Hi Pinkyinbaby
Recently I did a comparison on Indo and Myanmar
For Indo new maid, you need to prepare $5k++ . Agency fee is > $1299-1499 or more
For Myanmar new maid, you need to prepare $4k++ (agency fee-588; basic ins 267.5; SIP -150; salary 450+70 (no off day); loan 7mths)
Its very difficult...
Does she have a favourite food? From my experience, just cook her favourite food. She doesnt like rice and porridge, my maid could feed her for 2 hours and she just refused to eat. My older dd is a fussy. But if I cooked her favourite food; udon noodle soup, she just finished it within 15mins...
I brought mine in August when dd was 14mths old. I did not bring any stroller, I had a baby carrier. I took dd everywhere,
shoppings at Central, Ladies night market, taking Tram, Star Ferry, MTR, Taxi, going Disneyland, etc.
Before the plane takes off, give ds water to drink. If possible...
My parents are using this company. They are pleased, as they will replace the cleaner upon my mum complains.
Home Cleaning Services | Office Cleaning Service | Confinement Nanny | Temporary Part Time Maid
I am sorry to hear your bad experience. Please share the agency name.
I did have a transfer maid. What I was told her original employer would need to transfer her out so that I could take over her. In your situation, it is different. The temp maid is under your name as well as your new maid...
Hi distressedmom
My advice is to change the maid. You can get a better one. My Indo maid is full time looking after my baby. She is young, single and no experience. We trained her. She wont do such a thing to my baby. She reads to her, play with her, etc.
For what you said, your helper must...
But not me. My experience with Titan, she sent me some biodatas which were experienced maids; Ex-SGP, Ex-Malaysia, Ex-Saudi. What I wanted was fresh with no experience Indo maid and if better, Christian Indo maid. So I requested, waited and waited, there was no reply. Finally I found my helpers...
Re: low supply of Indonesian maid
Not quite true. Some Indo can and some Indo cant speak English. For my experience, Indo maid can pick up the language fast. After 1 year, they even understand Hokkien but cant speak. One of my previous helpers couldnt speak English well, but she could write on...
1) How often and duration should we allow her to call home? Should we buy her calling cards/ hello cards or let her use the house phone? Or should she buy those herself?
Fortnightly or monthly.
2) What are the basic necessities you provide for your maid? Shampoo, Pads, Soap, Toothpaste and...