All About Full-Time Maids
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hquek:
I agree with you...they are too smart for me...yak yak yak all the time. If have to hire a maid from Philippines, I rather do housework myself.
Honestly, I don't think I can live up to their expectations - chitter chatter, thinking they are always so high and mighty. if come to the day I need to hire from Philippines, I rather bite the bullet and engage a local cleaning agency.janet_lee88:
Filipino maids are brainwashed by their countrymen to work for expat angmohs :x -
Help! I have a problem with this new maid, very choosy over food, only eat rice! When she find the food not to her liking, she cook instant mee.
Normally is myanmar maids so fussy over food?? No kueh, bread, noodles? -
Joeyz18:
They are not used to the food.Help! I have a problem with this new maid, very choosy over food, only eat rice! When she find the food not to her liking, she cook instant mee.
Normally is myanmar maids so fussy over food?? No kueh, bread, noodles?
We had maids who only wanted to eat instant noodles at every meal!
Anyway, you need to inform her of her instant noodles ration. It's not 'buffet'.
I used to set a limit for another maid who finished up instant noodles like nobody's business. I limit to 1 pack of 5 servings per week (which is mainly for her lunch because we did not cook lunch last time). -
My new Philipino maid is with me for 2 months already. Basically we are happy & feel lucky of getting her in. She is a fast learner, we only need to show her once and she can handle the things well. My children also like her. Some good points about her:
1.\tHer taste is different with us, high sugar, high oil, high salt, however she willing and learn to accept our eating pattern.
2.\tNormally I will hand wash my bra and some expensive clothes by myself. However after going back to office from maternity leave, she helps me to wash without I telling her to do so.
3.\tNormally we will take rice for ourselves, however after going back fr office, I feel so tired and she will serve me rice without I telling her to do so. She said I look very tired,
4.\tGood observation: She will heat up the soup before serving to me as she knows I like hot soup. But if I not taking dinner, she won do so as she know my hubby don like very hot soup.
5.\tWeekly routine work without reminder such as change bed sheet etc.
6.\tNever go back to bedroom to sleep until we tell her to do so.
7.\tShe can take care of my newborn very well, as my newborn keep smiling when she carrying him. BTW, my maid have to go to my nanny house when we are not around. My nanny also likes her as she will help my nanny to do some light housework (w/o telling her to do so).
HOWEVER, yesterday my daughter gets lost from her hand. She supposes to fetch my son (P1) and my daughter (N2) from childcare centre. However before going home, they went to a toy shop which beside the childcare centre and my daughter lost. She claimed that she stands in front of the entrance but don know why & how my girl “disappear”. So, she quickly went to search her and she saw my girl with another Indonesia maid walk toward to our house. The Indonesian maid (we know this Indonesia maid quite well) brings my girl back to home. The maid told me she asked my son to search around the toy shop and she went to the public toilet to check whether my girl is inside or not, then she saw my girl with the Indonesia maid and she quickly go to chase them without bringing my son along. My son walked back home by himself as he claimed he did not see the maid after going out from the toy shop. I can see my maid felt very guilty and scare, she cry quietly when my hubby questioning her and she keep apologize and said this was her responsibility to take care of them.
To be honest my 2 children are quite naughty and active. Definitely they will not afraid of the maid, sometimes I need to shout them at the public as they tend to run here and there also.
How you think? And what you going to do? -
Hi,
If u know that ur neighbour’s maid is on a relationship,will you inform your neighbour?I wanted to inform her but afraid that her maid will know that I’m the one who told her employer.Can see that my neighbour’s trust her maid very much as she took care of her children’s alone when she goes to work & she knows wat time her employer come back,take leave,etc . -
2 prince:
I would, and I have done so. I believe that's what neighbours are for - be each other's eyes and ears. As I am SAHM, I know my neighbours appreciate tt I do keep an eye on their kids with maid or even antique table outside the flatHi,
If u know that ur neighbour's maid is on a relationship,will you inform your neighbour?I wanted to inform her but afraid that her maid will know that I'm the one who told her employer.Can see that my neighbour's trust her maid very much as she took care of her children's alone when she goes to work & she knows wat time her employer come back,take leave,etc .
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pecalis:
I would do so too...esp if both are working and won't know what the maid is up to. Since you mentioned the maid knows her employer's movements and schedule so well, all the more should inform her.
I would, and I have done so. I believe that's what neighbours are for - be each other's eyes and ears. As I am SAHM, I know my neighbours appreciate tt I do keep an eye on their kids with maid or even antique table outside the flat2 prince:
Hi,
If u know that ur neighbour's maid is on a relationship,will you inform your neighbour?I wanted to inform her but afraid that her maid will know that I'm the one who told her employer.Can see that my neighbour's trust her maid very much as she took care of her children's alone when she goes to work & she knows wat time her employer come back,take leave,etc . -
Hquek,
How’s your new maid? I will send mine back cos I discover she focus on herself image more than anything! She wears perfume and fanciful hairpins when go out with us. She has alot diff patterns hairpins and clips. She handwqebmy clothes but machine wash her clothes! Then is too good life right! She don’t greet people, never say sorry mdm when make mystakes, just smile away! And just realized she got alot barang like cosmetics in her pouch, powder sponge, night cream, moisturer. I advise employers to check their belongings when the maid first reach the house! I learnt my lesson, will be strict with the next maid!
My son fall twice but she did not says anything and it’s my elder son told me when I saw younger son forehead swollen. She looks around and I hot to feed sons when dine out. -
Joeyz18:
Not just Myanmar maids are fussy...Indon ones equally fussy. The reason could be the way bread or noodles are cooked in their own countries. My Indon maid told me she doesn't eat duck, salted egg, seafood and porridge but they ate all these and enjoyed the food they once disliked.Help! I have a problem with this new maid, very choosy over food, only eat rice! When she find the food not to her liking, she cook instant mee.
Normally is myanmar maids so fussy over food?? No kueh, bread, noodles? -
Anna Ng:
Hi anna ng,
To be honest my 2 children are quite naughty and active. Definitely they will not afraid of the maid, sometimes I need to shout them at the public as they tend to run here and there also.
How you think? And what you going to do?
Since you say that your maid has been mostly positive, and was sad over the lost kid issue, I think just impress on her that she must not bring them to other places after school. Give her some guidelines on what to do in future should such things happen again (CHOY). Also impress on your kids the importance of staying with the maid.
I think she should have towed your son along. What if HE gets lost? then it's 2 missing kids. She must never leave them unattended and all by themselves. :!:
My kids watch TCS shows and are now pretty scared of clowns (the previous show where a clown kidnapped children) and of straying far from us - but I know each child is different.
both parties have to cooperate. If your kids don't want to behave, they shouldn't be given the privilege to see toys. I think it's mighty lucky that a neighbour's maid brought your girl back, imagine if she landed in evil hands
Continue to be kind to your maid, but some things are just non-negotiable - and children's safety is one.
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