Myanmar maids

[smurfymum]

Think they are lonely in a foreign land. But still, we need to control them if not things will go haywire…

[bigsnoopy]

LKVM:

I have told my maids not to look at them also else they will follow u.... i kinda scare her lor...

I think the maids want them to follow her home lor.. Better not try. Wait they fan dian.

[moonee]

Are we suppose to supply shampoo,soap etc, I dnt remember reading this in my past contracts, as a matter of fact my last agent told me I need not supply as they hv been told to bring their own toiletries.

To date, i only provide them with soap etc if they come in without. I ask all my new maids whether they brought their toiletries and all seem to have their own.
They normally buy their own when they hv finished their shampoo etc…

[yanyan]

My maid actually brought her own soap, some hair oil, SP & even a soap to wash her clothes. But i ask her to throw hers away & i provide her coz their soap gt 1 type of smell which me & my hb cant stand. So i rather she uses mine.

She also brought her toothbrush & toothpaste… Tat i allow her to use hers then thereafter i will provide her…

[bigsnoopy]

Haiz… Yesterday my maid told me the brother is going to come to Singapore to work in end July and she wants to go out to meet him. Currently she doesn’t have off day. What do you think I should do?

[bigsnoopy]

LKVM:

bigsnoopy:

Haiz.. Yesterday my maid told me the brother is going to come to Singapore to work in end July and she wants to go out to meet him. Currently she doesn't have off day. What do you think I should do?

Last time my maid said that to me.. I told her she can meet only near my place for 2-3 hrs

She specifically told me she want to meet at a temple in toa payoh. :faint:

[hquek]

I gave my B-maid phone cards - yes, she also got no control. will talk and talk until the card run out. Each time it runs out, she’ll be like ‘sssst’. I quietly wonder why she dun ration so can call more times - got so many things to say meh?


I gave her envelop and letter materials, but she told me her village is very far away, no mail service. So we don’t provide anymore. Apparently it takes 3 whole days of rail/road travel from Yangon.

It’s really quite sad. Buy 1 phone card, Indo can yak for hours; but myan is so expensive…she can only talk for a short time. I just bought one from peninsula plaza…that one can talk longer. Starhub ones useless - same price but can only talk for half the time. Chey!

Anyway, mine is still ok. When she first came, we bought a few cards for her. But after a while, she told us she don’t want. So we now only get for her if she’s remitting money home (must check mah), or special occasions.

[fifiyeo]

bigsnoopy:

Haiz.. Yesterday my maid told me the brother is going to come to Singapore to work in end July and she wants to go out to meet him. Currently she doesn't have off day. What do you think I should do?

Who do you know if he's really her brother?

[fifiyeo]

My Burmese maids used to laugh and talk very loudly (more like shout) on the phone. She would stand and put her leg up on my dinning chair and her voice can be heard loud and clear from the upper floors of my house when they were on the phone. My mom was stocked to hear it. Hahaha… thinking back it was funny!

[moonee]

big snoopy, Brother or boyfriend? My past agent of 12 years used to advise not to let maids meet up with so called brother etc, even if the guys really her brother. Its more for safety reasons, he also warn that its not too advisable for the guy to come by the house too. Even tho its her brother, he is a stranger to u and u never know wat can happen in the near future.

I would explain to my maid the situation and the most I can do for her is to let her talk on the phone with him. After all he just arrived and needs time to settle down too.
We always try to accomodate but nowadays we never know wat can happen. U can tell ur maid u need to call ur agent on this matter, Im sure she will understand and not kick up a fuss if its her brother.
Its best not to let this guy know or get close to ur home too. Dangerous!