All About Full-Time Maids

[DesertWind]

happy to be mum:

maids maids maids...without them, our work, family, social life might be haywire especially for those parents (like me)


for me, if my maid does not give me any problems, whole household run smoothly.

just have to pray hard maid don't give me too much problems and continue to work for me happily then I can also work happily. But I will still have to mentally prepare myself for a backup plan of childcare in case maid just tell me anyday she does not want to work for me anymore.

Hi happy to be mum,

Hear, hear!
Agree, I am held \"hostage\" by my maid. Give me no problems, household run nicely, kid watch properly I am already very
How much money and gifts I also give her. Increase pay, a bit buay tahan already for my pocket also give.

What to do, like what you say, we got no own relative support?

[jesyeo]

Hi all,

Can someone advice whether I can pay levy thru CPF? Two of my friends are paying using their CPF but the agency that I enquire on said cannot. Is thru bank giro. Any idea why is this so?

[pecalis]

jesyeo:

Hi all,

Can someone advice whether I can pay levy thru CPF? Two of my friends are paying using their CPF but the agency that I enquire on said cannot. Is thru bank giro. Any idea why is this so?

From what I know, we pay cash (thru Giro) but CPF collect the money for the levy, not so much using CPF money.

[jesyeo]

pecalis:

jesyeo:

Hi all,

Can someone advice whether I can pay levy thru CPF? Two of my friends are paying using their CPF but the agency that I enquire on said cannot. Is thru bank giro. Any idea why is this so?

From what I know, we pay cash (thru Giro) but CPF collect the money for the levy, not so much using CPF money.

Hi pecalis,

Thanks for clarifying. Hmm guess my friends are all confused.

[pettimummy]

i oso went to United Channel at KT n fetch d maid hum last sat. til nw stil ok leh. d staff there quite trueful lor, tel mi pros n cons of myanmar maids n so i was prepared. dey provide basic training. dou its not our standard but at least dey get to touch d appliances bah. dey r slow n i haf to b patient wif em. d agency got 1 counseller wif em juz in case i got problem communicating. luckily til nw stil ok. when my maid cant understand mi, i use hand sign n she gets it. by today morning, i thk she catch d ball le, she’s able to follow her morning routine. but oso not v well la, thk better not complain compared to my fren who oso got a myanmar fr another agency, totally cannot make it. Both maid n staff of agency fail lor!!

[moonee]

pettimummy:

i oso went to United Channel at KT n fetch d maid hum last sat. til nw stil ok leh. d staff there quite trueful lor, tel mi pros n cons of myanmar maids n so i was prepared. dey provide basic training. dou its not our standard but at least dey get to touch d appliances bah. dey r slow n i haf to b patient wif em. d agency got 1 counseller wif em juz in case i got problem communicating. luckily til nw stil ok. when my maid cant understand mi, i use hand sign n she gets it. by today morning, i thk she catch d ball le, she's able to follow her morning routine. but oso not v well la, thk better not complain compared to my fren who oso got a myanmar fr another agency, totally cannot make it. Both maid n staff of agency fail lor!!

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Wah! u so lucky n u oso very patient leh! I oso go United Channel but not so lucky like u. mine not slow but tidak apa type. I bring to kt but councellor not much help leh. I going to bye bye United channel soon

[pettimummy]

wat happen? counseller oso dun help? she speak their language mah so u can tel her ur problem. tis morning i need to ask my maid to follow mi to market. since its d 1st time i tot i better get d counseller to tok to her 1st in case she blur at the market. initially when we reach she blur. after i tel her stand in Q to pay $$$ while i go get others n ask her to stay at d stall to wait. i quickly go n cum bk, so scare she wander abt. i go bk reali cant find her leh. den i look ard, she stand at another corner bcos she dun wan pp to knock my food. so sweet smtimes i thk we haf to plan well since we decide to get myanmar maid. u got tel d counseller wat u wan her to do?

[moonee]

pettimummy:

wat happen? counseller oso dun help? she speak their language mah so u can tel her ur problem. tis morning i need to ask my maid to follow mi to market. since its d 1st time i tot i better get d counseller to tok to her 1st in case she blur at the market. initially when we reach she blur. after i tel her stand in Q to pay $$$ while i go get others n ask her to stay at d stall to wait. i quickly go n cum bk, so scare she wander abt. i go bk reali cant find her leh. den i look ard, she stand at another corner bcos she dun wan pp to knock my food. so sweet smtimes i thk we haf to plan well since we decide to get myanmar maid. u got tel d counseller wat u wan her to do?

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Ya, counseller oso no use leh, more like interpreter....Ai yah she not working there now. No point lah, plan well oso like dat leh. My family very patient oso, I tink too patient. U lucky, maid got common sense leh. My maid say her agent told her come spore to look after old so she tink easy job, she say agent in mynmar tell all her friend this lie to make them come leh. oso mynmar agent make her age older n she say her brain childish so not serious to work properly. I already talk to her until mi mouth drop but still like tat leh, she wnt to go home last time but agent say must pay bac loan so transfer lah.

[MoonFlower]

Cannot tahan anymore, so took a tranfer Indo maid from another agency. And this agency was nice, allow me to bring the maid to my house and see and make sure that the maid is comfortable with what she is going to do.[/quote]


Actually the agent cannot allow the maid to leave the agency while waiting for any new employer, if I’m not wrong the workpermit is still under the ex-employer if anything happen (*touch wood) not fair to the ex-employer.

Just share what I know. About 4 years back, I was also considering Myanmar helper I went to this agent (that time not much myanmar agent), he shared withme, there are 2 group, 1 belongs to the Buddhist which kind of well taken care by the Gov so not so 'hardworking". The christian group is the not so "priviledge"ones so they hardworkin. He told me like oh sometimes these helper may like to learn some computer skill so we should encourage and send them. Also got relatives they may like to visit the helper at yr home. I was thinking like that what for to employ one, I need to pay for her computer lessons n also allowing her relatives to come into my house??
To me, I rather the helper don’t know too much or seak Mandarin cos if we wanna to communicate among ourselves, they will know what we are talking about. My friend shared with me long long te, her mom got a Indo - chin and she ate away 1 of their braised abalone and drank thir herbal chicke soup then add water into it.

[marmum]

Any idea where i get simple translation fr english to burmese/ mynamar language.