I had just walked out of a whirlwind of events that whirled for the past one week. My online store business was put on a hiatus for the past one week as with my time spent online. Too many things had transpired over the past one week… family events, Alycia sitting for her exam and doing revision with her, my interviews with potential maids and on top of the whirlwind of events, Sherilyn fell ill with a strep throat as usual — this rascal secretly ate a bunch of deep fried wantan and tofu sheets and did not drink water when I was in the midst of my busyness and when I found out, I was fuming furious. I knew her sensitive tonsils and throat would flare up as she could not tolerate deep fried food. Just as certain as the sun rises in the east, she started to develop symptoms of falling ill 2 days later with bouts of headache, bouts of shivers, eye balls aching, gums aching and whole body aching! Initially I could not figure out what was wrong with her as there was no pain in her throat yet. I thought it was the sprouting of her first molar with a swollen gum that was causing her the pain. So I brought her to the dentist but the dentist found no problem with her gums or teeth. So I had to walk under the hot sun to the nearby GP’s clinic instead with Sherilyn all wrapped up in her thick denim jacket (she was having a bout of shivers at that time). The doctor could not really diagnose what was wrong with her and only gave her a bottle of Nurofen and antibiotics! Why the heck did the GP give Sherilyn antibiotics when she could not even diagnose what was wrong with my daughter!? Doctors who conveniently prescribe antibiotics never get my admiration and second visit! Long story cut short, the strep throat symptoms finally showed up the next day and she had to skip school for 2 days.
Yesterday, I spent a great deal of my time Skyping with the maid agent and a potential permanent Pinoy maid from Phillipines. Just as I was about to decide to hire her, this morning another Pinoy maid called me and told me that she is interested to work for me. Her aunt had previously worked for me part-time for a few days and we both liked each other but I had to turn her aunt down as her fees were too costly. Anyway, this part-time Pinoy maid is agreeable with the monthly salary of RM1,100 and working hours of 10am to 8pm, Monday through Saturday (half day for Saturday). I have yet to make up my mind if I should hire her instead, though it would be way cheaper to hire her vs. getting a live-in Pinoy maid with an average salary of RM1,700+ a month (inclusive of agency fees).
Alycia’s exam will be over tomorrow and I can’t wait for the school holidays to start. We will be making a trip back to Ipoh to celebrate my dad’s 70th birthday in 2 weeks. I now need loads of luck in choosing the right Pinoy maid, so wish me loads of luck and I pray that God will guide me in choosing the right helper whom I can keep for many years.
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