She kept knocking at our room door. We were not yet ready to leave the room but the housekeeping was anxious because she was going home after half-hour.
I finally agreed to let her in even if we were still in the room. I told her “okay, you may come in, we’re leaving in a few minutes”.
I told my kids to go ahead and wait for me at the lobby.
The housekeeper started cleaning the toilet. As I was going out of the room, I asked her
A———-“What’s your name?”
Housekeeper——-“Susan”.
A———–“Thank you Susan”.
Susan——“Where are you from? Are you Thai?”
A———–“No, we’re from Manila, Philippines”.
Susan—–“Pilipino kayo? Ako rin, from Ilocos Sur. Ilocano ako”.
I thought she was Latina because of her mestiza features.
Susan—–“Tiga Davao ang boss ko”.
Susan met her husband Domeng here in Hawaii. He works as a bus driver and is originally from Pangasinan.
She last visited her hometown in 1986.
They have 3 kids and two grandchildren. She has no Facebook, only Instagram. She took out a pouch and opened a supot with her cell phone.
Susan——–“Bawal kasi. Ipakita ko sayo litrato ng anak ko at mga apo”.
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