Yesterday was not an easy day.
Myself, hubby and youngest child made our way to the airport to send off our maid of almost 5 years now.
By numerical order, she would be our second Indonesian maid. We have been lucky in this respect, all the maids we have employed have always been decent, honest and hardworking people, unlike the horror stories one may hear and that I have witnessed from many p…eople including good friends, sister and even mother.
Our first maid was efficient but a bit old and thus hard of hearing. Having said that, the main criteria for me is that the job gets done and the kids are loved, so everything else we have to learn to turn a blind eye to. We must compromise. She had to return to Indonesia a few months before completion of her 2 year contract because her child was starting school, at first I didn’t like it because we would be losing out, but on second thought, if their heart is no longer in the job it is best to let them go.
Lucky for us, our next maid was even better. Younger, more energetic, no hearing issues, and best of all she loves our youngest child as if it were her own.
I was worried my little one would cry at the airport, but ice cream was a great distraction. At home later on there were bucket load of tears, I was made to call the maid and the maid started crying when she heard my baby (well, big baby) cry. It was painful, to see her misery and I tried everything to console her. The great thing with kids is their short attention span. There was also her dad, the X-box and her siblings to aid in her adjustment. Funny how the song letting go from Frozen keeps coming back to haunt me…it was a good song and the lessons are extremely relevant.
I also wanted to cry at the airport because for the next month, I’ll have to do some chores (oh God) and I’ll miss having a maid, I’m sure of it. But one month is nothing, it will go by very fast.
Today, to add insult to injury, we will all be leaving PJ for one month. I cant stop the tears in my heart from flowing. I will miss PJ for sure.See More
Myself, hubby and youngest child made our way to the airport to send off our maid of almost 5 years now.
By numerical order, she would be our second Indonesian maid. We have been lucky in this respect, all the maids we have employed have always been decent, honest and hardworking people, unlike the horror stories one may hear and that I have witnessed from many p…eople including good friends, sister and even mother.
Our first maid was efficient but a bit old and thus hard of hearing. Having said that, the main criteria for me is that the job gets done and the kids are loved, so everything else we have to learn to turn a blind eye to. We must compromise. She had to return to Indonesia a few months before completion of her 2 year contract because her child was starting school, at first I didn’t like it because we would be losing out, but on second thought, if their heart is no longer in the job it is best to let them go.
Lucky for us, our next maid was even better. Younger, more energetic, no hearing issues, and best of all she loves our youngest child as if it were her own.
I was worried my little one would cry at the airport, but ice cream was a great distraction. At home later on there were bucket load of tears, I was made to call the maid and the maid started crying when she heard my baby (well, big baby) cry. It was painful, to see her misery and I tried everything to console her. The great thing with kids is their short attention span. There was also her dad, the X-box and her siblings to aid in her adjustment. Funny how the song letting go from Frozen keeps coming back to haunt me…it was a good song and the lessons are extremely relevant.
I also wanted to cry at the airport because for the next month, I’ll have to do some chores (oh God) and I’ll miss having a maid, I’m sure of it. But one month is nothing, it will go by very fast.
Today, to add insult to injury, we will all be leaving PJ for one month. I cant stop the tears in my heart from flowing. I will miss PJ for sure.See More
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Fahisham Taib People come n go similar to our worldly journey. At the end, u dont wanna carry mistakes or sins to the next life. I myself only look at ur similar criteria in maid, no need cooking, just look after the children well. We don’t want unnecessary problems…See More
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Azlindarita Aisyah Mohd Abdullah Where are you going?
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Neurule Somme-Yong Abdul Jalal I so know how u felt. When ine of my best maids had to go back fir good I felt like losing an arm. We both cried!
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Noelani Dcruz Where r u going Mazlyn Mustapha ?
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Mazlyn Mustapha Kelantan. -
Jessica Chee nice holiday..out of the hectic of pj live..
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Balvir Kaur People come n people go…u must learn to let go n move on. U wil b fine as time goes on. Tc
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Safiah Begum I hear stories about kids crying when maids leave. Mine is good and loves my kid to bits and vice versa but my kid never cries when she goes home for holidays. not even a tear. she is only 3 and has known only one maid. she actually waves her off with a smile and receives her with a big hug when she returns. lol.
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Thomas Crown Cats come and go, xbox get upgraded after 3 or 6 months. And now they are coming up with gold versions of everything. There’s only one thing constant in the world. Change. PJ will always be there and home is where our heart is. What?
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Felicia Ng Some maids are wonderful. So, I think it’s wrong to stereotype anyone.
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Andreja Rozman Well, I wish maids were an option for families with children in my country..
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Arzuani Rahim I hope yr next maid will be as good if not better. Mine has been with me for 12 years. Treat them well & they will take good care of yr kids. I’m sure you’ll survive for one month without maid Mazlyn Mustapha
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Mazlyn Mustapha My maid should be coming back after 1 month holiday, thanks for the wishes 🙂
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