Hi all! This is Wk 8, and only my second post. CRAP! I blame it on the comprehension passage that talks about procrastination(Just kidding). The passage talks about how procrastination is good, and the last line told us to delay to the last moment possible. This was why I delayed it to the last possible moment. Anyway, I am going to talk about maids today.
A lot of people depend on maids to help them, especially the old aunties who live alone. My family are not excluded either. My mum has so far employed around 5 maids in 8 years, with only one being what my mum called " satisfactory". So now, I often asked myself, what is the problem? Whenever my mum sent the maids back to the agency, the people often told her that she was too kind to the maids. When I reflected on this, this appears to be quite true. My mum have always treated maids very well. They were allowed to sleep at 10, much earlier than me. My mum have increased their pay every 6 months, and during Chinese New Year, we give them a $100 Ang Bao. However, the maids repay us by slacking off, stealing money and all sorts of things. My latest maid, who just got "kicked out", turns out to be from a rich family who has gone bankrupt, and she has no choice but to work as a maid. That explains her lousy attitude.
Talking about maids, this reminds me of the post I read in Martin's blog(http://i-suppose-you-blog-at.blogspot.com/2010/01/pina-my-familys-awesome-maid.html). Well, Martin's family seems to be very fond of their maid and I think that they will not forget about her even if she leaves. That does not seem to be the case for my family. BUT, my mum can't seem to forget our maid. She is always talking about our last maid. "Aiyo, you see, that piece of glass has been there since Chinese New Year. I don't know what that lazy maid has been doing, besides watching TV. Hahaha, lucky we got rid of her." My mum was in such good spirits that after she "got rid" of the maid, she took me to eat at some restaurant with some awesome food.
So, back to the topic. I was wondering, what was the difference between my aunt's maid and ours. My aunt's maid is intelligent, she could cook excellent food, she had common sense, she quietly listened to criticism and tried to improve. Our maid was just the opposite. She was stupid, I mean, she IS stupid, her cooking is lousy, she had no common sense, when criticised, her face was as black as thunder, and after that, she still did things her own way. Last year, I got a lot of unnecessary scoldings from my mum because our maid had put her in a bad temper. You might have noticed, that I did not even mention my maid's name so far. This is a bit childish, I think, but this is my way to show my dislike for the maid.
My mum chose a new maid yesterday, hope she turns out to be much better than the previous one. Maybe I should go to the temple to pray....
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Judging from your post, I can feel the strong dislike of your maid. Although I'm in no position to comment about the attitude of your maid, I feel that you are a little bit harsh on your maid. Even domestic workers are human beings too and they have feelings too. The word "stupid" is a very strong word. No matter how minor the mistake is or how bad your maid's attitude is, you should forgive her. Put yourself in your maid's shoes. How would you feel if someone called you stupid? Its a human reaction to feel angry. For example, if a teacher scolded you for being slow and stupid, wouldn't you feel angry too?
ReplyDeleteYes Zhan Yi, i agree with Ming Hao, i think you are a little harsh to your maid. For example, you begrudge your maid for having a bad attitude. I know that although a maid is to help you with chores, but as you said, she was from a rich family that went bankrupt. It takes time for her to adapt from being a rich daughter to a helper, so of course you should put youself in her shoes, and you shouldnt call her stupid, its very offensive. She is, after all, a human being, you dont feel happy even when you're called blur when you dont pass down the worksheets, so imagine how she would feel being called stupid.
ReplyDeleteThnk you. :)
Ok, thank you for your opinions. You are right.Looks like I really need to climb into her skin and walk about in it. The reason why I wrote that is because she can also make us very angry.So what I wrote were affected by my emotions. Now that I think about it, it may be because her standard of english was very low and she couldn't understand what we said. But of course, you are welcome to climb into my skin to feel how angry my maid can make you feel =)
ReplyDeletePS:Zhi Xin, I was called blur since primary school,by my teachers and parents, so I don't really mind