Moral Lesson from Ugly Betty

Last night, since i was incredibly home early after my workout at the gym,i've spent most of my free time channel surfing over cable. After 3 rounds of channel hoping i decided that there's no worth seeing kind of show on cable, so i check local television, and lo and behold guess what show i've stuck watching last night.

Ugly Betty on Channel 23.

Since i've seen and religiously watch Betty La Fea (the original betty from Bogota) when I was young and heard great reviews about it (re:Ugly Betty) i said to myself why not give it a try to watch this one.

Well, the show was fun and witty. Not so Friends-type-of-comedy nor Melrose Place-kind-of-drama. The story last night started when the father of Daniel Meade (he's the boss of Mode magazine) is getting buried and Wilhelmina (she works also for Mode amgazine) destroyed Mode by relea sing a deadly virus in the computer system erasing all the files for their upcoming printing. Then the part that struck me the most is when all the staff are converging to try salvaging what's left on their articles and photos is where Wilhelmina enters and announcing her new self styled magazine and she's recruiting new staff. Promising salary raise, benefits like dental and cosmetics (this is the part where many staff REALY transfer to Wilhelmina,bonuses, etc. Many staff trasfered eventually, leaving Mode with few loyal staff, and as Wilhelmina says "You're like the orchestra who still play song on the Titanic while it was sinking and drowned".

So, what's the moral lesson of the story boys and girls?

Is't the revenge action of Wilhelmina? Remember the banner theme of Kill Bill 1: "Revenge is a dish best serve cold"

Hindi naman moral lesson yun!

What really struck me was the loyalty of those who remain in Mode magazine eventhough they are on the brink of collapse due to the damage cause by the virus. I remember a few years ago when I was in the same situation, broke, down, problematic,sad, the only people that really stick to me is my family and a few friends, very few, 2 people to be exact who really see me during my lowest point. That's a great slump considering i have at least a minimum of 100 so-called friends in my phonebook.I take that experience as an awakening moment in my life. It's not really true when you're friend tells you they will stick to you thru thick and thin, you have to experience one to know one.

As for me, im now, more wiser than before and I'm glad that the people I've met are consistently always there when i need them and in return i'm always here, one text away, when they needed me.