does she read your blog? maybe she'll find out you're POed and check herself. :-P But seriously... life is full of these kind of things, you just gotta deal with them as they come, but don't let it stress you out too much, life is too short to waste on stress. take some time to relax now that the shows are over and 'find your center' again...

Hmm... In my opinion you should address the situation with the Maid from a business perspective. You could of course take the approach where you demean her by making her call you "Master" or "Maam"... But I think it would be better to address her as a person, and give her a warning (non emotionally of course)... Tell her that you have a working relationship with her, and that she has crossed the line. You deserve to be respected in your own home. If it were to happen again, she will be let go. More than likely, she didnt mean to disrespect you... she was just ignorant of her actions in that moment. If when you confront her, she denies her actions were disrespectful, then you may want to fire her outright... Keep in mind of course, this "advice" is very much from the American perspective... so I may not understand the cultural differences between worker and employer in HK... (so take it with a grain of salt) :) he-he But a good rule of thumb is to always treat someone the way you wish to be treated yourself. whether great or small... Look at it as a deposit into your Karmic account! ;) Hope that it all works out for you...

Ask her whether she wants her job or not! Don't worry about finding someone to watch your babies, i know plenty good ones in town. Worse case i'll babysit them!! :D cheer up mama!

you just shwo her who's da boss ...did u sponsor her visa threaten her with you fire her and take that sponsor ship away .. and watch her freak, bcs they have to leave the country in 2 days ...teach her a lesson ... and yes make her call you maam so she knows where she belongs ! the nerve of her to talk to MAMA like that . ..how dare she ? i rembr i had to straighten out my maid ... i asked her once the wine opner and she come out saying you should knwo where teh things ar ein the house and its right nex tto you are you that lazy to take it yourself ,. and that time i had guest in the house ... and i threw the biggest temper and sheowed her where she belong , just say it dunt be afraid to put them back in their position , they will realize and only when it hurts they will .. belive me im th eneicest guy , but when things go out of control you gotta too to put her back in place ,. just dont hit her or something like naomi ...lol take care of yourself

Don't even give her a second chance... fire her.. finding someone else would be less stressful than continuely dealing the attitude. Unless you're abusing her in some way, which you don't strike me as the type of person, then there's no need from the attitude from her. Obviously doesn't like her job that much. Hang in there girl.