Filipino maid writes a best-seller book
VANCOUVER, Canada - “Maid in Singapore,” a book written by a former Filipino domestic helper, has made it to the top ten non-fiction bestsellers of Singapore’s to newspaper, The Strait Times, and also became a hit in Canada where she now resides.
The ex-DH is Crisanta Sampang who used to work for years in Singapore as nanny/housekeeper before immigrating to Canada. The book became a hit only two weeks after it was launched.
Besides proving her talents as an author, Criselda is also the editor of the first Filipino newspaper in Vancouver. She also formed Crazy Planet Films together with two other Filipinos in Vancouver while working as a researcher for the news desk at Canadian TV. Sampang’s dabbling in filmmaking and scriptwriting has earned her awards at the 2001 Vancouver International Film Festival and a Jury Prize at the National Film Board Contest in Banff, Alberta.
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Oo nga no. I think it's
Submitted by noid on February 16, 2009 - 12:57pm.
Oo nga no. I think it's Crisanta, because the rest of the article says Crisanta. Not your tukaya. :)
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another triumph of the human spirit...
Submitted by ruth_mostrales on February 16, 2009 - 1:22pm.
another triumph for the working class...
Ruthie
Junimun norul saranghe... ^ . ^*
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Di na ako magtataka...
Submitted by noelablon on February 16, 2009 - 8:10pm.
Naaalala ko we needed yaya for our baby here in Saudi Arabia at nakakuha kami ng isang pinay na takas sa amo. Di raw pinapasahod. Nagulat ako ng makausap ko yung babae. Aral ito at nakatapos pa ng pag-aaral. Di lang daw pinagpalang makakuha ng maayos na trabaho sa Pinas. Kakalungkot pero totoo.
So I am thinking maaaring itong kabayan nating ito ay di rin pinagkalooban ng pagkakatoon noong una. Kaya nung meron ng pagkakataoon ay grab na niya ito at maraming salamat sa ginawa niya dahil ngayon inspired na din ako.
Sana maging maid din ako este maging successful din tulad niya. Kahit sa comics lang ako makasulat hehe!
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ang galing talaga ng pinoy..
Submitted by callie on February 16, 2009 - 9:42pm.
ang galing talaga ng pinoy....
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a big WOW!
Ang galing ng Pinoy!
wait, is it Crisanta or Criselda Sampang?
thanks for the info Sir!