An officemate was telling a story about a well-known actress who is not very active nowadays because she is living in with a tycoon. The story was like this.
The actress went inside a building and was about to board the elevator when she saw an old woman in the elevator. She told her body guards to tell the old woman to leave the elevator. Off went the body guard to tell the old woman what the actress had told him to do. The old woman replied, “Please tell the young lady to get out of my building.”
I am not sure if this was the exact story but I am relating it now exactly as my officemate had told me. If this is true, shame on her! I admire her beauty. She is one of the many loved faces in showbiz. But to learn something as this is really disappointing. How could she have so much high regard for herself? What harm can an old woman do to her being in that same elevator?
I was reminded of an in-law who thought that my digital camera was lost because we did not let them borrow it. Talk about how they regard themselves as if God had done justice to them. God does justice to good people and I cannot even rate them as fair. A ‘good’ rating is an overstatement. It was my husband who decided not to let them borrow it. First, if they break the digicam, they can not or will not replace it or be remorseful about it. Second, whatever good deed we give will be treated as nothing. After some time, it will be forgotten just like the many good deeds my husband carried out for them. These people always seem to think that other people have an obligation to them because they are hard up, and that others are favored by fate.
These high and mighty creatures are pains in the asses. Their high regard for themselves is extremely annoying. They think that they should deserve more that what is normal. They are selfish and standoffish because they think they are better than anyone. They are thorns in the flesh, and are constant sources of trouble and irritation.
That is why sometimes it is a big question to me why these people receive much than those good people. It is a question to me why they enjoy privileges and/or advantages that should have been for others who really deserve them. Why is it so easy for them to get away from their bad behavior and misconduct? Why is it they are not punished for the many wrong things they are doing? But how do I know that? Maybe they are being punished in some ways I am not aware of. They will not advertise it anyway, or will refuse to think that they are punished being that high and mighty.
Unless the old woman stunk like a skunk, I can't imagine any reason for the actress to ask her to leave. That's terribly arrogant and unkind.
ReplyDeleteOne of the things I've learned when i left Pinas was the fact that I could say no to people without getting a bad rap for it. People will respect your decision no matter what. In Pinas, saying no can ruin relations.
... umm .. si ms. g. baretto ba 'yan tita bing? :D
ReplyDeleteif the story is true, she is truly arrogant and unkind. she deserved the humiliation she got from being told to get out of that building.
ReplyDeleteand also, the utang na loob seems to be not practiced in other countries. here in the Philippines, one carries this indebtedness til he dies, bw.
umm.... bakit mo alam, jan? he he
She will probably learn it the hard way. Once she will get older the tycoon will dump her for a younger actress...
ReplyDeleteAs you said it in your post those people can be rich and powerfull, in the end we all get old and die...
very true, sidney. beauty fades, too.
ReplyDeletethats gretchen bareto right? at the rcbc plaza?
ReplyDeleteawwww, give the girl a break. not only wasn't she invited to her sister's wedding. she'll forever be a "kept" woman unlike her newlywed beautiful sister..hehehe.
ReplyDeletepa sarcasm effect ;)
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Looks like everyone knows the woman in your story, hehe. But really, ever since she 'forced' her way into this tycoons life because of their lovechild, she's been acting like the proverbial stork on the carabao. Going around town with hordes of bodyguards while on a shopping spree using the tycoon's money, is it any wonder why the guy's family never wanted to dao anything with her? And to think, the world's richest man, Bill Gates, drives his own car. In fact he's been handed tickets in the past for going over the speed limit. You think that'll happen to our tycoons and their families here?
ReplyDeleteDon't be surprised if one day another scandal about this woman comes out in the newspaper...
The American actress, Lauren Bacall, was notorious for doing exactly just that; however, she didn't have much luck with New Yorkers.
ReplyDeleteAs for the high and mighty -- those who feel superior to others, for sure, feel inferior to others as well. It's the classic pecking order syndrome.
And if they seem more blessed because of their abundance, I'd like to think it's exactly the lesson they're dealing with while on their current incarnation.
high there, mushy! right.
ReplyDeleteher arrogance will one day put her to shame, dexie..
oo nga, single, ako yata ang nahuli :-) the proverbial "mataas pa sa kalavaw ang vangaw" ha ha (remembering one funny comment in my Some Popular Bloggers Post.
i'd like to think that they are also a bunch of insecure people, eric. there is always justice with God. it is also a case of the higher one goes up, the harder they fall.
I have the same experiences with BW as to saying NO to people. Also, one big thing I like living here in Canada is that people treat you equally. People are on a first name basis. It doesn't matter if you are someone's supervisor or boss, they will not call you sir or ma'am nor Mr. or Mrs. so and so. I call my supervisor Mike and our manager Esther, not Mr. Cox or Miss Williams. There is no rich or poor. We all shop in the same places and people buy expensive stuff if they want, whether it is within their means or not. We are all equal whether you are famous or not, whether you're in a position or not.
ReplyDeleteand how i wish i am living in Canada, too, irene. :-)
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