All About Full-Time Maids

[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.

[anxiousmum2010]

Hi all… i have been employing maids for 13yrs now. Tried filipinos, indos and myanmese.

Although luck really does play a part in getting a good helper, i would really advise everyone against getting a myanmese maid.
below is a quick summary of my experience with Myanmese maids:
- rude
- doesnt like to listen / follow instructions
- goes on strike when you tell her off.
( refused to eat/sleep after i told her off for using her leg to wash my kid’s backside)
-doesnt apologise.
-tell lies to gain sympathy/ escape scolding when she did wrong
-dont like children
-very high ego
-unhygenic… no matter how u teach, she wont learn.

mine even hit my kid and i reported police. Eventually send back to agent cos of her outstanding loan ( cant send back to own country)

so all employer out there… beware of myanmese maids,.
appear to be nice, but very "bad hearted’.

[marmum]

anxiousmum2010:

Hi all.. i have been employing maids for 13yrs now. Tried filipinos, indos and myanmese.

Although luck really does play a part in getting a good helper, i would really advise everyone against getting a myanmese maid.
below is a quick summary of my experience with Myanmese maids:
- rude
- doesnt like to listen / follow instructions
- goes on strike when you tell her off.
( refused to eat/sleep after i told her off for using her leg to wash my kid's backside)
-doesnt apologise.
-tell lies to gain sympathy/ escape scolding when she did wrong
-dont like children
-very high ego
-unhygenic.. no matter how u teach, she wont learn.

mine even hit my kid and i reported police. Eventually send back to agent cos of her outstanding loan ( cant send back to own country)

so all employer out there... beware of myanmese maids,.
appear to be nice, but very \"bad hearted'.

Sorry, I don't really agree to that. Am having one which juz came end of last week and so far she is showing me that is very willing to learn, follow my hygiene level and rather humble. Guess, its the attitude of individual which I experience with my last filipino maids (have been employing filipinos in the past, thus give up on them and try another nationality).

Marmum

[anxiousmum2010]

Hi marmum


Good for you if your maid shows good attitude. But as a precaution have to becareful. Mine was very good the initial 2weeks. Extremely hardworking etc. But after that ..
After 2 weeks mine went on strike a few times. she demanded that she must sleep in the afternoon ( she sleeps at 9pm, 5.30am wake up) otherwise she gets headache and fainting spell.
told my kids that she sees her husband ghost ( the hubby is not dead.. they are divorced) in the house.
my neighbour's myanmese also gave alot of probs.
Hope yours will be good
changing maid= headache=waste $