he does is free load off his foreign friends. he looks awful in women's clothes.
ReplyDeleteThank you Paul for such a fine lunch in the midst of books and iconic chairs... but beyond that is the insightful conversation I always have with you. See you in NYC soon...ANG MASYUMBANG SOCIAL CLIMBER STRIKES AGAIN
ReplyDeleteOh why don't you look at the Queen's facebook account now. Social climbing should be an extreme sport given the way he goes at it. Oh yes, disarmingly nice and fun to be with until little by little you feel yourself being used (until it moves on to a richer prey). Let us not forget to mention the number of people booted, "retired" or "reassigned" so as to get the "position" he lusted for whcih includes travel etc parties, junkets. Fashion/ Travel /Society portfolio all in one. And because he inched his way close to the top brass heir of the org through major kiss ass... nay... rimming is more apt given the manner of kiss ass done. Those shoes bear the blood of those he butchered to get the "position" created for him/her. Shit does float to the top.
ReplyDeleteThe QUEEN is another ANDREW CUNANAN story in the making
ReplyDeleteM is a classic user
ReplyDeleteits name is at the tip of my tongue hahaha.nakita ko na ang pic nito sa isang blog.parang ginaya ng isang openly gay actor JL ang look nya para sa isang remake ng sikat na 80's movie.hindi ko lang maalala ang namesung ng hitad!!!
ReplyDeletehUHU... di ko talaga mahulaan! :(
ReplyDeletewow nag-google pa talaga ko to know who IT is. hahahaha :))
ReplyDeletesino ito FP?
ReplyDeleteI wanna drink melon juice on sgt esguerra
ReplyDeleteTHE QUEEN IS DELUSIONAL MOAMAR GADAFFI GAY VERSION
ReplyDeleteWENO NGAYON KUNG ME PIXTURE KASAMA NANG KUNG SINO SINO ANG HITAD NA LINTANG PEKENG SOCIALITE NA YAN. DAPAT DYAN IPAIMBESTIGA NUNG KUMPANYA NG NEWSPAPER NA NIREREPRESENT NYA KUNO HINIHIYA NYA LANG MGA PILIPINO. ISA SIYANG INTERNATIONAL PARASITE NA TAGA CAGAYAN DE ORO.
ReplyDeleteAy I know the wife of the WEATHERMAN cum NOON TIME SHOW HOST Ms F told me a lot of horror stories about that SELF PROCLAIM SOCIALITE. Yes that CREATURE is a freeloader. Hindi yan nagbabayad ng nilalamon nya pag magkakasama sila. WOW what a parasite!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeletenew year na at lahat hndi ko pa rin gets kung sino ito. que horror! tips naman sana pano ko i-google. alam ko na yung asawa ng weather man..ano pa ba add ko para masearch ko sa google?
ReplyDeletehuhuhu dko ma gets. clue please
ReplyDeleteTo Anonymous Dec 13, 2011 08:38 PM:
ReplyDeleteMahirap talaga, ang tagal din bago nahulaan. Try mo igoogle yung program manager ng Extra challenging na tv show. ;)
Ay naku! An tagal ko bago ma getching!!!! At hindi ko sya kilala until I saw the photo..saw his/her FB photos with former beauty and many other socialites KUNO. Tama si AnonymousJan 12, 2012 04:47 AM: Google the extra challenging show. Tapos hello to super hero. Yun na!
ReplyDeleteName nya ay galing sa Isang Melon na prutas
ReplyDeleteLol nagbabacktrack ako ng mga post ni FP which I super love, I read this napa-google ako and saw almost of IT's pictures lagi syang may pearl earrings kalerkey. Sana hndi na dumami ang katulad nya nakakainis sya.
ReplyDeleteFinally... nakita ko na rin ito, i have been looking for this kasi itong pearly queen na to may atraso sa akin, matagal ko na tong narinig, this is enough, hindi ko siya papatulan, with this, she's good as nothing, she's good as dead... hahahahahaha
ReplyDeletehuhu.. d ko parin magets...
ReplyDeleteplease help.
kalokah ang taga cagayan de oro hahaha this 40ish IT brags pa to his batchmates na he is a top exec of a network. He's so mellow pa na man hahaha :p
ReplyDeletesad :( didnt expect this of him.
ReplyDeletehaha! I'm reading old articles and I did quite an extensive research on this one, haha! FINALLY... nahulaan ko na rin, whew! Now i can go back to work LOL
ReplyDeletetry to search: EXTRA challenge program manager
ReplyDeletethank you mrs morrissey :)
ReplyDeleteAny updates on this?
ReplyDelete