Maid H doesn’t need to exert effort to irritate me. Saturday morning I saw her doing something that I already told her never to do. While I was in the family dining, I saw her in the sala, hopping from one spot to another. Hawak dito hawak dun. Punas dito punas dun. Wala syang direksyon. Obviously she had no real desire to leave the place cleaner. Parang showing off lang. Every time I see her doing that, nakukunsumi talaga ako. I wanted to replace her but changed my mind kasi parang naawa naman ako. I kept postponing the day that I would let her go.
Omb——-“Anong ginagawa mo? Di ba sabi ko sa’yo wag mong ipunas sa sofa yung basahan na ipinunas mo sa sahig?
What really makes my blood boil is she would sabat every time and reason out na hindi naman daw. And while saying that, she continued to wipe the sofa with the dirty rag. (Buntung-hininga)
This morning, I told myself maybe I should be the one to adjust to her. Remember what my mom said when she was still alive? “Ikaw ang nakaka-angat at nakaka-intindi, ikaw ang umunawa”. Or something to that effect. So instead of totally ignoring her, I let her come to my bathroom to sweep the floor quickly. Instead of watching her every move from the corner of my eyes, I struck a conversation with her. I asked about the ages of her children, her husband, etc. I hope with that I become more tolerant of her. And I am hoping too that she doesn’t inis me again. That I doubt very much.
