Inday’s Deepest Secrets
Surprise, our new maid who has been with us for only four weeks has got secrets. Secrets that cannot be hidden. Of course, every secret will find a way out, out into the open. The first time I saw her, I already suspected that she’s not going to be a good maid. True enough, she’s not. I even hoped that she would be good or even better than our previous maid. But actually, she’s even worse than what I feared. She’s a nightmare, honestly1. She’s getting into my nerves and I hate it.
The first thing that I hate about her is that she keeps on using the biggest tube in our house. I don’t get it why she still uses the TV in our living room when she has her own television. We provided her with a TV that she can use, and I don’t get it why she can’t stop from using our 60-inch TV that uses electrical energy at a rate of 160 watts. Maybe, one, she likes a TV with a bigger screen, two, the reception of the TV in our sitting room is better than the one in the extension of our house, and three, there are more channels available in the TV that she loves to use without our permission. She’s ghastly, isn’t she? Wait, you might get me wrong. We’re not stopping her from watching her favorite show, Kamandag (Venom), and whatever God knows what but then, she has to know that there are limitations. So what we’re doing now is that instead of turning our TV on the easier way, we turn it on using the much complicated way. I don’t know if you can imagine it, but so you can visualize it better, let’s just say that instead of pressing only one button, we have to press at least three buttons before we can see people and hear voices from our 60-inch tube.
Another thing that we’ve discovered is that she uses my younger sister’s phone whenever she cans. Let me tell you first than in my sibling’s school, no student is allowed to bring a phone, and when I say that they’re not allowed to do so, they really mean it. In her school, if you were caught to be bringing your phone, you would be reprimanded. So, she has no choice but to leave her phone in our home. And now, here comes our maid… she’s using it without my sister’s authorization . What is worse is that our maid uses my sister’s prepaid load to send SMS to whomever she’s contacting it. We haven’t caught her red handed but the evidences are all pointing to her as the culprit. And just this afternoon, we found out that she tried to use my sister’s phone: she tried guessing the PIN of my sister’s sim card, and now, it’s blocked. And since my sister has already lost the paper that has her sim card’s PUK, she cannot use it anymore. Too bad, that sim card has even prepaid load before it was blocked.
My mother asked our maid to clarify this incident but according to my mom, our maid only turned white — as if her face was soaked in vinegar — and she denied it. She said that she hasn’t touched my sibling’s phone. As my father is on a cruise that started in Hong Kong last Tuesday, this issue will be settled once when he gets back here in the country.
There are other things that I hate about her, this includes:
- She’s not a good cook. All she can do is fry. I’m even better in frying than her. Lol. Now, I’m not wondering why I don’t always have appetite. One cannot live on fried meals alone. Remember that.
- She turned on my book light and didn’t turn it off. Now, the batteries of my book light need replacement. Hell, I don’t have moolah left for unexpected expenses. I’m actually saving money right now so I really don’t buy anything unless I need it.
- She is not as loquacious as compared to our previous maids. She doesn’t sound friendly at all. As a matter of fact, I have only talked to her a couple of times and there was only one incident when I had called her using her name.
We hired a maid because we need one. We took one not just to help us in accomplishing various household chores like cleaning our house, washing and pressing our clothes, and watering the plants in our garden but to also guard our house during those hours when we’re not home. But with what she’s showing us, it looks like that we cannot trust her. Maybe, she’s the one who is stealing our things. So, what do you think… shall we fire her? Who wants me to demonstrate defenestration? Lol. 
- Lol. Hey, that sentence was a line from the Harry Potter films. Haha. For the previous week, I have watched the five Harry Potter films one more time. [↩]
March 1, 2008 @ 12:36 am
From the looks of it, I think both of you (masters of the house and freshly-acquired slave wtf) are still adjusting to the point that you can’t help but compare/contrast/yadda yadda your old maid with the new. And as for the muchacha, it’s a new environment, so perhaps she’s still sizing things up, stuff like that. Ergo, I say give her a chance.
ZOMG Defenestration!!11 I have a PhD on that! *raises right arm WTF so pick me pick me WTF*
March 1, 2008 @ 5:08 pm
I need a young maid for our house!
March 2, 2008 @ 1:18 pm
Fire her! *balls of fury* I mean, really, if you can’t trust her, then let her go. I mean, what’s worse than not trusting a complete stranger in your home?!
March 2, 2008 @ 6:08 pm
Nakakainis naman yan. I say, you should definitely fire her! lol.
March 3, 2008 @ 12:04 am
she’s a dork.!! u should, obviously, fire her. then hire a new one.
March 4, 2008 @ 10:02 am
a second chance, yes. but if things get out of hand and you’ve got bad jibes.. i think you should trust your intuition this time. you deserve a better “inday”.
March 4, 2008 @ 12:25 pm
i totally understand what you’re going through. we had a househelp with that attitude once and after 3 days of her, she and i had a looong talk. After that, her performance improved and then a week after, she resigned. Aaargh!
Was I that bad? 
March 4, 2008 @ 12:26 pm
Where did you get the lightwedge / book light? I desperately need one too!!! Please point me to the right direction