DaoGirl to Ann: Lots of things... we can't really tell, until it's 10, 20 years later. I wish for my brothers to find good wife.  Because, they do need a good capable woman like my mum to take care of them. *sigh*... |
| Ann: In mainland China, dating arrangment is quite common, and in some cases can have high successful rate. I've heard some successful stories from friends who have a happy family as a result of dating arrangement |
| Ann: Two or three years ago, he married a girl from his hometown in China and soon even had a baby girl. We then find him a totally new man. His personality is now much more pleasant than before. Having family can have fundamental changes on men. |
| Ann: But men can mature because of love and marriage. We have a friend who is research staff in NTU. While he was single, he doesn't have a pleasant personality. He always talks in sarcastic manner. |
| DaoGirl to Ann: Here's a good article: Five Things Every Parent Should Do for Their Young Children - [link] |
DaoGirl to Ann: I am equally confused about the chinese terms for relatives! Fortunately my mum is a free-going person who cuts off contact with relatives, so we don't have to deal with these confusions at all. Hehehe  |
| DaoGirl to Ann: One of the reasons I can think of is: transportation, clients now bear the transportation cost, so price is lower. Any other reasons, I don't know. But you can always call one of the registered ones to enquire the reasons. |
DaoGirl to Ann: My poor mother...  She is too wise and we are too stupid.  |
DaoGirl to Ann: We are not into dating arrangement, somehow we don't practise this much. My brothers are still maturing. Grrrrr....  Somehow, we are all slow in the process of maturing. Heheh...  |
| Ann: I thought you have a younger brother, but it seems you have "brothers" ? Do they have girlfriends now? If not, you mom must be busy arranging dating for them |
| Ann: After discussing with my hubby, our plan is basically like this: My parents will return to China in mid of Decemeber. After that, my hubby and I will use our annual leave to stay at home. Then we need a babysitter for one or 1.5 month |
| Ann: Sorry for making you confused. you are right, brother-in-law means my hubby's brother. in Chinese，和亲戚有关的词汇也很多啊，例如叔叔伯伯姨妈婶婶，外国人也会弄糊涂的 |
| Ann: Thanks a lot for the links! I found some more links too by using similar keywords. It seems babysitting at the babysitter's home is much cheaper than in clients' home, the price is more than doubled for the latter. why is that? |
| DaoGirl to Ann: However, if they are truly good and professional, then I suppose the money paid is for security and peace of mind. Freelance ones, have to see for yourself. |
| DaoGirl to Ann: The registered ones are quite expensive, there's agency fees involved. Here are two more: [link] [link] |
| DaoGirl to Ann: Here's another one: [link] |
DaoGirl to Ann: then we can finally send all the extra stuff to their new houses. Heheh!  My mum is a shopper. Hard to stop her. |
DaoGirl to Ann: About my mum, she also sleeps like baby after her meal, hehehe!  I think if you come to my house, you'll be worried as well. No space for baby to crawl safely. We are basically just waiting for the brothers to find their wife, get married, then w |
| DaoGirl to Ann: Basically, I just google for : nanny in singapore, and the first 2 links are what I have shown you, and there are a lot a lot more. At least, can find out more about reasonable rate and some advice about the nanny services, how to choose a good one etc. |
| DaoGirl to Ann: This one seems like freelance / private babysitters advertisement: [link] |
