Our New Maid
Our new maid, Kusumahnin (not sure if i got the spelling, right...) arrived last Thursday.. me & dear went down to the agency to pick her up abt 7plus..
At the agency, the gal in charge asked me if i wanna to go through the maid's luggage.. initially i said "no" and the gal replied me "HUH"... so i assumed i'm supposed to look through the bag... went through that process and i asked the maid to throw away all medication she had with her... no need to have them with her cos our hse got almost all the medication required for common aliments.. i also confiscated her rupiah initially though they are not worth much when translated to SGD.... when asked whether she can cook.. she'l reply "yes yes.. fried rice.. fried chicken wings"... when the gal at the agency asked if she can look after kids.. she immediately reply "NO".. ha ha ha.. expected lar.. no prior experience and she not yet a mummy too.. where's the knowledge.. the agency gal looked at me and before she started, i know wat i'm gg to say.. "we dun need the maid to look after the baby currently"...
the maid only know very basic basic english.. so when i talked to her, it's like a chick and a duck communicating.. quite a funny scene...
the next day, i gave her some of my clothes for usual wearing.. bought her a pair of slippers and also a piggy bank.. for her to put her rupiah back.. she was happy when she got all the things and the $$ back..
her work attitude so far is ok... very hardworking.. can't seem to sit still.. whenever her normal chores is done.. she'll go ard the hse to clean the wall or start rearranging the things to clean the table top.. she's also a very polite yound lady.. (btw, she is only 24 this yr..2 yrs younger.. gals her age shld be graduating and start wking.. but yet here she is working as a maid.. quite poor thing..)
we quite happy with the maid so far.. but of course the maid being so new will also make mistake... the attire that my mum in law wore to my wedding... the maid iron a hole into it.. haven seen the thingy yet but guessed it's quite bad for my mum in law to even talk abt it.. apparently, the iron was too hot and the maid couldn't figure out the direction... last night, dear wanted to have birdnest.. so my mum in law asked the maid to boil some water.. guessed the maid never had a chance to drink or even see birdnest before, so she opended 1 can and pour the birdnest into the heated water.. there goes 1 bottle of birdnest.. luckily she only did that to 1 bottle and my mum in law caught her in the act.. or else, gone will be all the rest of the bottles... ke ke ke...
though the maid makes mistakes, but still think that it's our responsibility to teach the maid well.. all in all, the gd of the maid is still more than the bad one =P
At the agency, the gal in charge asked me if i wanna to go through the maid's luggage.. initially i said "no" and the gal replied me "HUH"... so i assumed i'm supposed to look through the bag... went through that process and i asked the maid to throw away all medication she had with her... no need to have them with her cos our hse got almost all the medication required for common aliments.. i also confiscated her rupiah initially though they are not worth much when translated to SGD.... when asked whether she can cook.. she'l reply "yes yes.. fried rice.. fried chicken wings"... when the gal at the agency asked if she can look after kids.. she immediately reply "NO".. ha ha ha.. expected lar.. no prior experience and she not yet a mummy too.. where's the knowledge.. the agency gal looked at me and before she started, i know wat i'm gg to say.. "we dun need the maid to look after the baby currently"...
the maid only know very basic basic english.. so when i talked to her, it's like a chick and a duck communicating.. quite a funny scene...
the next day, i gave her some of my clothes for usual wearing.. bought her a pair of slippers and also a piggy bank.. for her to put her rupiah back.. she was happy when she got all the things and the $$ back..
her work attitude so far is ok... very hardworking.. can't seem to sit still.. whenever her normal chores is done.. she'll go ard the hse to clean the wall or start rearranging the things to clean the table top.. she's also a very polite yound lady.. (btw, she is only 24 this yr..2 yrs younger.. gals her age shld be graduating and start wking.. but yet here she is working as a maid.. quite poor thing..)
we quite happy with the maid so far.. but of course the maid being so new will also make mistake... the attire that my mum in law wore to my wedding... the maid iron a hole into it.. haven seen the thingy yet but guessed it's quite bad for my mum in law to even talk abt it.. apparently, the iron was too hot and the maid couldn't figure out the direction... last night, dear wanted to have birdnest.. so my mum in law asked the maid to boil some water.. guessed the maid never had a chance to drink or even see birdnest before, so she opended 1 can and pour the birdnest into the heated water.. there goes 1 bottle of birdnest.. luckily she only did that to 1 bottle and my mum in law caught her in the act.. or else, gone will be all the rest of the bottles... ke ke ke...
though the maid makes mistakes, but still think that it's our responsibility to teach the maid well.. all in all, the gd of the maid is still more than the bad one =P
posted by The Happy Lim Family @ 1/09/2007 11:53:00 AM
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