All About Full-Time Maids

[DesertWind]

Hi hquek, jtoh & moonee,


Thanks for your replies! Today lunch time I just ran to agent and grab the one & only transfer maid available. Bo Pian liao, very urgent, no time to think. Interviewed her though & agent said nothing much wrong with her except she has already changed employer 2 times since Feb this year. I am the third one already.

Just wish me all the best!
:celebrate:

[mrswongtuition]

If you are looking for a maid to look after elderly, you can look out for Filipinas with Certificate in Nursing.


When I was younger, one of our maids has a Cert in Nursing from some college. Her family was too poor to let her continue with her studies so she seeked work as a maid. She was very patient with my grandfather (he had stroke and was bedridden) on top of having to care of 2 young kids (my bro and me).

We’ve had good Filipina maids before but now, we prefer Indon maids.
In fact, we just brought home our 2nd Indon maid (to work at my mum’s place only). Though language is an issue, we’ve picked up enough Malay to communicate what we need her to do.

[DesertWind]

Hi mrswongtuition,


OK, thanks noted! If this maid does not work out, at least I will have sometime to choose another.

:celebrate:

[DesertWind]

Dear moonee,


Point taken, I will not let this new maid do the injections/medication. As for training in hospital, me & mum will get trained first then teach the maid. You are right, I think even in the hospital, they seem to be allowing maids/helpers almost round the clock to accompany the patients because I see that the maids/helpers actually lightens the nurses' workload quite a bit to make the patients more comfortable.

moonee:

I think filipinas would still b a better choice. A lot of filipinas do like to be care givers. I wont trust Indons when it comes to injections and medicine, they tend to give as they like and not take instructions for long. Besides, when it comes to training in the hospital, they rather train a filipina.

[Angelight]

Hi desertwind, you may also want to consider Myanmar maids. most of them (though I cannot guarantee all are like that) are more gentle and patient than the Filippinos and Indons. But be prepared for communication prob as most of them are not great in their English. But given time, chance and the right attitude (from the maid), they may turn out to be good helpers.


Just my opinion.

[DesertWind]

Hi Angelight,


OK, noted, thanks! Hope your new maid is so far so good?
:celebrate:

Angelight:

Hi desertwind, you may also want to consider Myanmar maids. most of them (though I cannot guarantee all are like that) are more gentle and patient than the Filippinos and Indons. But be prepared for communication prob as most of them are not great in their English. But given time, chance and the right attitude (from the maid), they may turn out to be good helpers. Just my opinion.

[moonee]

Oh yes, Angelight…Almost forgot about the Mynmars, notice that most of the biodatas state elderlycare as first preference. Well Im now into the third week with my 2nd mynmar maid, I had a hard time with her the first week but looks like shes getting the hang of things now. Just keeping my fingers cross. Hows yoursdoing? hope all is well.

[Angelight]

Hi desertwind, moonee,


Thanks for asking...my new Myanmar maid is fresh, never work abroad before, so she has a rather steep learning curve. The first 2 weeks was really tough cos her english also not so good and I have to literally teach and guide her to do normal chores like ironing and cooking etc. She's now in her 3rd week ( same as yours, moonee!), just hope and pray this maid will turn out well with us.

Desertwind, all the best in your new maid too. And hope your parent or whoever is not well will recover soon. :hugs:

Moonee, let's encourage each other and hope our new maids will turn out fine! :celebrate:

[DesertWind]

Thank you very much Angelight!

Angelight:

Desertwind, all the best in your new maid too. And hope your parent or whoever is not well will recover soon. :hugs:

[ANON001]

hi Desertwind, Moonee,


i’m getting myanmar maid too, may i know does ur myanmar maid have off day? ur maid is single or married? can they speak or understand simple English?