Ghost, Sex, Maids

When I came home the other day, one of our maids, maid IR, was saying that there were ghosts here in our house. She said at exactly 3 o’clock in the afternoon, the faucet inside the driver’s bathroom turned-on by itself. She said the water ran for 15 minutes then it stopped.

I told her how come she didn’t turn-off the faucet, so as not to waste water. She said she got so scared.

That same night, she asked if she could go out for two hours the next day to have dinner with her husband. She claimed it’s her husband’s birthday on monday (tomorrow). I suggested that she takes the whole day off on monday to spend the day with her husband, and not just a two-hour break. She thanked me profusely.

The next day, she reminded me that she would be going out that night to have a date with her husband. I gave her a gate pass.

Contrary to the two-hour break she requested, to have dinner with her spouse, she left immediately after I left the house which was around 10 am.

She hasn’t been back after three days. One of our maids texted her if she’s still coming back, maid IR said not anymore because her daughter didn’t want her to work again.

Well, there’s nothing wrong with not coming back, I just hoped that she informed me in a proper way. A text is acceptable. “Mam hindi na po ako babalik”.

The guy was not her husband but a 33 year old married guy. Our maid is 48 years old. She owes me and her co-workers some money, which she gave to the guy.

A couple of days ago, my daughter mentioned that maid IR was always tulala. Always staring blankly. That’s what her co-workers also noticed. When asked why, maid IR told them she’s thinking of the great sexual relationship she has with her boyfriend. She likes to tell them in detail about her sex life. She claims the guy is crazy about her. She said she doesn’t like old men, and she only goes for younger men.

Maid KU naman was complaining about our ulam. We cooked a plate of lengua estofado a week ago and this didn’t reach the maids’ table. Apparently, she felt bad that she didn’t get to eat the same dish. She said all our dishes must be the same as theirs. Many times, we see the maids cooking some good looking and delicious-smelling dishes, that didn’t reach our table too.

If you have one maid, you make pakisama to one person. If you have more, that’s the number of people you need to adjust to. They don’t adjust to their employers, most of the time, the employers adjust to them. Pasensya na lang.
I was pleased when cook A left. She was far from being a good cook, she was lazy and hated to clean. When we’re not looking, she used the white towels to wipe the kitchen floor, then use it to wipe the table.

I knew I was not getting my money’s worth but sabi nga nya, tulong na lang sa kanya. However, sometimes I really feel that they should be the one paying me.

We do have maids that are efficient and worth every penny, but majority are mere charity.