New cook (again)

We have a new cook (again). She stayed for 6 years with her last employer in Loyola Grand Villa, Quezon City. She had a misunderstanding with her co-kasambahay that’s why she left (according to her).

Omb——–“Ilang ang ipinagluluto mo duon?”
Cook——-“Madami mam, madami sila”.
Omb——–“Sampu?”
Cook——-“Lima”.
(Is that a lot of people to cook for?)

Omb——–“Saan ka namamalengke?”
Cook——-“Yung amo ko ang namimili, isinasama lang ako”.

I asked her to list down her specialty. She said she cooks Filipino dishes like pansit, sopas, lugaw. I asked what she cooked for her former employer’s breakfast, she said pansit, sopas, lugaw. I asked what they served when they have guests, she said spaghetti. I asked if she knows how to cook pasta. She said her employers didn’t like pasta, only spaghetti. I asked what she prepares for their merienda, if palabok. No she couldn’t cook palabok, only pansit. She said she cooks fish balls. I asked what else she could cook considering that she was employed for 6 years as cook. She said her employers like pansit, sopas, lugaw (she mentioned that 3x already).
What else? She said once in a while her employers requested for something special, lumpiang shanghai and spaghetti (again!).

With that candid conversation, I lowered my expectations.