Vomiters!

Mark and I believe that we are plagued by vomiters! Why? Because in this one year or so, we have already hosted three vomiters in our house.

VOMITER 1 : ALISON
This one you know. I told you guys she had gastric reflux from young which meant there were many times when she vomitted out entire meals. Even now, you have to be very careful when introducing new tastes in case she does an exorcist.

VOMITER 2: OUR SECOND NANNY
Aiyoh, this one had very bad motion sickness. You'd think okay, it's normal for old folks and especially on the plane, on a rocky boat or travelling in a car long distance. Well. my nanny got sick just travelling from Hougang (my old place) to Marine Parade ( my parents' place). On her first day, she reached my parents' place and immediately ran to the toilet to retch her guts out. We were very perturbed.

Thereafter,she would insist on leaving all the car windows open , even with all the dusty fumes from the heavy vehicles along Eunos road. Even then, she would hold her hanky to her nose with a distressed, " I can't breathe, I can't take it" expression, tensely clutching her sour kanna and medicated oil. Mark used to get so exasperated and annoyed looking at her ( since she had to sit in the front seat), he often insisted that she just stay at home. So, I ended up either confined to the house ( even though confinement month was over) or going out without her ( where she ended up spending many hours watching tv- not useful at all!)

Tip to anyone hiring nannies from China... ask them if they get car sick... it is an essential interview question we certainly never thought of asking.

VOMITER 3: OUR NEW MAID DELIA
This one has a phobia of durians. She told us this in her interview so we noted it down. We thought no problem. Sure, not everyone can stand durians. We just didn't know how strong her distaste was. Yesterday, my dad bought a huge tupperware of the most divine durian in the world. We kept in the fridge tightly sealed. The next morning, Delia opened the fridge and ran to the toilet. Seconds later, we heard retching noises. She was vomitting from the almost non existent smell of the durian! Now everytime we eat durian, we have to send her out of the house with Alison. And spray the place with air freshener and brush our teeth before she gets back. Geez!


The vomitting nanny is the second from the left.