Dear Ricardo,

I've changed my mind and i decided to clarify this to you.

I yield, at the expense of not being my style of writing, of John's wish for me not to be cryptic. And I hope in return he'll yield also to my wish that he read this in his sober state. <g>

(1) SINCERELY I SAY TO JOHN, that i don't attack him personally. I have only three (3) relevant posts on this topic and I think John should confine with these:

message# 307070
message# 308694
message# 309032

2. SINCERELY I SAY TO HIM, that contrary to his perception, my first post, message# 307070, is even adverse to Jess because I responded to Jess' post and in a sense I said to him that he should not be onion-skinned and in my view he has gone wild because his pride was pricked. The problem with me is that i always say it cryptically as John would understand. But in all sincerity, when I replied to Jess saying "As i see it, this tinges with Amor Propio", it should be taken in the context of me not liking Jess' behaviour especially when he touched about that "smell in the buttocks". He is a Filipino like me and I think I should be the one to remind him of the bad side of our culture vis-a-vis with Amor Propio, Pride, Face, etc. Jess understands that my post is against him, that may be the reason he is silent on it. Clarifying this, and because of my being me and being cryptic, I ask John's forgiveness that he was misled into believing that I am against him. I ask for forgiveness because I may be the cause of his sleepless nights, mental anguish, wounded feelings,serious anxiety, moral shock, social humiliation and besmirched reputation. <g> But in the bar of justice, I'm sure your legal system will exonerate me because I don't have criminal intent. <g> Your jurisprudence favors me on that and I know I will be spared from moral damages. -LOL-

(3) SINCERELY I SAY TO HIM, that my second post, message# 308694, is more on my desire to end the discussion that i hate to be extended more. In all sincerity, my quote on the monkey is for everyone. and when i say 'no offense meant' i say it positively and i mean it well and in all honesty to mean it sincerely.

(4) SINCERELY I SAY TO HIM, that my last relevant post, message# 309032, is a collective happy reaction of me, my mother and sister that John was not at all offended. We were happy and wondered how Jess would react because he could also be alluded to with that monkey quote. So, it was while waiting that my 17-year old sister looked at John's picture and said something childish. My mother made comments also about John's picture. And that's where message# 309032 was born. It was a sincere reaction from a happy family. Maybe, just maybe of our fascination of not having a brother and for my mother of not having a son. But the message was pure and sincere. But ..tsk ...tsk...cryptic. Oh, my fault. <g>

(5) SINCERELY I SAY TO HIM, I only have three (3) relevant posts on this topic. Just three(3), the fourth one was just a rejoinder for Erick with regard to my faux pas.

(6) SINCERELY I SAY TO HIM, WE WISH WE COULD EXPLAIN THIS TO JOHN PERSONALLY. AND FOR US TO LOOK AT EACH OTHER IN THE EYE. FROM THE BOTTOM AND THE DEEPEST RECESSES IN ALL THE CHAMBERS OF OUR HEARTS, OUR APOLOGIES FOR ALL THE TROUBLE. THE LESSON IS THAT IT'S BAD TO BE CRYPTIC. AND THIS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RULES OF CONDUCT.

Let's all be friends and be productive...And do away with the non-sequitors.


MOST Sincerely, (and extending my tender hand to John for a handshake)