Suzette's Parenting and Breastfeeding Blog

Ian is such a caring boy. Yesterday my mom had some cough (caused by one of the heart decine). He was actually watching TV when that happened. Usually his attention is fully glued to the TV. Bu this time was different. Upon seeing my mom suffering, he went to the kitchen immediately and poured a glass of water for her!

My mom was so touched!

Just as I thought Isabel accepted the school, the next day she was back to crying all the way to the school!

Anyway, glad that when she reached the school, she sort of knew her fate, went in without any more protests. Whew!!

Okay, here is the update of Isabel’s schooling process…

Up to yesterday, she still cried and refused to enter the school. Yesterday morning, she cried all the way from waking up to the school entrance. Bringing her down from the car was the peak - she screamed!

But upon entering the gate, she walked to the teacher herself, passed her bag to the teacher and said, “Teacher, I no cry today.”

That was an improvement.

Then, today, the moment she left her bedroom, she sat on the floor and cried, “I don’t want to go to school…”

I left her alone, settled Ian. By the time I came back to her, while tying her hair, she said, “Mama, I want to go to school.” I mistaken her as “don’t want”, and answered, “We talk about this in the car…”

She quickly protested and repeated, “I WANT to go to school”

Oh…. she was waiting for me to praise her! My little girl. I gave her a big hug and compliment. She went to the school happily today!

I observed her for a while before leaving, and noticed that although she didn’t cry, she tend to be observer instead of blending into the other kids. She stood up whilst the rest sat. She looked at them while they were playing the toys. She sat there not doing anything while the rest did colouring. She teased other kids for crying. etc.

The teacher told me that she acted like a mother instead of a kid herself! Hahahaha!

Hehehe, this is so shameful… I dam-chou-chou (daring) go and join the Sudoku Challenge at Ikano last Saturday, and was knocked out in the first qualifying round. Not even qualified! * blush *

It was DH who encouraged me to participate, when the news came out. It is the second year MSIG organizing this already. Actually DH thought it should be fun, joining so many people in playing the same Sudoku grid.

At first, after I registered I didn’t keep this in mind (forgot). The first reminder email came in few weeks ago, no feeling yet. Then on Friday, I read another reminder email, got panic — ‘Oops! Tomorrow is THAT day!’.

Then, my long gone exam phobia kicked in. I couldn’t sleep on Friday night. Finally slept at… probably 3 or 4am? The next day morning I had severe headache. While waiting in the queue in Ikano, I yawned so many times.

Finally, when I was facing the grids… I had a chill in my backbone. Oops, that is NOT easy. And I have to complete it in 10 min time. With the emcee counting the timer loudly, I got more panic. My pencil was shaking and my mind was blank.

Then, 1 min to go, I still have half unfilled. Hahahaha! NOT QUALIFIED. That is it! :p

But quite fun lah, next year I must join again. :p

Actually this is not the first time she asked to be sent home. The first time, it was during her 4th month. I was so pissed off, coz if she had asked during the first 3 months, I won’t have to pay the agency fees (but still would cost me close to 2k).

In her first month, I was so dissatisfied with her that MIL and I discussed about sending her back. She guessed it and pleaded to me, with tears, not to send her back.

Finally, we accepted her the way she is, close one eye and survived. Who know, just soon after that ‘warranty period’, she asked to be sent home. I refused, and told her about the contract that she has to work with me for 2 years. She cried and bargained for 1 year. I agreed.

Then, last month (her 6th month), she asked again. I told her that she hasn’t even worked for 6 months, which is the advance salary I have paid through the agency.

Later, she came and told me about bad dreams on my house. She said my house was flooded in her dream, and insisted that she dreamt it many times meaning it will really happen. Come-on! First of all, my house is top floor of an apartment. Secondly, it is in a hill. If my house is flooded, the whole Klang Valley will be summersed in water, and her kampong will be gone.

Then, she told my SIL at my back, about the same dream again. This time, she said that she had the same dream in the past in her kampong (that her house was in water) and it really happened. So, she is convinced that my house will be flooded and she wants to go home, not to be involved in the flood. Of course SIL won’t believe in this.

(well, readers, if in near future you get the news that whole Klang Valley is flooded, then we can call my maid a super hero with super prediction power)

Yesterday morning, she asked me to send her home again. She wants to leave without any salary (just completed her 6 months with her advance salary). I can imagine she is that desperate. I asked if she misses her family, but she denied it.

I gave her permission to call home and receive calls from home. Strange that she never wants to call. Every session is like me forcing her to call home. I really don’t understand her.

I called the agency, and they asked me to send her there today. They hope brainwashing her could help. I am not that convinced.

To me, if she is that desperate, I would rather do this openly, send her home and get another maid. I don’t want her to run away instead, if she is that desperate. Sometimes, I think she has mental problem. Worried she does anything mad to me and my family too…

Let’s see what the agency says this evening…