My Sassy Kidnapper (The Corinthians Caper)

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My Sassy Kidnapper (The Corinthians Caper)

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When Filipino-Chinese are kidnapped, it's tragically normal. When Filipino-Chinese are kidnapped by other Filipino-Chinese, well now, That's Entertainment. William How (a fifty-something businessman) was kidnapped while jogging in Corinthian Gardens, which as most of you know is an exclusive gated subdivision in Quezon City.

Chalk one up for sheer brazenness.

More shocking than the fact that a kidnapping took place in what the upper middle class considers their safe havens in a city full of crime and the desperation that fuels it was the identity of the kidnappers. It turns out that the kidnapper was a 25-year-old friend of the abductee's daugther by the name of Sherwyn Ang and his girlfriend, Michelle Lu. How recognized them because they apparently weren't wearing masks when they pulled him off the street in his sweatshirt and jogging pants.

Wait, maybe not brazenness. Chalk one up for sheer stupidity then.

Or at least, that's what Mr. How alleges. Incidentally, Sherwyn and Michelle supposedly come from two schools near and dear to my heart - Xavier and ICA. How managed to escape, because his kidnappers put on handcuffs but apparently forgot to lock the room...or tie the guy up. He managed to leave the abandoned house in Corinthians where he was being held and called the guards.

Add incompetence to the sheer stupidity, and mix.

And why would someone who comes from a family wealthy enough to send him to Xavier be motivated to kidnap the dad of his friend for a P20 million ransom? No prizes for guessing folks, SPORTS GAMBLING DEBTS. Remember that Probe Team/PCIJ special report about high school kids betting thousands if not tens of thousands of pesos on the outcome of UAAP and NBA games? Xavier was ground zero for that. After all, where else are you going to find kids rich enough to bet thousands of pesos on a basketball game and actually dumb enough to do it?

Pour in the filthy riches, then shake it up a little.

The tragedy of the Filipino-Chinese community is that it's managed to raise a generation of kids who know nothing but money and have neither the conscience nor the wits to make something good out of it. Many of them will end up pissing away the wealth and the good life their parents and grandparents worked so hard to earn. They're wasting it on the most useless, most idiotic things - from drag racing to brawling techniques to hookers. Xavier and the Jesuits, for all their defense of the Men-for-Others ideal, are fighting a desperate rear-guard battle against an ethos of excess, violence and vice.

The Xavier Mafia - it's a recipe for tragedies playing as farce.

After all, money burned is usually sweeter than money earned.

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Links on the story above:
http://boyspacefriend.livejournal.com/13615.html
http://chickenmafia.com/node/624

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[chain]

pucha nakakainis ang ginawa ng rich brat na 'to. and as it turns out, he's down 5M? *sigh*

ang tanga niya... bobo, bobo, bobo, bobo...

[ILuvDetailing]

parang dumb and dumber

[empy]

medyo nagge-generalize tong si author by saying:

The tragedy of the Filipino-Chinese community is that it's managed to raise a generation of kids who know nothing but money and have neither the conscience nor the wits to make something good out of it

i would be offended if i was a young fil-chinese adult...especially since i know so many who work their asses off here in the states even if they could just live a life of luxury back home with mommy and daddy.

and as a man-whore, i strongly object to hookers being called "useless things"!!!

btw, on a serious note...nakaka-addict talaga yang sports betting...lalo na if you're somebody who's a big fan of pro leagues and thinks he knows more than the average fan...kaya di na ako dumadaan sa mga sportsbook pag nadadaan ng Vegas :seeth:

[nugundam93]

hahahahaha.

one case disproving darwin's theory of evolution. :lol:

[uls]

well, sabi daw the 3rd generation wipes out the family fortune.

They are the 3rd gen.

[van_wilder]

hahaha... i know a lot of people who was down sa NBA... i was also once was... kaasar... up ka sa umpisa tapos kung hooked ka na, ma-down ka...

[van_wilder]

im not sure ah... but xavier + nba + corinthians = chaos and failed crime...

remember the kid na nakipagbarilan sa anak ni jawo? nba reason, taga corinthians, and taga xavier...

i even know someone na nagswindle and nagcarnap... puro failures din... nahuli rin sila...

[kimpOy]

bakit ba ang lakas tumaya ng mga yan...

ako mahilig ako sa nba pero hanggang Coke at Skyflakes lang ang pustahan namin...

[BlueBimmer]

sa Fantasy NBA nalang kasi :D

[empy]

hahaha... i know a lot of people who was down sa NBA... i was also once was... kaasar... up ka sa umpisa tapos kung hooked ka na, ma-down ka...

i have a story involving the Phoenix Suns and $1000 that got me out of that game for good :seeth:

[BlueBimmer]

M54, mas malaki pa ata taya ng mga rich brats kesa sayo :D hehe

[ILuvDetailing]

tama fantasy sports na lang...

[Luap]

i have a story involving the Phoenix Suns and $1000 that got me out of that game for good :seeth:

take it off your chest bro. spill it out! we gamblers might learn sumthing from it

[empy]

M54, mas malaki pa ata taya ng mga rich brats kesa sayo hehe

eh syempre hindi naman ako rich brat, bwahaha. tinaya ko lang yun dahil sureball na sureball (PHX vs. SAS last year, 10+ game winning streak ang Suns tapos +10 pa...aba tinambakan ng Spurs by 25...grrr). 1 week kami sa Vegas and i lost it all on day 1...no more money tuloy for casino or strippers :bwahaha:

bumakas pa yung dad, bro at pinsan ko...hayun talo kaming lahat at ang sasama ng loob sa akin

heto hanggang stocks at mutual funds na lang ulit

[BlueBimmer]

wala naman Touareg mga rich brats :D

[niky]

well, sabi daw the 3rd generation wipes out the family fortune.

They are the 3rd gen.

Speaking from experience? Wait a minute... 3rd generation? That's me!!!

[kimpOy]

ako rin 3rd generation pero hindi na umabot sa akin sa 2nd palang ubos na bwahahaha

[theveed]

How did How escape again? hehehe...

[niky]

That's a good reason to start assassinating relatives... oops!

Akala namin ma-wa-waste sa 2nd Gen namin, but they've gotten their act together and are working together to preserve the family business now.