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What to do when Inday asks for Facebook
BY PEACHY PONCE DE LEON
LIFESTYLE — I recently got the shock of my life when our new maid Inday asked if she could use our PC to log into Facebook.
“Wow, may Facebook ka?” I said.
“Opo, señora,” she answered. “Kakamustahin ko po sana yung kapatid ko sa Hong Kong.”
I told her I would think about her request. I looked composed, but underneath I was panicking. I mean, imagine a maid with Facebook? A maid? With Facebook? Por Diyos.
Dangers
I pictured Inday chatting with robbers — sending them our floor plans, our pictures, the codes to our security locks. “God,” I thought, “I don’t want to die in the hands of some squatters!”
I pictured Inday visiting Wikipedia and reading about things like “Occupy Wall Street,” “minimum wage,” and “humane working conditions.” Inday could start a sit-in, and then a strike, and then a revolution! “God,” I thought, “I don’t want to die in the hands of communists!”
Then, I pictured Inday getting addicted to Farmville. I mean, my maids are already telebabad queens. They hardly work. There is dust on my curtains and I have to ring my bell twice before they come to me. “God,” I thought, “How would I entertain?”
I got palpitations.
‘Just Say No’
Later that afternoon, I put my foot down. I told Inday she could not use our PC, and most definitely could not have Facebook while in the confines of my home. She cried.
So imagine my horror when Inday went on a day-off days later and sent me a friend request. A friend request! That gaga, of course I ignored it.
But then, I looked at her profile.
Inday uses her high school graduation photo. Her likes include Nora Aunor, Toni Gonzaga, and Kathryn Bernardo. She’s a “Certified Kapamilya.” She lists her relationship status as “it’s complicated.” And, she says she’s “interested in men and women.”
My goodness. It’s really so funny to see maids pretending that they have lives of their own. So when Inday got back from her day off, I let her use my iPad and ordered her to update her profile.
Now the maid’s Facebook page reads, “Inday Gumatay, KATULONG at Maam Peachy’s upstairs bathroom.” Just as it is in real life.
Imelda Marcos files bill honoring Muammar Gadhafi
Former First Lady and current Ilocos Sur Representative Imelda Marcos has filed a bill at the House of Representatives, seeking to honor the late Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi.
Gadhafi was killed today in a gun battle between his loyalists and Libyan revolutionaries.
“Colonel Gadhafi deserves honor because he is Libya’s longest-serving leader,” Marcos told reporters.
“Under Gadhafi, Libya had 10.6% GDP growth — so much higher than 7.6% under Noynoy Aquino. Their population below the poverty line is only 7.6%. Ours is 32.9%. Why did the rebels murder Gadhafi? They should be thankful for him!” Marcos said.
Reporters asked the former First Lady about human rights abuses committed by Gadhafi’s regime, as well as allegations that the colonel stole close to a trillion dollars from his people.
Marcos responded, “Prove it! Gadhafi has never been convicted of those crimes!”
She then wept, touching a photograph of herself with the late dictator. Marcos visited Gadhafi twice as First Lady of the Philippines.
“I will miss Gadhafi’s kindness,” she said. “He used to fax me… the best fax I ever had. I will see him in the afterlife.” — Mosquito Press
