Maids In Singapore (3) And Malaysia
A teenage girl who ordered her maid to pick out 'tow gay' (bean sprouts) from her noodle soup had appalled many netizens.
She was labelled a spoilt teen 'princess' by a STOMPer.
Some questioned the future of a society that is resting on the shoulders of spoilt 'princesses' like her.
Her parents should have used this occasion to teach the girl to be independent and showed some respect for maids and domestic helpers in Singapore.
About the misbehaved girl, as A Person who had spent more than 10 years with preschoolers, I've seen enough, and more, of these incidences.
There was once a 6 year-old boy who was short of one colour pencil in the neatly arranged box of colour pencils.
He blamed the maid for not putting it back in place.
I reminded him that it's his stationery, and he's the person responsible for it, not the maid.
His answer shocked Me,
"My mother will scold Bibik if she finds out."
On another occasion, a girl did not learn her spelling.
She was sad for not getting stars and again, it's the maid who did not teach her.
I had My fair share of meeting a maid at the bus stop, and knowing of maids who have to work like machines and robots.
One of these maids, I used to hear her sing at the top of her voice very early morning, whenever she was in the kitchen.
The employer claimed she was a bit of unsound mind but whenever she passed by My house, she would stopped to talk and poured out her heart.
She was up at 2am as the employer sold breakfast at 2 different places.
I could see her hands were never dry and she was almost going crazy with endless shouts and scoldings for being slow.
When her 2 years was up, her employer came to Me inquiring about maid as she knew I often travel to Batam and knows people supplying maid over there.
Of course, I do not want to be accused as the cause of another maid's suffering.
Rominah was a maid in Singapore but all she did for 2 years was peeling potatoes and onions as her employer owns a bakery churning out curry puffs.
Her few hours of night sleep, with another maid, was at the very spot, where she worked for the whole day and half the night.
After 2 years, she worked for a Malay wife and English husband couple.
Being Indonesian, she could not work with the rationed food provided.
Typical breakfast used to be a cup of tea and 2 biscuits, not more.
Lunch and dinner will be a slice of protein, a cup of rice and some blanched vegetables, no second helping.
When the husband was at work, the wife will spend time at gyms.
Although childless, Rominah's work was endless.
After suffering from severe migraine after working for 2 weeks, Rominah left home for Indonesia, not wanting to come back again.
A teenage girl who ordered her maid to pick out 'tow gay' (bean sprouts) from her noodle soup had appalled many netizens.
She was labelled a spoilt teen 'princess' by a STOMPer.
Some questioned the future of a society that is resting on the shoulders of spoilt 'princesses' like her.
Her parents should have used this occasion to teach the girl to be independent and showed some respect for maids and domestic helpers in Singapore.
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About the misbehaved girl, as A Person who had spent more than 10 years with preschoolers, I've seen enough, and more, of these incidences.
There was once a 6 year-old boy who was short of one colour pencil in the neatly arranged box of colour pencils.
He blamed the maid for not putting it back in place.
I reminded him that it's his stationery, and he's the person responsible for it, not the maid.
His answer shocked Me,
"My mother will scold Bibik if she finds out."
On another occasion, a girl did not learn her spelling.
She was sad for not getting stars and again, it's the maid who did not teach her.
I had My fair share of meeting a maid at the bus stop, and knowing of maids who have to work like machines and robots.
One of these maids, I used to hear her sing at the top of her voice very early morning, whenever she was in the kitchen.
The employer claimed she was a bit of unsound mind but whenever she passed by My house, she would stopped to talk and poured out her heart.
She was up at 2am as the employer sold breakfast at 2 different places.
I could see her hands were never dry and she was almost going crazy with endless shouts and scoldings for being slow.
When her 2 years was up, her employer came to Me inquiring about maid as she knew I often travel to Batam and knows people supplying maid over there.
Of course, I do not want to be accused as the cause of another maid's suffering.
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Rominah was a maid in Singapore but all she did for 2 years was peeling potatoes and onions as her employer owns a bakery churning out curry puffs.
Her few hours of night sleep, with another maid, was at the very spot, where she worked for the whole day and half the night.
After 2 years, she worked for a Malay wife and English husband couple.
Being Indonesian, she could not work with the rationed food provided.
Typical breakfast used to be a cup of tea and 2 biscuits, not more.
Lunch and dinner will be a slice of protein, a cup of rice and some blanched vegetables, no second helping.
When the husband was at work, the wife will spend time at gyms.
Although childless, Rominah's work was endless.
After suffering from severe migraine after working for 2 weeks, Rominah left home for Indonesia, not wanting to come back again.
9 comments:
Maids are very uncommon here in the U.S. When I was growing up, I had a nanny who took care of me and my brothers. My mom would never tolerate us being disrespectful and anything close to being rude. I can't imagine how as parents you can allow your kids to scold or belittle another human being regardless of their job title.
Although maids' salary averaged S$300, close to S$1k is needed to maintain them as there's government levy, their food & they pay different doctor fees from locals.
I've seen many families, although with tight budget, cannot function without them especially if the mothers aren't willing to be a bit domesticated or refuse a change of lifestyle.
Maids are human too, such they be should humanely tolerated.Having maids does not make you lordly above another.right?
harap tak ada lagilah kes macam normila Bonat or the likes.
Nirmala's case is one of its kind. Currently her case is in court, suing the ex-employer of at least RM40k.
Here, it's about self-dependency of the future generations as S'poreans, on average, are the pampered lot.
That's the reason why volunteering activities, a must for students & schools brought them to rugged & less fortunate countries as eye openers & be a more caring & giving individuals.
Maids are hardly found where I live. And its almost impossible to have a maid as they charge a lot. Its hard to believe that people can scold their maids. I don't think it is fair. They are people and can't be yelled for not doing something they weren't supposed to.
Have a great weekend, Ummie...:)
Yes, they are people & it takes all kinds of people from all walks of life to make a nation.
Not all employers are bad & not all maids are good, I mean, I've seen a number of maids with not-so-good intentions & their intentions shown.
Luck plays a part, too.
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