A surprise

A surprise! On Monday afternoon, I received a call from my Indonesian maid who went back home sometime in April this year. In my April blog, I mentioned that she had to leave to take care of her mum who had at accident back home. She called once when she arrived at Pontianak and thereafter there was no news from her. I was a tad disappointed that she did not contact us when she arrived home but I suppose she was too busy taking care of her mum to bother. After all, for maids, it is often, the out of sight, out of mind thing. Not the usual, I mean, "absence makes the heart grow fonder" feeling.

She told me that alot happened since the 2 months she left. Her mum was discharged from the hospital but remains bedridden. Her sister-in-law is taking care of her. And she got married! Just imagine! She told me her husband is from the same village but working in a sawmill in Pontianak. Her family members decided that she is not getting any younger and advised her to get married. But again, it is not unusual as most maids do get hitched once they return to their villages. She did not have much choice in this matter and after the wedding, she followed her husband to Pontianak. She told me of her desire to came back to Malaysia to work, but now being married, she has to seek the approval of her husband.

Looking back, I was really surprised and touched that she called and ask about our family and Ruth. It's a nice feeling being remembered, even though, she was just our maid. After all, how many maids call back to ask about their employers after they left?

Long, long, story,,,,

It had been a while. Been too busy or lazy to update my blog. Not sure which one is the actual reason.

Well, we came back from our week long holiday on 7th June 2009. Had lots of fun visiting those historical sites, shopping and satisfying our tastebuds. Ruth managed to complete her history folio and holiday homework. But she also spent some time watching those romantic Korean movies and her favourite cartoons. With her PMR only 4 months away, I had to constantly remind her to complete her revision or else it could be another last minute rush.

I had to rush back to Sibu yesterday afternoon. On Friday evening, mum had a self accident while riding her motorbike to do some shopping. Her bike skidded on the wet road and she sustained bruises and cuts on her knees and elbows. Both were swollen and painful. She is still in pain and can only walk with a limp. According to the doctor, her knee cap was also injuried. After the swelling has gone down, he advised her to seek further treatment. It was a miracle that she was not run over by the other motor vehicles on the road. A kind soul brought her home and John brought her to see the doctor. With mum laid up, I tidied the house, took over the cooking and went shopping for groceries, fish and vegetables. It was tired and exhausting. Just returned back to Bintulu some 3 hours ago. As John is working and sister-in-law still in Mukah, we are looking into employing a part-time maid to cook and clean the house. Hopefully, mum will recover soon.

It seems that the cough bug is playing havoc on me again. Had been coughing on and off for the past week. Need to get some medication from the clinic tomorrow or else others will think that I've got TB.