STOP...!

I just have to say something.
So, stop sekejap citer pindah-pindah ni.



First, they proposed every weekend off for maids.
Second, the other "they" banned Indonesian maids from coming to Malaysia.

I totally disagree about the every weekend off tu, especially when the maid tu macam maid Mak Lijah, Putiha. Dah lah bab mengemas rumah tu fail, asyik terperap dalam bilik jer. Got worst since she got married last year. When we tried to hire a new maid, dapat pulak yang gatal buat maksiat kat rumah Mak Lijah. So I fired her. Datang balik Putiha, who is not of much help lately. Kerja dah jadi opposite. Instead of her helping me with the house chores, Mak Lijah pulak yang helped her with the chores.

Tiap-tiap minggu minta off, even before the policy is declared. So bila dia off, Mak Lijah take over lah kerja rumah. Not a problem. Tapi menjadi problem when she left her undies in the washing machine for me to deal with...!!!!!!

Cakap nak pergi hari Jumaat, I said wait till all the children and I are back home (which means petang lah). Petang Ahad, suami dia telefon kata dia sakit. Kenapa dia tak boleh cakap sendiri?

So Monday tu dia tak ada, lah. Danisy had to tumpang rumah neighbour while I rushed back from office (during lunch break) with lunch. I had to rely on my neighbour. Nasib baik neighbour ni adores my children and are willing to do anything for the children. Tapi sampai bila I can rely on them? Malu dah sebab banyak kali jadi macam tu.

And now we have moved. Neigbours tak berapa ada lagi. Pak Lijah terpaksa ambil emergency leave on Monday while on Tuesday and Wednesday, had to rush back at 10.30 am and wait till 2.30 pm to send and pick-up the children from school. Mak Lijah pulak, sampai rumah pukul 7.30 pm. Start dengan memasak, menghidang, basuh pinggan, memesinkan baju, sidai baju, gosok lima pasang uniform...saaaaaammmpailah pukul 1 pagi. Next day bangun pukul 5 pagi sebab nak prepare breakfast, mesin baju, sidai baju etc. And this is the routine for the whole week sebab Putiha went on the unapproved-extended-eight day leave.

Best part is, semalam, dia suruh Mak Lijah menjemput dia di 'kongsi' suaminya kat Shah Alam.

SO HOW CAN I SUPPORT THE CALL FOR EVERY WEEKEND OFF???


And now they are being irrational, blaming Malaysian employers as mistreating their nationals. Although it is true that there are cases of ill-treatment by employers, they must also be made aware that the nationals they are exporting aren't angels too... Ada yang sampai bunuh employer. Is that well covered in their media? What about employers who are emotionally abused dengan maid yang gatal buat maksiat, menggoda laki orang, mencuri, merosakkan harta benda majikan, bergayut kat telefon berjam-jam, mesyuarat tingkapnya...

Bukan semua semua employer kejam dan bukan semua maid tu bagus. Mak Lijah ni kira bersabar lah juga sebab Putiha dah 10 tahun kerja dengan kami. Dah boleh masak menu yang budak-budak suka. Cumanya dia dah terlalu complacent sampai dah tak reti nak mengemas dan dah tak mahu buat apa-apa arahan baru. Kalau majalah-majalah or mainan budak-budak bersepah-sepah tak tersusun, maka macam tu lah keadaannya selama seminggu sehinggalah Mak Lijah menjerit-jerit berleter (Mak Lijah sengaja tak kemaskan sebab nak test tengok berapa lama majalah2 tu nak berterabur). Tak pernah nak menyapu, mop dapur 2 minggu sekali, habuk-habuk tak pernah dibersihkan, gosok uniform ala kadar dengan kedut seribu etc. I end up doing all that myself. So siapa tolong siapa ni? Adoilaaa....

So.. angel sangat ke diorang ni?

We're here...!

Dah masuk 16 hari kami berpindah ke sini. Ahamdulillah everything went well except for a few unsetteld business yang membuatkan Mak Lijah's blood go upstairs, the rest just fell into the right places.

Macam-macam berlaku within the last 16 days yang betul-betul testing. But today, I really felt good, waking up in my own house. Rasa macam malas jer nak keluar ke mana-mana.

Official day of pindah was 12 Jun. Two days before tu, the packers came to the house to pack everything. Oleh sebab Mak Lijah tak dapat cuti (sebab bos sendiri nak cuti), I had to quickly rush home. Tak sempat nak selamatkan beberapa item yg Mak Lijah rasa are important and kena ada dengan Mak Lijah setiap masa.

Finally at about 5.30 pm, we finished packing and headed towards BBB. Sebelum tu, singgah dulu amik udang galah yang diimport khas...

We arrived at about 7.30 pm just to find that they haven't even reached unloading a quarter of the first lorry. We tried as much to arrange everything in order but there were just too many boxes and big items like sofa, meja makan, cabinet jati, 2 queen-sized bed, 2 single beds, 1 double decker, TVs, empat almari and the list just go on and on. Mak Lijah pun rasa tak selesa sebab my dream white kitchen tak berapa siap lagi, no sink etc.

At about 11.00 pm, I told the packers to continue the next day. Mak Lijah tengok packers tu dah tak larat nak mengangkat barang-barang. Dah ler berat belaka, kena naik tangga yang winding, tiga tingkat pulak tu. And so they left at 11.30 pm selepas Mak Lijah tengok mandurnya ber'mesyuarat' dengan pekerja-pekerjanya.

Tension nya. Letihnya.. Malam tu tidur macam balak...

It's Time

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After months of agony going through the spell, we are nearing one of the significant event in our lives. They may not be directly linked but it's just time to move on. Move on spiritually and physically.
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