YAYA

Yayas are not just maids.


i was watching "The Help" with my cousin the other day, and i cried like crazy. yes, im not ashamed to admit it. haha i highly recommend that you watch it, especially if you have a maid who took care of you since you were born.

anyway, i know how much my yaya takes care of me and i hope she knows how much i value you her. recently, the maid of my cousin got some bad news back in the Philippines. her mom died. its hard because you dont really know what to do. both my cousins seem to be lost right now. and why? even though our yayas are not blood related to us, they're not just maids to us, they're family. they were there when we first took our steps, took care of us when we were sick, watched us til we slept, attended all our birthday parties, and took photos with us during graduations. my yaya has been there for me since i was born and until today. and when her father died, i felt like i was going to die. i was as sad and depressed as she was.

so back to my story.

right now, my cousins are depressed cause they're yaya is sad. and now that their yaya is feeling that way, they're taking care of her.

as for my yaya, she was the only one who cried when i left for Australia. she is the only person who i talk to via skype who cries every time we see each other. and i bet that when i come back, she will be the only one in shock and surprised and will cry again.