(2007/03) March 2007 MTBs

autum,
for myanmar, the major concerns i find is that communication. i have a myanmar colg in the office and she said usually myanmmar ppl i more resptable but then if u cant communicate, how ?
since you know the mummy, maybe u can go over and observe?
 


HJ
elisha got model potential..can tilt her face for better angle? wah...

re: jap vs american
i think american more 'relac' jap one hor..very rigid..my perception..maybe im wrong :p
i like the way they put it, for interview they dun call it interview..they will sthing like we will CHAT ..makes it sound so relac n not so serious..I HATE INTERVIEWS!

ok goin back to slog..catch up archives tonite.
 
linda.. her back hair curls in.. i also duno why.. i got straight hair leh.. her dad also.. hahaha.. and i cut her fringe til so short.. i feel so bad.. becos while cuttng she looking down.. den i take her fringe and cut.. when she look up.. OMG! try to save but she dun let me save liaoz.. hahaha..

i think for a few days hor.. she quite angry with her hair.. hahaha..

linda.. erm.. I see.. erm.. u see.. i looking at nvm.. dun say here.. cos a lot of slient readers.. ok.. i think i know wat u talking abt liaoz..
 
linda,
but then in regardless of the company nationality. all sorts of ppl u see where we work. some of them are like your lil boy.
but in my case, coz we only hire exp ppl, we all more 'chu tong'. u know what i mean ?
 
Michelle: Really har? I do have a few SB items to buy from last time, but we don't have enuf to close the spree lah. Unless you have a lot of orders. Do u?
 
Yvonne,
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It is at moments like such dat u know u found the correct partner. No need flowers, rings or ILU.
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When Bel sleeps, open up the diaper and lay some cloth or waterproof sheet under/ard. At least while she is sleeping, there is lil movement. *Dun aim the FAN directly at her pi gu!*

Bel got phelgm ant?? Buy the nanbei xing and make water for bel. Juz ground abit and boil can liaoz.

SQ,
6 makeover session!! Wah, very wu hua lei.... Thanx for the update.
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Pink,
Ard Xmas. Its at PSA lei, near tiong bahru meh??

kkmum,
K had such a bad incident and u still let him go play the water at the Zoo!! He was chattering away~~ LOL...

Nana,
U sending ur maid off w/out letting her know ah?? U better remove tiff when that happens lest ur maid kick a fuss.

At times when u ignore the tot, they might be guaiguai lei... Try dat.
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Pink,
Leia got take enough water? Or give prunes, prunejuice, fruits, soup .....

Joelle,
Lidat aso can ah?? LOL.... I am the gan cheong spider kind. If i am given work, i will go all out to do it fast, fast. But thats a downpoint aso coz some ppl know and they will purposely throw me work last minute.
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Michelle,
erm, i dunno the forum mummy (with the Myanmar maid).. I just happen to come across the thread where she says she has a maid to transfer.

Ok ask u all.. is $340 per month the normal wage now? no off-day.
 
Autumn,
Eh.... Lelong maid do not mean transfer maid. Its is juz a metaphor used for maids dat are highly reccommended by agents.

And my current maid is a transfer maid as well. In fact, she ran away from her ex employer and was kept at the agency til i came along.
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mummies,
i really feel like crying leh.. finding a maid is such a problem!

hmm, i have a colleague (not close) who is Myanmar.. i m thinking, if I really ever hire a myanmar maid, should i just thick-skin go and ask her for help? maybe I go learn myanmar language!!

then my hubby also has 2 myanmar staff.. maybe should also thick-skin ask them for help in language.. i think i going mad liao.
 
mickey,
yep.. received the flyer.. but no time to think about Spotlight.. tonight i m going for my gynae checkup. u going spotlight?
 
Nana,
Good LUCK to u. kekeke....

blur,
LOL... I would love to see Lett and Blur sharing a bowl of biscuit. I tink they will start fighting! Wahahahaha........

*Eh, u front still beta den mine. :p

Autumn,
The other mum oredi pointed out the 1st obstacle. Communication.
With phils, u can use english.
With indon, there is malay. (Can approach malay fren, neighbour and AGENT sure know)
With myanm, its only burmese and no other. And there is so lil ppl who can converse or help to translate. (Some agents do not even know burmese well and so are not able to assist at all or much)

blur,
The interviews might be informal but tat is a test on ur EQ, social skill, posture etc. *Wink*

Nana,
Aiyah, tots hair grow veri fast one, dun worry. At most, tie or use a hairclip lorz.

Michelle,
Its the market dat is driving the mgmt the wrong way. Too lil ppl to fill up the position, so they juz grab. Very sad. They are suppose to QA/QC.... Nvm, i tahan til proj end. At most, i leave for upstream. kekekeke.....
 
Autumn,
Relac..... Looking for a maid is not a easy nor fast task. Dun stress urself over a stranger unneccessarily.

If the mum is offering her maid, u can request for face to face interview and den u will know if she is the right one for u.

If u are willing to face the language barrier, den must tell urself to be super patient with the maid. Remember, this is a FOREIGN land to her with foreign ppl, language, practise and things. Everything is foreign to her. She will be homesick, more stressed den u! So u must be willing to be patient.

If not, go for a phil. No language barrier. Half the stress gone.
 
Autum: No lah. There's only 1 thing I want to buy. More flowers embellishment. BUt so far they didn't restock the colors.
 
Linda,
I am willing to face any problems that are skills-related. To me, language, cooking, cleaning.. these 3 are skills-related which can be learnt. Either the maid learnt them.. or I go learn the language myself.. I am willing to do that.

But what can't be learnt is the heart and attitude. Even if the person speaks well, cook and clean fantastically, but have bad heart or wrong attitude.. I feel there is no turning back.. so it's very difficult to find someone with a good heart and good attitude.. to me that is the most important simply because I don't have anyone at home to jagar the maid.
 
autum
personal view: communication is a big problem. even tho rina can speak english - ok level, there's still some miscommunications sometimes. I doubt I will have the patience to teach.
why dun u try filipino maid? since u have a choice, take 1 with less language barrier first and see how.

Linda
quite near,..central west...10mins ride from my place to your workplace :p at least we'll be nearer :p
 
linda,
the original page in GG for birkis was deleted..and i forgot what size i need..so i need to go try it out again. i think the prices at footshopping is higher..did u compare the two for the models u want?

michelle,
the crocs are here already ar? i get from u nxt sat at QQ's house?

QQ,
last time u said mygym is $20+ right? leave me out.
 
Autumn,
U are right on the attitude. Same for me. She can be slow or careless but if she is willing to learn and improve, I give her chance. But unfortunately, this is very hard to determine until 1-2 weeks or even months into the job.

Even the agent cant guarantee this aspect, therefore they usually have a policy where u can change maid FOC as long as u fulfil a min employment of the maid (some 1 week, some 1 month).

There is no telling which nationality will provide a better maid. We are all humans, so we are all the same. There are as many good maids as there are bad.

I suggest that u look for a experienced ex sing maid who request for no off day (add S$20 per month).

1. She worked in sing and knows the normal 'protocol' in hygiene requirement, sg employers requirement, will be able to cook simple dishes w/out help, can be independent (or at least not as reliant as new)

2. Being here 2nd time only means dat she is aware of wad is required of her and she here for the $$ so no hanky panky.

3. If she request for no off day means she has no friends in sg and is not the 'playful' kind.

(My personal view hor...)
 
Pink,
LOL.... Yar anywhere will be nearer once i get out of here. :p

Jaxe,
Foot is cheaper but requires more purchase (S$250) to qualify for FOC shipping. I am ok with both website. But i will get 2 pairs at foot and 1 pair at the other.
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nana,
i used to work in one of the jap firm...to me hor, quite strict..and i dun like the working environment. when i went for interview, the office was blocked so i can't see...if i know it's like that, then mayb i wont take up the job...coz it's classroom sitting arrangement. junior staff infront...boss all sitting right behind us...there's no partition between desks...no unnecessary stuff on our table...max 2cups on the desk...can't put personal pics as screen saver...there's alarm to indicate start work, go for lunch, end of lunch and go home!
really buay tahan...then strictly no internet usage! so even if i eng eng, i can oni either stare into space or pretend i bz...no one will go to other collig's desk to chat...i dun even dare to talk too loud coz the office quite quiet..
 
linda, u see me too up liao, me not same category as devoted SAHM joelle leh.. me lazy mum.. my beauty sleep comes before anything including anthea! haha!

hey, yishun pri is gd coz i studied there! haha! but that was 1984-1989 lah! during my era, peixin is even better. but i cant say the same for ahmad ibrahim pri leh, coz during my era again, there were lotsa malays (sorry to be racist here) and the family background of the students there not very gd, many broken families. my era lah, now i dunno.

hey north mummies, if you are durian fans, my uncle went to yishun blk 400+ there to pick up a lot and we had a durian feast at my parents place yesterday! some were very gd! kor bah one!

shannie, i loved durians when i was preg with anthea and now anthea loves it too! maybe there's really a connection :p now i love durians too!

autum, i am also starting on my maid research.. try to find out more before we decide to hv one.

guys, funny thing, one of anthea's right molars has popped out when she only has 4 on top and 2 below in front!!! they dun come out in sequence!
 
Pink, Linda,
Thanks.. i will take all that into consideration. Communication is a problem, i know. I guess if I really want to, I will have to go and interview this Myanmar lady then can have a better feel.
 
linda,
wah... i don dare to let bel try chinese one lei... worried she burst out in rash.. cos she took the gou ji zi hor... rashes all over her mouth... i scare liao... nvm la... i continue take the english med...

yes... last time i also let her slp on the waterproof sheets... when she got infection... but veri messy la.. cos she will flip 360degree when sleeping... she may even roll off the bed... now big liao... not infant lei... lol...

kiki,
tts wad i worried also... will monitor for a week... still not recovering, go see dr again... haiz...

bbmouse,
let mi noe u have received the payment...

bbmouse, linda,
the shoe i ordered hor... just nice!!! just now i let bel wear... left abit of lobang in the front onli... lol... size 6 lei... she really one big foot!!!
 
Nana,
Dun beat her lah, our toddler at this time is like this one, if they not active you sure worried right.
Just do more prevention e.g. lay a mattress on the other side or shift the bed/playpen against the wall. Now everyday my mission is to think of how to make my home more child friendly (my house is super child unfriendly one)

Joelle,
Ya same here, lots of blur pic. Wonder is there software to amend the photos
I found a new trick, think I will set up the video cam and hide aside, just on it then can use software to “capture” the photo. Is it better?

Linda,
It camera trick lah, they same high. Elisha look “fat” cos of the round face.

Belle,
Hahaha big face must tilt to make it look smaller ;P
too bad she got no hair if not I will sign her up to modeling agency. :p
 
hectic morning and really tired.
i drove more than 100km today, i think. and going to have another trip back home later.

let me finish wat i want to say, then try to catch up only tonight.

1. bbmouse: made payment liao. thanks! and she really looks ok, and quite polite to me too.

2. huingee, i will msn u or call u about the FC. they are in my car now.

3. yvonne already got her stuff cause she accompanied me for lunch. opps, din know bel had cough and need more rest. I asked them out for lunch leh. bel looks ok, except got phlegm when she coughs.

4. my sim card died, 2 handphones died, and now i am using hb's phone and hb's simcard. so i lost all my contacts again. nevermind, let me get a phone this weekend, and get a new simcard this weekend, then u all slowly sms me ? ok ? arigato!! wanna start to build up my EMPIRE again.

5. autum, i tried to login and book zoo ticket (thanks for your reminder cause my hp died liao and dun even have reminder), but system not yet open for me. i dunno when they changed their policy? and i will keep a look out and try my best to book.

6. i not yet finish my words. let me come back again...
 
edde,
Yishun and Peixin combining into 1. Will be known as Yishun but location is Peixin. (Heng ah! Behind my hse) For now, I enrol this. If i move, I will need to enrol in another. Dats why i give myself til end of 2008 to move. If i dun move by den, i will hv to stay put for the next 11 yrs.

Yvonne,
Get a mattress and put on the floor. If its messy, so be it. Better more gut lat and wash the bedsheet den bel keanna rash .... (Ask Nick to wash lar. kekeke)

edde,
Shhhhhhhhhh..... Dun tell too many ppl on the free durians... later no more. :p

U looking for maid too?? Gg back to work ah?

Autumn,
Good luck on ur maid search and please take care of yourself. Dun get too stressed while looking.
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michelle,
okay, i let my fren know.... hehehe... but hor, you also think abt how much you wanna sell lah... hehehe
 
linda : ya lor.. i also scared she will do something to my ger leh.. but yet.. i feel sooo.. sigh..

mejo : Really ar!!!!! they got tell me la.. that its open concept.. got divider between the desk .. but beside u.. no divider.. so got to divide urself.. and they seem to quite emphasis on this..

hua_jing : i know... i also heart pain everytime i piak her.. cos she will show guilty face
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nana,
from today onward dun piak her liao, talk to her but dun expect she will understand cos I read that toddle at their age memory not so good one so must be patient (always remind myself too)
 
Nana,

Wah, at least tiff will show guilty face. YT is impervious by beatings... we piak her hands for throwing things off the high chair but her expression din even change. Just kept throwing... :\. YT also a good climber so long ago we forgo using the baby cot. Now she sleeps on a mattress on the floor caged in by the haenim play-yard. Both hb and myself have fall out of the cot before when young so dun want to risk it happening to YT and she had already rolled off our bed 3 times!!!
 
Mummies,
got 500 over e-mail to clear, shipment not done…sian… really no heart to work liao, still dun know who and when to hand over…can’t stop coming here…how how how.. hope I can be close eye and bo chap since only 6 more days to go
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Customer very funny, keep call me and said she does not means to make me leave and she also dun know why she keep complain me and dun know what she herself want ???? also said she want to introduce job for me and keep ask me to write to our competitor co @#$$%^%$@ she is one of the factor to make me leave lei, now she neijiu want to find job for me. NO thanks lor. (attitude problem ;P)
Then this morning the previous buyer call me and ask me will “you take back your resignation letter and stay” hahaha really dun know what they trying to do.
 
nana,
hmmm...u referring to me or mejo har? paisey, coz i scroll up but i can't find mejo posting abt the jap co, if u referring to it...lol
the one i worked was super open! when i walked in on the first day, i got shocked! not that i trying to be funny but i dun feel comfy esp knowingly that my boss is sitting directly behind me! the partitions they have was those very very low (i think around shoulder level when seated down) partition between dept...even then, u can still peep over to see what they do...another was the super tall ones that blocked the office from public view loh...that was the one that blocked me when i went for interview...
to me, office environment oso plays a role to work comfortably. paisey, not trying to be picky..but we are spending 8hours or more at work mah
then there's punchcard system (frankly, i dun like such system lah), if we late by 15mins, deduct pay liao
 
sorry for the long post.

bbmouse. thanks for your phone # help cause i was in a lost just now and i have only your number cause i just copied this morning. others i not yet copy into hb's phone.

Now the story begins.

- few weeks back, mil said wanna bring tian to NUS for sil's commencement (to take photos) on 9 July. I agreed, then told her she has to prepare porridge, so that can feed her outside, no need to rush back. mil agreed. I agreed to bring tian to office for 2 hours as she cannot enter the hall for ceremony.

- two days ago, they came, then still hesitating if they want to bring her to NUS. Then, i said ok, old rules still apply.

- this morning, it was raining, mil said dun want to bring her to NUS anymore. ok! then we brought her to nanny's place in the morning. and i came to work as usual and i planned my work for whole day too.

- around 9.30am, sil called me, said my tian already with them. alamak, i was busy leh. how? then i said i can only fetch tian and another sil (not attending ceremony) around 10.15am. they never bring lunch and pram.. so they asked me to drive tian back after 10am just now. So I was not prepared at all until 9.30am.

- then i drove them to bbmouse's place and collcet stuff, and drove back to office a while cause i need to clear so stuff at work. just 10-15 min like that.

- on the way back, i dropped sil at the commencement hall and i drove tian back to nanny's place at woodlands. she was sleepy and a bit hungry, so she kept crying. cried until her face turned black, then i had to stop along BKE. let her settle down, start again, and have to stop again. finally i buey tahan and continue driving, all the way. and i think she hated me so much for abandoning her at the back. jialat. but i was under so much stress.
and i gave her a $50 to play cause that's what i had in my pocket. and now i dunno where this note went liao. I did not even bring my house key and my bag.

She kept crying even after seeing nanny, and now i dunno how she is already.. cause i lost nanny's contact and i told nanny if anything then call hb's number. she said ok.

That’s the whole story.

Moral of the story:
- I should have sent tian back early
- Or I should have disagreed them from bringing tian out initially then they won’t be so bold to bring her out without my consent even if it’s a last minute consent.
- I should have just taken a cab. Sigh!!
- This incident will not happen again. Nanny also commented that if tian was not brought out, she wouldn’t need to cry so hard for so long. Sigh!
 
hua_jing.. ya lor.. telling myself not to do it so often.. the best part is .. she understand every single word we said.. just that she wanna follow a not only..

mejo.. i wanna change to bed for her too.. but hor.. she cant keep still when zzz one leh.. will turn n turn n turn .. turn til 180 degrees.. fall asleep.. den zzz half way.. turn back again..

i ever see her zzz like me.. hahaha.. sleep 1/2 way.. sit up.. den just lie in front and continue zzz again.. hahahaa.. (means 180 degrees turn)
 
mash.. hahaha.. ya.. i talking abt u .. hehehe.. sorry.. mixed up.. now i thinking of a lot of things..

mash.. really ar ??? maybe before i accept the job..i ask to go and see the environment first.. hahahaha..
 
QQ,
Read about your work and your boss, my advice is to find alternative liao. Since your boss lost trust in you and dun wait till things get worst.
Like my case, my boss trust me and look up on me very well, she even told/promise me I will get my promotion this year, my last years appraisal was very good. That why I used to say I have a good and understanding boss, but things change this year dun know why, she lost trust on me and only listen to other. I have been trying to prove to her that problem not on me, but after seeing my this year appraisal before my resignation, I gave up liao, knowing that she trusted other more then me, day before my resignation I wrote a very long e-mail to her on all the evident on the wrong accuse against me and I want a answer on why they accept the accuse, then she told me actually she had a private talk with customer and realize actually not my problem I’m just the scapegoat but too late right? She should do it before my appraisal or even when I told to her that I’m facing problem with customer and my sales earlier this years.
Ops sorry it look like I’m venting again ;P but just want to tell you if things can’t get solve then you have to move on lor
 
michelle. i also illegal parking leh. haha!

hj, mine not as serious la. give my boss another chance.
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he actually give me a chance to explain and make my stand. i told him what I know and I have been really careful. Ask him to trust me. he said yes and he only wanted me to make my stand clear in case i did not check properly, ok... it was a go already. settled. small case oni. compared to today's chaos. i hope that TP stopped me actually so that i can have a freeride to woodlands, while parking my car at BKE. saman me nevermind. i dun even have a chance to book taxi during that time. expressway leh.
 
QQ : u more hiong den me ar!!

i ever bring tiff out once.. just short distance to fetch her dad.. like from bedok to changi.. even before i can turn up to main road.. she keep crying.. i had to stop and comfort her.. for 1 hour leh.. might as well ask hubby to come back himself better..

when i reach hubby's office.. she cry til tired or no breath and face all blue black.. that time she only 2 months + leh.. since den i never allow her to cry like that.. my heart so pain manz..
 
Hi all

I am on MC .haiz..

michelle: i like the sporty adara.. but i not sure of the size.. how to try? go chocs and find and try?

Linda: later i come back comment on work attitude hor..

autum: sae.. later come back talk to u about why i dun take burmese maids..

let me finish my lunch first...
 


mash,
Ur japanese co sounds so strict. The one i worked was also open concept, no partitions at all, juz rows of tables. But my bosses are fun ppl. AT 4pm, my director will walk ard with his tea cup filled with sake... LOL...

The layout of the new office of my current ang moh co is also open concept. But the bosses are in rooms. And there are totally no corner or wall seats. All the workstations are island design.....

aiyah, most of these MNC now have card key system. Capture every minute and seconds. Local company best. I can turn up for work at 9am although official is 8.30am and my boss will still buy b/fast for me to eat. LOL....

HJ,
LOL..... ur company abit the luanz... isit the mgmt?? When my senior left, aso same. No one to hand over to, so she handover to me. But i keep quiet and pretend i din know anything. :p
 

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