maids

what is it with singaporeans and maids? when i was in the states, maids were like almost non-existent...meaning that only the rich and famous could have one (or more). but here in singapore, you see them in almost every household. are singaporeans becoming too lazy? or is the pace of life here too hectic for household chores? are children being too pampered? what happened to the good ole days of "you can't go out till you mow the lawn"???

and then we have maid abuse...other then the physical abuse cases that we see on and off (which are so disgraceful), there are also cases of psychological abuse...in the form of not letting the maid out for off days, not letting the maid go back to visit her family, and even things like not paying the maid her wages...it's quite sad. imagine if your employer did the same to you.

sigh...time to vacuum my room again. damn it.