It’s not really in my today’s itinerary to write about this article from Malu Fernandez. As what she previously did in a controversial write-up about OFWs (Overseas Filipino Workers), I didn’t find time to react & create a post on such issue.
Maybe, I really didn’t consider it something to blog about & have it stayed in the net for such a long period of time.Today my agenda was to publish this post about Bryanboy. It has been in my “things-to-do” list for quite sometime, since I got the news last
weekend when I was in Las Vegas. So, I visited Bryanboy’s site to grab some photo, as I planned to attach it with the very controversial & very expensive Marc Jacob’s “Ostrich Bag”. As the net browser completely viewed his blog, his recent post “MALU FERNANDEZ FINDS BLOGGING IS A SLACKER JOB” waved my eyebrow high. I need to massage my forehead in a while just to relax my properly -shaped eyebrows!
Honestly people, this is my first time to read an entire article from Malu Fernandez & in fairness to her, she’s really such a well-experienced journalist. I have to admit that I agree on some points she mentioned there, about people who place vicious comments & yet sign their messages as “anonymous”. This blog has not been really that quite long but I experienced a lot of hate comments & in “anonymous” sender. Well, that’s the very classic – “not all people are in the same side of opinion”. Inspite of this, I am still motivated to work on this blog especially when I am posting something about my 1st & 5th category, as I am receiving a lot of emails & comments from people who consider it a great help.
Going back to Malu Fernandez, I really need to collect my reaction or I may say my opinion as I finished reading the entire article. As it really hit me!

Slacker, as per definition in Encarta dictionary – 1.) somebody who shirks or avoids doing something, especially work or military service; 2.) an offensive term for a young educated person who is regarded as being disaffected or apathetic, and underachieving (slang).
At first I thought she’s a smart writer/woman but reading this line from her work & emphasizing “AS FOR ME”, my first impression didn’t even last before I end up reading such write-up. It’s just made me realize on how she sees things in a very tiny “picture” and worst is using a certain term that can only explain a very whinny-tiny part of the entire blogging world.
Oh yeah, blogging is a pastime for lonely people to connect. I’ve seen some bloggers who finds blogging as to ease their pain & heartaches but those are very few! Even incorporating the term SLACKER on blogging is such a ridiculous definition!
As for me, I started blogging as I knew that in my first few years as MRS to a military man I have to rest for a while on being part of the corporate world. As it also affects some on the family’s top priorities, then that’s when I discovered & totally embraced the beauty of blogging. It’s not just a medium of sharing something that I find beneficial for others but also it gives me an opportunity to earn.
I am certainly NOT avoiding to do something productive! I am in a situation to set certain priorities in life & devoting my few hours in the afternoon in social networking & earning thru my marketing skills. Instead of taking a long afternoon nap which will just add up more fats in my body! I am also NOT considering myself as a young educated person who is regarded as underachieving, but I am happily blogging & getting used my product review skills to earn some bucks.
I find it another careless statement from the writer – Malu Fernandez, and realized that it’s another mean for massive attention. Like what Bryanboy said, “Attention is addictive”.
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a Trackbacki have read her article and i guess she is describing herself. A Backstabber, LoL! I’ll blog about this too hehe thanks sis
And BTW ms malu this is really my name
natawa naman ako sa comment mo joyce…
oo nga ..Ms. Malu, this is my real name too – ANNIE!
cheers!
nakakainiz kasi diba may mga anonymous din naman sa journalist, dami sa jaryo at radio di naman talaga nila mga pangalan diba? unfair.
joanjoyce’s last blog post..Blogging: A SLACKER JOB according to Malu Fernandez
korek!!! hehehehe
Ladies, ladies… so harsh!
Now if we’re gonna take a c l o s e r look (especially at THAT *cute* pic of Ms Fernandez), we’ll realize that Malu herself IS using a screen/pen/pet name. Wanna know her real name? Again take an appreciative look at that photo…
It’s Dolores.
Dolores Umbridge. (but NOT Imelda Staunton, ha. Recalling how JK Rowling described Umbridge the first time in Book 5, you’ll see that THAT pic of Malu fits it sooo well.) Luvle!
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REALLY?!
nyahaha im not a harry potter fanatic but im sure shes one of the??? ok lets laugh it off, lol!
joanjoyce’s last blog post..Blogging: A SLACKER JOB according to Malu Fernandez
blogging is definitely not a slacker job. im a blogger myself and i do it not only coz its as a hobby but also coz i want to express my thoughts and opinion. its also a way close friends can know how you’re doing and such.
and annie, ur site is one of the best one i can stumble upon
its like a habit already to check out ur site everyday! keep it up!!!
She just wants attention which I refuse to give.
BTW, if you are linking her Manila Standard column please put a rel=”nofollow” in the link. We don’t want to boost Manila Standard.
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hi trisya…
its very nice of you.. thanks you so much..
cheers!
annie
mother joyce..ayaw ko ng mag-isip pa..natatakot akong makarma..preggy pa naman ako..pero ayan dinagdagan mo pa rin…hehehehehe…LOL
hi madam noemi..
its nice to see you here.. hehe..napansin mo din ako..hehehe..
anyway, madam sige po..try ko pong ayusin..i might forward the link in joyce page..since she copied the entire article..
thanks for dropping by..
cheers!
If blogging is such a slacker job then maybe that makes me bad at slacking off.
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