All About Full-Time Maids

[yunzz]

hihi! i am new here. in a very diffcult situation. hope to get some advice.


my indo maid has been working for me for 10months and suddenly wanted to go back after she got her first full pay of $340. she says she can feel that something had happened to her elder son and she wants to go back immediately. i let her go back for 1 week. i called her in indo and asked her whether her son in fine and if she still wants to come back. she say her son is fine and she still wans to come home, so i bought a return ticket for to come back this morning. this morning she called me and say need to pay airport tax of sgd50, if not they dun let them take plane.
i say i will remit to her. then she say it’s sgd150.
so i remit to her but she cannot make it for her plane, so i bought a new air ticket for her. i have been trying to call her hp but it’s always engaged.

anyone knows about this $150 airport tax from jakarta?

[micollh]

yunzz:

hihi! i am new here. in a very diffcult situation. hope to get some advice.


my indo maid has been working for me for 10months and suddenly wanted to go back after she got her first full pay of $340. she says she can feel that something had happened to her elder son and she wants to go back immediately. i let her go back for 1 week. i called her in indo and asked her whether her son in fine and if she still wants to come back. she say her son is fine and she still wans to come home, so i bought a return ticket for to come back this morning. this morning she called me and say need to pay airport tax of sgd50, if not they dun let them take plane.
i say i will remit to her. then she say it's sgd150.
so i remit to her but she cannot make it for her plane, so i bought a new air ticket for her. i have been trying to call her hp but it's always engaged.

anyone knows about this $150 airport tax from jakarta?

wah.. u din check before u remit $ to her.. ur maid may be laughing away with the money le.

[yunzz]

bluebelt. ya i only noticed something is amiss after remiting. so u tink she cheated me and wun come back?

[BeContented]

Hmmm.....sounds like it leh.


Earlier in the same thread, http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=903&start=5390
someone also mentioned maid asking for another SGD$200 for tax, VIP transport etc etc. Any mommies here can verify? Is this a new trick used by these domestic helpers? :skeptical:

[tigger88]

micollh:

i wanted to have one more.. but i dare not think.. cos with two i so tired liao.. i guess i need to live my life than forever life my life for my kids.. im selfish.. i cannot do it..

Yes, it's tiring to look after the kids so if you are mentally not prepared for now then consider carefully.

[tigger88]

yunzz:

bluebelt. ya i only noticed something is amiss after remiting. so u tink she cheated me and wun come back?

I think most likely yes. I dun think need to pay SGD150 for airport tax.

[poppy15]

tigger88:

LKVM:

I thought both of you know each other?

Keke, yes, we know each other lah..but seldom see each other.

we know each other but didnt know she's preggie with #4...

me DH also want another one...
sorry but my factory closed liao
keke

[poppy15]

micollh:

tigger88:

[quote=\"poppy15\"]
are my eyes deceiving me :?
you are having #4 :?

:udawoman:

:oops: Yes...

she hardworking la.. eii.. ur home no Tv is it.[/quote] :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

[peapot]

Wait a minute…having no 4? The government so love you. You must be very young to be so energetic to have 4 kids. My old bag of bones wouldn’t be able to take it.

[tigger88]

peapot:

Wait a minute....having no 4? The government so love you. You must be very young to be so energetic to have 4 kids. My old bag of bones wouldn't be able to take it.

young? only young at heart. :imcool:

I had my 1st kid at 30...so agar you can guess how 'young' am I now. :lol:

My parents and inlaws are young though. Except for my FIL who is in his early 60s. The rest are still in their 50s, so they still have the energy to help look after my kids when I am busy.