Katas

You went out again, huh?

Mang Atan?

Are you leaving, Carmina?

I’ll take care of it.

Thank you.

Were you sent by Charing?

Wait for them here. They’ll be out soon.

Good morning, ma’am.

Sabel?

Ma’am, Charing sent her over. She’ll be working with us.

She’s Carmina.

Hon, I’m heading to town for a bit.

Sir, she’s Carmina.

Good day to you, sir.

By six o'clock in the morning, we need to be up and drinking coffee.

If you want to eat, you can.

We’re always on call. If ma’am calls us, we need to answer.

Ma’am eats when she wants to.

Don’t wake her up.

Don’t make a sound, until she wakes up.

I do the cooking and I'm only focused on her needs.

You take care of everything else.

Aside from housework, we also need to clean the den,

where sir keeps his pet snakes.

- Are you scared of snakes? - No, I’m not.

I also have a pet snake at home. They say it brings good luck.

That’s good. We always need to clean the den.

Ma’am is afraid of snakes, so she’ll never go there.

Ma’am has medicines she needs to drink.

She drinks it at eight o'clock in the evening.

By ten, she’s already asleep.

We can sleep then,

unless she forgets, or she doesn’t want to.

That means we also can’t go to sleep.

If you have questions, just ask, you might break things.

They’ll take it from your pay.

Is that clear?

Any more questions?

This is where we sleep.

This is Anna, she works here too.

Hi!

Anna, show her area and where we keep our things.

I’ll go ahead.

You'll sleep over there.

I sleep here and Sabel sleeps up there.

You can put your luggage next to the bed.

The previous maid owned that.

You can take it. She's not coming back, anyways.

Here...

This is yours.

It's Monica's too.

You’re the same size.

I hope it fits.

Now go ahead and fix your things.

You can rest after. I'll take care of everything.

I’ll go ahead, okay?

Do you need anything, sir?

Bring me a beer to the den.

Okay, sir.

I’ll do it, just finish that.

Why are you the one who brought it?

Where's Carmina?

She’s just finishing something,

so I brought it.

Didn’t I order her to bring it?

So you wouldn’t have to wait, sir.

The things you do before,

leave it to others.

But fine...

I'll give you a chance.

Sir?

Do you need anything?

Well, our work here is easy.

That’s because we only serve two people.

Ma’am is just too meticulous.

She’s so rich but hates washing machines.

She wants things washed by hand.

She says it smells different when dried outside in the sun.

Good thing they never got a kid.

There’s something wrong with ma’am.

While Sir Alex, well...

he's a playboy.

Look at us, we're all pretty.

Young and fresh as well.

Sir Alex handpicked us.

That's why if I were you,

I would be careful.

Be ready, okay?

He’s handsome and rich, that’s why it’s easy for him to attract women.

All I can say is...

Let's see if he can handle me.

Hey! We would get into trouble if ma’am finds out.

Why? If we don’t get caught, she’ll never know.

Oh! So you’re really planning something!

You're crazy!

I’m just kidding.

I know we're not on the same level.

Hey! You’re pretty! Also, they don’t accept ugly girls here.

One last thing...

Sir might seem quiet, but...

He's wild!

He's into wild girls.

Ma’am became old and boring in bed.

- - Sshh!

What are you two laughing about?

Berto! Not in front of Carmina!

Carmina, this is Berto. He's a gardener and an all-around worker.

He sleeps in the shed.

Okay, let's talk again later.

Stop playing!

Yes, I'll follow you.

Also, he’s my boyfriend.

Ah, where was I?

You mentioned that sir is wild.

But how wild is he?

And how do you know that?

I just do!

You must've gave in, huh?

I don’t know. Just drop it.

Okay, fine.

I’m good here.

I’ll bring these in.

Are you sure?

Yes.

- Yes, I can handle this. Bye. - Okay, then, bye.

Wild.

Let’s make this quick, okay? Ma'am might look for me.

Faster!

Faster!

That's it, love.

My turn.

Sabel!

You’re taking forever!

I’m sorry ma’am.

Time is gold.

That’s why you don’t thrive,

you’re always late!

What’s her name?

Carmina, ma’am.

That’s too long.

Does she already know the things I dislike?

Yes ma’am.

I hate things that stink.

I hate beef.

Especially its smell.

I don’t like bitter gourd.

I don’t like cabbage.

I don’t like the color green.

And I don’t like people with bangs.

What I hate the most...

are stupid people!

I don’t want to go down to that level.

It’s cheap.

- Right, Sabel? - Yes ma'am.

And does she know it's okay to have suitors?

She can go out there and mingle with the workers,

but most all of them have wives already.

I know she has needs,

like you, Sabel. Right?

At least you’ve never been caught.

Right, Sabel?

Ma’am, I’m not…

That’s why you need to warn her.

It’s okay to play around,

but don’t get caught.

Yes, ma’am.

Does she know about the swimming pool?

Not yet, ma’am.

Looks tempting to swim in, right?

The water is cold,

when the weather is hot.

And if the weather is cold,

the water is warm,

because it has a heater.

Looks tempting to jump in, right?

So, don’t you dare jump in. Don’t even touch the water.

I want that to be always clean.

Clean enough to drink it.

The filter can’t clean the dirt from your bodies.

Is that clear?

- Yes, ma'am. - Yes, ma'am.

Ma'am...

I wanted to ask for a leave.

It’s my mother’s birthday.

It will only be for two days. I'll be right back.

Aw. Of course, Sabel.

Yes, you may.

Send my regards to your mother, okay?

Yes, ma'am. Thank you very much.

You have to excuse ma’am. Sometimes she has an attitude,

and she forgets names.

She has her crazy moments sometimes. Maybe because of all the meds she’s taking.

Why?

What’s her illness?

She's sick in the head.

Don’t worry, you’re not the only one she treats like that.

She calls me all sorts of names until it’s just hey and psst.

Hey, there's onions!

Ma’am is an only child, with no other family.

She's spoiled by her parents.