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Lavandera Blues

November 12, 2014November 12, 2014 OMB

My two dresses with the same cut but different colors have been missing for several months now, and she didn’t remember a thing about those dresses. I’ve worn those dresses

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Maid’s Pay day

May 16, 2014July 17, 2017 OMB

When I take out money, for sure it’s for payment of ( kasambahay) maid’s salaries. While counting the bills, It brought me back in time, nung araw P100 pesos lang

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The gown the maid wore

April 24, 2014July 17, 2017 OMB

This is Oyen’s photo taken during the fashion show of Goulee Gorospe held at the grand ballroom of New World Hotel in Makati City. She modeled several pieces including this

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We have a new cook

December 8, 2013July 11, 2017 OMB

She was recommended by a former masseuse of ours. She’s 30, separated from husband, with 4 children, didn’t finish high school because she got pregnant. Her former employer was a

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New Household helper

November 15, 2013November 15, 2013 OMB

Always happens. After we arrived from a trip, one or two maids would leave. My only conclusion was, while we were away, they got so used to not doing anything.

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Katulong at Muchacha

February 28, 2013March 12, 2014 OMB

Our office cleaner Nimfa has been absent for two weeks due to bulutong. Sabi ko kailangan magaling na magaling muna sya bago pumasok dahil bulutong is highly contagious. Yesterday morning,

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Beware of Kasambahay

January 23, 2013January 25, 2015 OMB

We haven’t chanced upon good maids or kasambahay the past few years. When my kids were younger, we had maids who stayed with us for 7 years, 5 years, 3

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Clean House by Vilma

January 15, 2013January 25, 2015 OMB

Most households do the general cleaning prior to Christmas, in preparation for parties at home and lots of visitors. I do the general cleaning instead after January 1, after the

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Jane

December 17, 2012March 15, 2014 OMB

Jane is the replacement of Virgie, the house cleaner who quarreled with kusinera  Nora by calling her mataba every time. So far she’s okay. I give her a passing rate

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Kasambahay Bill

December 2, 2012July 17, 2017 OMB

This is her tinola, in fairness, 2 nights ago, she served us a kare-kare-looking beef but not, that tasted very good. Four hours after she arrived from the employment agency,  I

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Si Virgie at si Nora

October 31, 2012July 17, 2017 OMB

Ever since I fired Cherry, many things have already happened as far as our household maids are concerned. There have been two changing of the guards already so to speak

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Still About Cherry

October 9, 2012August 1, 2017 OMB

I think I am beginning to believe what the village security commander told me that based on his observation during their conference with our former cook Cherry, that she has

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I fired Cherry

September 30, 2012August 2, 2017 OMB

For the past few weeks our maids were always fighting. I couldn’t tell anymore who’s lying. I had some strange feelings about Cherry but never dwelled on them and since

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Sumbong ni Cherry

September 23, 2012August 2, 2017 OMB

Our female household helpers do not like each other.  They’ve been having close encounters the past two weeks.   Sumbungan ng sumbungan.   Vicky, the laundry woman is the contra-pelo of Cherry.  

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I only spek Inglesh

July 26, 2011January 28, 2015 OMB

We have a new cook named Joyce.  She was a former OFW having worked in Dubai, HK, Singapore, that’s according to her biodata.  She also studied culinary from Tesda (daw). She

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OMB was born out of my desire to keep my memoir alive for my family’s future generation. And more importantly for me, when I get so very old, I have something to look at and ponder on, to remember what my life was. I want to keep a record of all my activities but it’s difficult to do so because my lifestyle is a little varied so I find it hard to keep tab.


This site has been in existence since April 2011. I don’t draft nor edit my posts. I offer no apologies for all errors or mistakes. Read and proceed with caution.


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