08/04/2014
She was diagnosed with THALASSAEMIA- a hereditary blood disorder, when we brought her for full body check-up(it's the norm. in our family to bring new maid for full check-up), so she tires easily, rests as early as 8pm, but we still give her another chance. She was employed to look after an bedridden elderly, housekeeping(4rm flat), very little cooking is done.
For 1st 2 months, she pretends to be good, caring, obedient, diligent, thrifty(as in no wastage or throwing of food). All's well, we treat her like one of us, no stress, she says she wants go temple, we bring her. She prays, we never say anything. She likes stare into space, daydreams. We noticed she seems a bit weird since 2nd week she's with us, inform agent, checked and said nothing's wrong, no problem with her.
But beginning of 3rd month, she starts get lazy, wake up 5am, but never do anything till 7am. Takes more than half day to wash 2 toilets, sweep and mop floor, use washing machine wash and hang clothes, cook a small pot of porridge for Ah-ma, no cooking of lunch. When it's time to cook dinner, she'll look for an excuse do other things-like ironing, sweep or mop floor. Also she starts throw and waste food, on diet, always saying she's full whenever it's mealtime; self-centered; proud (look down on her own fellow country maids); unhygienic; selfish; superstitious (don't want go out when it's dark, praying more often); no manners; bad body language; a liar (accuses we treat her no good); temperamental (she'll take her pillow and blanket sleep in living room whenever she's unhappy, or show us her temper); uncaring towards Ah-ma. Sais she only got 'power' do work in afternoon which is untrue; don't or can't accept any opinions when voiced out to her; stubborn; no put in more effort learn or do things (still don't know how change Ah-ma's diaper, ever change once but no good, since then no change or learn); think she's a VIP maid, already do very well. Never once did we raise our voice talk or scold her, yet she's still unhappy, ask her, she said nothing's wrong, happy.
Finally we brought her back to agent let her relax for few days, ask agent try find out what's wrong so we can help and understand her more. But the very next day, we decided not take her back as we found notes she's written, which upon translation, it's suicidal, saying she wants to be with her God, her devotion with God, she's not owned by anyone, not even her boyfriend. Also we discovered that all this time while we trust her, never check her work, her housekeeping is in a mess, all done in a sluggish manner, she only pretends to work.