All About Full-Time Maids

[Andaiz]

peapot:

hquek, hey!! that's quite true!! I always wonder why??

I know, I know...when it comes to work, the less she understands the more she hopes you'd cover!!! But to share jokes? Of course must listen out...or else miss tag-line mah! :laugh:

[hquek]

Andaiz:

peapot:

hquek, hey!! that's quite true!! I always wonder why??

I know, I know...when it comes to work, the less she understands the more she hopes you'd cover!!! But to share jokes? Of course must listen out...or else miss tag-line mah! :laugh:

Act blur better than kena scolding for doing wrong thing. Besides jokes, she was quite quick on the uptake when we were talking about her.

We were suitably impressed one time when she was able to interact with my cousin's maid (from philippines). Was wondering how one chicken and one duck can talk to each other.

[shine_fs]

lovekidsverymuch:

hquek:

We were suitably impressed one time when she was able to interact with my cousin's maid (from philippines). Was wondering how one chicken and one duck can talk to each other.

shouldnt even think they talk with fellow maids watever language they might be of!!!!!!! looks like when they r with them they know all the languages in the world :!: only when we tell simple language also cannot understand :stupid:

My maid is from Indonesia and my mum's maid is from Philippines. They only communicate in English although their English is poor. But they still can understand each other...laughing around sometime. :!:

[tamarind]

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[peapot]

Andaiz dear, you are so cute! How is your maid coming along?

[Andaiz]

hquek:

Act blur better than kena scolding for doing wrong thing. Besides jokes, she was quite quick on the uptake when we were talking about her.

We were suitably impressed one time when she was able to interact with my cousin's maid (from philippines). Was wondering how one chicken and one duck can talk to each other.

hquek, most of my maids won't act blur...they'd do things THEIR way, then after that, act blur when told it's not the right thing. Getting them to apologize is really tougher than moving mountains :roll:

but honestly, these maids are really friendly - can interact with ANYONE if they so choose. My HRH (previous maid) could show me the Indonesian Rupiah she's exchanged with an Indon maid at the training centre...I asked her if the other maid can speak English she said \"no\"...they used sign language plus basic words to communicate :stupid: :stupid:

peapot, smart cookie is willing to do things the way we want her to do it. Oftentimes will answer back, think she's never wrong...but generally good attitude.

She just celebrated her birthday with us on Sunday. Was very touched and for now, seems keen to stay long.

I've learnt to close one eye at things that do not matter; but my pet peeve with her is that whenever we need to go out quickly etc, she'd get flustered (kan cheong spider! :!: ), listen wrongly then have to re-do. Hard to keep calm when we are rushing out but must try lah! :rant:

[jennykhots]

leonardtay:

Hi all,


Currently my maid is going to be due in June 2010 and she will be extending for another 2 years. We intend to let her go on 2 weeks of home leave before she continues working again.

I would like to check if i should renew her passport now or after she comes back to Singapore, the expiry date is 2 June 2011.
We intend to let her go back in late May.

Will she have any problems coming back to Singapore?


I had an agency to help me renew my maid's passport 2 years back which costs me $450, I was pretty naive back then. (maid still with me). A friend took the maid personally & renew it at the Indonesian Embassy. BTW, please do not take passport photo before hand (they might reject), the Embassy will have their own standard photographer over there. Everything in I think was less than $200. I do agree that you need to keep aside 1 to 1 months' of pay for safekeeping.

Thanks

[autumnbronze]

Andaiz:

but my pet peeve with her is that whenever we need to go out quickly etc, she'd get flustered (kan cheong spider! :!: ), listen wrongly then have to re-do. Hard to keep calm when we are rushing out but must try lah! :rant:

Same same, Andaiz.

She'll get all flustered too and will have this \"why didn't you tell me earlier\" look.

But I think over the almost 2 yrs, she's learnt to dela with it.

Andaiz, give your helper more time lah, think she'll get used to it

[leonardtay]

jennykhots:

leonardtay:

Hi all,


Currently my maid is going to be due in June 2010 and she will be extending for another 2 years. We intend to let her go on 2 weeks of home leave before she continues working again.

I would like to check if i should renew her passport now or after she comes back to Singapore, the expiry date is 2 June 2011.
We intend to let her go back in late May.

Will she have any problems coming back to Singapore?


I had an agency to help me renew my maid's passport 2 years back which costs me $450, I was pretty naive back then. (maid still with me). A friend took the maid personally & renew it at the Indonesian Embassy. BTW, please do not take passport photo before hand (they might reject), the Embassy will have their own standard photographer over there. Everything in I think was less than $200. I do agree that you need to keep aside 1 to 1 months' of pay for safekeeping.

Thanks

I do keep aside $500 of her pay for safekeeping.
I had checked out the fees for making passport. Go to embassy personally to renew passport will be $35, take photo $10, renew work permit online will be $10.
Agents quote me $400 for passport and $40 for WP.

[leonardtay]

carebear:

leonardtay:

Hi all,


Currently my maid is going to be due in June 2010 and she will be extending for another 2 years. We intend to let her go on 2 weeks of home leave before she continues working again.

I would like to check if i should renew her passport now or after she comes back to Singapore, the expiry date is 2 June 2011.
We intend to let her go back in late May.

Will she have any problems coming back to Singapore?

Thanks

Please make sure she has some deposit in terms of cash if you let her go on home leave and only renew her passport and work permit on her return.

My second maid asked me to renew her passport and she did not leave any deposit with me. She left for home leave of 1 month. On the day she was to return, she sms me and said she would not be coming back. Luckily i did not renew her passport and work permit as it requires one to buy the insurance as well when applying for the work permit.
So i lost on time, the amount paid for the return air ticket and the emotional stress, not to say the inconvenience of taking extra leave to wait for the new maid.
After that, subsequent maid if want to go on home leave means go back for good. If want to extend work permit, then cannot go on home leave.

So if i let my maid to go home and come back on the 28May will she have any problem entering Singapore as her WP expires on the 2June