OFW SA DUBAI NA NAGKUKUSKOS NG MGA KUBETA, NAPAGTAPOS ANG MGA ANAK SA KOLEHIYO, NAKAPAGPUNDAR NG KANILANG DREAM HOUSE AT MAY SARILING FARM NA RIN SA PILIPINAS?!
Ang OFW na si Yaya Helen, tinaguriang “Kuskos Kubeta Queen”, napagtapos niya ang kanyang mga anak dahil sa… pagkukuskos ng kubeta?!
Ang kanyang mga anak, abogado, guro at engineer na!
Si Helen, nakapagpundar na rin ng kanyang dream house sa Pilipinas at mayroon na ring sariling farm!
Sama-sama tayong ma-inspire sa kanyang kuwento! Panoorin ang video. #KMJS
Ang OFW na si Yaya Helen, tinaguriang “Kuskos Kubeta Queen”, napagtapos niya ang kanyang mga anak dahil sa… pagkukuskos ng kubeta?!
Ang kanyang mga anak, abogado, guro at engineer na!
Si Helen, nakapagpundar na rin ng kanyang dream house sa Pilipinas at mayroon na ring sariling farm!
Sama-sama tayong ma-inspire sa kanyang kuwento! Panoorin ang video. #KMJS
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00:00A simple dream can become a reality.
00:06Just like an OFW in Dubai who wanted to have a baby.
00:13His children's education is just a dream.
00:17Our countrymen in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates or UAE,
00:25There's a queen, Reina.
00:27But she doesn't sit on a throne, but on a bed of kubetas.
00:33She does everything in her power
00:37without being bothered by the snoring of her children.
00:44This is Helen, the so-called Kuskus Kubeta Queen of Dubai.
00:50Although my clothes are nice on my day off,
00:53I'm just a Kuskus Kubeta.
00:56But don't be fooled by her snoring.
01:03She just built her dream house in the Philippines.
01:08She founded a farm and raised her children,
01:13both of whom are now professionals.
01:17When I found out that I have a lawyer,
01:20a Kuskus Kubeta,
01:22how did she manage to use all of these Kuskus Kubetas?
01:31Helen has been a domestic helper in Dubai for more than a decade.
01:36Her employers are from India.
01:39Within two weeks of being observed by my employer's mother,
01:43I was chosen.
01:46After she cleaned the kitchen,
01:50Helen followed her to the backyard.
01:55It's not easy, especially the Kuskus Kubeta that she has to clean every day.
02:00Not just one, but five.
02:02There are more toilets to clean than there are rooms.
02:20And because she often gets wet while cleaning,
02:24she changed her clothes
02:26before moving to another bathroom
02:29where she cleaned the toilet again
02:31as well as the bathtub that is here.
02:34Helen is not a choosy person at work.
02:37She is a hard-working person in the Philippines.
02:42Helen is an exemplary woman.
02:45Her dream was to become a teacher.
02:48Even though she did not graduate,
02:51she was still given the opportunity to teach
02:54in the daycare center of their barangay.
02:57Life there is hard because there are a lot of children,
03:01but the salary is low.
03:03We can't afford to raise them.
03:07Her husband's income from farming is not enough.
03:11That's why Helen
03:14became a domestic helper in Hong Kong.
03:17I did all my work there.
03:19My employer is stingy.
03:21If you know how to do it, you should do it again.
03:24But just a year later,
03:26Helen returned to the Philippines.
03:29Her four children, Aubrey, were sick.
03:32She was leading to epilepsy.
03:35She needed to be taken care of.
03:37But she had to go abroad again,
03:39so in 2010, she went to Dubai as a domestic helper.
03:43I had no choice.
03:45I had to go abroad because of my children.
03:47If they had a choice to study abroad,
03:49they wouldn't be like us.
03:51Every day she works,
03:54she takes care of the children,
03:56and even cleans the toilet.
03:58There are more toilets to clean than their rooms.
04:04But she says it's worth it
04:06that she sent her children to school.
04:11She also raised a small pig.
04:14When I was pregnant,
04:16I had four children.
04:18Even with that,
04:20I can say that I was successful.
04:23But there was a change.
04:25Helen didn't learn
04:27how to raise and teach her children.
04:30When my son called me,
04:32he said,
04:33Mom, I'm in Grade 1 next year.
04:35You haven't come home yet.
04:38It's like you don't know what to say.
04:42Especially when there's a contest
04:44and the winner is the one
04:46who's supposed to be there
04:48but you're not there.
04:50The teacher is the only one who remembers.
04:52I didn't want to leave her.
04:54I wanted to attend her graduation.
04:56But at that time, she couldn't attend it.
04:58All I know is that my mom is my grandmother.
05:01I told her,
05:02Just stay there.
05:04Take care of her.
05:06Don't come back.
05:08Then I broke my room.
05:11I threw away my books.
05:14It's sad because
05:16my mom needs to stay at home
05:18because we're still very young.
05:20There are people who supply books.
05:22My parents supply books.
05:28I don't feel like
05:30I'm dreaming.
05:34It's only every two years
05:36that she can go home to the Philippines.
05:38They said that my mom is going,
05:41but I don't know her.
05:43When your mom said that,
05:45I ran to my room.
05:47I was afraid to go near her.
05:49I didn't want to hug her.
05:55There's nothing there.
05:57I can't do anything.
05:59I was sleeping
06:01when I woke up
06:03and someone already hugged me.
06:05She's just thankful
06:07that her children are studying hard.
06:09My children excel in everything
06:11so that I can go home to them.
06:39Aubrey and Frank
06:41are now lawyers.
06:51The fruits of her sacrifices
06:53yielded good results.
06:55Helen also managed
06:57to build their dream house
07:01and bought
07:03hectares of land in Cagayan.
07:05We plan to build a resort.
07:07Even though
07:09Helen's four children
07:11have already graduated,
07:13they haven't graduated yet.
07:17She still has to
07:19take care of her youngest son,
07:21Gail.
07:23I really want to go home.
07:25He's been there for a long time
07:27and our children
07:29want to play with them.
07:31Because of Helen's hard work
07:33and dedication,
07:36for Gawad Kasambahay Season 2,
07:38goes to
07:40Helen Atungo!
07:44Congratulations!
07:46She was awarded
07:48by her fellow Filipinos
07:50of the Gawad Kasambahay Award.
07:52I didn't expect
07:54to win.
07:56All of them were there.
07:58I'm thankful to her.
08:00I'm sorry
08:02if there are times
08:04when I act like a rebel.
08:06I love her even though
08:08I'm not a showy person.
08:10That's why Gail
08:12insisted on making up
08:14for her mother's sacrifices.
08:16She's the one visiting
08:18her mother, Helen, in Dubai.
08:20It's my first time to be with her
08:22and it's her birthday.
08:24Meanwhile, because
08:26Helen's siblings have a hard time
08:28sending their children to school,
08:30her cousins
08:33are giving their family
08:35a gift.
08:37Take this gift
08:39and take good care of it.
08:41We will take care of it for our future.
08:43My dear Helen,
08:45I want to thank
08:47all my loved ones
08:49who
08:51got to know you.
08:53You became the mother of
08:55my 7 good siblings.
08:57You traveled to other countries.
08:59You became the guardian
09:01of my family.
09:05Thank you so much.
09:07Even though you're just
09:09a couscous,
09:11you taught our children
09:13to give everything they need
09:15both financially and materially.
09:19You are the heaven
09:21in our lives.
09:23Mike, Papa sent you a gift.
09:27Thank you so much!
09:29Thank you so much!
09:35Thank you so much!
09:39Thank you so much!
09:43Love you all!
09:45Thank you!
09:53The life of an OFW
09:55is far from being glamorous.
09:58But they are all ready
10:00to endure
10:02even thousands of times
10:04of couscous.
10:06So that their children
10:08won't have to experience
10:10the hardships
10:12they went through.
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