<font color="0000ff"><font color="ff0000">Connie</font>
From the looks of it, ur maid is keen to renew with u, but she also knows that she can talk terms with u. Increase to $410 is quite a fair bit, but if she's those super clever type, like my maid, she will know that current mkt rate is $450 for fresh maids.
With regards to off days, I agree with <font color="ff0000">Jamie</font>. No doubt u worry what she'll do during her off days, but the helper usually comes back with a better mood and more willing to work for the nxt few wks to come. At least that's wat i see in my maid. Each time she comes back from her off day, her mood is super good and happy.
COme to think of it, they oso v poor thing lah.. if helping u to look after ur kid at nite, they are literally working 24/7. So I'm more inclined to give them off days. They are afterall human beings
But having said that, i know where u are coming from. Like i always worry if my maid will go outside n befriend some Banglas to whoever.
<font color="ff0000">Jamie</font>
oops.. haha.. i think u misunderstood me. I meant to say, i've nvr gone at a timing when they are conducting their lessons. they DO conduct lessons. In fact, my boy learnt how to recognise his ABCs and count from 1-20 from school. Everyday, he comes back with a new song. Some of which I have nvr heard before.
So, i'm v satisfied with what the school is teaching him. Only concern I have is that my boy is eating lesser these days. B4 he went to cc, he can eat alot for breakfast. Sometimes 1.5 slices of bread. But after going to cc, he can only eat 0.5 slice. Have already feedback to teachers abt this appetite, but they did mention they monitor. Sometimes my boy will tell them he dun wanna eat. Den they will start to coax him or offer him some other food.
Lunch oso. I told them to give him extra servings coz he can eat alot. But they told me.. they try not to overfeed the child (haha.. which i think i'm doing sometimes at home). Coz shortly after lunch, they will drink their milk and nap time. So they dun wan the child to eat so full and puke the milk after.</font>