[and no.. I'm not talking about American Idol..]
Late afternoon yesterday, my mom informed us that we will be having dinner with a woman named Brenda together with my two aunts and of course, their alipores.
In preparation for the dinner, I did my exercise [yep! I'm exercising now!] a little early so I could take a shower and still watch American Idol. Then off we go to that Korean Place that my Tita Vicki likes so much.
Last time I saw Ate Brenda was 16 years ag0, I was like 4 years old then. All I could remember of her was that: she used to be my tita's maid, one of her fingers was amputated, and that she's small and petite.
Lo and behold, when I saw her... I didn't even recognize her. She's not the woman that I've remembered... well mostly because she's got money and she's a professional now.
Don't get me wrong, I'm happy for her. Having the chance encounter of meeting her then-future-Swiss-husband in Olonggapo while waiting tables and then insisting to her husband that she first finish her studies before having a family. Now, she's this jet-setter who is still humble,;trying still to find evidences of her old life; making contact with her former amo; still trying hard to find her family who she lost contact a long time ago; going to places just to scuba-dive; funding the education of some children; and still being a good mother and wife.
It's rare that one could hear a success story from someone you know personally. And being her former alaga I'm definitely proud of her and what she's accomplished in her life.
May God bless her more.. and I just hope that she finds her siblings so that she could share her blessings with them. :)
Late afternoon yesterday, my mom informed us that we will be having dinner with a woman named Brenda together with my two aunts and of course, their alipores.
In preparation for the dinner, I did my exercise [yep! I'm exercising now!] a little early so I could take a shower and still watch American Idol. Then off we go to that Korean Place that my Tita Vicki likes so much.
Last time I saw Ate Brenda was 16 years ag0, I was like 4 years old then. All I could remember of her was that: she used to be my tita's maid, one of her fingers was amputated, and that she's small and petite.
Lo and behold, when I saw her... I didn't even recognize her. She's not the woman that I've remembered... well mostly because she's got money and she's a professional now.
Don't get me wrong, I'm happy for her. Having the chance encounter of meeting her then-future-Swiss-husband in Olonggapo while waiting tables and then insisting to her husband that she first finish her studies before having a family. Now, she's this jet-setter who is still humble,;trying still to find evidences of her old life; making contact with her former amo; still trying hard to find her family who she lost contact a long time ago; going to places just to scuba-dive; funding the education of some children; and still being a good mother and wife.
It's rare that one could hear a success story from someone you know personally. And being her former alaga I'm definitely proud of her and what she's accomplished in her life.
May God bless her more.. and I just hope that she finds her siblings so that she could share her blessings with them. :)
2 comments:
err..alipores?
My aunt has 3.. no 4 aids. The 1 works in the house. The 2 works in the dental laboratory. The other 1 works in the other business. Not counting the boy/driver she has. They all live in my tita's house. I call them alipores.. because they go where my tita goes. Hahaha.
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