this december.... really not so shun......

small boy fell sick, then mil fell sick, then maid wanna leave, and now im sick.

actually been unwell since tuesday, but i just self-medicate and continued w work. 

cuz last week already went on urgent leaves for a couple of days (cuz mil sick, remb). not so nice if this week bomb mc again. and not to mention the stuff at work. even if were to mc, come back, the work will still be there. so might as well just bite the bullet and continue working. 

so ate panadol and some of the old medicine. well, after taking the panadol, the fever does subside and i do feel ALOT better. but after the panadol subsides, the fever is back again. so ytd buay tahan liao. went c doc during lunch time. was given mc for the afternn and today as well. so, quickly cleared off and handed over some of the stuff on hand, and told them i need to take mc today. 

and lucky i took mc today. feels really sucky. ate panadol and the meds and slept almost the whole day liao, but now still like not any better leh. sore throat, runny nose and back aching. and still running a temperature. 

sighhh.

really v siannn. 

tot can close the year with bo daiji. 

but..... 

haiii. 

anyway, on tues, we went back to the agency and yes, we r still eligible for a replacement. so, we went thru a few, and finally settled on a philippino. only photos available, but did talk to her over the phone. ok, her level of english is still ok. so we decided to take her.

we managed to get the current maid to stay till latest 1feb. and this new maid will be available in about a month's time. so hopefully, the current maid dont chu pattern again and insists on leaving early, else, there will be a period where i have no maid liao. 

and hopefully, w the new maid being able to speak (better) english, there can be less communication problems, less misunderstandings, closer expectations and more positive feelings. 

please......

and so, it's a $700plus damage. $200 for replacement fee, $200 for additional agency fee cuz changed from indon to PP, and another $300plus for new insurance fee. and still have to fork out $2K+ to help the new maid pay off her loan 1st (though that will be returned to us via her pay later on...). 

nvm. 破财消灾.小钱不出大钱不来.

and already good thing that we are still within the replacement period, else have to pay the full agency fee ALL OVER AGAIN. 

so, maybe i should thank this current maid. for telling me earlier that she wants to leave liao. if she tells me after the replacement period, it will be worse off. 

haha. 

ok, jiayou. 下一个会更好.