tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985300941233806528.post592554207751150696..comments2023-12-26T02:13:41.902-08:00Comments on Cynic in Wonderland: Maid in HeavenCynic in Wonderlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17544348501114907088noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985300941233806528.post-74467203607060818822008-12-12T02:00:00.000-08:002008-12-12T02:00:00.000-08:00AWESOME post!AWESOME post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985300941233806528.post-29195695236160789672008-11-28T02:22:00.000-08:002008-11-28T02:22:00.000-08:00omg..this is hilarious and totally true..though no...omg..this is hilarious and totally true..though not so funny when ur the victim!Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938055604469629517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985300941233806528.post-68556251000960714432008-11-22T20:28:00.000-08:002008-11-22T20:28:00.000-08:00Do you know of maids who are like your mothers? An...Do you know of maids who are like your mothers? And frown at you for the mess in your room, advice you on whether you should keep your hair long or short and usually, its long? <BR/><BR/>And unfortunately, mothers like them and keep them and even reward them for supporting them.Nandini Vishwanathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08191678360010655394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985300941233806528.post-8655994309813052622008-11-17T21:16:00.000-08:002008-11-17T21:16:00.000-08:00@Narendra ShenoyROFL at your joke :))-Nikhil@Cynic...@Narendra Shenoy<BR/>ROFL at your joke :))<BR/>-Nikhil<BR/><BR/>@Cynic<BR/>Don't scare me now.<BR/>Ya,did my maid wink at me the other day :O<BR/><BR/>-NikhilNikhil Narayananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01925886537201353625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985300941233806528.post-22336652535110239502008-11-17T20:27:00.000-08:002008-11-17T20:27:00.000-08:00egghead - wait and watch. i avoided em for a great...egghead - wait and watch. i avoided em for a great partof my life as well. and now i seem to be suffering for it. <BR/><BR/>pinku accept my condolences! <BR/><BR/>naren - heheh that is superb. we are all hostages to the domestic employees eh?Cynic in Wonderlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17544348501114907088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985300941233806528.post-31733493124493246162008-11-17T07:11:00.000-08:002008-11-17T07:11:00.000-08:00Enjoyed immensely! Apropos nothing, I just remembe...Enjoyed immensely! Apropos nothing, I just remembered this joke i heard somewhere about a neighbor telling this lady that her husband was sleeping with the maid. <BR/><BR/>"I know", says the lady, nodding her head sadly, "but that's the only way we can get her to stay"Narendra shenoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00435746867801885684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985300941233806528.post-57876628478467469782008-11-16T21:21:00.000-08:002008-11-16T21:21:00.000-08:00wow!!!lovely, you have them nicely categorised and...wow!!!<BR/><BR/>lovely, you have them nicely categorised and everything...brilliant...and you just reminded me on a monday morning that my maid is leaving in a month's time to get married...and I have to hunt for a new one...darn!!!!Pinkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06714914168230658950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985300941233806528.post-73759249006297725842008-11-16T19:40:00.000-08:002008-11-16T19:40:00.000-08:00ROFL, rofl and ROfl. Well thats why we have never ...ROFL, rofl and ROfl. Well thats why we have never scouted for any maids for my 25 years of existence. But when that happens, in addition to the COO (never the CFO), the juniors have to contribute to the triple bottom line as well :).<BR/>Much fun came!! Lagey Raho !!EggHe/\Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06768895324464311408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985300941233806528.post-26424906554026718732008-11-16T19:25:00.000-08:002008-11-16T19:25:00.000-08:00p - you lucky woman. you! sud- baby eh? well count...p - you lucky woman. you! <BR/><BR/>sud- baby eh? well count yourself lucky that her maid doesnt address you as mama or something. <BR/><BR/>amit - which one picked me you mean right? still struggling and juggling.Cynic in Wonderlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17544348501114907088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985300941233806528.post-75304000179495929702008-11-16T19:23:00.000-08:002008-11-16T19:23:00.000-08:00amrita - do you mind swapping? no? ah well. worth ...amrita - do you mind swapping? no? ah well. worth the shot. if you have a good felli. Suggest you nazar utarofy her and all that. <BR/><BR/>rada - ah you wonder is it? actually she should hire them. watching the spouse climb up on walls to avoid the clutches of chammak challos can be a very edifying experience. <BR/><BR/>million different people. how utterly insensitive of you not to stock up for their flicking purposes. bad. bad. employer. <BR/><BR/>parul - you had a mata hari? tell tales. <BR/><BR/>shilpa - ah yus. the butterfingers variant. not come across those so far actually. but im guessing its not fun. <BR/><BR/>soulmate - biggest problem is attitude man. they come as if they are doing this huge favour to you.Cynic in Wonderlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17544348501114907088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985300941233806528.post-51227725227228739292008-11-16T17:54:00.000-08:002008-11-16T17:54:00.000-08:00ROFL-Cyn,I never realized it,but,yes,the mad,I mea...ROFL-Cyn,I never realized it,but,yes,the mad,I mean,maid mafia can be categorized in all these ways..:)In Baroda,it's the same..luckily,our building maids are of the multiple-personality types,which seem to be the safest of the lot.Even if they take a day off every 10 days or so.<BR/>So,which one was picked finally?AmitLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01315443741450983388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985300941233806528.post-62140729711953191902008-11-16T16:45:00.000-08:002008-11-16T16:45:00.000-08:00yeah maids have made for some fun anecdotes. I alw...yeah maids have made for some fun anecdotes. <BR/><BR/>I always wondered why they called me "baba", but the best was when they called my Gf "baby"!Sudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15219310489697194676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985300941233806528.post-55297016504706258892008-11-16T15:41:00.000-08:002008-11-16T15:41:00.000-08:00ha ha..sorry for laughing..but it's really funny w...ha ha..sorry for laughing..but it's really funny when I have to only read this and not live this (no option of hiring maids here). My ma will be more sympathetic to you :)Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17600166917889802165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985300941233806528.post-69073397875273103172008-11-16T08:43:00.000-08:002008-11-16T08:43:00.000-08:00having lived in Pune, I know what you are trying t...having lived in Pune, I know what you are trying to say.. Have had horrendous experience with maids there... the biggest problem was the communication. even if they knew hindi, they would speak in marathi pretending that they dont know hindi...Soulmatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09595687275838533003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985300941233806528.post-1159216789949220502008-11-16T07:46:00.000-08:002008-11-16T07:46:00.000-08:00Hilarious..and so true!! Sigh that the spouse find...Hilarious..and so true!! Sigh that the spouse finding exercise seems like a breeze in comparison..!! But the right maid can make all the difference!!!Well not to forget the 'Lightfingered type'..the ones whose presence you remember once they have left..with your favourite shoe...shilpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07377283789380564953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985300941233806528.post-2075611610102205742008-11-16T06:13:00.000-08:002008-11-16T06:13:00.000-08:00Ahhh, now I miss Kalpana, the only hint of glamour...Ahhh, now I miss Kalpana, the only hint of glamour and a social life in this dreary household.Parulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253359833589556438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985300941233806528.post-35183511426155269802008-11-15T23:06:00.000-08:002008-11-15T23:06:00.000-08:00I hate the ones who don't talk, and also the ones ...I hate the ones who don't talk, and also the ones who throw stuff without asking. :(<BR/><BR/>I had a maid who used to love her "liftick" and then she left on a bad note, so she told me "You didn't even have any lifticks I could take"! :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985300941233806528.post-28636466295366012492008-11-15T22:59:00.000-08:002008-11-15T22:59:00.000-08:00My wife filters out the Chammak Challo types first...My wife filters out the Chammak Challo types first, irrespective of their other qualifications!<BR/><BR/>I have always wondered: "Now why should she do that?" :-)Radahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221730078425491257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985300941233806528.post-82948394588362834182008-11-15T11:17:00.000-08:002008-11-15T11:17:00.000-08:00Man, I just realized how awesome all my maids till...Man, I just realized how awesome all my maids till date have been. I need to go buy a prezzie for my present one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985300941233806528.post-24560041478522212312008-11-15T04:51:00.000-08:002008-11-15T04:51:00.000-08:00iya - a variant of the convinient deafness syndrom...iya - a variant of the convinient deafness syndrome everywhere eh? all of them suffer from it. But its two way street. Every time they ask for a raise, I also get inflicted with it. <BR/><BR/>nikhil - ah yus. but then you are a single eligible bachelor no? she might be a mata hari type who is er giving out lures to you. ever thought about that? <BR/>these days all of them have cell phones man. with fancy caller tunes at that. the jhaduwala at my old place has a cell which was hipper than mine. he also used to go to the parlour to get himself beautified - facials and eyebrows. the complete metrosexual man. urgh. <BR/><BR/>reluctant warrior.ah the harpic guzzlers - but i think irrespective of what type they are they all guzzle harpics. yours sounds positively scary though. bhains gang eh? <BR/><BR/>manu - VERY!Cynic in Wonderlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17544348501114907088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985300941233806528.post-883265091466341082008-11-15T04:34:00.000-08:002008-11-15T04:34:00.000-08:00wow, so we've been lucky to get introverted souls?...wow, so we've been lucky to get introverted souls? hmmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985300941233806528.post-85844572936291456972008-11-15T04:19:00.000-08:002008-11-15T04:19:00.000-08:00I have waited through some really dreadful bouts o...I have waited through some really dreadful bouts of incontinence for my <I> jamadarni </I> to finish just so because I knew if I made her wait, she would scream so much, I'd get an ulcer in my medula oblongata.<BR/><BR/>Damn women!! belonged to the <I> bhainsa </I> gang!! Could put a few <I> japani </I> sumos out of commission. <BR/><BR/>Used to finish a bottle of Harpic in 5 days. I was so sure she drank it that I filled a <I> khalee </I> bottle with some phenyl. She survived that too!!VBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14742613060025843240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985300941233806528.post-80564037967061507452008-11-15T03:19:00.000-08:002008-11-15T03:19:00.000-08:00they come home*they come home*Nikhil Narayananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01925886537201353625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985300941233806528.post-30972368350640381072008-11-15T03:18:00.000-08:002008-11-15T03:18:00.000-08:00Cynic,What about the ones who would ask questions ...Cynic,<BR/>What about the ones who would ask questions like <BR/><I>Aap shaadi kab kar rahe ho?</I><BR/><BR/>and hazaar such questions!<BR/>What about the hi-fi ones who even have cell phones and ask <I>Aaapke paas Nokia charger hain?</I> when she comes home?<BR/><BR/>-NikhilNikhil Narayananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01925886537201353625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985300941233806528.post-24403404857634362312008-11-15T03:12:00.000-08:002008-11-15T03:12:00.000-08:00True.. and there is another type that the north In...True.. and there is another type that the north Indians face down south... the type that understands Hindi or English at their own convenience..Iyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12066798986452744180noreply@blogger.com