Maids

Don't every house need a maid.. a sad fact.. i would prefer to use the word "pembantu rumah" as it fits the job description better, and it also sounds better, thus elevating the ranking of maids in our minds.. A rough guess, i think that 4 out of 5 homes whereby both parents r working have maids, or at least a part time cleaner. For those where only dad is working, then mum is "pembantu rumah".

Talking about privileged, i consider myself one.. or at least used too. ever since i could remember, there is always a "kakak" at home. Meals are always ready when i get back from school. not only meals. fork and spoons too! My clothes are always neatly arranged in the cupboard with me only having to throw them in a basket after wearing. Now there.. dont start getting a preconceived idea that i'm a spoilt or pampered kid. i do know how to do house chores, i do them well, and i like doing them. though i nvr really had the chance to do so.

Here comes the interesting part. The privileged which i so considered as a constant factor got taken away! suddenly u have to think of what u gonna buy for lunch, has my dog's food been prepared, are the clothes dry, when was the last time i mopped the house.. it was though at first, but i think my family has adapted. well? i cant say so. just adapt.

As i said earlier, when a deemed constant factor gets taken out of the picture, problems arises. Though i like to do chores, and now get every or all the opportunity to do them, i hate doing them in a rush. But, i have too. time isnt on my side. i have many other things to do. To make things worse, mum is fussy and has a first class honors in "tip-top-standards" degree.. thats bad!
Its not bad that she does everything the best she can. the bad part is, she herself isnt that free and she aint that young anymore (bones and joins began to get rough).

Dad comes back at xxxxhour. mum, xxxx++ hour from work. I, come back at yyyy hour, sis comes back at yyyy++ hour. (the unknowns are for privacy and house safety purposes). And most of the times, i reach home first. There is my uniform + yesterday's family clothing to wash, clothes to hang dry, dog to feed, lunch to eat,body to bathe and gym to go. To do all these in 2 hours (the max time i hav) is crazy. Oh ya, and mopping the floor. i can opt not to wash the clothes, and mop the floor which will save alot of time. But, mum will come back and look at the pile of clothes, feel the sticky (not sticky at all to my feet) floor and decide to do all of it herself. And i totally doesnt help that she wants to wash almost everything after just one time of usage. On one hand, i will have to cram everything into 2 hours max, and i will b exhausted by the time i carry my first dumbbell. on the other hand however, mum is gonna drive herself nuts trying to live up to her standards. Compassion wins over self in this case, and so i cram everything in 2 hours. madness.. oh ya, in this lucky mansion of mine, we hand wash our clothes:)

And so, next time to tell kakak "ini tak bersih, itu tak bersih, tolong ini, tolong itu" try being in her shoes then only say. However there is this voice in my head that says, "a kakak only membantu rumah. whereas us need to study, go to school, membantu masyarakat, keluarga and the list goes on." so that will make us equal. will it?? i'm crapping already. brain overheating.