Wag po koya!
Pampawala ng pagod :)
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Have you ever experienced having household help that could not get
instructions right? Sometimes you feel like strangling them but then
you just laugh it off.
Read on...
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Pag may ayaw kaming kausapin sa phone or ayaw naming labasin yung
bisita, we ask our maid to say na umalis, minsan naman tulog. Eh, minsan,
harrassed na harrassed na siya because my mom was barking orders left and right
nang mag-ring yung phone namin, she answers in a jiffy...
Maid: Hillow?! (mejo pasigaw na irita ah)
Caller: Pwedeng makausap si .....
Maid: Ay! Naku! wala-umalis-tulog!
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It was raining and I just got back home from school. I saw our maid na
NAKAPAYONG and at the same time NAGDIDILIG NG HALAMAN!
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Phone rings. I pick it up in the living room, and she picks up the
extension in the second floor. I say, "Inday, pakibaba ang telepono. Dito ko na
lang kakausapin si Eric."
Sagot siya, "Yes, ati!"
Minutes later, while I'm still on the phone, may naririnig akong
kalabog from the stairs. Then I see the maid na pilit hinihila yung extension
phone.
"Ati, ang hirap pala ibaba ng ixtenshun!"
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Inutusan nya yung maid na kunin yung Nescafe (coffee) sa room, tapos
nung bumalik yung maid, dala yung Escape na pabango. Hahaha!!!
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We had a maid before, she was asked to cook ampalaya. Binalatan ba
naman yung ampalaya! Galit yung daddy ko tuloy. So after realizing her
mistake, sinama nya yung pinagbalatan ng ampalaya sa niluluto nya. Hehehe!
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One day I asked one of or maids to cover my book. I told her "Uy
mylene, paki balutan naman tong book ko. Here's the wrapper and the plastic
cover."
After an hour:
mylene: "Kat, eto na o."
Tama ba namang gawing regalo na may plastic cover yung book ko?
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Ako: (bago umalis ng bahay) Jem, paki-akyat yung comforter,
maalikabukan dito sa baba.
Jem: Opo Kuya (at least hindi "Wag po koya!")
Pagdating ng alas 6 ng gabi, nawawala ang computer ko. Nasa taas.
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Yung tita ko at ang maid nila:
Tita: Paz, may tumawag ba?
Paz: Oho ate
Tita: O, anong sabi?
Paz: Krrriiingg, kkkrriingg, hello?, sino po ito...
(insert detailed conversation here)...ah ok, babay...
Grabe, o di ba accurate message? Pati ring ng phone kuha.
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Holding a pack of Lucky Me pancit canton:
Ate: Alam mo ba lutuin to?
Day: Pano ba yan, Ate?
Ate: Pakuluan mo yung noodles. Pag malambot na alisin mo yung tubig.
Pagkatapos ihalo mo lahat ng nasa pakete.
(when she returned itim yung pancit)
Ate: Bakit ganito?
Day: Sabi niyo halo ko lahat!
Yung pancit pala may free na Nescafe sachet sa labas!
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One time may tumawag sa bahay tapos tinanong ng Mama kung sino.
Sabi ng maid walang sumagot. Okey fine, so tinanong ni Mama kung ano
ang number. Look ang maid sa caller ID, sinabi niya,
"Ate, 1234 po ang number ng tumawag."
Natural, high pitch ang mama, "Ano?"
"Sandali po Ate, titignan ko ulit."
(Maya-maya...) "Ate, nagbago na ang number 1235 na po ngayon."
Tinignan ng mama kung ano ang tinitignan niya. Yun pala, yung oras.
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One time, sinama namin ng husband yung maid namin sa Takayama.
We wanted to try kasi yung dinner buffet nila so get naman ng food yung
maid namin sa buffet. I saw her getting several pieces of california maki.
Later nakita ko hinihimay nya yung maki and kinain lang niya yung rice tapos
sabi sa kin "Bakit may electrical tape 'to?" sabay taas nung seaweed.
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Minsan, namalengke si mama at yung katulong...
Mama: Ofel, iligpit mo na yung mga pinamili natin
Ofel: Opo.
Mama: Bilisan mo at marami pa tayong lulutuin
Ofel: Ate, saan po ilalagay to, sa altar?
Mama: Ano ba yon?
Ofel: Ito po Ate.
She was holding a cauliflower.
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Maid is cleaning Bro's room. Bro enters wearing only a towel,
kakaligo lang. Maid starts to walk out of room.
Bro: Neng, isara mo ang pinto.
Maid turns around with tears in her eyes:
Maid: Kuya, h'wag po!!!
Bro: Gagah! Paglabas mo ng kwarto!!!
Cheers!
^-^ Sandra ^-^