Amanda Coling: Victim or Vixen?

Amanda Coling

Earlier this month we were all baffled by this Amanda Coling who was allegedly raped by 4 Azkals members with the names of Simon Greatwich, Neil Etheridge, Jason Sabio, and Anton Del Rosario. This issue according to Amanda was started from a forwarded email from Paul Wyler (a German consultant of Philippine Football Federation) that was forwarded to Aaron Lozado (an Internet blogger) that became a blind item and later on a real issue.

When Pia Guanio interviewed Amanda in Showbiz Central, Pia asked her questions but she didn't make any clear response. There was a lot of verbal noise and pauses between sentences. There's even one question that Pia had to repeat because Amanda wasn't able to process it in the first time. She sounded wasted like she was in drugs, include the fact that she was speaking in a fake American accent. I can forgive her if she was applying her Native-English accent in English language, but she was applying the accent in Filipino language and that's totally annoying and unforgivable, especially that she's a pure Filipina who grew up here in the Philippines. When Ali Sotto asked her--also in an interview--why her Tagalog is so twang, she said, "Nehihirepen thilege ekeng meg-Thigeleg kese neg-work eke se call center (silent "t") before". Nagtrabaho lang sa call center nakalimutan ng mag-Tagalog? Gago. And she was saying that she doesn't want to comment to anything without the consent of her lawyer. If that's the case, then why did she agree to be interviewed live on TV if she knows that she can't state anything without legal assistance? She was also saying a lot of abstract nonsense, like her message for the Azkals, "Galingan 'nyo, sana marami pa kayong maiuwing karangalan for the country", was she playing martyr or it was just the effect of lack of iodized salt? (Taga-UP pa naman...). Obviously, Pia wanted a message from her for the Azkals REGARDING THE ISSUE. Also from her interview with Ali Sotto in GMA News TV Channel 11, Ali asked her what kind of woman she is, Amanda said she's "a woman of faith" <crickets>. She also asked Amanda about her reaction to the hate messages about her, Amanda says, "Ang hate, nangangahulugan lang 'yan na kulang kayo sa pag-ibig". Seriously. Does she thinks she's able to gain our sympathy with all her innocent nonsense?

She was saying that she wants her family's safety, yet she was the one who willingly let her mother talked about their life at their own residence, and she was precisely the one who mentioned the existence of her child (yes, she's a single mom) which was fairly irrelevant. She wants peace and safety of her family eh?

She said that she's not using this issue to gain popularity, but when Ali Sotto asked her what she thinks about the positive effect of her current "predicament", she said she can see it as a stepping stone, "If God gave you lemons make lemon juice. Better yet, make millions out of those lemons!" exclaims Amanda. Oh well, I don't have to explain this whole analogy to you, do I?

When the scandal about Katrina Halili and Hayden Kho was still the talk of the town two years ago, I can honestly say that I was on the side of Katrina. I was on her side because I can feel the genuineness of her statement. Her actions supported her talks. She cut her hair, she didn't wear makeup, she wore sunglasses, and most importantly, she got convincing tears in her eyes. Katrina walked the talk, unlike Amanda with her prepped-up look. Amanda was even very furious when she's been pulled out from the line of models that ramped for this year's FHM 100 party. What kind of girl would like to show-off her body after such controversy? If I were her, I will not even have the bile to  step outside my house.

For my parting words, I have a message for you Miss Amanda Coling if ever you'll get a chance to read this blog of mine (I highly doubt that). First of all, I want you to know that I sincerely feel bad for you because the Azkals are already losing the limelight, and you're not going to make a good use of their name anymore. Second of all, if there's a certainty in the innermost part of you that peace is truly what your whole being's craving for, and you don't want to confirm or deny anything, because you don't want to lie or hurt other people's feelings (yaddi yaddi yadda.... as if you're fooling someone), then don't be in a freaking interview on freaking national TV for crying out loud. Lastly, you better just lock yourself in your room and play with your own itchy thing you miserable WHORE.