We finally decided that we've had enuff of the old maid (pardon the pun) and got rid of her on Monday.
The scheduled "Operation Maid Swap" was on Wednesday (today) but over the weekend, we found out that she had been telling my mum that Terelle's ill-mannered and always being rude to her and as parents, we've never corrected nor disciplined her.
Wow....that was certainly the last straw....it sure felt like dragging all ten of your fingers across the chalk board...
Early Monday morning, Li-Anne suggested we give her her "final task" -> which was to clear out my ENTIRE storeroom and wipe it clean (including all the shelfs) from top to bottom.
When she was done, Li-Anne calmly told her to pack up all her things because the agent will be picking her up at 2pm and she was going home for good.
No comment from her. Just a calm nod. (and did I detect a slight hint of a smile?)
Just to be sure that she understood what we told her, I repeated it to her again after 5 mins -> that she was going home for good and not coming back. (I told her I did not process her home leave)
Still no comment from her. Just a calm ok.
We concluded that she never had the intention of coming back to Singapore. She basically wanted to "break her contract" and go home. All those excuses about having family issues, having no money to pay for her return trip etc...
She was all packed in 15 mins....she then went across the hallway to our neighbour's house, chatted excitedly with the maid there, giggled happilly and soon was hugging each other...it was like a scene from a chinese prison movie...after doing time for 30 long years..all the suffering and pain...she was finally free to go home...
That was my cue.....i could feel it.....it was like i could see myself turning into "THE INCREDIBLE BULK" !!!!
It started like this...."Mxxx, did you know that you are contracted to us for 2 years.....
The rest is too vulgar to put down here in words .....nah i'm kidding :)....but I sure had a good time letting her rip....at one point, Li-Anne was thinking I was about to send something flying across the room...
Our new maid arrived today, her name is R -> we took little Thane with us down to the agency and brought her home. Terelle was at the zoo with my in-laws and Yoongi...we needed some time to go buy her a toy -> it was going to be R's "hello" gift to Terelle, a little trick which Li-Anne picked up from some book. It worked like a charm...Terelle's so "in-to" her right now, I was relegated to the role of substitute over dinner time..."I want Auntie to push my stroller"
Why you little.....did you know that Daddy was the one who bought you the....ahahaha nevermind...Daddy still loves you :)
Just before bedtime, Li-Anne and I were marvelling at how smoothly things had turned out today with R...way better than what we've expected...even better than the first time my "old maid" arrived in our home (we had thought that that was good..but this is even better)
Even though this is only day 1....we concluded that maybe, just maybe, it was meant to turn out this way....
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