KEEP me or SACK me?

Saturday, March 31, 2007


Sina Margie and Anjo, marami ng friends/ classmates in school. All of them took french languages(lessons) required by French prefet(immigration).Nag eenjoy na ang dalawa,kasi alam na nila humataw ng french speaking!

My afternoon Boss and Madame, seems happy to keep me. Kasi they dont entertain anymore calls of applicants.Nainis na yata, panay tawag sa phones nila and ask for appointments. Ganyan ako kung gusto ko asarin mga amo, bigyan ng applicants to replace me, haha!

This is what happened kasi.
When I arrived Tuesday, the husband said if I can cook the fish. I asked him: if he wanted it grilled, steamed or fried.He said: As I want.
So I put the fish in the aluminum foil, with minced onions,red pepper, white wine, olive oil, lemon juice and some secret spices I found in the kitchen closet.Put in oven to grill.
After fifteen minutes, its was done. I served it with fresh green salad ,tomatoes and cucumber in vinaigrette sauce.Almost half kilo yung fish fillet, inubos! ! !
Ni hindi tinirhan si Madame!

The next day, sweet and sour shrimps naman, with a bit of spice, maanghang.Tinawagan ni Sir si Madame to go home! Or else, uubusin na naman daw!


Kaya, napag isip ata nila, na why sack francesca when the cooking is good!
Oo nga naman, hehe.
Nadala sa: "The way to the employer's heart is through their stomach!"
Tayo pa, basta sa kusina, sino lalaban? LOL

Yung Pinay for interview, tatawagan na lang daw ng Madame. dinig ko while she called the secretary, even french usap nila, na get ko.

"Je l'appel." Sabi sa secretary.Tawagan na lang daw!

As if: "dont call me, I will call you."
Which for me it implies:
"I am not interested.Please dont bother to call us ."

Mukhang hindi na poor like Job ang lola nyo in the near future.
Walang uutang ha???!

Si Butler naman sabi sa akin: "Look mo if the Boss arrives, okey?"
I asked: "why?"
"I have a secret thing to do in the kitchen, I dont want him to know!"
"Aha!"
Hinayaan ko na, kasi dami ko work, Monday eh...

Until now di ko alam anong secret yun?
I asked him tomorrow and i blog ko rito...Shhhh!

ps: yung mga tamad mag comment, saan na kayo?!lol

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posted by Francesca at 11:07 PM, | 16 comments

Marie and Girlie went to Blog awards night!

Please click: here
to see whats up sa blog awards.Thanks Marie, you are the best! ! ! !

Hindi nanalo blog ng Lola nyo, pero ang saya saya daw! May napanalunan naman sina Marie and Girlie
.
Next year, dapat sali tayo lahat!

mga blog winners
.
Visit nyo blogs ng mga nanalo , maganda rin sila basahin.

and please give a big applause to Marie and Girlie!
Tunay na pumunta sila, para lang i represent ang inyong Lola. Galeeng!
Panalo sila ng ----- daw?
PAUTANG!
Ps, kelan punta nyong dalawa sa France, aba eh, i introduce ko talaga kayo ke Butler...

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posted by Francesca at 10:13 PM, | 7 comments

Calls and blog awards night

Sunday, March 25, 2007
I have phone calls when I told some filipinas I am about to quit work with my afternoon employer.

Kriingg!
Hallo?
Ate, ako si Myra. Sabi po ni Che, may alam kang work?
"Yes, yung sa afternoon employer ko.Declared yun, 4to 5 hours everyday, Mon to Saturday at --€/hour.Do you have papers?"

"Oo ate."
"Can you cook?"
"Konti Ate.But anong luto ba ang gusto nila?"
"International? If not all alam mo siguro gumawa ng green salad, pasta sauce and some asiatic cuisine like rice noodles and spring rolls."

"Eh Ate, huwag na lang kaya. Bigay mo na lang sa iba."
"Ah okey.Bakit ano problema?"
"Ate, honestly, pritong isda nga lang, sunog pa, kung ako mag luto, haha.
"Bye Ate."
Ano ba yun? Hehe

Next call, same explanations and the caller said, she can do it.At last, may nag lakas loob.
"Teka, alam mo lahat mag work, eh, have you any experience in handling carpets made in furs? My employer's carpet is made of Vison fur in the salon kasi."

The caller said: "Oh, I didnt have that experience. Your employer is "that" rich? Carpet, vison fur?"
"Oo eh.Di ata kuntento sa fur coat, pati sala, naka fur! Pati nga tsenilas pang bahay, made in rabbit fur eh. Even bed cover, lounge chair near the big piano, fur ang materials!"
"Oh then, I cannot accept the work. Bye."

Ngeeh, ano yun, natakot? Or ayaw lang magtyaga?

Then another call. So I gave my employers' secretary's phone number and she got a rendezvous to start daw agad to work. After a few minutes she called me: "Ate ano ba yung employer mo, start daw ako agad to work, eh di ba andon ka pa sa kanila nag wowork?
"Oh really?"
"Oo ate, 11-3pm daw ako simula bukas, paano ka?"
"Aba eh, ako ay papasok pa rin sa kanila, so 2 tayo don. Wala pa ako termination papers mula sa kanila so ako ay tuloy na papasok."
"Ah ganun ba?"
"Dont worry, take the work and see for your self."

"Sabi ng madame kung marunong ako mag linis, luto and plantsa.Tinatanong pa ba yun? Ano ba sila, walang tiwala?Di ba nila alam na basta Pinay, Pulido tayo mag trabaho?"

"No, kasi nasanay sila sa quality cleaning."
"Eh ate kano bigay nila?"
"Eh, di ko alam sa iyo, ask mo na lang."
"Eh Ate, 2400€ na ako sa dati kung amo eh, nag divorce lang kaya tigok ako sa kanila, until april 5 na lang ako."
"Eh di ganon din sabihin mo sa Madame. Kamo, quality worker ka, experienced kaya mahal fees mo."
"Sige Ate, ty sa work na ito."

After 4 hours, eto na naman si Pinay.
"Ate, ano ba yun? Sabi simula ako bukas, aba eh binago, tumawag si secretary,interview na lang daw ako muna at 4pm sa office niya?"
"Kala ko ba simula ka na?"
"Yun ang sabi, tapos, di daw muna, interview daw muna?"

"O di sige punta ka sa interview. Deal mo na lang na ganun gusto mong sweldo, saka full declared sa SSS lahat ng work hours mo,with 5 weeks holiday with pay in a year, and during Monaco holidays, kamo no work ka, but with pay .Overtime is 15€ per hour."

"Ganun ka ba ate?
"Eh ganun ang Monaco laws ha? Hindi tayo ang nag iimpose nyan, kundi ang Monaco."
Sige daw. Nagbyebye kami via phone.

Today, hintay ko tawag ni Pinay. Wala.
Tanggap kaya siya?

Ps:
about blog awards,eto email nila sa akin:

Dear Madame (Francesca):
In a few days, we will be making history as the Philippine Blog Awards 2007 unfolds. This is the time where the most notable Pinoy bloggers will converge in an evening of camaraderie, celebration and link lovin'. But most of all, it is a night to recognize those who have influenced and achieved much in the Philippine blogging scene.

This is your night!

You have played a great part in the success and growth of our growing community of bloggers and we'd like to express our gratitude with this simple ceremony.

We hope to be honored by your presence on 31 March 2007, at Podium 4, RCBC Plaza Auditorium in Makati City. We'll have cocktails at 5:01PM so we can mingle, meet and greet fellow bloggers, judges, sponsors and guests to chill before the momentous event.

The awarding ceremony starts at 6:07pm.

All the best to you and your blog and good luck!

The Philippine Blog Awards 2007 Organizing Committee

nGEEEH...
Pano ako uwi???? MARIE
, help, rep muna kita,I email them, ikaw na muna si Ako,also, please, bahala ka na sa gown and sa speech, hehehe!

Ano pa ba ibilin natin ke Marie girls?
Valentino gown ba? Gucci, or Chanel? wink!
Marie, video and cam ha? ESKAYTED AKO!

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posted by Francesca at 10:12 AM, | 12 comments

Butler 2

I was in my "office" (laundry and ironing area ) when Butler called me. He said, he will introduce me to another Butler of the kabilang bakod. Sige na nga! I'm not interested, but seems Butler is sooo proud (of me),coming back to work with him, so I have to give him credits.
Poor thing.

Butler2 is also a frenchman or basta white skin color, but di ko ma get if he is a pure french. And another stupid one. He told meafter a few bits and pieces of blah blah...: "So, you married to a french? If he is no good, I am just around, hehe."

Instantly,feeling insulted ang lola nyo, na ganon siya ka fresh mag salita. Tarayan ko nga!
"Well, seems you are not rich, so sorry, I'm not interested."

He was shocked!Bull's eye ko ego nya, lol. Feeling-insulted-back ko siya, how dare me to refuse him???!!

See girls? The frenchies got too much YABANG in themselves eh? Kala nya I'm ready to jump to bed with him because HE IS FRENCH ???!!
Yaiikkks!!!!

He retorted back, mukhang palaban! : "Why filipinas like rich men? All filipinas I knew are going with frenchmen who got money!!!

Sagot ko with pride:
"Of course, you silly moron.We are already poor in our country, and to take another poor one, where's the glory in there???? (Loko ka, akala mo, just just lang kaming mga Pinay ha? Oy, may brain kami, especially when it comes to money, hehe)

Mind you, di ko siya sagutin ng ganon if he is decent in his speech. Pasalamat ako sa french language ko, I can keep up "subtly insulting" him, lol!

Natameme si Butler2 while Butler 1 was politely quiet na nahihiya.
Biglang byebye si Butler 2 to us. Talo!LOL
Good. Even better.Balik "office" ang Lola, buntot si Butler.

When we were alone, Butler said: "he is a pig, sorry Amy I introduce you to him. He doesnt have respect to ladies eh?

"Butler, I dont know about him,if who are the ladies he goes with. We filipinas are not that "greedy" taking only rich husbands. If there's an oppurtunity to marry a rich man, we dont say No. Its normal.
But I just show to him that FILIPINAS are not entirely stupid to take any man that just pass by, you see.
As far as I see, not all frenchmen are poor, Butler. But by the way he values filipinas, he has a very poor brain.

Di ba girls?

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posted by Francesca at 9:51 AM, | 13 comments

Tagalog speaking

Saturday, March 24, 2007
Lola nyo is from Bago City, Negros Occidental. So, mga Ilonggo dyan,Yuhoooo! musta?
Tatlong language na alam ko (tagalog, ilonggo, english) plus french pala, kaya apat na.
So so pa lang french speaking and comprehension ko, pero it works sa mga employers, french friends and kay Butler.Si Michel (hubby ko) kasi, english kaming dalawa kung mag usap. Unless galit sa akin, dada siya in French.I would answer back naman in Tagalog with Bisayang: "Sige ka dyan, Patyon taka karon!" (Go on, later I will kill you...)

Ay oo! sometimes, marriage works that way, you see...

Today,Our Boss left for Italy and will be back on Thursday. So haba ang tsika namin ni Butler.Nasa kitchen kaming dalawa, as usual, nag sisilver cleaning kami. Bonding kami, LOL.

Butler said: "Teach me tang-ga-log Amy. I want to know more of your language."
"What Ta nga log?"
"Your Philippine language, what is it?"
"Ah Tagalog?"
"Yes, Tanggalog..."
""Bobo, Ta-ga-log! Walang tanga sa Tagalog, lalong walang nag tatangga!"
"Tang-ga-log!"(sabi ni Butler, with pride!)

"Sige na nga, Butler. Whatever. Panget , you know already noh?"
"Yes, it means you ! bwahahahaha!"
"Buang!"

"Tell me, Amy, what is Bonsoir in Tang-ga-log?"
"Ah, Magandang gabi. Try it."
"Mang-gang-gang gabiii!"

No,Butler, ma-gan-dang-ga-bi!
Ma-da-gang-gabi!

Ngek!

Tuloy natin:

Amy,What is Au revoir in Tang-gang-log?
Ah, Paalam!
Pa-a-lang?
Paalam, Butler, Pa-a-lam!EMmmm! TRY IT !


Oke: Ma-da-gang gabi, Pa-a lang!
girls, gusto nyo kausap?
 
posted by Francesca at 10:04 PM, | 8 comments

Nominated ang Blog ng Lola nyo.

Thursday, March 22, 2007
Dito: Site of PBA Awards

Feeling special ang Lola nyo ngayon, nominated pala ako sa PBA (Phil Blog Awards)
Sino kaya yun? Thank you ha?, and to be chosen again for the finalist , Merci beaucoup!Maraming Salamat! May free accomodation ka sa bahay ko when visiting us.

Serious yun, ma introduce pa kita ke Butler.Ba, he got a lot of fans since I started blogging,wanted to see him in person!But he doesnt know, sikat siya sa bloggers world!

Pero (pasingit muna,hihi)di ko alam bakit na nominate blog ko. Manalo kaya ako sa finals? Baka dahil sa ganitong posts
here?
and here?
Enjoy nyo na lang!

Balik drama tayo...
What I know of, maraming deserving blogs to be reviewed, more interesting than my blog.Di lang sila na nominate, or they didnt nominate themselves, kasi pwede naman self entry of blog sa contest.

Senyor Enrique
and Iskoo
nominated/finalists din. Baahh, sarap ng feeling ko kasi bespren ko na sila thru blogging...Iba na yung may kadikit kang mga sikat, hehehe.

Click Site of PBA Awards
for infos.
 
posted by Francesca at 10:53 PM, | 22 comments

Tampon Story

Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Malakas ang hangin, malamig ang panahon, buong France halos may snow, except sa Nice,and Marseille di ba haze and makis? Okey tayo di ba? Weather sa Nice, nasa 9° kami while other areas in France , nasa -0.Kalamig non! Usok na naman bibig non, pag nag sasalita, haha! Kaya, lahat balik sa balot ng makapal!

And ang comedy, mahangin sa Monaco, and si Butler, sa terrace habol habol ang mga cushions na lumilipad sa garden.Pati mga paso ng bulaklak niya, tumba! Parang nang huhuli ng langaw si Butler kakahabol ng mga nililipad ! Imagine the scene, lol.

Ang afternoon Madame ko,na kuno will sack me, mukhang okey na sa kanya na 1pm ako papasok. Si Sir nag luluto, bwehehehe,follow up na lang ako when I arrive. At, meron nga silang na i try na new lady last Saturday, di ko lang alam what race, mukhang di pumasa, kasi isang bathroom lang, eight hours bago tapos linisin Lol!

Eto ang super comedy.

Nag block ang toilet bowl sa isang room ng afternoon employer ko, so he called a plumber. A french Plumber(who speaks only french, inis!) arrived. He open the back of the toilet bowl,and he found a tampon stocked up in the pipe, kaya pala . Here comes our Boss, asking the plumber what is the cause of the blockage.The plumber said,(with pride, mama mia) its a tampon!

That bathroom is my Boss' 14year old daughter. So Boss said to Plumber:" its impossible that its my daughter's, she is too young for a tampon!"

The plumber, (ever so stupid) said: "Monsieur, I'll show you, it was a tampon!

My Boss said:"But its not my daughter's, its not possible."

I add: "Not me too, Sir,ha, sorry, not my period yet. Its impossible also that its Madame's, she has her own bathroom and toilet!"

The plumber cannot accept that the Boss did not believe him, he asked me if where is the garbage.
I asked: "what for?"
He said, he will take the tampon to show to the Boss!
Whaaaatt???!!
"Your Boss did not believe me, "after two hours of work"(napaiyak pa ata) so I show the tampon to him! I worked ten years in Monaco, and he doesnt believe me??!!!
Ngeeh, hahawakan nya yung used tampon, yaiks!

I told Plumber: "No need, he understand. Laissez tomber Leave it "
But the eng eng Plumber went to the garbage,took the used tampon hold it by the string and went to the dining room where Madame and Sir were having tea! Your Lola kept on telling him off: "dont go in there, dont, you dont."But sige pa rin ang Loko!

Madame asked me: "whats going on????!!!"
I didnt answer.
The plumber explained (while holding the tampon in the air, haha): "This is the cause of the blockage.Reporting to you Madame, live, this is the proof! Seems your husband dont want to believe me!"

Madame gets hysterical upon seeing the "thing"!
She told the Plumber: "I dont want to discuss about that, please..!Its okey, throw that away!"
Boss left us, went to his computer table while shaking his head, haha.

Teka Who "owns" the tampon? I dont want to accuse anybody, you see. But:
I wonder if it was from the cleaner that came last Saturday, lol.
Or baka si Chico (the cat) nag nenok ng tampon, nilagay sa toilet bowl, hek hek hek.
Ano hula nyo?

Pero, eto ang highlight scene,ng story i recap ko lang, enjoy kasi eh:

The plumber holding the used tampon in front of Madame while Madame was having her tea. Parang tea bag yung hawak ni Plumber, lol!

( Madame, would you like some tampon tea ? hek !hek! hek!)

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posted by Francesca at 7:45 PM, | 11 comments

BUTLER DAYS ARE BACK

Friday, March 16, 2007
GIRLS, and boys, grabeh, enjoy na naman ako sa tsika with Butler.
Simulan ko na agad, bago ko makalimutan, lol!

Sabi ni Butler: When I left my post daw,2006 March, the Boss hired an Italian, thinking that Italians are better workers. No.She was a disaster! After ten days of work, the Boss asked Butler, what do you think of her.Butler , the ever so compassionate said: We can wait a bit, maybe she is just adjusting, Sir.The Boss replied: Who will wait? I dont!
That was the last day of the Italian and another Italian arrived to work.
Within six months, patience patience daw si Butler. She was willing to learn, but, she doesnt have daw "My" cleverness when working. Since December 2006 the Boss had been buggering Butler to look for a replacement, preferably Filipina.
Olaaah, ano yun, naspoiled ng Lola Francesca?

Anyway, Feb2007, exit si Italian, the Boss sacked her, gave her two months salary as indemnity. Butler was worried! Who would be the next? Boss told daw Butler:
"I am giving you 8 days to look for a Filipina to work here, when I come back on March 7, she must be here for interview!"

Takot si Butler,and it gave him headache, because, saan daw siya kukuha ng filipina? Marami siyang kilala, pero un acceptable, kasi nga special daw ang standard ng Boss. Naisip niya tawagan ang Lola nyo and your Lola entered the scene.
Music please...

Kaya pala sarap ngiti ni Butler on my first day! He even did all the ironing, mga bed sheets na iniwan ni Italian lady, LOL. Imagine ko na ang sitwasyun, Butler doing the ironing of all three , huge,bed sheets,(linen material)pa naman!

So today, na kuha ko copy ng contract of employment. Impressive.Pwede na. Kahit ma kick out ako sa kabila, still, I'M ALRIGHT JACK!
Gusto ko pakita ke Madame afternoon ang contrata: nya...nya...nya...nya...nya!!!
taas na naman ng hangin ng Lola nyo!shhh...

Tomorrow pala,Saturday, day off ako ke Madame afternoon.Monday na raw ako papasok. Hula ko meron silang i try na kapalit ko.
I would be happy to have the replacement. Plastikan na lang kasi kami ni Madame since I cant come anymore in the morning. And she doesnt come home when Im still at her apartment. She was sulking with her ala "Madame but misplaced pride".

Bahala siya.After all, she must pay me if she sack me, kasi hindi ako mag reresign,I am under contract with her, long term.
Ay oo, if having a long term contract of work in France, even house employee lang, and if they sack me with out violation, bayaran nila ako.
Mas prioridad mga employees sa SSS dito, hehe.Bayaran mo ako Madame, two months salary, okey na ako to go, hihihi.

Butler naman,ka kulit! Sabi ba naman eh: "where is my ten percent???!!"

eto pala story namin noon ni butler:(from my archives)

Today, asar na asar si Butler.Sabi ni Sir, linisin at ilaga ang string beans, para sa aso. Three kilos lahat! A t putulin ang dulo bago ilaga. Of course, aso lang yon ha, pero over pampered. Tatlong kilo dahil para today at tom sunday. Off kasi kami Sunday kaya pinagawa na ni sir sa kanya.

Sabi ni Butler, you have the time to help me Amy?
NO! sagot ko.Busy ako!
So inisa isa niya putol by hand, eh mag 11:30 na, naka isang kilo pa lang ang naputulan niyang string beans! Tawa ako mag isa sa room, hek hek hek!Ayoko siya bigyan ng tips, mahadera siya, di nga niya ako tulungan kung tambak ako ng work eh. Kung di ba naman eng eng, uuwi kami ng 1pm, kelan pa matatapos yang gawa niya?

Nakita ko naiiyak na, kasi dami pa! Naawa ako, sabi ko,sabayin niya ang lahat ng dulo ng string beans at gupitin! Ilaga mo na yan , pakulo ka na ng tubig habang nag gugupit! Ayun nag ka idea and bano! for few mins lang natapos niya ang pag putol! Wala utak minsan ang mga French (si Butler)!
Panay kasi cellphone niya sa gf niya kaya ayun di matapos tapos!

One time , kakaalis lang ni Sir , eh after five mins bumalik ,hinanap si Butler, wala! Inikot ko na buong kabahayan, di ko makita! Yon pala nasa Garden, nakikitsika don sa kabilang bakod, may bagong magandang tsiks don! Ayun huli siya!

Style niya , mag lalabas ng silverwares, kuno, nililinis niya, pero actually, hindi niya lilinisin yon, props lang na kunwari may ginagawa! ayon nahuli! Sabon inabot! ha ha ha!

sana mas makulay ang mga susunod na araw ko with Butler. Abangan nyo ba?

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posted by Francesca at 7:12 PM, | 15 comments

sunday visit, Isola 2000 Ski resort,France

Monday, March 12, 2007



Click photo, giniginaw kamiiiihh!

Michel and I brought Anjo and Margie to Isola 2000
skiresort, France. The area is 2hours away from Nice Center by car. It was called Isola 2000 becuase it is on top of the mountain 2000mtrs high.Hirap akayatin, lalo na may pasahero sa likod, then Clio Renault
ang kotse namin, kaliit baga!
Arriving the area, the mountain and the roads were full of snow and they exclaimed: wow, its like a cream poured into a cake!
The two touched the powdery snow, have snow falling to them,(as it was snowing, mama mia,and the -12°cold, brrr, were their new experiences.

And Margie said: Ma, I dont want to live here in Isola, too cold, I will have my head ache always.Ang lamig ng mga pisngi ng dalawa, haha!

Anjo:(with Michel second photo) I want to ski like they do, one day...

After roaming around for one hour, we drove down go home, passed by a park to have our picnic. While having our lunch, the weather is coucou(crazy). It was too windy with gush of snow from another mountain, then sunny, then snowing while we are munching our meals! we have to packed up! Mga plastic plates namin, nililipad, haha!

But at least they know , HOW COLD IT IS WHEN IN SNOW!!! lol

When we arrive home,(after two hours drive)we are at 22°heat in Nice.
Sarap! Back to civilisation na !

Na try nyo na ba mahawakan ang snow, girls? pano experience nyo pala? Nag ski ba kayo or nag pagulong gulong lang okey na?

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posted by Francesca at 10:23 PM, | 13 comments

Juggling or changing employer?

Friday, March 09, 2007
I told my Madame, I cannot work with them in flexible hours. I have to stick to my contract with them from 1pm-6pm work monday to sat, because I found a new employer, yun nga, with Butler from 9-1pm.
Kataray ko!

Aba nag wala si Madame. Tanong niya: why, your salary is not enough, you need more?Gusto ko sagutin: yes, I need millions, only!But,di ako kumibo, hayaan ko siya magalit. Dada ka dyan, basta ako nag sign na ng contract with Butlers' Boss, and I started na today Friday.
Gamble ako girls, If she take me still,OR NOT bahala na.

Teka,okey pala si Butler when I met him today.Mukhang tao siya today. He said:"I did everything, so that your first day here would be easy". Bah, tingin ko, may angels' halo si Butler, guapo pala siya if wala ang sungay at buntot, then,sincere pa ang smile???!!
shhhh...

Anyway, I told Boss with Butler, I got to stay only for three hours, instead of four, because my last day of work to the old employer is today(kuno). Ok lang daw. Kinuha pa carte de sejour ko, para i fax sa accountant ni Sir, para magawa contract of work ko. Agad agad ba! Siguro baka mag bago isip ko, hehe.
Hmmnn,lola, kayabang...

Eto problema ko ke Madame afternoon work. Ayaw i accept na kumuha ako ng another employer. Selos! Dakdak! So sinagot ko na, Madame, I am not unprofessional, I just want to stick to our contract! She said, you could have ask me, if I like to hire you additional for the morning, then you dont work with someone else!!! blah blah, yada yada! Ngek,Over sa galit!
Iyak ako! Umalis Madame to go to her office.Taka tuloy Chico!


I made my decision, if ayaw niya na 1pm na ako papasok sa kanya, I will resign. Sa office, when I arrive,I told her my decision, she was shocked,loko ka!.

Politely, I told her, if she wants to keep me, it will be 1pm -6pm. If not, I will go.She can tell me when to stop coming, at her convenience, (not mine of course),I would understand.
She accepted it politely (unbelievable!), and said, "you will still come at 1pm, until such time I find a replacement..."
Ok ako don.Hehe. Wala siya magawa, my contract with her is clear...

Ask niya ako, if how much they offer as my salary. I said,I cannot tell you, Madame, sorry. She was quiet. I know she can afford to add my salary on more, but I dont expect any offers. Seems, some pride comes into it.Its Normal...
Pero,Pride comes before calamity, Madame, hehe.

So whats the situation now?

I work with Butler and work with Madame .Juggle ang Lola. Mucho dinero ako but short period lang! Until such time she find a replacement for the post. And then, and bahala na, i might put myself in ads, try to find an employer for the afternoon.

Hopefully, Chico the Cat
would be okey. He is the only one I would miss terribly when I leave...Plus the euros.

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posted by Francesca at 11:17 PM, | 16 comments

DUBAI VISA

Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Matanong lang, free visa ba ako if punta ako Dubai with Lolo?
Ten years residency ako in France, married sa Frenchman.
Kasi si Pinay kaibigan ko, debate kami, siya daw bayad visa, don na siya kukuha sa Dubai pagdating niya.
Sabi ko, bakit ka bayad visa, eh EU ang papel mo, Monaco resident ka!
Sabi niya, ganun daw talaga, kasi phil passport siya.
Ganun?
Eh ako?
Ewan daw niya!
So search ako ng dubai visa informations, wala ako nakuhang sagot.

Ano ba totoo?And magkano visa fee ko for a week stay sa Dubai?
Noon, 2003, libre ako ah, nag exit ako sa Dubai Airport,galing ako France, di naman ako pinansin, wala ako hingi visa, wala rin ask passport ko, basta labas ako, pasok uli, kasi naligaw ako, kahahanap ng phone booth!

Nagbago na ba? Kelangan ba may sponsor kami ni Lolo bago approved visa, or pwede na hotel booking?

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posted by Francesca at 10:06 PM, | 9 comments

Our weekend in Tourrettes-Levens

Tuesday, March 06, 2007








In Tourrette-Levens,weather was 20° cool and sunny, a town, 30mins away from Nice, people can have picnic, stroll, run, play football with, ride on thier own horses(no horse for rent available), fly a kite, or just play guitar like Anjo did. And helicopter passes by... We are three families visited the area.Just click each photo.The horses are beautiful. Compare to girls around. Michel and Anjo teamed up to football game, and they won, 2-0 againt two other young boys. Lolo is not THAT old after all, haha!





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posted by Francesca at 11:21 AM, | 5 comments

Butler called: heeelp!

Saturday, March 03, 2007
Guess what!
Your hero, Monsieur Butler called me! He is still alive????!
My phone rings...
Butler: PANGET, how are yooou? ( "panget" means ugly , is his way of saying, Hi dear...)
Me: Oh hi, how are youooo...? (greeting him sweetly, but fake lol)

Butler: "Panget, I am in trouble."

"Whats up? How many Thais did you con this time?"

"No, I need help, the lady that replaced you left us ! I am doing her work and its crazy. Do you know someone to replace her? The Boss would like a Filipina if possible...
girls, yabang lang, ako unang filipina ke Boss, aba, na demat!(nasanay!)

"Hmmmnn, I will see."..isip ako kunwari, but i was celebrating: beeeh buti nga...!
"Are you free, maybe you can take your work back, I would be happy, you know.I can ask the Boss..."
"Of course I am free, I am not working in the morning, besides, who needs money these days..!"
"You never work with someone after you left the Boss?"
"No."
"Then you can work with me here. I'll tell the Boss... He would be happy, Madame too. They never happy with the Italian girl, she was sooo dumb dumb..."

"Hmmmn, why not?" They just double my salary..."
sige ,sige daw, ang loko, tinotoo ang sinabi ko!

Yun na, out of connection na kami ni Butler. Di ko pinansin yung call na yun, kasi I am alright na sa work ko in the afternoon.I even discussed with Michel about it and I was 100% sure:

No, I am not taking it, not with Butler, that crawler...

Today,my cellphone rang, and Madame (of Butler )speaks to me in french , she do not speak english kasi.

"Hi, Amy, how are you..."
"Hi, Madame,boses hapilly surprised kuno ako ,its a pleasure to hear from you...how are you? (in french ko siya sinagot)
"I am sick,Amy, I got "rhume" and I am in Torino(Italy) at the moment, I am not in Monaco and the weather here is terrible (awful) paawa effect boses niya...hmmm, duda ako agad, me kelangannnn!

So kunwari, very concern naman ako in answering:
"Aw Madame, its the season, be very careful, did you visit your doctor?"
"Yes, I did, thank you . Listen, Butler called me he met you and he said, I can asked you to come back, you might be interested ? You see, you know already to organise the apartment, the work,you met my dog,it would be nice to work with Butler, WHAT? and my husband is nice, Ah that... I cant complain...and you are nice, always smiling... Oh yeah, anything else, noh!
I would love to have you back again to us..."
Patay!
"Hmmm, Madame, I would love to, but..."
"You see, when you left us,deretso daldal,mama mia, eskayted ata? my apartment become disorganise. The new lady doesnt know how to work. I tell you, if Butler make problems to you, you tell me and we can handle that, with out you leaving us..."
Teka, eto ba may sakit? Kadal dal naman ah!
"Eh, Madame, with Butler, we always tease each other, because of my french language ...But he is nice..." bwarrkkk!
"Listen, I would call my husband, I will call you again when to start , Ok?"

Ngeeh, did I said yes to her? Nabasa nyo ba girls, na nag say yes ako sa work offer? Wala ah...iscroll up nyo pa ang page, wala ako nasabing yes sa kanya! grrr!

And she hung up after saying:" Say hello to your husband from us, I will call you again on Monday, bye, bon weekend..."

"Au revoir"...

Yun na lang nasabi ko, wala na pala siya sa phone. Tagal ko hawak phone sa tenga ko, tulala ako! Nobayon? Ka kashock naman yun? Imagine:
BABALIKAN KO SI BUTLER?
May part two kami, Book Two kumbaga!
Abangan nyo ba?I promise to be submissive, but it would be VERY hard !

eto pala samples ng "fights" namin ni butler:from my 2005 ARCHIVES, tatlo lang eto from the many files ng history namin ni butler.

1.Butler taka! hehe

Akala ni Butler matakot niya ako!Pag dating ko sa work, pakita ko nga sa kanya, beso beso ko si Madame!Iba na ang may charms, and using it.Of course, sa Madame, may sermon pa rin ako, normal.Pero hindi talak!Nakikiusap ang tono.After two hours ko na work, cherie na ang tawag ni Madame.Punta raw siya sa eglise (church) babalik siya agad.Then nang bumalik, nag bihis, pasara raw ng zipper nag damit niya.O di ba vibes kami.Punta raw siya Vintimille, Italy, (20 mins ang layo from Monaco)Au revoir, au demain na raw!Bye, see you tom.O saan yong boldjak daw ako?Tanong ko kay Butler.Sagot niya: Pero galit kahapon yon sa iyo!Sagot ko: Bakit ngayon hindi!Then sabi ni Butler: Kung gusto mo, pakilala kita sa dating Portuguese dito, para alam mo ang tips sa work dito!Umasa boses ko: Lokong ito, akala niya hindi ako quality worker!Sigaw ko: What for?You are the one complaining my work, not them, why I bother to get tips from her!Bano talaga, insultuhin pa ako!At the end sabi ko kay Butler:If they dont like my work, they have had said to terminate me long time ago.But no. I am still here, counting my euros!But if they want to, just they say so ha.They are not the only rich in Monaco.Kataray ng lola nyo.hi hi hi

2.Butler, nang aasar
Kung tahimik ako nag wowork, si Butler, nag worry.Baka raw galit ako.So lapit siya, ask.Sabi ko, gerr off!Got lots of things to do.Pero ang totoo, inis ako sa kanya.Feeling kasi Boss siya to tell me what to do.Ano siya, bali?Ito ang mga utos niya na ayaw ko sundin.Yon daw doormat, vaccum ko na man daw, konting daan lang ng vaccum, very easy.Sagot ko: Very easy? Then do it!Loko siya, outside ng bahay yon, toka niya yon ha, di akin!Yon daw kamay ko bumabakat daw sa silvers pag hawak ko kung linisin ko ang sala.Kakalinis lang daw niya.Hindi ako sumasagot.Pag kinulit ako, sisigawan ko: okey okey!anything else?Pero ano ka, hindi ko nililinis uli ang silver.Wala ako time, at lagi I plan to put cotton gloves, but I forgot.Yong pantalon daw niya puro puti ng sinulid. Maari daw hwag isabay sa puting mga damit.Sagot ko: ikaw na mag laba. Mahaba oras mo rito.(Pano hindi puputi, sabay ko pa rin sa mga puting basahan ko paglaba, hehehe)So na fed up sa akin, nag buga ng hinanakit!Bakit daw ako ganon sa kanya.Teamwork daw kami dapat.We daw, not I or You!Aba, ang hitad, akala mo politiko.Sinagot ko nga:Look, kung teamwork tayo, and I do your work,payag ako basta half of your salary , akin...
Thats how I view teamwork. (sabay taas kilay ko!)lol

3.DEAD INSECTS
Today is working day for your Lola.Happy days are gone.My vaccum cleaner must have missed me.(ngeeeeh?)At 845 am, I called Butler in his house number.He must put off the alarm of the house, so that if I use the key to get in no wang wang and no Police Monaco to arrive and apprehend me.Yes, my employers' house if they are away has security alarms.If there's a break in, in 30 seconds, and no code punched, the siren will alarm the Monaco Security Office, and If I dont give them the code the Boss provided, I find myself in jail until they claim me.So I am annoyed, because Butler said , he didnt put off the alarm yet, I have to wait for him, he is still at home! 9:15 he arrived.When I got inside the house: what a catastrophe!Lots of dead Cockroach, some are still gasping.I asked him, why these dead insects here?He said, two weeks ago (while I m having good life in UK) the insects terminators arrived and spray the whole house.No wonder.The house stinks of humidity and dead insects! Grrrr.And Butler didnt buy me my alcohol lemon scent to clean the marble floors!Then the drying machine is not working anymore. Smells of burnt tissue.I started to put it on, the whole house electricity blackened out.And Butler left me, dont know where he went.I called his mobile phone, it was off.Fantastic.I called his studio, no answer.After an hour he arrived.Asked him whats up with his mobile phone.He said he left it at home.I wanted to kill him, I am losing a lot of hours,doing nothing, I cant work with all this trouble.And the Boss and Madame are coming in two days.I told him:"I need stuffs for cleaning and washing up. I dont have any to use."He said, "he cant buy them today. He have to shop when the Boss arrived as he will buy them vegetables and fruits."I got heated up! I have to wait two days before I get the cleaning stuffs!I told him, I go home."(Whats the use of me coming over and I dont have things to use for my cleaning?)I went straight to my locker, grab my bag and say "Ciao"! Huh!
He said, okey, okey, wait, I go now."Ah good! And buy me three bottles of each. Its not your money, why do you tighten the budget, when I am using them all anyway.I'm not bringing it at home!"When he arrived after ten minutes, he said, I didnt buy, I just get these from the neighbor.(My fingers are ready for his neck!) Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!Thats what I dont like when working with someone, with different way of thinking on how the work can be easier.I like to work with everything I need.If my rags are old, I throw it in the bin, he would pick it up and tell me, "still good this one!"Butler... asar na ako ,We have a millionaire Boss, what are you doing?He would buy me cleaning stuffs, one bottle only each go at grocery, and if I dont have anything to use, we quarrel.I like to work with all, take note, all things I need at hand.We are in France. And sari sari store is not next door like in Philippines If I need anything.I got to use what he provide, other wise, I will be full up of work the next day.I clean the apartment sulking!

At 5pm, he checked the house, to put the alarm back.He called me: Where did you put the dead cockroaches?
I said: I put it in a bag, put a ribbon and a card, and will sent it to you via registered mail.Okey to you?"

Can you imagine girls, he called from the Boss home telephone, calling me during my afternoon work, to ask me: "where are the dead Cockroaches? Can he makes other excuses for calling, than those?Eeeeeekkk!"Im beginning to see, Butler fancies me.What a misfortune.


Ayan, as per request ng mga readers ko,thats the "love story " between me and Butler... Marami pa yan, nasa 2005 to Feb 2006 archives. Now that I will be back,mukhang may part two ang away namin, lol!
abangan...
Teka,bakit ako nag resign non? Cant stand him.
But now , I will, kelangan ko datung, and sayang oras ko, cant refuse "delicious and malutong "na euros eh. Ganda pa oras ko, full declare.If this work is a blessing or a curse, well see. I will keep you all posted, as usual...
 
posted by Francesca at 10:56 PM, | 14 comments

French school experience

Friday, March 02, 2007
School of Margie and Anjo: Comedy. Meron sila classmates iba iba lahi, isip, cultura at ugali!


1. Vietnamese, 30 years old, sulking the whole day, nagdadabog, kasi yung dating seat niya raw na occupied by a new comer. Mama mia, padyak paa daw talaga, di pinansin ng teacher, maya maya, galit na naman, di daw siya makaconcentrate if hindi siya don sa upuan niya! Sarap itulak sa labas, Ma!
Hmm, pag ako yun, sabihan ko na bumalik na lang siya sa Vietnam!

2. Black lady, young, married to a frenchman: No read no write, but speaks french. Pag pinasulat ng " soleil" (sun) yung sulat niya raw, pataas yung "leil". The teacher wrote lines in the black board for her to write on it as guidelines, but no, she still wrote "leil" going up! Pinaulit. Aba, pinaliit ang sulat niya, siguro para ikasya sa second line, pero pataas pa rin yung "leil"!
Then teacher asked her to find the words: Moi (me) fifteen minutes before she can find it! Eh uwian na! Asar kami lahat!
Nyehehehe...

3. "Ma, andon pa rin yung may mabahong kili kiling classmate... We wish, sana mag give up na siya kakapasok, nang makahinga naman kami ng maayos sa room..."
Hahahaha!

4. "Uso sipon sa classroom, simula ke teacher. Yung katabi namin singa ng singa ng sipon. Wala excuse man lang, ma. Kung maka buga in all liberte (freedom). And pleasure! Tapos, yung tissue, lagay lang sa table, katabi namin, eh yung virus non, gapang sa amin... Baboy sila mama! "
Loko tong mga anak ko!

Today yung dalawa, nadale, kaya send ko sila sa doctor. May prescription sila ng spray sa ilong to avoid running nose. Another spray to avoid sore throat. Ganun daw ba dito sa France, wala take in na pills or syrup, puro spray binibigay!
Okey na yun, kesa suppositories noh!

5. Naubos yung tea nila sa coffee corner. So nag dala ng tea bag niya si Margie. Aba, ginamit ng iba yung used tea bag niya. Ma, pati mineral water provided sa amin don, naubos, may nag uuwi ata!
Shhh!

Pero may good news. ah bon?

"Ma, the teacher said, ilipat na kami sa Level 2. Di raw kami pwede isama sa present classroom namin, kasi raw may improvement na kami, we can read, write and speaks french,(konti) so recommended na ni TEACHER na ilipat na kami.Kesa sayang daw oras namin sama sa mga mabagal, lipat na raw niya kami sa next level..
Wow!



Girls,tapos na sila sa French numbers, phonetics, vowels and consonants, colors, all types of shops(magasines) ,all kinds of meats (viandes),(legumes) vegetables, what are the french breakfast, lunch dinner, reading exercises: je m'appele...j'habite... je suis ... je voudrais... pourriez vous, est que vous...
na hindi ko kayang sundan,mama mia.
Congrats margie and anjo!
Imagine,in three weeks, upgrade na sila sa next level? Bukas,Saturday, matreat nga sila sa KFC, sumweldo si mama eh...

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posted by Francesca at 8:00 PM, | 8 comments

Exploited?

Thursday, March 01, 2007
Imagine, March 1 na. Soon, July na, summer na dito. Then December! Uwian na sa Pinas!

Anyway, di yan ang topic for the day. Eto chika from Lolo Michel. Worth blogging, you may decide, hehe.

He met a frenchman while swimming in Monte Carlo Beach. During the discussion, they get into topic of are you married? And Michel proudly presents:" Yes I am, to a filipina!"
The frenchman dropped his jaw and said: "Be very careful with filipinas, they might exploit you and take your money..! "

Michel asked: "why do you say that?"
The frenchman said: "Because I m married to one. She told me to buy properties in Phils,I did, then when I looked at their law, I cannot have those properties, because its under her name. Foriegners cannot have land properties in Philippines, even married to a filipino."

"I knew that", Michel said. "Thats why I never bought one there.Its nice to live there, but for me, few days or weeks, is enough, I still missed life in France, you see."

Then the frenchman added that they bought a condo in Manila, wife's relatives live there. They bought property in Bacolod, relatives of filipina lived there. He send money to Philippines every month, because the brother, the sister, the mother, the father and nieces and nephew and uncle and auntie must eat something. And abundantly. No one works, but the frenchman. He works in Air France.
He even send some to college, out of his pocket.

Olalalahhh.

Michel added, the frenchman would like to sell their property in Monaco so he can get back his money out of her before he dies ,lol

No wonder this man is bitter to his wife, haha."

1.Was it because of our culture? " I will marrry you Mr Frenchman, but you must marry my tribe too?"

2.Or :"hey relatives, I married to a rich man, if you need help, we are capable, glory me, glory me... let it be known to Tito, tita, cousin and nieces...

3.Or is it the relatives fault, try to squeeze as much as they can...

Alam ko, may delikadesa naman tayong mga pinoy .
 
posted by Francesca at 10:01 AM, | 15 comments