Re. Playgroup Dec 22
Tabbs,
So sorry to keep you waiting. I don't think my hb is agreeable to be Santa. He keeps saying he's not fat!! Hahaha...
As for the gift-giving, what do you need me to do? So we are gonna bring a pressie for exchange? What's the budget? Just like Julia Gabriel's party where we will get a $15 gift and if your kid is a boy, you'll buy one that's meant for a boy. And then we'll label them B or G so that boys will get boys presents and girls will get girls' ones.
How about potluck? Who's bringing what? I'll try to bring some sandwiches if I can get my stuff or hb to go into the shop to make some that day.. we don't open on Sats you see...
Dates: December 22nd Saturday
timing... 10am-12pm
venue: orchard
Theme: christmas
1. Circle time (Christmas songs) ?kirssie
2. Craft: tabbiesus
3. Storytime : Mashy.. using ur book
4. gift giving :denmy
Please confirm attendance if can come and no. of kids/ pax
Indicate if you want kiddy lunch/ adult lunch (potluck)
1. Chickenlittle - 4 pax
2. krissie - 3+2bb
3. sunny - all dates are ok at the moment
4. Flo - Me + Mel
5. mashy - 3 (hb and C)
6. ky - 5 coming (hubby, helper, and the boys)
7. Aileen - 3+2bb
8. Cookie - 3+2 bb
9. sl - 2+bb
10. cheng - dates ok except for 15 dec (got 2 parties on that day already

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11. denmy - 3+2bb+1kid
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re: maid
It's been such a long and hectic 16 days when my helper went home and finally came back today. The whole family is elated adn overjoyed that she's back... especially me. i can only start to 'breathe' now. Haven't been coming in for the past weeks liao...
And we nearly lost her when she tried to come back on tuesday and the immigration officer in Manila refuse her exit becos she 'has no contract', which in fact, it could all be solved with a little coffee money!!! How corrupted... and she had to rebook her flight for 2 days later while waiting for us to tt money over. Poor maid was in limbo and stranded in Manila for 3 days. I got hold of my agent here to ask for her contract and initially they tried to pull a fast one by saying its too late liao and if she could go and find the original recruiter in Manila, Nation could help get her over but as a fresh maid with a new contract, meaning she has to pay for another $2000+ bond again. Otherwise, they can be kind enough to help me bring her over under my name with $1500- $1600. In the end my hb maid a big fuss and got hold of her contract, which they claimed to be old and tried to convince him to have a new one made (trying to make $ here again). We checked with the Philippines Embassy to confirm that the old contract is still valid adn faxed it over to her and then got her to ask how much to pay the officer there. All she did was ask "how much" after these manic ooh-hahs and then was told 1000 peso. OMG! And that's only abt S$40+!!! I just cannot believe how corrupted Phillipines is!