Straits Times Forums again. This time, plenty of articles on maids. Their talking about implementing COEs for maids(treating them like objects, eh?). Plenty of people wrote in, both for and against. Those for maids say that they need them to take care of kids cos they have to work, etc etc. Those that don't encourage Singapore to move towards a maidless society.

My view is this. I discourage maids, unless absolutely necessary, such as for a disabled family member. I believe that a child needs a mother's love and care. Call me sexist, but nothing can replace a mother's love, so if possible the mother should quit her job and stay with the kid. If the mother goes to work and leaves the child with a maid, the maid will not be able to give him/her the love and care the mother can. And the mother will miss out on A LOT of joyful experiences the kid will give her. Don't get me wrong, i'm not saying a woman's place is in the home. i'm saying a mother's place is with her kid. If not for my mother quitting her job and staying home with me, i would be a very, very different person today. And i guarentee you it will be for the worse.

You know, Singapore is moving towards a more open society and stuff. Its interesting how the muslim world is moving in the opposite direction. They are planning to ban pre-marital sex, oral sex etc etc, punishable by jail and a fine. I don't encourage pre-marital sex, that should be someone special for after marriage. But hey, punishing it by jail and a fine is kinda extreme, don't you think? Oral sex is illegal in Singapore, too, but i don't know how they can catch someone performing oral sex. kinda difficult, i'd say.