Moi Bien recalls hilarious first day as Piolo Pascual's househelp
MANILA, Philippines — Comedienne Moi Bien looked back on her unforgettable first day working as Piolo Pascual's househelp, recalling how the actor had to climb onto the roof of his own house after she accidentally locked him out while fast asleep.
Speaking on Kara David's "i-Listen with Kara David" vodcast, Moi shared that she spent her first day doing an overwhelming amount of laundry before exhaustion got the better of her.
"’Yung pang-first kong pasok, na-lock ko ang pinto. Hindi siya nakapasok. Kasi nag-laba ako ng maraming, maraming, marami. Kasi siguro matagal na silang walang kasambahay," she recalled.
After finishing the chores, Moi fell asleep inside the house without realizing she had locked the doors.
"Tapos nakatulog ako. Ako lang mag-isa sa bahay. Alam mo kung saan siya dumaan? Sa bubong. Inakyat niya 'yung bahay niya," she said, laughing.
She added that she never heard Piolo repeatedly calling her because her room was far from the gate.
"Nai-lock ko 'yung bahay. Tapos tawag siya nang tawag. Hindi ko siya marinig. Kasi, ito 'yung gate, ito 'yung kuwarto, malayo sa akin.
"Wala, nag-akyat-bahay siya. 'Yun 'yung first meet namin."
Fortunately, the actor took the incident in stride instead of getting angry.
"Kasi naiintindihan siguro niya na ang dami kong nilabhan. Sabi ko, 'Sorry po. Sorry po, inantok ako, nakatulog ako, ang dami ko kasing nilabhan eh.'"
Moi revealed that she landed the job after her brother-in-law, who had also worked for Piolo's family, recommended her when the actor's sister was looking for someone to care for her baby.
At the time, however, Moi admitted she wasn't impressed by celebrities and didn't even recognize how famous Piolo already was.
"Nag-aartista na rin yata siya that time... hindi ako masyadong aware sa mga arti-artista. Hindi ako masyadong kinikilig sa mga artista. Si Robin (Padilla) lang 'yung ano ko dati, tsaka si Joko Diaz."
She added with a laugh: "First kita ko nga kay Papa P, hindi ako fan. Wala, dedma."
Moi later transitioned from being a househelp to becoming Piolo's personal assistant. Before officially taking on the role, she became pregnant and honestly informed the actor about her situation.
"Kasi honest ako, sinabi kong buntis ako, huwag kang magalit."
She recalled Piolo jokingly asking, "'Saan mo ba ginawa 'yan, dito ba sa bahay?'"
After a brief pause, the actor simply replied, "'Okay lang 'yan, blessing 'yan.'"
Moi said she felt fortunate that Piolo allowed her to continue working despite her pregnancy.
"Hindi niya ako pinauwi. Pero ginagawa ko 'yung trabaho ko. Hindi ako 'yung pabaya na, 'Ay, buntis ako, hindi ako magbubuhat.'"
She even continued carrying heavy objects around the house, something that worried the actor whenever he returned home from work.
"'Paano nalipat 'yung TV galing sa taas, sa ibaba?' 'Binuhat ko.' Sabi niya sa akin, 'Anong ginagawa mo sa buhay mo? Gusto mo ba malaglag 'yung bata?'"
Looking back on their years together, Moi said what she appreciated most about Piolo was the way he treated everyone in his household like family.
"Hindi niya kasi kami itinuring na iba. Alam namin trabaho namin, kasambahay kami, driver 'yung mga kasama ko, pero hindi niya kami tinuturing na iba."
She recalled that Piolo insisted everyone share meals together instead of eating separately.
"'Family tayo dito, kailangan sabay-sabay tayo kakain.' Pare-pareho kami lahat. Pare-pareho ng baso, pare-pareho ng kutsara."
Moi served as Piolo's personal assistant for nearly 16 years before eventually leaving to pursue her own career in show business. — Video from GMA Public Affairs YouTube channel
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