Comments on: In Searching For The “One” http://www.tatterscoops.com/2009/11/insearchingfortheone/ Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:31:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Tatter http://www.tatterscoops.com/2009/11/insearchingfortheone/comment-page-1/#comment-231 Tatter Sun, 27 Dec 2009 10:12:11 +0000 http://www.tatterscoops.com/?p=350#comment-231 That's what is so great about the older generations of domestic helper, they have higher level of loyalty, at least that's how I see it. Isn't something to have someone that works for you for years and had become part of the family... We had problems looking for "Ayi" in China too lol I know right, that is so true what you said about how they are acting, very overly protective or maybe that's just a cultural thing. Thanks for sharing ya Bu! :) That’s what is so great about the older generations of domestic helper, they have higher level of loyalty, at least that’s how I see it. Isn’t something to have someone that works for you for years and had become part of the family…

We had problems looking for “Ayi” in China too lol I know right, that is so true what you said about how they are acting, very overly protective or maybe that’s just a cultural thing. Thanks for sharing ya Bu! :)

]]> By: Dhi http://www.tatterscoops.com/2009/11/insearchingfortheone/comment-page-1/#comment-229 Dhi Sun, 20 Dec 2009 03:17:38 +0000 http://www.tatterscoops.com/?p=350#comment-229 You would be shocked at how much my current maid in Jakarta is being paid. She's happy with it & does a great job, that's what matters. She's been with us for more than 15 yrs, very loyal and is treated like our own family. All she does now is taking care of mom. Two of them are inseparable - they go everywhere together like twins. On the other hand, am not so lucky with getting the right nanny in China. We're on the second one and I think I'll let her go before the end of year. Apparently in China, one is considered qualified to be a nanny just because one is a grandmother/mother to one child. Their idea of babysitting is to stay as close as 5 cm away from the baby, and pull away everything the baby touches and say "No" You would be shocked at how much my current maid in Jakarta is being paid. She’s happy with it & does a great job, that’s what matters. She’s been with us for more than 15 yrs, very loyal and is treated like our own family. All she does now is taking care of mom. Two of them are inseparable – they go everywhere together like twins.

On the other hand, am not so lucky with getting the right nanny in China. We’re on the second one and I think I’ll let her go before the end of year. Apparently in China, one is considered qualified to be a nanny just because one is a grandmother/mother to one child. Their idea of babysitting is to stay as close as 5 cm away from the baby, and pull away everything the baby touches and say “No”

]]> By: Tatter http://www.tatterscoops.com/2009/11/insearchingfortheone/comment-page-1/#comment-220 Tatter Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:39:45 +0000 http://www.tatterscoops.com/?p=350#comment-220 I know I was shocked to read someone's blog (too bad I didn't bookmarked her site) when she did a little survey on how much the average salary for domestic helpers. I'll try to find it and send it to you if you want :) Agree with you on supply & demand theory. Making 30-60 dollars a month doing all that job may seems so obscure to some but they are making money and earning it earnestly. I know I was shocked to read someone’s blog (too bad I didn’t bookmarked her site) when she did a little survey on how much the average salary for domestic helpers. I’ll try to find it and send it to you if you want :) Agree with you on supply & demand theory. Making 30-60 dollars a month doing all that job may seems so obscure to some but they are making money and earning it earnestly.

]]> By: Diny http://www.tatterscoops.com/2009/11/insearchingfortheone/comment-page-1/#comment-217 Diny Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:15:05 +0000 http://www.tatterscoops.com/?p=350#comment-217 This is quite an interesting phenomena. I'm glad you wrote about this and I'm happy to listen to your two cents. I would imagine that it'd be easier to live in the US without a nanny than in Indonesia because of your reasoning. But now here's my question, I've seen some families -including my mom's- who are not really rich but still have a helper. I'm shocked to hear how little these helpers are being paid. But I guess as long as there's a demand, there will always be a supply. This is quite an interesting phenomena. I’m glad you wrote about this and I’m happy to listen to your two cents. I would imagine that it’d be easier to live in the US without a nanny than in Indonesia because of your reasoning. But now here’s my question, I’ve seen some families -including my mom’s- who are not really rich but still have a helper. I’m shocked to hear how little these helpers are being paid. But I guess as long as there’s a demand, there will always be a supply.

]]> By: Tatter http://www.tatterscoops.com/2009/11/insearchingfortheone/comment-page-1/#comment-214 Tatter Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:00:42 +0000 http://www.tatterscoops.com/?p=350#comment-214 Thank you Mom, happy to hear that you are enjoying reading it :) Love you tons! Thank you Mom, happy to hear that you are enjoying reading it :) Love you tons!

]]> By: Saundra Rohn http://www.tatterscoops.com/2009/11/insearchingfortheone/comment-page-1/#comment-213 Saundra Rohn Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:40:24 +0000 http://www.tatterscoops.com/?p=350#comment-213 Maureen I love your new site. This blog is so enlighting and true. like the photo stream too. Love you Mom Maureen I love your new site. This blog is so enlighting and true. like the photo stream too.

Love you

Mom

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