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Post by oldman on Apr 4, 2014 19:13:19 GMT 7
Was looking forward to the maid coming back this afternoon as we had to double up to do the household chores over the past fortnight. For me, this means feeding the dog twice a day and cleaning up all her excretions. Then, I will wash the cars and tidy up things around the house. I then do the gardening as I always do anyway and send and fetch the kids. It has been a lot more tiring but the good thing is that I have lost some weight with all the additional activities!
As we were all busy fetching the kids, we asked the maid to take the taxi back and I gave her $50 at the airport when I sent her off just in case she spent all her money when she was back in Philippines. After 3 hours of waiting, I called Philippine Airlines and they told me that she never boarded the plane back to Singapore.
Strangely, I sensed something was not that right a few days before she left and I told my wife to double check with the maid whether she intends to come back. She gave us the assurance. Anyway, by then, we have paid for her passport to be renewed, the visa to be extended and the return ticket. She wanted to go back to a small town called Ilo-ilo (yes, same town as the locally made movie) and I had to pay quite a bit more so that she can transfer in Manila to another plane to her hometown.
The maid agency is now trying to contact her in Ilo-ilo but so far, she is not contactable. Sounds like we will have to look for a new maid soon. So sad that she could not be more direct as it is so much easier to get things sorted out that way. Guess, this is life. Just one employee and we are already having so many issues. Pity all those companies that employ overseas employees as I am sure they have many stories to tell as well.
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Post by oldman on Apr 5, 2014 4:43:22 GMT 7
Glad to share that my maid rang the door bell early this morning. She said that the taxi broke down in Ilo-ilo and she had to take a later flight. I believe her as she was obviously shaken by the experience. Yes, she should have called but guess at that time, she had to worry about a lot of other things as well. Happy that things are now back to normal and I have now more time to look at the markets. Was looking forward to the maid coming back this afternoon as we had to double up to do the household chores over the past fortnight. For me, this means feeding the dog twice a day and cleaning up all her excretions. Then, I will wash the cars and tidy up things around the house. I then do the gardening as I always do anyway and send and fetch the kids. It has been a lot more tiring but the good thing is that I have lost some weight with all the additional activities! As we were all busy fetching the kids, we asked the maid to take the taxi back and I gave her $50 at the airport when I sent her off just in case she spent all her money when she was back in Philippines. After 3 hours of waiting, I called Philippine Airlines and they told me that she never boarded the plane back to Singapore. Strangely, I sensed something was not that right a few days before she left and I told my wife to double check with the maid whether she intends to come back. She gave us the assurance. Anyway, by then, we have paid for her passport to be renewed, the visa to be extended and the return ticket. She wanted to go back to a small town called Ilo-ilo (yes, same town as the locally made movie) and I had to pay quite a bit more so that she can transfer in Manila to another plane to her hometown. The maid agency is now trying to contact her in Ilo-ilo but so far, she is not contactable. Sounds like we will have to look for a new maid soon. So sad that she could not be more direct as it is so much easier to get things sorted out that way. Guess, this is life. Just one employee and we are already having so many issues. Pity all those companies that employ overseas employees as I am sure they have many stories to tell as well.
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Post by zuolun on Apr 24, 2014 14:39:24 GMT 7
HONGKONG: Debate over "Live-in" maids — 28 Mar 2014
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Post by zuolun on May 25, 2014 16:26:54 GMT 7
Who’s luckier: children with maids or children with moms? — 20 May 2014 I spoke to a student some time ago. He basically grew up with his grand parents as his parents were too busy working. You can see he behaves a bit strangely. The younger generation is behaving differently. You can’t blame all parents because all parents cannot be wrong together. Something systemic, something permeating throughout society is wrong that is the root of the problem. The government is the final arbiter of many things including cost of living. By deciding how many flats to build or how much land to release, it can control housing price and hence cost of living. The wage council makes recommendations on wages. By jacking up cost of living, Singaporean families are gradually being forced to become dual income to cope with the high cost of living. This has a significant impact on the quality of child rearing. If you choose to deny this, then you’re just deceiving yourself.
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