Nenu two months back India ostunnanu ani Daddy illu antha clean cheyinchi unchaaru. Kotta illu baaga nacchesindi. Every place was so clean. Fast forward to 3 weeks after coming to India. Covid kada bayata evarni intloki raanivvatledu. It was high time for a bathroom clean. Mummy ni ibbandi enduku ani, nene clean chesta ani cheppa. US lo maname Owner Cooker Cleaner. Bayata evarnanna pilipinchi just pai paina clean cheyinchaali ante 100$ for one hour, rupees lo 7000 ante ekkuve kada. So ala ala mana pani maname cheskodam alavaataipoindi.
So, ikkada nenu oka 3hrs 3 toilets, mask and liquids antha veskoni clean chesa. Aa rojuki workout daanitone aipoindi. Mummy office nunchi occhi, “Ae naana clean chesta annav, kudarleda” ani adigindi. Anthe! Naa time, effort anni ala gaallo kalisipoyaay. Maa amma standards lo manam antha baaga clean chesaam anamaata. Sarele evarnanna bayata nunde pilipistaanu ani Amma anindi. Aa next sunday pant half paiki fold cheskoni, karrala sanchi pattukoni oka uncle occharu. Aayana professional toilet cleaner. Aayana occhi oka 2hrs lo anni clean chesaaru. Nenu oka saari velli chuskunte naake mucchatesindi. Addam laa merisipoyetattu clean chesaaru. Mottam 1000 rupees teeskunnaru. Parledu. Appatike lunch time avvadam toh, amma atanni bojhanam chestaava ani adigindi. Appudu atanu “Ledu Madam, maa illu ikkade, intlo food ready ga undi. Parvaledu”, ani annadu. Appudu daddy curiosity toh ekkada meeru undedi ani adigaaru. Atanu “ikkade oka naalugu veedhula avatala, oka apartment lo flat konukkunnanu sir. Daily oka 5 houses chesina 5000 occhestaai. Month ki oka one lakh daaka migultundi. Idi just part time business. Adanta petti kotta illu kuda konnanu. Idi naa number. Meeku eppudu avasaram unna call cheyandi” ani chepparu.
Aayane vellipoyaaka dining table meeda lunch chestu, memandaram aayana gurinche maatlaadukunnam. Ante manaki oka toilets clean chese vyakti nelaki laksha sampaadistunnadu ane vishayam, enduko society manaki nerpinchina equation lo fit avvadu. Manam usual ga white collar employees ae baaga sampadistaaru annattu migata vallani takkuva chesi chuse bias undipoindi. Especially India lo, “nenu restaurant lo part time cheskuntu chaduvukunta ante”, “ayyo raama, neekem karma alaanti panulanni cheyyadam” ani oka addu katta vesestaaru. Evaranna valla kaalla meeda vallu nilabadi pani cheskuntunnappudu manam gaurvam ivvali. Aa kashtaaniki dignity ivvali. Ae pani aina pane kada. Manalni penchina vidaanam lono, manam perigina vidaanam lono, manam enduko ee dignity of labour ni anni panulaki ivvamu. Unlearn and relearn paddati antaaru kada, manaki society nerpinchevi anni correct kaadu. Vaatini time to time unlearn chesi mana experiences toh relearn cheyyali. Ee ekkuva takkuva anna society pettina norms unnai chudandi, vaatini oka sari question cheskundaam.
Written and Narrated by Vineesha Badabhagni
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