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    All About Life Without Maids

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    • K Offline
      KSmom8
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      janet_lee88:
      vinegar:

      she knows how to top up pre-paid card ok...if she is stupid, she will not know


      hehe...that is a good one. I also told my DH the same thing;my DH also gave the same replies Exactly like ur DH :scared:

      Then my DH said:\"that is not stupid,that is cunning\". :frustrated:

      acting stupid to eat a tiger...扮猪吃老虎.
      what your hubby said is true...sometimes these maids are cunning. they assess their employers to see if they can bully...whether they can control their employers or not.

      Wow! This is so true. I think my Phil maid has been doing this for the past 1/2 year. I've had enough and already warned her. Now I will see if she behaves; otherwise, she can go home. I'm prepared to go without a maid.

      This thread is motivation that I can do without a full time maid. So thanks to all the ladies here. :salute:

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      • janet88J Offline
        janet88
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        My 3rd indon maid and the last Filipino maid really 扮猪 :mad:

        After my first super efficient Indon maid went home, I was totally lost and had to pick up pieces doing housework again. With subsequent ones, I realized I didn't have luxury of being 'lost' again, I knew I could do without maids. Filipino maid was the last straw...after 3 months of that 饭桶, and her refusal to learn cooking, we went maid less till today...5 years :rahrah:
        She really lived up to that proverb...ate the most but acted terribly stupid until you wanted to strangle her.

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          longmao.029846irene
          last edited by

          Personally i feel hving a maid is a totally a waste of resources!

          Waste my $$$, waste my breathe n time repeating & repeating n repeating to her,
          (make me old 10yrs)!!! On top of it still got to worry abt her makan prob, BGR prob… Piang… Tis is endless…

          Ultimately i can generate tis resources to send my kids to better presch, enrichments, buy mre fanciful appliances n not afraid tat it will spoilt within 3 mths!!

          I cant speak for all esp those wif special needs & elderly… Bt for now I am happy… Maidless!!!

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            janet88
            last edited by

            longmao.irene:
            Personally i feel hving a maid is a totally a waste of resources!

            Waste my $$$, waste my breathe n time repeating & repeating n repeating to her,
            (make me old 10yrs)!!! On top of it still got to worry abt her makan prob, BGR prob.... Piang.... Tis is endless....

            Ultimately i can generate tis resources to send my kids to better presch, enrichments, buy mre fanciful appliances n not afraid tat it will spoilt within 3 mths!!
            couldn't cope on my own without a maid when i had #2...so we hired a maid.
            like what you mentioned...have repeat and repeat. PUB (water, electricity and gas) shot up...then with indon maid, there is prob with her makan...one word - HEADACHE.

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              longmao.029846irene
              last edited by

              janet_lee88:
              longmao.irene:

              Personally i feel hving a maid is a totally a waste of resources!

              Waste my $$$, waste my breathe n time repeating & repeating n repeating to her,
              (make me old 10yrs)!!! On top of it still got to worry abt her makan prob, BGR prob.... Piang.... Tis is endless....

              Ultimately i can generate tis resources to send my kids to better presch, enrichments, buy mre fanciful appliances n not afraid tat it will spoilt within 3 mths!!

              couldn't cope on my own without a maid when i had #2...so we hired a maid.
              like what you mentioned...have repeat and repeat. PUB (water, electricity and gas) shot up...then with indon maid, there is prob with her makan...one word - HEADACHE.

              Yes janet,

              Wen i had my #2, DS was 3YO+.. decided to enrolled him to a reputable chdcare wif good curriculum.. So far no regrets, he had enjoyed his presch years n now doing well in P1.. So far manage to cook all my meals for d prince & princess... Tired just tabao lor.. Wahaha..
              I believe is all abt time management... Now really looking fwd to d day wen both in Pri... N i hv mre ME time

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              • janet88J Offline
                janet88
                last edited by

                The month after sending off 饭桶, I discovered several things:

                1) expensive ziplock bags were gone.
                2) gas bill dropped tremendously
                3) my cutlery were badly chipped.

                Dumped the mattress/pillow/blanket downstairs. The cutlery also dumped.
                Took out my precious Corelle bowls/plates to use. So crazy isn’t it? With maids, have to use cheaper things bcos they vent their frustration on them when reprimanded. When those maids banged cupboard doors or whatever, I pretended not to hear…so that they don’t succeed in showing me black face.

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                  Sweet Joy
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                  Yes, I am much happier without a maid too.

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                  • janet88J Offline
                    janet88
                    last edited by

                    i miss my first indon maid the most...she is the one who really had the initiative, IQ and EQ...so much so that I could really shake legs :love:

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                      tinkfirst
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                      Hi, my conventional iron just broke down. Need advice/feedback from parents here if the steam iron Philip/Novita brand, the ‘vacuum cleaner’ type is good compared to normal iron using with the ironing board. Thank you

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                        osim
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                        Lately, I notice that my 16 year-old DS has 'arrived'.


                        When he sees me going to mop the floor, he would offer to do it for me. When I am cooking and he is free, he would occasionally come to the kitchen and ask if there is anything he can help me. One late evening, about 9pm, I was going to the super mart to buy some stuff, he wanted to tag along to help me carry the stuff. I told him I was buying only a few items, not heavy, and he said, \"Let us just take a walk together, Ma\"

                        I can't describe to you the joy I feel inside and the comfort in knowing that he appreciates my care for him deep enough to want to relief me of some of the chores. He knows I enjoy taking walks and he made time to do it with me. I think such feelings is something that could more likely be experienced by us with no maids in the house. Life with no maids has such intangible merits 🙂

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