One thing that intrigues me about maids - how generous they are with respect to resources in their employers' place. All the maids that I've had with me have come(obviously) from tough conditions at home but I've not had a single one being careful with water. They leave the taps leaking and even reprimands don't get them out of that careless attitude. Another thing that irritates me is their generous usage of the water heater - even if you tell them the water is already hot enough, they will switch it on again and take bath with piping hot water, even in summers. My last maid was alone at home the last one month and my telephone bill this time is unusually high. Ugh! And my new maid within a week of her joining has already given me enough hints that she'll ask me for a loan soon. My husband says that's how most of us do when we checkin into a hotel - make the maximum 'paisa vasool' of what you pay.One thing is for sure - these people will not have any sympathy for us and we on our part will always be condescending towards them.
Yesterday I watched Phantom movie and it's got me craving about the comics all over again. I was a major fan of them always and one summer when I was about 10, one of my father's friends lent me a load of Phantom, Mandrake and Flash Gordon comics. I still remember my joy at seeing them and the bliss with which I dedicated my every bit of free time to them! Reading them in the stillness of the afternoon with the cool breeze of the Kharva open verandah or the shade of the cashew trees is one of the most peaceful things in life for me.
My son's best friend is a girl and yesterday when I went to pick him up from school, she was giving him a fond goodbye. She was pulling his cheeks, cuddling him and me, I didn't know what to do. I looked at her mother for some clue but she was busy looking elsewhere so I looked at my son. He, highly bashful but very happy looking at the adoration, was standing stiff as a pole and saying bye bye. My husband is already joking if he should meet the parents.
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