Move out of the wAy.

a-la-ga
someone or something under the care of another.
 
To avoid getting myself into strife down the track, I shall call refer to my alaga as 'A', her parents as Ma'am A and Sir J.

Ma'am A and Sir J are decent enough people. Quiet, hard working and trusting people that just needed someone to look after their child. Ma'am A, a senior government worker and Sir J, an entrepreneur had had several yayas but due to personal reasons none lasted longer than 6 months.

I explained to them my personal experiences in the [censored] and that I once [censored] and I'm confident that I laid their minds to ease with my story of [censored]. They had no hesitation in leaving me alone with their only child.

The first time I met A she just stared at me with a curious look upon her face. A look that questioned who I was, what I was doing and why was I standing between her and tagalog speaking Spongebob Squarepants on the television screen.

A short whine from her indicated her displeasure and to further emphasise that I was interrupting her viewing, she leant as far to her right as possible without falling over. I took the hint and stood aside.

Here I am in a foreign country, with a different language and most inexplicably of all, with an demonic angelic 3 year old to look after. How will I cope? Will I survive 6 days let alone 6 months? The life of this blog will tell my tale.


PJ out.