Twenty- five Seven

Jewels for milady’s maid

April 11, 2020

Ms. Papaya is very on of ‘jewels’ as she calls her hoard of plastic beads and bangles. She is fascinated by my jewellry box and always asks me if I would give her my jewelry when I die.

But I just didn’t know the extent of her passion for jewellry till one day, she walked into her Didi or carer’s room.

You see, in the good old days, when people lived in individual homes, home help was common. It was also common to house staff was in separate quarters away from the main house. Most of them were large enough for entire families to live in. But nowadays with the majority of us living in flats, a room for a live-in is often a luxury.

Our household help or live-in help has a room to herself. But it is an old fashioned room which could do with an upgrade.

So Ms. Papaya asked us why we didn’t refurbish her carer’s room.

I told her that we would do her room when we do the rest of the house.

So she said that when you fix her room please don’t forget to do up the bathroom. And also give her an AC and some jewels as well.

Jewels?

I thought it was a big ask. Don’t you?

Ciao

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Ready for Take-Off

April 10, 2020

Travelling abroad can be a daunting experience. Especially for first-time travellers. After the initial excitement of planning your trip and packing your bags, when you actually get to Immigration there is a cold sinking feeling.

Little Po and Wow Dinga were experienced travellers at home. They had travelled by train, plane, and car. But this was the first time they were taking an international flight. Expectedly, were excited beyond belief.

Even though it was late at night, they walked goggle-eyed through the Duty-Free. But when they entered the Immigration Hall, their jaws dropped. There were long snaking lines before they could actually get to their gate.

They had no option but to patiently wait their turn .

Finally, it came. The dour-looking Immigration Officer ( why can’t they be friendly?)requested their father to put them on the counter so that they could look into the camera for iris recognition.

Little Po clambered up and looked at the camera questioningly.

“Look into it,” barked the officer.

Little Po held the camera to his eye like a telescope, peered into it and loudly said “Hello!”

The entire line burst into laughter including the dour-looking Immigration Officer.

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Hair today, tomorrow gone

April 9, 2020

Hair is an obsession with many people. There are some women who make weekly appointments with their hairdressers to make sure their hair is just right. There are hundreds of hair ‘tonics’ to improve hair growth.
My Little People are obsessed with their Hair. Perhaps it is genetic because their mothers are equally obsessed with their hair. The boys are taken for weekly trims while Ms.Papaya’s mother has a passion for hair treatment. Sometimes her hair is straight, sometimes it is streaked.

This morning I heard Ms. Papaya offer her bald father a simple solution for his baldness.

“Daddy,” she tells him, “just as we water plants to make them grow, you should water your hair to make it grow! “

If only hair regeneration was that easy!
Ciao
I’m participating in the AtoZ2020 Challenge, a month-long blog hop where participants post 26 posts, one for every Alphabet, every day except Sundays.
Do drop by every day and follow the wisdom of my Little People.

Jewels for milady’s maid

Ready for Take-Off

Hair today, tomorrow gone