Jakarta – Ramadhan Hell for Affluent Sloths!

Jakarta is a walker’s delight at this time of year.

No, I don’t means ‘Walkers’ as in my fave tv series The Walking Dead!

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Sensible foreigners do not emulate the hordes of Jakartans who flee the city for Ramadhan. Instead they make the most of it, a traffic-free trip into town on the buses, kopajas and angkots, then a nice long stroll in the pleasant leafy Menteng area.

But listen to a horror story that dominates conversation among the indolent spoilt-brat class this month.

…the “no maids” issue is a major part of the Lebaran season when domestic workers pack their bags after working so hard away from their loved ones for the whole year. Even before they leave, the prospect of the house without them brings on headaches.

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/07/02/no-maids-hotels.html

Pathetic.

These little maids do not usually do jobs that require hi-tech skills. They do indeed work hard, cooking, cleaning, washing and ironing, and deserve all praise for their diligence.

But none of those tasks is beyond even the most dimwit rich b—-.

Heck, I’m a bloke! My lovely local warteg closed down on Saturday, for a week at least, everyone heading back to Tegal…

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…so it’s my time to boil spuds, open cans of baked beans, fry bacon and eggs, or seek out the few cheap eateries that remain open – and I’ve not found one nearby that matches the fine cuisine I can get for $1.50 at the place that’s temporarily closed.  

If I can handle it, any slothful bint who spends all year lounging in fancy coffee shops in the plush malls can get off her idle ass…

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…and throw together a meal for her husband and her probably over-fed and pampered kids, who can also get stuck into household chores and get an idea of what real life is like.

Yet as somebody (name unlisted) wrote in the JP last week, such a simple matter is seen as a headache – the Sloth Family Jakarta will head off to hotels with attractive discounts and promotions: “No maids? Just check in!” http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/07/02/no-maids-hotels.html!

Thus they miss out on a golden opportunity to have a daily series of picnics, easy eats and each child given a mop or a brush and told to pull their (often considerable) weight!

Making a meal is NOT hard to do, and can even be fun, as when I got stuck in and made my own Christmas Dinner!

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My Christmas Dinner!

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My Home-Cooked Xmas Dinner – New Career In Catering? 

I had to laugh at the JP anonymous writer’s turn of phrase –  the career woman or housewife near to collapsing during the Lebaran season – as if serving up meals is somehow akin to slave labour!

Career women, who go out to work, will not be going out to work this week, so using the microwave won’t wear them out. But a lot of those ‘housewives’ use little pembantus, maids, to do all the housework!

And as for those awful stuck-up bints you see hanging about malls, with their kids in the custody of more little Javanese teen nurse-maids, trailing behind lazy mothers who can’t be bothered to look after their own children…

YUK!

My own life this week could be better. I enjoy having house guests…

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• …but my usual visitors have indeed gone home to their kampungs!

So I prudently hit Lotte Mart last week and bought enough of those cheap paperbacks to alleviate my solitude.

And I have blogging to keep me busy.

But a wee bit of housework? Big deal.

And the JP guy or gal makes the very good point, that maybe, just maybe, the people who have to behave like grown-ups for a change, looking after themselves and their families, will appreciate their pembantus more  – and support those who campaign for a better deal for those over-worked and underpaid young ladies. 

New Slogan for RoboVac – “Fire Your Lazy Malaysian Wife?”

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My thanks to the readers, Ati and Santi, regular commenters both, who sent me this report.

They know from past frequent postings that I sympathise with the little kampung girls who travel far from their Java villages to find work overseas, and this has incensed them, as it does me.

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According to KOMPAS.com, the Indonesian Embassy in Malaysia has protested over an advert for a cleanng tool manufacturer, RoboVac, emblazoned with the words –

“Fire Your Indonesian Maid Now!”

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Now the ad has disappeared from public view, though apparently it remained on display on social media.

It’s hard to disagree with the view expressed in the Embassy’s protest note to the Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, that this is ‘insensitive and demeaning to Indonesia.’ 

 http://nasional.kompas.com/read/2015/02/04/07572811/KBRI.Malaysia.Laporkan.Iklan.Fire.Your.Indonesian.Maid.ke.Polisi

The ad got a response from hackers too.
The official website of the company that advertises the product, RoboVac Malaysia, http://neatrobotcleaner.com.my, was inaccessible…(and still seems to be, when I checked today…)

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The site of Robovac, the Malaysian company, was colored black with a pitch for sympathy for Indonesian migrant workers, in English.
“Warning !!!, Please be kind to our sisters, they have families, they have children, all of them need to be fed. Do not forget we the people of Indonesia will protect them.”   http://www.tribunnews.com/nasional/2015/02/05/hacker-serang-situs-malaysia-yang-tampilkan-iklan-pecat-pembantu-indonesia

These TKIs do not deserve insults.

They are very hard-working, and many suffer dreadfully at the hands of unscrupulous agents and employers.

Erwiana OKE! Now PUNISH the Evil Bitch Guilty of Tormenting Her! 

To be fair, pembantus, (domestic ‘helpers’) are sometimes subject to pretty mean treatment here at home as well as abroad.

I’ve been on about it for years, and why not again today – my headline indicates my theme, the lazy cows who don’t go out to work, content to spend their husbands’ income swanning around malls and posh cafes all day with their similarly idle cronies.

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• You can see them all over town, gliding to and fro, while some poor little lass struggles along behind them, doing what any decent mother should be glad to do – looking after the children. And when the nyonya goes home for a break from socialite status, she’s too stupid or idle to cook or clean up.
• More toil for the poor wee maid!

Hence my headline – if RoboVac wants to sell its machines, let it aim its ads at Malaysian husbands – fire your lazy Malaysian wife! 

PS – there’s always somebody deliberately tries to misconstrue my argument, so I make it clear I’m not criticising couples who both go out to work. If they don’t have a handy grandma, they need hired help. I’m gunning for women who don’t work outside the home but won’t lift a finger indoors either!