When introducing her to friends and relatives, I hardly referred to her as my maid; its more like, "ini Aisyah, yang uruskan rumah and tolong jaga anak-anak saya (this is Aishah, she takes care of domestic chores and helps looking after my kids)... "
YES, she is THAT good; fast learner, trustworthy, socially adaptable, reliable, respectful. In short, she deserves all the praises that don't come quite easy being mentioned under the same breath when describing a domestic helper ( and urrghh, all other horror experiences in dealing or having a maid at home)
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| Aisyah with Sophia & Alif |
It has been wonderful having her around since the last two and a half years. She cooks good food, a friend to my kids & parents, and manages well our intricate schedules. Not to mention, she's also my unofficial 'early morning before office' fashion consultant ; especially when I posed her the most asked question in the world i.e "do I look fat in this attire?"
We have another 6 months to go before her work permit expires, but I just don't have the heart to stop her from leaving for good, especially when seeing the glow in her face when talking about her fiancee and her wedding plans come this January 2012, all the way in Medan.
Deep in my heart, I secretly hope she would one day, come back to KL and be part of my family, lending her domestic help again; well, when she's ready or in need of extra income.
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| Taking Aisyah on her 1st airplane trip |
To Aisyah, we all gonna miss you, your yummy nasi lemak, pajeri nenas and ikan bakar, your keen attempts to bake cakes & try out new recipes, your weekly 'to-buy' grocery list, your meticulous ironing, your self-planted chili padi and pucuk pegaga, and the sound of your newly learnt English vocabularies.
We sincerely hope you've enjoyed your days with us as much as we've had with you. We wish you life-long marital bliss and all the best for your future undertakings.
InsyaAllah, panjang umur dan murah rezeki, kita berjumpa lagi.
Salam from : Mommy, Sophia, Alif, Tok Wan & Atuk, Aunty Adik.
*** and for now, I have to brace myself, having to scrutinise future maid candidate, and starting all over again with the training regime. May Allah bestow mercy upon me ***
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| Sending off Aisyah to Port Klang |
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| The Kids's last fling bermanja with Aisyah at Port Klang |
Your Aisyah is a lot like our Noni back in 2003-2004..only one year with us because after 1year medical checkup, revealed that she's a Hep B carrier. Dia pun tak tahu (dulu2 masuk M'sia tak perlu Fomema check). She was a high school graduate so yes she could speak a little English. Even helped with my son's kindy homework. After she left she did come once in a while under tourist permit...but eventually I think, like Aisyah, she wanted to settled down and missed her growing boy (dia divorcee). We all still miss her. We still secretly hope that she wants to come back! :(
ReplyDeletehi Datin aka SOHO Mama,
ReplyDeletelooks like we share similar turbulence, especially now, that my new maid is always on the brink of pushing me to the limits.
My kids & I terribly miss Aisyah, she's a true gem. It brought me tears everytime I see all the clothes, handbags, kids' school uniforms that she has re-arranged and the frozen prepared food she has pre-stocked in the fridge for us, just in case I don't have the time to do it.
What saddened me most is, with her being back on the other side, married and living on one income, chances are she'll be thrown back into the harshness of poverty stricken life all over again.
Well anyway, we are forever grateful to her.
Perhaps, someday, she'll be back again....
Fizzy