Meet Ma. Ana Samson Betita also known as Mayen, the Filipina girlfriend that Timothy Ellis Cumper mentioned in this entry. Tim alleges that Mayen orchestrated an attempted money scam amounting to almost Php 92,213.39 thousand pesos ($2,000.00 plus) through an alleged fake ectopic pregnancy with a group of her Filipino friends from Tierra Maria Estates, Medical Center Parañaque, doctors and a lawyer of the latter, Chin Chin Gutierrez and many others including bloggers. (read the list of alleged scam artists). Tim Cumper never sent the money requested to pay for the hospital bills.

A few bloggers suggested that Mayen should tell her story. We finally got hold of Mayen’s contact information. I was tasked to talk to her. At first, Mayen was reluctant to tell her story. it pains me. I don’t want to talk about it anymore. Then she changed her mind when I told her that we don’t know her side of the story and that all we read is Tim Cumper’s version. On March 24, Mayen and I met up at the Starbucks Parañaque branch. I thought I was going to ask questions and she’d just reply. Surprisingly, she had a lot to tell and I didn’t have to ask that many questions. She wanted to tell her side of the story. This is Mayen’s story. I will not make any commentaries. Be the judge.

Her candid narration speaks for itself. View the one hour interview or download the 1 hour video interview (118 MB in wmv format)

Listen to the interview or read the summary below with a few video snippets for clarity.

Mayen talks of her Ectopic Pregnancy

View Video Snippet

Mayen talks of the events that transpired when Tim left for the UK after his 10 day visit to the Philippines sometime June 2007. Shortly after his departure, she felt symptons of pregnancy. She consulted with Dr. Leonardo of the Medical Center Parañaque but the symptons were too early for detection. She was told to go back July 28. However, she experienced menstrual bleeding on the first week of August and thought she was not pregnant after all. On August 10, she suffered excruciating pain which later turned out to be ectopic pregnancy based on the findings of Dra. Leonardo, an Obstetrician-gynecologist of Medical Center Parañaque. Mayen narrates that her landlady and with her two children brought her to the emergency room.

Mayen talks of the time she called Tim to inform him about her emergency ectopic surgery

She worried of the medical bills and called Tim Cumper to be ready to pay any of the bills for the surgery. Dra. Leonardo informed Mayen that an emergency operation was needed to save her from internal bleeding and eventually death. Desperate for the hospital deposit, she called her boss, Francis who in turn rushed to the hospital all the way from Mandaluyong and paid the 10,000 pesos deposit through his credit card.

Tim then and now
Mayen never thought that Tim would be the way he is today. Tim seemed to understand the Filipino culture and even asked about pasalubong he might need to buy. When Tim arrived, he appeared nice and generous. Mayen felt comfortable at once. She even introduced Tim to her friends, officemates and brought him to her Tierra Maria Estates office just to show that she had nothing to hide. Mayen found him romantic and often Tim would sing “What do you get when you fall in love?”. Mayen talked of their plans…their wedding. Tim talked of plans on residing in the Philippines if they get married after he fixed his divorce papers. Mayen was also aware that Tim was married and in fact she felt flattered that he was honest with her. That’s why she brought Tim to her parents in the home province. She has never brought any guy to meet her parents in her home province.

Mayen waited for Tim Cumper to arrive on August 15.

Mayen never expected that Tim would give her false hope. Tim failed to arrive on August 15, 2007. When her brother realized Tim wasn’t arriving and hospital bills were piling up, the brother mortgaged their coconut land to a relative for an amount of 75,000 pesos. Mayen feels the Tim during the crisis is not the Tim she knew. Still, she didn’t lose hope and thought she could fix things between themselves. She doesn’t know why Tim involved so many people in his accusations. These were the same persons who helped her during her most difficult moment.

Mayen was hopeful that “we could fix things together”.

She admits (and even to Tim) that she lied about the internet cafe’s location but it was true that her mom suffered a stroke. Despite everything, she still wanted to save their relationship. She wanted to prove that she was telling the truth and that he was wrong. For them to be okay again, Tim urged her to just admit that she was not telling the truth. How could she say that? She claims she told the truth to Tim. Her only lie was that she was going home to the province and visit her mom.

Mayen tears as she recalls those phone calls with Tim at the hospital.

Looking back, she reflects on Tim’s drastic changes. According to her, he is not the same person she knew in Manila. He was so nice and romantic to her. He was nice to her family and felt he accepted her family. She doesn’t know what she did wrong to deserve the distrust. “When he was here, I took care of him. I never stole money from him”.

She did ask for money for her new boarding house rental and internet cafe bills because she took up his offer that whenever she needed help, she should just ask him. She needed financial help from Tim.

Mayen thought they could work things out. “I think I was just so unlucky to have him”.

Mayen moves on
Mayen talks of her future. She needs to pay back the 75,000 pesos loan ($1,800.00) so her family can get back their coconut land. Her family needs the land since it helps pay the bills. She hopes to pay it through her real estate commissions if she ever closes a sale.

Mayen’s message to those who reads Tim Cumper’s blogs.

She implores “To them, they don’t have to judge… I never do (sic) anything wrong. Who wanted it to happen anyway? It was painful. It was tragic. It was the worst thing that happened to me.”

The worst thing…are the bills, my family getting affected with the bills, my friends were affected, Francis, Tierra Maria (I love them). “I didn’t want them to happen. Painful. It was not my fault.”

Mayen is emphatic “I had an ectopic pregnancy and I can prove it.”

“I had an ectopic pregnancy and I can prove it. The scar is true. The scar is with me , forever. …Painful. Whenever I take a bath, I see the scar. I can prove it to anybody, everyone and also to Tim. If only he went to the Philippines, there wouldn’t have been a problem.” (at this point Mayen tears a little)

View the video snippet below of her statement that she had ectopic pregnancy:

“One question remains…what did I really do that this had to grow big? He never sent me anything …any single cent for me (for the hospital) Instead of helping me, believing me, saying he loved me, marry me, promised me this and that but none of that materialized…instead he humiliated me, criticized me…because I am poor. He knows I am poor.”

“But see, what if I am poor? I am rich in heart” (Mayen giggles)

View video snippet:

Mayen missed him during Valentine’s Day and greeted him that day. That was the last time she talked to him. Before those times, she never read his blogs (whenever he sent the blog sites) because …

“I didn’t have the strength to read his blogs.” It was just painful for her to read. “He was accusing me of money scam. That I didn’t have ectopic pregnancy.”

“But I know the truth and that’s why I didn’t want to read his blogs.”

Mayen continued on to say that if she wanted to scam him, she would have done it while he was in the Philippines. “But I never did. I had pure intentions. I wanted to be with him. To have a relationship with him… I can’t do anything now. As I have said, they don’t have to judge me. They don’t know the truth. I know the truth. I have evidence in my body. And God knows.”

And her feelings now?

“Today…whenever it’s talked about, it is painful. I am not annoyed. Sometimes, I am emotional. I am almost okay. Sometimes, it still hurts. Whenever I am alone, it hurts.

“God knows what is best for me. If I got married to Tim, it might have been worst. It is a lesson. Then I have to move on. I have so much in life. I can have everything I want. It is true. I am young. I can meet someone so much better than Tim. My family loves me. My friends…Sir Francis..They are nice to me. I will never forget their kindness to me. It cannot be repaid.”

And her message to Tim Cumper?

“I feel cold, Timmy” (joke)

“How should I say it? I think it is over. I hope you will find peace. I always say this to him… every time you think of me, every time you are accusing me, humiliating me and criticizing me, you will never be happy because you know I am telling the truth. but you are just..your pride, your I don’t know… I don’t know your reasons why you are doing this to me, to us. I have never done wrong to you. When you were here, I took care of you. I never abused you. ”

Mayen saying “I loved you” in her message to Tim

“I loved you. It’s true. I loved you so much. Maybe it was not meant to be. It hurts…The pastor told me that all things are not meant to be. I can never forget you, right? I can never forget you because you have been a part of me. I hope you are okay. Until this time, I forgive you already. I understand because I know. Whatever is in your mind, you know. But on my side, I know I am telling the truth. God knows.”

Mayen looks up as she says “I loved him so much”.

Then Mayen laughs and recalls their song . Everytime she hears this song,”What do you get when you fall in love? You get a pin to burst your bubble?”, Mayen remembers Tim. The song is sad, Mayen muses but she loves the song anyway because of the beat.

“I hope you are well with your wife.”

Then Mayen tells me…” To tell you the truth, I really loved Tim. I am honest. My intention was pure. I was comfortable with him. I wanted to take care of him at his age now. For me, it doesn’t matter how old he is. What I feel for him , I loved him….it won’t go away but I need to move on. It is painful. But I have to. It has a great lesson for me. What is love without trust? ”

Mayen looks away and says “What is love without trust?”.

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I rest my case.

(For those who want to leave a message for Mayen, you can post it below or use the contact form. I will print the messages for her.)
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Mayen then showed photos from her cellphone camera. Her friends took these photos during her hospitalization. I used my camera to take those photos because the infrared connection from her cellphone refused to work.

Hospital Photos (click Thumbnail for Larger Size.)

Mayen at the hospital

Mayen at the hospital

Mayen with bandages on her abdomen at the hospital

Mayen at Starbucks (click Thumbnail for Larger Size)

Mayen posing with her cellphone

Me taking a picture of Mayen’s Cellphone Photos

(For those who want to leave a message for Mayen, you can post it below or use the contact form. I will print the messages for her.)

Video Credits: Thanks to Gameops.net for the editing. The video was taken by amateurish me through my macbook’s imovie software. Forgive me for some technical problems. It’s my first time to do a videocast. download the 1 hour video interview (118 MB in wmv format).

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