Nakaka-praning na talaga. The effects of being cloistered indoors and isolation have been bursting at its seams and began to show. Our children gifted us with an IRobot vacuum cleaner. Being politically correct, I named my cleaning assistant - “Kasambahay”. Becky was initially happy with it but one morning, it was nowhere to be found. So she asked Alexa. And Alexa responded that Kasambahay is an invisible hero of the household in the Philippines. Invi-invisible ka pa, nasaan siya? And shortly, Becky found Kasambahay stuck on top of the bathroom scale. “Akala ko ba intelligent ka, bakit ka sumampa? Siguro tatamad tamad ka na katulad ng amo mong Executive Tsimoy” . Sabi ko kay Becky, huwag mo nang pagalitan pero kapag sinagot ka ng pabalandra, palalayasin ko na si Kasambahay.
I could sense na ako na ang susunod na pagbalingan so I went to the laundry room. Kinausap ko si Dryer. Sabi ko, it will be Ash Wednesday this week and I thought of doing some abstinence. Pasensiya ka na Dryer but as a sacrifice, I have to stop cleaning your filter for “Lent”. Sagot sa akin – “Lakay, lint, lint, lint ang nasa filter ko”
Hindi ko nga siya pinansin, kinausap ko na lang si Washing Machine, I confided and told the Washer – I am too tired and exhausted I am now ready to throw in the towel. Aba, excited pa si Washer at sinabihan pa akong isama ko na raw iyong mga damit at kumot. Sinipa ko nga at lumabas na lamang ako sa laundry room,
Paglabas, I tried to talk to the Refrigerator but she gave me the cold shoulder. Hmmphh, suplada hindi ako pinansin.
Kaya nag-load na lang ako ng mga kinainan at pina-andar ko si Dishwasher but immediately I heard a whirring, whining sound. Sigaw ako kay Becky, I think it is time to get a new Dishwasher. Sagot naman ni Becky – yes, I agree… let us get a new one who does not keep on whining and does not talk back”
Hmmm, lapit ako kay wall, Dingding, ano kaya ang ibig niyang sabihin?
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