Gemma C.
- Age: 42
- Education: High school graduate
- Experience: 8 year(s) overseas experience (Middle East, Singapore)
- Marital Status: Married
- Children: Yes – 5 children, ages 3, 9, 20, 23, and 27 years old. Currently, Gemma is in the Philippines caring for her two youngest children (ages 3 and 9); her husband looks after all the children while she works.
- Sibling Position: 5th of siblings
Summary Bio
Gemma is a 42-year-old married mother of five from the Philippines, with a high school education and over 8 years of overseas domestic work experience in Oman and Singapore, as well as recent local experience in the Philippines. She is skilled in comprehensive household management and childcare, having cared for children of various ages while performing all household duties including cooking, cleaning, laundry, and marketing. Gemma is open to learning new recipes, willing to care for pets, and has the full support of her husband, who will manage the household and care for their children while she works abroad.
2023 - 2026: She is a full time housewife and mother.
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- Duties: Taking care of two children (ages 7 and 9) – preparing breakfast, helping them prepare clothes for school, sending them to and fetching them from school. After sending the children to school, performed all household chores including cleaning, cooking, mopping, ironing, washing clothes, car washing, and marketing/groceries.
- Family composition: 2 working adults and 2 children (ages 7 and 9)
- Childcare: Significant portion of daily routine (morning and afternoon care)
- Reason for leaving: Finished contract
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- Duties: Taking care of two children (ages 6 and 7) – preparing their food, helping them shower, preparing their clothes for school, sending them to and fetching them from school. After sending the children to school, performed all household chores including cleaning, cooking, laundry, ironing, mopping, car washing, and marketing/groceries. The madam was stay at home, because she was suffering from breast cancer. The 2nd helper was dedicated to assisting the madam.
- Family composition: 2 adults and 2 children (ages 6 and 7)
- Childcare: Significant portion of daily routine (morning and afternoon care)
- Co-workers: Yes – one other helper. Duties divided by floors: Gemma handled the first floor (childcare and cleaning), the other helper handled the second floor.
- Reason for leaving: Finished contract
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- Duties: Taking care of a 5-year-old boy – helping him shower, changing his clothes, preparing breakfast, sending him to and picking him up from nursery. After sending the child to nursery, performed all household chores including cleaning, cooking, ironing, mopping, car washing, and marketing/groceries. She went home to her own family on weekends.
- Family composition: 2 adults and 1 child (boy, age 5)
- Childcare: Significant portion of daily routine (morning and nursery care)
- Co-workers: No – only helper in the household
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• Enjoys cooking: Yes
• Cuisine expertise: Filipino, simple Chinese, and Indian food
• Meals per day: Can prepare 3 dishes per meal
• Special diets: Not specified
• Favorite dish: Chicken curry, steam fish, chicken biryani
• Enjoys learning recipes: Yes – willing to learn new recipes and follow recipes on YouTube
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• Pet Willingness: Yes – willing to care for pets, including dogs
