Monday, December 29, 2008
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Updates of Who is Who in the House
Name: AzamZikry
Name in this blog: Azeuchry / The Kiddo
Latest achievement(s): Successfully complete four days of orientation to pre school. With tears for the whole four days. Sleeping in my own room, in my new Spiderman bed, with Mommy by my side or Daddy on the floor or both of them around.
Current craze: Ben-10 and the whole of Play House Disney Channel back-to-back.
I couldn’t stand: Mommy and Daddy hugging each other.
Hobby: Pick up the remote and press 6,1,3.
Current fashion update: Anything that I pick.
Biggest thing happening in my life in the past seven days: Pre school and getting my mommy tag me like a dog the whole two hours of the orientation.
Biggest thing happening in my life for the past 12 hours: Seeing my mommy screamed to me in the bathroom like a mad woman after I threw up a big tantrum during gardening session.
Motto of Life: My mommy is mine! She should stay with me! Back off! Yes, Anna, darling, we can share her for two minutes yaa. Then she is mine for another two hours.
Name: Anna Zahirah
Name in this blog: Anna
Latest achievement: I can crawl! I love mushy mashed apple in the morning. I love blended rice and chicken.
Current craze: Play House Disney Channel. Songs only.
Current fashion update: All the good girl tops Mommy bought for me. (without bottoms)
Biggest thing happening in my life in the past seven days: Getting confused. Is mommy working or what? One minute she’s in then one minute she’s outta door then she’s back then she’s outta door again.
Biggest thing happening in my life for the past 12 hours: I started to like rice.
Hobby: Smile like an angel when my mommy passed me by and screamed when she walked pass without holding me. Then smile again when the Maid picks me up. You see. Smile is my hobby.
Motto of Life: I am a patient girl. I smile patiently. Patience is my middle name.
Name: az_Mady
Name in this blog: The Man
Latest achievement: I can finish up the garden I designed a year ago.
Current craze: Making videos of my own sister’s wedding picture.
Current fashion update: A tiger-eye ring my wife got me for my anniversary.
Biggest thing happening in my life in the past seven days: My kids got sick then my wife got sick then she slept for two whole days and nights and expected me to do things that can make her feel better but I really didn’t know what. Then when she is finally well, she dragged me along to shop. Thank god the Flu hit her for the two days straight or else the two weeks will be spent in every malls available around.
Biggest thing happening in my life for the past 12 hours: Waiting outside habibSewel for almost one hour.
Hobby: Photography. Mostly picture of my own Sister’s wedding. Which was heavily funded by my parents. Then picture of my own daughters. Then my own son. My wife can hold the baby and the son when she is free from the breast pump, or at least distract the baby and the son for me to get nice shots. Picture of my wife? Nahh… she can have her picture taken when I took her for anniversary dinner at 282-m level KL Tower where I had a blissful evening taking KL’s scenery.
Motto of Life: I am a simple man. I sketched a simple garden design. I made things work.
Name: ai_sha
Name in this blog: me
Latest achievement: I never knew I could be cured from a heavy flu without an antibiotic.
Current craze: facebook.
Current fashion update: an MNG purple top.
Biggest thing happening in my life in the past seven days: My kids got sick then i got sick then I slept for two whole days and nights and expected the Man to do things that can make me feel better but he really didn’t know what. Then when I am finally well, I dragged him along to shop. Biggest thing happening in my life for the past 12 hours: Roaming the habibSewel for almost one hour. Being beaten over a salary negotiation with my maid.
Hobby: Getting bored of photography.
Motto of Life: I live to shop. And breastfeed. And cling wrap to my son. I live for my kids.
Name: yuniar
Name in this blog: theMaid
Latest achievement: I beated my stupid employer in a salary negotiation. Gi mana ni kak!
Current craze: Top up credit.
Current fashion update: Caterburry shirt owned by my male boss that his wife thought he didn’t want anymore and handed over to me.
Biggest thing happening in my life in the past seven days: Got my RM100 salary increment. Biggest thing happening in my life for the past 12 hours: Got my bonus promised..
Hobby: Getting food cook before my employer comes down. Getting her bras washed in the washing machine and watched her funny face turned red when seeing the crooked wired bra.
Motto of Life: Gi mana ni kak!
Name in this blog: Azeuchry / The Kiddo
Latest achievement(s): Successfully complete four days of orientation to pre school. With tears for the whole four days. Sleeping in my own room, in my new Spiderman bed, with Mommy by my side or Daddy on the floor or both of them around.
Current craze: Ben-10 and the whole of Play House Disney Channel back-to-back.
I couldn’t stand: Mommy and Daddy hugging each other.
Hobby: Pick up the remote and press 6,1,3.
Current fashion update: Anything that I pick.
Biggest thing happening in my life in the past seven days: Pre school and getting my mommy tag me like a dog the whole two hours of the orientation.
Biggest thing happening in my life for the past 12 hours: Seeing my mommy screamed to me in the bathroom like a mad woman after I threw up a big tantrum during gardening session.
Motto of Life: My mommy is mine! She should stay with me! Back off! Yes, Anna, darling, we can share her for two minutes yaa. Then she is mine for another two hours.
Name: Anna Zahirah
Name in this blog: Anna
Latest achievement: I can crawl! I love mushy mashed apple in the morning. I love blended rice and chicken.
Current craze: Play House Disney Channel. Songs only.
Current fashion update: All the good girl tops Mommy bought for me. (without bottoms)
Biggest thing happening in my life in the past seven days: Getting confused. Is mommy working or what? One minute she’s in then one minute she’s outta door then she’s back then she’s outta door again.
Biggest thing happening in my life for the past 12 hours: I started to like rice.
Hobby: Smile like an angel when my mommy passed me by and screamed when she walked pass without holding me. Then smile again when the Maid picks me up. You see. Smile is my hobby.
Motto of Life: I am a patient girl. I smile patiently. Patience is my middle name.
Name: az_Mady
Name in this blog: The Man
Latest achievement: I can finish up the garden I designed a year ago.
Current craze: Making videos of my own sister’s wedding picture.
Current fashion update: A tiger-eye ring my wife got me for my anniversary.
Biggest thing happening in my life in the past seven days: My kids got sick then my wife got sick then she slept for two whole days and nights and expected me to do things that can make her feel better but I really didn’t know what. Then when she is finally well, she dragged me along to shop. Thank god the Flu hit her for the two days straight or else the two weeks will be spent in every malls available around.
Biggest thing happening in my life for the past 12 hours: Waiting outside habibSewel for almost one hour.
Hobby: Photography. Mostly picture of my own Sister’s wedding. Which was heavily funded by my parents. Then picture of my own daughters. Then my own son. My wife can hold the baby and the son when she is free from the breast pump, or at least distract the baby and the son for me to get nice shots. Picture of my wife? Nahh… she can have her picture taken when I took her for anniversary dinner at 282-m level KL Tower where I had a blissful evening taking KL’s scenery.
Motto of Life: I am a simple man. I sketched a simple garden design. I made things work.
Name: ai_sha
Name in this blog: me
Latest achievement: I never knew I could be cured from a heavy flu without an antibiotic.
Current craze: facebook.
Current fashion update: an MNG purple top.
Biggest thing happening in my life in the past seven days: My kids got sick then i got sick then I slept for two whole days and nights and expected the Man to do things that can make me feel better but he really didn’t know what. Then when I am finally well, I dragged him along to shop. Biggest thing happening in my life for the past 12 hours: Roaming the habibSewel for almost one hour. Being beaten over a salary negotiation with my maid.
Hobby: Getting bored of photography.
Motto of Life: I live to shop. And breastfeed. And cling wrap to my son. I live for my kids.
Name: yuniar
Name in this blog: theMaid
Latest achievement: I beated my stupid employer in a salary negotiation. Gi mana ni kak!
Current craze: Top up credit.
Current fashion update: Caterburry shirt owned by my male boss that his wife thought he didn’t want anymore and handed over to me.
Biggest thing happening in my life in the past seven days: Got my RM100 salary increment. Biggest thing happening in my life for the past 12 hours: Got my bonus promised..
Hobby: Getting food cook before my employer comes down. Getting her bras washed in the washing machine and watched her funny face turned red when seeing the crooked wired bra.
Motto of Life: Gi mana ni kak!
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Negotiation So-Called
I am ashamed.
My boss shall be ashamed, too.
I am in the Price Nego Committee, who determines the price of about 50% of the *utility* cost in Peninsular of Malaysia. I shall say that the Committee is indeed very prestigious, contains only the Senior Manager and above, and very highly confidential. Only me and my colleagues are kucing kurap.
I worked damn hard for the Committee and scored very good points when presenting ideas to them.
But I did bad in the recent negotiation with my own maid. Read. My Own Maid.
Damn.
Well, let's see.
She has been bugging me and the Man about pay increase from RM450 to Rm550. We wanted to settle at RM510, she maintained at RM550.
So I say this morning, okay with RM550 but no bonus.
She hagged me on and on about bonus. And I left the meeting with her feeling very satisfied because she is getting it!!
Geramnya.
Did I do market study before meeting her?
No.
She pushed me away when I said no other maid is getting a bonus. She said well this one got, this other got, I got, so why couldn't she get it.
Did I use the back door that 'we shall see what the Board says'?
No.
I always said, i'll check on with the Encik but this time, she knew what the Encik can give.
Did I use the average cost technique that will let her see the bigger picture?
No.
Damn me.
And a lot other things that I use in the negotiation meeting went unutilized with the simple-thinking Indonesian maid.
She walked away happily with RM550 (that is a RM100 increase from last year salary) and a promise of a yearly bonus.
Well, I did say no salary increase for another two years.
Points for me.
She said well she could stay another three years.
Well, I did say no to free flight ticket home.
Points for me.
She said well she is not going back for another three years.
I am a bad, bad, negotiator.
The company shall not hire me, no more.
My boss shall be ashamed, too.
I am in the Price Nego Committee, who determines the price of about 50% of the *utility* cost in Peninsular of Malaysia. I shall say that the Committee is indeed very prestigious, contains only the Senior Manager and above, and very highly confidential. Only me and my colleagues are kucing kurap.
I worked damn hard for the Committee and scored very good points when presenting ideas to them.
But I did bad in the recent negotiation with my own maid. Read. My Own Maid.
Damn.
Well, let's see.
She has been bugging me and the Man about pay increase from RM450 to Rm550. We wanted to settle at RM510, she maintained at RM550.
So I say this morning, okay with RM550 but no bonus.
She hagged me on and on about bonus. And I left the meeting with her feeling very satisfied because she is getting it!!
Geramnya.
Did I do market study before meeting her?
No.
She pushed me away when I said no other maid is getting a bonus. She said well this one got, this other got, I got, so why couldn't she get it.
Did I use the back door that 'we shall see what the Board says'?
No.
I always said, i'll check on with the Encik but this time, she knew what the Encik can give.
Did I use the average cost technique that will let her see the bigger picture?
No.
Damn me.
And a lot other things that I use in the negotiation meeting went unutilized with the simple-thinking Indonesian maid.
She walked away happily with RM550 (that is a RM100 increase from last year salary) and a promise of a yearly bonus.
Well, I did say no salary increase for another two years.
Points for me.
She said well she could stay another three years.
Well, I did say no to free flight ticket home.
Points for me.
She said well she is not going back for another three years.
I am a bad, bad, negotiator.
The company shall not hire me, no more.
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