Manila Downunder

A wise man does not waste so good a commodity as lying for naught.

Mark Twain

A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth, and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood.

William Shenstone

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The South Sydney Filipino Community (or part of it anyway)

~~ MERRY-GO-ROUND OF MISTRUTH ~~

Firstly I would like to thank everyone who helped me win the '2009-Most Lied About Aussie In The Filipino Community Award'.

It would be wrong of me to take all the credit myself, there were so many people who have lied about me over the years and they alone have made this awesome achievement possible.

While some of the the Mt Druitt/Werrington area Filos certainly made a terrific attempt to get me this prestigious award, it was a number in Eastlakes who finally got me over the line.

Sadly there are many out there who didn't help at all. They blatantly remained great friends, constantly caring about me, defending me and making my life feel so worthwhile.
Together they nearly lost me this award and to them I say THANKS.

Thanks for your friendship and making my time posting this, although representing years of pain and hurt, an enjoyable experience.

This posting does, after all, represent my side of everything, in a community where I have little chance of spreading as much gossip as those who wish to do so about me.

Everything said here I am happy to say on a polygraph, or indeed any truth telling, test. Indeed I desperately want to do so.

Sadly, due to the immense jealousy (and for legal publishing reasons) it would bring if I was to overlook anyone who has made a huge attempt to discredit me and lie over all these years and thus won me this award, I am leaving names out. However rest assured, I do appreciate every single person who has told other members of the community crap about me, without your efforts to make me look like a mongrel after years of helping, I could never have reached where I am today.

I love you all - well the honest ones anyway.

Now ladies, gentleman and anything in between we come to the part you have all been waiting for.

THE LIES

Lets look through all those wonderful memories, those lies over the last decade that have brought me to the realisation of this truly appreciated award.Not to mention how appreciated my efforts to help people has been.

So many happy times, like the first time I was called a 'Hippopotamus' and my old favourite, that first time I was accused of having an affair with a friend. This second one has become quite a regular over the years, strangely enough often (but possibly not always) being spread by people who have had previous experience of such things, either by them or their partner.

Anyway - without further delay, thanks to the following for helping win this award.

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WATCH OUT FOR BRAD-WE THINK HE MAY BE HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH xxxxxxxxx.

Ahhhhh yes, so regular now that it becomes boring.

I do love and care about my Pinay friends, but I am not IN LOVE with them. I am married, love my wife and, unlike my freeking father, do not intend to have any sort of affair.

Yes my best friends are girls, big frigging deal. Grow up and understand that this does not instantly mean I am sleeping around.

Their husbands don't believe I am, so why should you woman who have nothing better to do? Insecurities over your own partners perhaps?

BRAD HAD SEX WITH xxxxxxxxxx IN THE TOILETS AT EAST LEAGUES FEMALE TOILETS.

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Thankfully I had witnesses that night, not to mention the fact a security guard guards the door to these toilets making entry for males very hard.
The liars had a win this night, I haven't been back to that club since this event - which was coincidently brought up while I was away and unable to defend myself.

xxxxxxxxx IS AFTER BRAD FOR HAVING SEX WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND IN THE TOILET.

This disappeared soon after I decided to go to immigration. Strange that.

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BRAD IS AN ALCOHOLIC!

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Yes one or two rums a day with dinner is seriously out of control.

QUICK- CALL AA NOW! :-)

OH THE HUMMMMMMANITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BRAD PUNCHED A WOMAN IN THE HEAD AND BRAD ASSAULTED A WOMAN!

Both versions of this one have been used for the same incident and by the same person. Also utilized was "Brad punched me in the shoulder". All are used together for clarity and the 'WTF' factor.

An interesting accusation, brought up after someone was informed they were in trouble for doing the same to a pregnant friend.

This lie is particularly interesting, because the details of what happened, as well as details as to prior knowledge keeps changing depending on who is the latest person to have been told.

I never have and never would assault a woman - those who know me already see this lie as laughable, a lie which is the biggest defamation of character I have yet had to endure from the Filipino community in Sydney.

BRAD IS A CENTERLINK BLUDGER!

Seems people will say anything to try to insult someone. Truth is, confirmable through Centerlink, that I have not been on the dole since around the late 80s when I was between jobs.

Seems this accusation has been leveled at a few people by the same group of people, "interesting" that Centerlink freud always happens to pop to their mind.

BRAD AND xxxxxxx OWES US MONEY

Interesting, do the words clock, cupboard, lounge, bed, fridge mean anything?

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YOUR A BLUDGER - I HAVE A GOOD JOB!

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I am on $42.50 and hour. How much do you get?

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THE WAY I SEE BRAD AND FRIENDS IS LIKE A PACK OF ANIMALS!

Interesting, we help seperate a friend from a savage assault and we are animals.

Certainly rather be an animal than a supposed friend who would stand by and watch without lending a hand to stop it proceeding further.

BRAD IS DESPERATE TO YOUNG GIRLS .

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Here is another particular favourite. I am a 40 year old who is into young girls.

Aren't I quite the moral defective?

Aren't I quite the pervert?
Really got to stop this dirty and disgusting habit of being nice to people.

No reports of inappropriate behaviour, sexually or otherwise, from other woman, young or otherwise. Can everyone else say the same?

BRAD DOSEN'T KNOW WHAT DAY IT IS!

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Yeah, thats a tough one. Is it Sunday?

BRAD SPREADS GOSSIP LIKE A WOMAN!

Alls fair in love and war.

Do unto others what they do unto you.

You only reap what you sow.

Lots of this sort of stuff can be found in the bible, for all those who have cast aside nightclubs and refound the church in the last 6 months.

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HEY ON THE SUBJECT OF NIGHTCLUBS - I HEARD A DISGUSTING RUMOUR THAT ELDERLY AND PREGNANT WOMAN ATTEND CLUBS. SHOULD THEY NOT BE BANNED? SIGN OUR PARTITION TODAY!!!!

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BRAD BLUDGES OFF ALL HIS FRIENDS!

As opposed to bludging off his, say, NEPHEW to pay bills, which is far more socially acceptable.

Yes I could imagine my huge list of friends would stick around for a long time with me bludging off them. This accusation comes from areas that have given my nothing but grief, perhaps ask those people who care about me and me the same in return, you may get a different opinion.

These are the people I would do anything for.

BRAD IS JUST A LIAR!

I am willing to sit down to a polygraph test on everything I have written here.

Is anyone else wishing to join me?

BRAD IS A GIRL - HE RUNS TO THE POLICE!

I have friends and family to think about, death does not discriminate against sex or race, so death threats are taken seriously.

Show me someone who dosen't.

BRAD CALLED SOMEONE A WHORE ON THIS WEBSITE!

Besides immediately above, did anyone else see the use of this dirty language on here?

The police were given the website address and the provider can confirm no changes were made around this time, so I am open to anyone who is able to point it out.

Unfortunatley I did not call anyone this name on this site, I have respect for these people and what they choose to do, usually due to no other choice. I would not disrespect these woman by utilising their choice of job to describe any of the people who spread lies about me.

BRAD CALLED EVERYONE IN EASTLAKES 'ASWANG'.

Nope didn't do that either. People may wish to examine their Tagalog dictionaries to see what the word barkada means. It stands for group, as opposed to a suburb or province.

Indeed there does seem to be extensive confusion when it comes to Filipino terms, I am not sure what they were doing while at school.

Thanks (salamat) to everyone who has taken the time to read this.

Please note that no names have been mentioned, however those who yell the loudest about this, admitedly contraversial, posting will no doubt be the most guilty.

This post isn't aimed at any single person, these events have taken place over a decade of community involvement, involving ohh so many people who seem to be dead against my being a part of the Filipino community.

THEY MAY SPREAD LIES ABOUT ME.

THEY MAY THREATEN ME.

THEY MAY TRY TO DESTROY MY MARRIAGE.

THEY MAY MAKE DEATH THREATS.

THEY MAY SPREAD HATRED.

THEY MAY PROMOTE DISTRUST.

BUT HELL THEY MUST BE PISSED OFF I AM STILL A PART OF, AND HELPING, THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY HERE AND PROJECTS IN THE PHILIPPINES.

I love the Philippines and Filipinos!

Always have - Always will!

Get used to it or piss off and let me live my life how I want,

with whom I want and without having to share

the xistence of miserable people.

How it used to be before rumours and gossip made a couple

of these people disappear.

One constant in this community is how people can ignorantly believe one persons story without doing them themselves the benefit of

finding out the two sides.

How can anyone do themselves such an injustice?