Great feedback, really, thanks
I had to postpone my plans of hurting my errant Mali severely, as he just did not show up, only sent his 'choota'/deputy to water and generally destroy my poor little garden!!! He didnt even bother to show up for his pay when I fired him!!!!! Sent his deputy instead!!! lolAny how, have a new Mali now and am tailing him around the garden every evening as he does his work, "and keeping both eyes" on him, so I have high hopes. Muradulislam, i loved your suggestion and started lurking around houses with good gardens but this Mali showed up the very next day I fired my old guy (the Mali grapevine, I think) and thankfully the place that he already works in had a good garden.
So wish me luck and also your good wishes for the current Mali are needed
Btw sometimes one feels that he shud ve bought a goat rather than hiring a maali 
