Hello Group!

I had a telephone conversation with one of the FFPI directors, and was told that our being banned from the FFPI Yahoo! Groups was not an act of the Board of Directors as a board, but was an act by the Group’s owner/moderator, Cristina Pecson.  I would like to find out from her directly if this is so, but since we’re already banned, we have no means to do so.  Maybe we will have another update on the felinefanciersphils.com site, to get to the bottom of this. 

I’m afraid a reconciliation did not take place as they wouldn’t want to admit to any mistakes, and would just like us to believe that everything was just a misunderstanding.  I would’ve believed this to be so if they approached us after learning of our grievances when we were banned, and when they made a fool out of Phillippe.  They did not even bother to call, so there wasn’t any miscommunication at all.  They plainly thought that like others they have offended, we will just stay mum about the whole thing.  They were dead wrong.  I, personally, snap back when provoked.

Oh well… as I’ve said time and again, I have realized a painful truth that I do not need them and their club.

 Just FYI…

Wyldcat

Thanks David!

I have e-mailed her directly at crispecson@yahoo.com.  I told her that we need an explanation within 72 hours or we use other venues to give our side of the story and tell everyone what we learned about the banning.  I told her that as a journalist, I expect her to be the first one to have high respect for people’s freedom of expression.

If she doesn’t reply within the timeframe I gave, then my letter will, as usual, be posted in this e-group and at felinefanciersphils.com.  Her choice.

 Wyldcat

Hey John,

I think you can email groupname-moderator@yahoogroups.com or better yet, her yahoo account is crispecson@yahoo.com. Hope that helps you get in touch with her.

David

Hello Mayne!

Aga natin ah!

Yeah, Nakapagtataka, because I remember that the reason she previously resigned from the government-controlled television station she was working for was that she experienced first-hand the massive cheating that happened during the Cory-Marcos election.

I think we will find out for real what happened, if she ever replies.  Otherwise, it’s other venues for the letter, hahaha.  Let’s see how she’d react to that.  I told you, I can go soooo low just not to leave any stone unturned!

Wyldcat

Oh, I forgot!  She also told me that there is no truth whatsoever about the accusations being hurled at them that they want to remain in their posts.  Her exact words are “sukang suka na kami…”  If that is so, why didn’t they find ways and means to hold the elections on time, when they can get all the proxy forms they wish anyways.  Hmmmmm and why bother getting the proxy forms when they don’t intend to use the authority to add votes to them?

Just thinking…

Wyldcat

September 10, 2004

Hello everyone!

I am afraid that I cannot take this sitting down and be fried by those in power like a clueless sitting duck.

After that telephone conversation with one of the board members of the FFPI last night, and after learning that It was Cristina Peczon’s own initiative as owner/moderator of the felinefanciersphils Yahoo! Group, I took it upon myself to contact Ms. Peczon because I have very high regards for her.  I couldn’t believe that a broadcast journalist and media practitioner would act in such a manner, disregarding the right of freedom of expression of an individual, which she should have been upholding.

To make the story short, I contacted everyone I know who I thought would possibly have her cellular phone number, and I was able to get it.  I called her right then and there so that I can set things straight, and so that I can get to the bottom of all these.  She answered her phone after what I recall to be at least eight rings, but upon knowing that it was I who was calling, she told me that she was driving, and in her own words, “I will get back to you.”

That was about 2 in the afternoon.  My clock is now 11:40 p.m., and if she is still driving, then she might either be having an extreme form of drive-tripping, or must’ve gone to Baguio and back, and is having a grand tour of the Metropolitan highways.  At any rate, I pleaded her via text messages to return my call or reply to my e-mail, because I would still like to think that there was a mistake somewhere…

My looking-at-the-bright-side-pollyanna self is running out of good thoughts to think about, and my instinct towards self-preservation is kicking in.  I’m thinking horrible things about her that I’d rather withhold for the time being, in case maybe she surprises me and clarifies things for me.

Would you like to speculate with me here?  This is an experience we have to learn from for practical life application.

Thanks.

Thanks for your concern.  I thought of posting the messages exchanged between me and Teresita Tong, because my fone isn’t high-tech enough to store so many messages, and to provide some sort of entertainment for the members of this group.  If the messages do more than entertain you guys, and they cause some people to step back and think…  “hmmmm…. What does these all mean?  Is this just an exchange of words from people who were formerly colleagues, who were previously so close as for John to be able to “penetrate” the elite group of the officers?  What does John have against the officers that he opts to discuss this in public?  More so, why bring it here in magpupusa where discussions are supposed to be light and entertaining and informative?...” then it has more than served its purpose.

By the way, since this forum, I believe, was created to give everybody a voice, then if anyone of you wants to cross-post the transcript to the other group so that she sure reads it and reacts, tell her that she’s welcome, because here, we don’t control or edit how an individual thinks; we certainly do not censor or ban anyone who disagrees with us.  We encourage thinking; critical thinking much more so.

Whew!!!  What a long prelude!  Forgive me, as I tend to be very opinionated about a lot of things.  I have been told, not just once, that if I were a cat, I would be a Siamese because I can go and talk on and on and on and on…   (get the drift? LOL) 

So, to answer you (as if I haven’t already started!  LOL)

Hi John,

Just take it easy, be patient with the board coz you know most of them are in their 30's and 40's so u know some of them u have to understand na lang and disregard some of their messages, hayaan mo na!  ***That is precisely why I expect more from them.  In professionalism, in ethics, in plain and simple goodnaturedness… (if there’s even such a word, LOL I’m pretty sure there is such a concept!)  Ignoring them is in fact the easiest way to handle them, but since they are officers of the club which I once respected, I cannot just do it.  I cannot see evil and stay mum.  I cannot see filth and stay blind.  I cannot hear stupidity and not care.  I cannot smell something’s rotten and do nothing.  I know… masyado akong pakialamero!  LOL  Now, if anyone can translate it for our international members, hahahaha, but lem’me give it a shot…  “I AM CURIOUS LIKE A CAT, AND IT IS WHAT WILL KILL ME” nyeeee, is that right?  LOL

(i know its hard to forget what they have said and done to you guys but forgive them na lang, kill them with your humility hehe!!). I think what you guys should do is set up a meeting with them again, yes again, tell them youll apologize formally na lang so theyll meet up with u coz i know if youre going to tell them na ul question them again about all the issue then they wont meet with you, then so you could talk things over and finish this issue na so everything will be ok na. Im just concerned for both you guys and philippe. – sassykitty

***Well yeah, that’s what we’re doing actually.  Forget we were once associated with them, and we were doing our own stuff, and she’d text.  I can just ignore her because she’s ignorable anyway, but it’s not right.  She actually took an effort to say something that needs to be answered, as elementary ethics would dictate.  I wouldn’t want to kill them with my humility.  They will die even without my participation, LOL.  As for asking for forgiveness, I owe this to my cats, for being involved with people to say it is their welfare these people are after, but are doing the opposite things.  I owe it to the clubs members, for being so close to people in power that I began to be blind about the wrong things they were doing.  I owe it still to others who questioned their (officers) motives and who I reprimanded because I trusted the officers.  To them I apologize a hundred fold.  Will be buying some treats for my cats today to ask for their forgiveness J.

Honestly, I don’t care if they don’t want to meet.  I have expressed that I don’t want to meet or talk to anyone of them anyway.  I just care about members who are misled and their cats.  I am not asking that they apologize to me either.  I am demanding that they get their acts together or bust!  Busy-ness is not an excuse for being sloppy, for being complacent in their jobs, and worse, for ignoring things they should do.  And more importantly, not being paid for the job is not to be used an excuse for non-performance.  If they didn’t want to work pro bono, they shouldn’t have taken the challenge to become officers in the first place.  I still remember what my friends told me about the acceptance speech of one of the directors.  “Thank you.  It is just right that you vote for us again because we were the once who formed this club.”  I wish I was there to witness it for I would’ve replied.  “Yes, you were the once who formed the club, you “gave birth” to it.  But it’s our hard-earned money you are spending, and so you are answerable to us.”  Dang I really would’ve loved to say that to their faces.

I still have a lot of things to say, but I have to save them for later, so that we have something to look forward to.

Again, if anyone of you wants to invite them or crosspost this to felinefanciersphils, you’re welcome to do so.  Invite them here, so that they can answer my allegations and/or accusations.  In fact, tell them I challenge them.  Me against all of them who wants to join, or if they feel they could handle more, tell them face Phillippe and me. I promise we won’t prepare para may partido sila  (so that they’d have the advantage).  J

Wyldcat