Last Friday, we had pizza delivered at home. When I placed the order over the telephone, I specifically asked for change for a thousand pesos. When the delivery guy arrived, … [Read more...]
Job applicants
July 27, 2009 By 24 Comments
Within a few days after I fired the house helpers, we were able to hire a gardener. A manang who comes around daily. Even before we hired her, we already knew the quality of … [Read more...]
Nanny cam
May 6, 2009 By 13 Comments
This is a two-year-old video clip of a maid (nanny?) physically abusing a young girl. I first saw a truncated version in Facebook and I had to do my own search to find the … [Read more...]
Emergency
July 23, 2008 By 16 Comments
At 10.30 a.m. today, one of the house helpers came up to my study to tell me that we had no more rice to cook for lunch. Wow, and I was hoping for a leisurely day. We had a … [Read more...]
The agenda of the prejudiced
July 8, 2008 By 12 Comments
When the civil case filed by the former domestic helper of Lauro Baja Jr. against the ex-Ambassador to the United Nations hit the headlines, I was a hundred and ten percent … [Read more...]
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