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Skype pros and cons
NETIZENS are discussing the pros and cons of the Internet
telephoning program, Skype.
smiley188 is a fan: 'Just
tried it out - works great - pretty cool with the video feature as
well, although the images are slightly delayed.'
loveit sometimes has a few
problems with static and muffled sounds but feels it is 'nothing
worth complaining about'.
its ok, however, dislikes
Skype: 'You get all sorts of freaks contacting you asking to be
added to your contact list... I'm uninstalling it, it irritates
me.'
www.expatsingapore.com
Late-rising maid
DUMB bought an alarm clock
for her maid and asked her to wake up earlier, but she gets up only
at 7am while the rest of the household gets up at 5.30am.
uh oh responds: 'Do you
consider yourself the employer of this woman? If you work and your
boss tells you to be in by 8am every day, what time would you
arrive? Would you arrive two hours later and expect to keep the
job? That is how you should be treating the maid, like an employee,
not some teen house guest.'
trying to help agrees that
the maid should get up at the same time as the family.
'With children, the busiest part of the day is while getting
everyone fed and ready for school and that is the time I really
appreciate the help myself. There wouldn't be a point in having a
maid who joins us once the kids have left the house!'
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