I am so disappointed with Antinola. Lagi na lang she instigates chaos here. The other maids leave because of her. They always complain about her bad behavior, mostly nagging and
Category: maids
August 15, 2022 In the US there are no in-house labandera. Only washer and drier who are always there 24/7 and who don’t complain of anything, they just keep on
We have a new labandera. She was referred to us by one of the recruiters here in the village. Let’s call her Gem. Although she was fully vaccinated according to
After years of urong sulong, our cook, Antonia, has left us for good. After her sabunutan episode with Norma, we thought it’s best that it’s about time she enjoys her
I am not counting how many times Antonia has said goodbye through the years. This time it’s for real. She has accumulated lots of pasalubong from Lazada and her roommates
I didn’t go to the office today but I went out of the house twice. I went to a bank near our village and malakas lang loob ko kasi they
Feb 4, 2021 1:00 pm I was in our room on the second floor when I heard loud voices so I dashed out. I thought our maids were fighting. They
Jan 4, 2021 10 am Antonia—“mam, birthday ni Norma mamaya, may pagkain” Me——–“Oh, ilang taon na si Norma?” Antonia—“Fifty” Me——–“Ha? Ang bata pa nya, hindi sya 50” Antonia—“May edad na
Dec 15 Our most trusted maid Jebel leaves today for her home province Iloilo. She is under extreme pressure from her father, mother, siblings, and relatives to work in the
One of the challenges of having maids and drivers is how to make them get along. How to find the balance in their different characters, personalities, differences, idiosyncrasies, and how
Oyen is processing the SSS, Philhealth of our maids. Eto na, bistado na ang mga edad. Norm daw is 37. The biggest discovery is Antinola. Her employment application indicated she
Our former driver L sneaked out at night like a thief. He slept like a baby during daytime while waiting for us. Not just dozing-off or a quick nap but
February 18, 2019, Monday morning I was reading the newspaper in the great room when I heard Antonia’s loud voice coming from the maids’ dining area. It sounded like she
It’s only been a few days and yet there’s already a war brewing between our maids, the lava vs the cook. Our maids are fighting. I spoke to the labandera
I am temporarily skipping my remaining posts from my travels to give way to my kwento about our maids and my dinner preparations and the actual party itself with some
We survived a week of zero maid. It’s no big deal actually. Our dogs are also handling it well. We feed them before we leave the house in the morning.