Last Friday, went to pick up the new maid at the agency. She looks more pleasant than in the photo.
After settle the necessary, I brought her home by bus. On the way, tried to find out more about her. She spoke simple English but managed to understand everything. So far she is the one whom make me comfortable speaking to.
4 years of experience in Singapore before, it was quite easy for her to pick up things around.
After we reached home, the children are back from school. Just a brief introuction to them, I showed her around our 5-room flat.
She began working by organising the kitchen cabinets. The previous one did not do a good job and some of the stuff are in a mess. As I want her to understand better in her native language, she was brought to my sis-in-law's house floors above.
Over there, she was guided what the do's and don'ts and everything. She was given simple dinner guessing that I did not prepare any Indian food for her.
Afterwhich, she continues to clean up the house. At about 10 in the night, she went to bed cos she had a long day.
Sat morning, taught her how to use the washing machine and some of the utensils at home. She started cooking for the first meal with whatever is available at home. That was a good start and the kids like her cooking. Then on the next morning, she was officially introduced to the market. From the way she going around, believe that is not a problem at all.
So it had been almost a week with our family, her performance is good. Hope that is not the usual saying 'new brooms sweep clean'.
Hopefully we got a good helper in our house with good and nice home-cooked food.
Bless me!
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Never ending problems
Before this maid problem not settled, another problem surfaced.
My father, who had went through 2 cataract operations on his eyes, feel discomfort recently.
His appointment with TTS eye clinic is fixed on mid May. When I called up to change the appt time, the staff told me all the appts in Apr are full and they do not entertain walk in patients unless urgent.
With no choice I phone SGH eye centre and to my surprise. The appts for diabetic patients are full till June and the non-diabetics till July. Goodness there are so many ppl with eye problems.
So we intend to bring him as walk-in patient though they did tell me not to do so.
Another time bomb to me when Mon Jane told me her course will be postpone. Oh no! our Bangkok plan nearly perished. Well we could take a short break but just additional costs kicked in as no sponsors from her employer.
Well let's settle a problem at each time - maid followed by father's eye appt and then our Thailand trip.
Never ending problems....
:(
My father, who had went through 2 cataract operations on his eyes, feel discomfort recently.
His appointment with TTS eye clinic is fixed on mid May. When I called up to change the appt time, the staff told me all the appts in Apr are full and they do not entertain walk in patients unless urgent.
With no choice I phone SGH eye centre and to my surprise. The appts for diabetic patients are full till June and the non-diabetics till July. Goodness there are so many ppl with eye problems.
So we intend to bring him as walk-in patient though they did tell me not to do so.
Another time bomb to me when Mon Jane told me her course will be postpone. Oh no! our Bangkok plan nearly perished. Well we could take a short break but just additional costs kicked in as no sponsors from her employer.
Well let's settle a problem at each time - maid followed by father's eye appt and then our Thailand trip.
Never ending problems....
:(
Busy again
For those who read my blog previously will know I am always busy. I believe not the only one who is catching up with time.
The old maid's contract expried 10 Apr and I was somehow 'promised' by the new one that she is able to come on the same day or 11 Apr.
But oh my god! The earliest ticket she can get is 18th Apr due to the India new year. We extended the old one for a couple of days and on 15th morning she left us happily. Can understand her feelings as she had been away for 4 years.
Before that, discussions were going on how to handle my mother-in-law whom is full time bed-ridden. Then we planned to send her to my sis-in-law's place at Bedok as there is a maid there who is familiar with her condition and able to help us out.
Then at our own home, I am the part time maid. Washing, cleaning, cooking etc... I took full day leave on Mon and the next few days half a day each.
The morning started by getting the kids ready for school. Then catch up a little sleep first my work schedule began. About 10.00 in the morning, do the washing of the clothings and the clean up.
As the kids only back home after 1 pm, I only started my cooking ard noon. Glad the children do like my cooking. When one of them is back from school, I will leave for work and back home ard 9 pm. These was repeated for 2 days.
Today is Thurs. As the kids will be back late. I intend to stop cooking for a day and packed food for them instead. As for dinner, order in most likely.
Well, the maid will be arriving tom morning. Pray hard no screw ups. Will be picking her up from the agency after the medical check up. More things need to be done - teach her, train her as no one is here to hand over the teaching.
Bless me!
The old maid's contract expried 10 Apr and I was somehow 'promised' by the new one that she is able to come on the same day or 11 Apr.
But oh my god! The earliest ticket she can get is 18th Apr due to the India new year. We extended the old one for a couple of days and on 15th morning she left us happily. Can understand her feelings as she had been away for 4 years.
Before that, discussions were going on how to handle my mother-in-law whom is full time bed-ridden. Then we planned to send her to my sis-in-law's place at Bedok as there is a maid there who is familiar with her condition and able to help us out.
Then at our own home, I am the part time maid. Washing, cleaning, cooking etc... I took full day leave on Mon and the next few days half a day each.
The morning started by getting the kids ready for school. Then catch up a little sleep first my work schedule began. About 10.00 in the morning, do the washing of the clothings and the clean up.
As the kids only back home after 1 pm, I only started my cooking ard noon. Glad the children do like my cooking. When one of them is back from school, I will leave for work and back home ard 9 pm. These was repeated for 2 days.
Today is Thurs. As the kids will be back late. I intend to stop cooking for a day and packed food for them instead. As for dinner, order in most likely.
Well, the maid will be arriving tom morning. Pray hard no screw ups. Will be picking her up from the agency after the medical check up. More things need to be done - teach her, train her as no one is here to hand over the teaching.
Bless me!
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