The soapy soap

I have sensitive skin. And all the laundry use hand wash. Only three of us in the house so the laundry is not much. Sometime I use to wash cloth for every 2 day. No washing machine here. But I still consider is ok. It's never more than 1 hours anyway, at least we can safe water and electricity, that's maid for, right?

I always choose the detergent by myself. Either 'Kuat Harimau' or 'Trojan'. I don't care the quality as long as my hand can cope with. Yes, I need to give more power when handle the stain, but as long as my hand ok, I can do it.

Last week was our shopping day. I can't go because I got another thing to do. So, only my Mom and Jojo went. I asked her to buy the detergent. I thought she know what brand I always use,  actually she didn't. So she just choose what ever she likes, she bought 'Top, super white' because she thought it will help me cleans the stain in Jojo white cloth easier. I know she have good intention. But my hand don't care about that. And soon after I used it, all my outer skin layer on my fingers come out, not all, just a big as pores but so many and very painful every time I touch water.

Worst enough I can't put 'Handsaplast' plaster on it, I need to touch water often so the plaster can't stick. Then I try to use a normal plaster, its water proof so can stick easily, but the problem arise when the time to take it out. Oh....see, what dilemma I'm in now.

I don't know what I supposed to do. The detergent still a lot. I can't just simply not use it and ask my mom to buy the new one. Wasted right? And sayang the money. But if I continue to use it, I'm suffer in silent.  What I supposed to do?

Maid...... Anyone?

I guess every employers don't like if their maid  knows more than she need or  have something more than she supposed to have. I have hand phone, laptop and digital camera. If that's not enough I know how to fix computer, electronic device, water tab, light,..what else..I'm a good cleaner, a good play mate...but I can't do one thing, cook! I can't cook. I mean, I know how to cook but just ...the simple one. And for all that's the most important my Mom knows!. I never hide anything from her, because I'm not a good liar. If she notice I talk to her without see her eyes, she knows I hide something and she will ask " Anything you want to tell me?"

I know for sure, I'm not kind of maid that every employer want . Its  easier for me if I just plain simple maid. But what I can do? I never have plan to become maid until I feel bot and unsecured outside there.

We all know, future is not for us to see. What will be, will be. Anyway I'm happy being a maid. This is the nice and enjoyable job that I ever had. Luckily, I have what most maid never have.....Good Employer!

So,  Madams what kind of maid do you want to hire?  Am I in your criteria? I guess........not. So sad right? I'm!

Jojo In Action!

I can say with proud, I succes as maid. Jojo, the 'Manja', naughty, stuborn girl, already grow as what she supposed to be. She is not the one that I met in maid agency 4 years ago. This Jojo ..very smart, funny sensitive and obedient. Fine,.. she still like scream and her hot temper also stil there, but she is improved a lot.
I made schedulae for her. Afternoon, finish lunch she straight away do her homework and check book for tommorow. Finish all, she will spend her time for watching tv or play electone. Sometime we play together. We like to play Bethoven's fur elise. I don't know much about this electone thing, cos I never really go for class. Long time ago I thought It wasn't necessary, now I guess I need it. But to old to go for tuitions. Luckly I know how to read the notations, if not Jojo will show me her "evil's laugh'.

Jojo has routine. Every aftenoon around 5 pm, she will go to playground. Sometime with me, but if I'm lazy, I'll ask her to follow neighbour.

Before go to play ground, without being ask, she will keep all her stuffs, throw all the rubbish, sweep the floor -- she sweep backward, I fail to teach her how to hold broom properly---make sure everything tidy, then only she go to playground. Oh..ya, before go, she need my approve whether the living room keep or not. If I say 'Yes, good job!' She will look very happy and proud.

I guess, you thinking I was bully her. Actually, yes I'm. First time I forced her, gave her ultimate..but I think it is normal. Every body need to be push to do something that they don't like. But now for Jojo it's not the matter like or dislike. Now its become her responsible.

The happiest from all is my Maam. She so proud of Jojo, without knowing what I did to make Jojo be a responsible girl.

Yes, I'm only maid. But doesn't matter what, if you take care a children, you have to be responsible, my mother..my real mother taught me that, because if something wrong with the one we take care, in next live we have to carry the responsibility in front of God. And I believe that.

It easier to clean the house than takecare a child.

THE FISHY MAN

My mom boy friend is here right now. He came as soon as I fetch Jojo to school. I guessed he bring a lot fish like usually he did when he came. Uncle fish, me and Jojo like to call him that of course in hush tone otherwise Mom overheard and ground us.

Do you have any husband who always looking for reason to going out? Like go to friend house, buy something for friend, or..maybe something else.. if yes...that might be him. That's mean you have relationship with my mom.

Every morning ones or twice a week, Uncle Fish will come to our house( Mom always refer her house as Our house, to make me feel as an owner). I don't like him, so I tried to be very busy behind until can't hear the bell. So my Mom will come down to open the door for him in her sexy dress which I knew for sure that's not her sleeping gown. It's just something to makes her look so attractive in her age. Then they will straight away go up stair to her room, lock the door, close the curtain, on the classic Chinese music and.....eng....ing...eng.....you know right...what they do after that? Of course you know, only Jojo who innocently think that they just watching the Chinese show together, and need to lock the door so she won't disturb them..

Oups I forget to tell you my Mom is lady in her 50th. Never married. And Uncle Fish is the only Man who routine come here every morning. I think he is a kind of her sex partner or what, but I know exactly uncle Fish is already has wife and children, a daughter for sure. He is a managing director from well known company and my Mom work for him as administration manager. Any clue who are they?

I respect my Mom without doubt, but not in this matter. I'm a woman too. I have sister, friend, relative whose already married. I imagine if their husband cheating on them in the way uncle Fish cheat to his wife. I guess I know what her feeling if she someday find out. That's way I don't like him very much. If that a simple way to explain my feeling. No..not that simple. I hate him. I fell nausea every time I see him. Hueeeeeeek

If you are a wife, what do you think about share husband with other woman? Some women think as no matter , as long as he loves her more. Do you think a man who loves a women will do some kind like that? I don't know, I guess not. But..maybe...he is.

I know I overboard for telling you this. But you don't know me! and I don't know you! So..its safe. Cos I can't tell this to my friend without make them think what kind of employer I have. You know, this day people always simply judging. I don't want they judge my Mom. Because I'll be sad if she sad. Only me can!

Heaven not for us to...

This evening Jo jo, my girl..came back from neighbour's house in upset. She told me in angry voice that her friend said she will never go to heaven because she is not a Christian. And her friend is a Christian. So what I supposed to said?
Actually what's the parents teach their children in this day? Racis? politics? I don't understand. And never understand. Where's the such word come from?
Jo jo is different, from the first time I told her to respect another religion. That's God is only one with so many names. And doesn't matter what your religion you still a human being. My maam agree with me in this matter. And we always have comitment, this religion matter won't come up for discus. Because I'm muslim..and she is a buddhis. She respect me. She's never ask me to cook pork. If she want eat pork meat, she just go out some where. Jo jo also did the same thing. Everytime came back from dine-out with pork in the menu, she wil told me not to talk so near or hugy-wugy her..(Jo jo..like to hug). Cute ya?

So are you agree with me? That God is only One? But it's ok. Everyone has their own opinion but for me--God is only One---with so many different names. There's must be Question for all this statement. The answer is because I am tired to see what people do to make anybody else believe and follow what they believe. Sometimes I wonder why they don't just leave this alone. What the different to be Buddhism,Hindu, Jews, Christian or Islam. We still Human and still need to pray to God and worshiped to Him. No matter how the way we Pray, people often said; many way to go to Rome. Any way you choose, you will arrived in Rome, but maybe in different time which occur because of the different Distance, or different transport that we used to go there. But if the direction is right we will reach Rome except if we lost our way. And the easy one, we just think like one written from the Holly Koran: For You, Your Religion and For Me, My Religion.

In this very day, Insult each other religion become common. For what? Say our religion better than another religion won't make us superior. Think that we good and the other bad won't makes us look better. Or the most extreme is say that only our religion will bring us to heaven and another else simply go to hell, where got it?? Heaven and Hell is not for us to see. Than how we can judge something that we couldn't see? That the GOD Al Mighty's matter. Not us. Our consent is suppose how to make the world as better place for all. And my consent is to cook and clean..not talking about religions. But..how...? She here and I'm there...

That's what I said to Jo jo everytime her friend distrubing her with religion matter. And Jo jo already grow up as free thinker, but as children....understanding come slowly...
Sometime I want to tell his friend and teach them...about the freedom to choose religion, but then..I realize that I'm only a maid..... maid...What can I do as maid?

Morning, Maan!

"Good morning, Maam! I hope you like me. "That's the first sentences that I wrote in my diary in the first day I step inside this house. Being maid is first experience for me, and I never know what will happen if she, doesn't like me. Wow...my heart pic..poc..pic..poc.. thinking about that. I don't want go back to maid agency! Because I'm sure 100% they won't send me back home straight away, but they will keep me, angry at me, and abuse me like what I saw a few moment ago.To day is first day, every thing look fine, the girl..five years old...the one that I going to take care, look nice and cute, perhaps because I can speak english. I guess she like me. Just now, when I carry her and I said..."Hati-hati..." she smile so sweet. I hope she really like me .... Small girl always innnocent. I heard what she said just now in the maid agency office. But now, look at her,...she try to comunicate with me,...o...so sweet! Now, I just need to adapt and think what I going to do..tommorow..
My first working day.
(I write this 5 years ago, and my diary at that time is...a small note book...that..)

Love them? Love them not?

Everybody must have think if work as Maid is easy. But is not. It's very complicated job. We are not only deal with the chores but also have to deal with people in the house. Always laugh even in sad time. It's more complicated than PR job, the PR can go home if the time come, but we...will stay..at least for 2 years doing double job, house work..and "Public Relation" see the same face, same attitude, laucky enough if they good, if "annoying" and "bully" ?
There is bully employer, who never feel satisfied with her maid work. I know employer like that more than you think, and the number is very scary. I meet alot of friend, in the market, playground, shopping complex.....and we told each other story. Sometime I ask my self are there really a human like us? If I can put in average..is maybe 50-50 who have a good employer who really treat them as human being.
In my neighbouring house, there was an a employer who never let he maid eat any food in her house except maggie mie. Maggie me? Can you imagine? I love maggie mie but not every day, this food is not good for digestion system if eat to much. This is not a kind of healthy food everybody know it. So what kind of employer who did that? I can't say...but you can judge!
Another, my friend who live in KL told me that her employer always deduct her salary everytime she spoilt or broke something. First time I guess that's must be a very expensive thing, then she told me it was not, it's just a flower pot.... How much a flower pot can cost if it only made from mud?
But God create everything in pair. I also have story about the good, kind heart employer who always help her maid do the chorus, apply medician for her, ask her to rest if she already work so hard.....sound like my employer ya? But it's not!
My employer...good she is, but...I think she just to tired to bother about me, or..just don't care for what I've done. She work whole day, go to office 10 am, come back 7 pm...her house is mine, her daughter also mine...
You people must be think that I'm sneak from her when I write this blog. I'm not! I did infront of her, normally at night or..afternoon when all my chorus done. I use my own laptop. She knows I wrote blog, she just doesn't know what the title... and you know what she said everytime she saw me on line until late hour?
"Go..sleep lah...to late already lho...like tommorow no time...!"
That's my employer!
She so adorable! And I'm the luckiest maid in the world...I guess...

Maid Knows Everything!

This is the Maid's diary. Really story about the maid and her daily activities. You won't belief what they know and what they can do. Perhaps, you just thought.."what lah...maid only mah...". But I suggest you, it's time to change that attitude. Your maid is your precious asset. Keep it that in your mind. Don't think because you pay her you can do as you wish. She is a human too, you know! Has feeling like you! But if your maid doesn't like rice and prefer batterey as her lunch...then....do what you wish, she is yours. She is robot anyway. Ever heard about robot maid? What ever..

Maid know everything! Don't belief? Challenges me!

So be nice and be carefull with your maid. They can be your true best friend but they can also be a dangers enemy. Tell me, which enemy more dangers than the one who know you very well?

I'm a Maid! Indonesian maid. The one that you people think as low class maid and have to be suffer because your discrimination in salary or in the way you treat us. I don't understand and never understand why? A maid is a job label. No matter who work in this field even if she is a diploma holder, ex teacher, genius or anything when they are decided to work as maid they will get the label. It's okey! It's just a work..a job..like another job. The different is in the practice. If you earn money from behind the desk, we earn it from behind the gastove or inside the toilet. So what? The point is to get the money. Money is so important right now. People dare to kill each other for money. So what's wrong for being maid? I don't care. As long as they're treat us like themself, no problem. But most of sick and arrogant employer treat their maid like we are not a human.

We come here with big big hope, that we will find a good employer, earn a lot money and going home with pride that we be one of the succes foreign worker with a good employer.

Nothing more will make us happier than have a good employer. Good employer mean good future. Good future means work hard. work hard means money. And money means ...money..

O..o.. I got to go, to day is my "toilet day" which means today I have to clean the toilet. I have a daily activity....I try to make my "Maid day" as comfortable as I can. Doing work and have fun. in short words....enjoy live even work as maid. Please come back another day, I'll tell you what maid can do...and capable to do.... or maybe my next is about you? Who knows? I have alot of friend with alot of story...from their daily live as maid... stay toon!