All About Full-Time Maids

[peapot]

Hi Mummy of 2,


Can I know the maid agency that you got your maid from? I recently decided on this myanmar maid but her passport is only ready by 14th Nov. By the time she reached my house it will probably be around 26th Nov. This is kind of tight for me as I need to clear leave by Nov so I would like to use this leave period to coach her.

I m looking around for myanmar maids but I got alot of young girls which I m not keen to take. I would like those above 28 years old and it seems really hard to find one!!!

Would appreciate if you can let me know your agency name inorder to cast my net wider.

Many thanks!

[KopiYing]

kiasimom:

KopiYing:

Oh yah, I wld to know abt the details too but mine is Filipino maid.

Also, can she renew her passport at embassy?

Hi kopiying,
Yes, she can renew her passport at the Philippines embassy. Take the passport photos there as there is a requirement on their background and clothes.
Please also take along her work permit and I think your maid needs to pay $65 to $70, can't remember the exact price.
Do log on to th ephilippines website for their operating hours before you go and be prepared to spend at least an hour there. Long queue always
FYI, it is very warm and stuffy there.

Thanks for the info!
So maid gotta pay for the renewal fees right? Nmind, will browse website for more info. anyway prob she wanna take home leave if she intend to continue working for us. Her contracts ends June 2010.
Not a perfect maid but as comapred to some, cannot hiam liao. moreover i'm home to monitor her.

[mummy of 2]

peapot:

Hi Mummy of 2,


Can I know the maid agency that you got your maid from? I recently decided on this myanmar maid but her passport is only ready by 14th Nov. By the time she reached my house it will probably be around 26th Nov. This is kind of tight for me as I need to clear leave by Nov so I would like to use this leave period to coach her.

I m looking around for myanmar maids but I got alot of young girls which I m not keen to take. I would like those above 28 years old and it seems really hard to find one!!!

Would appreciate if you can let me know your agency name inorder to cast my net wider.

My maid is from nation (toa payoh branch). You can look for Weiyi tel 63546324. For Burmese maid, usually the waiitng period is quite long, cos it takes quite long to process the passport.

Many thanks!

[mummy of 2]

peapot:

Hi Mummy of 2,


Can I know the maid agency that you got your maid from? I recently decided on this myanmar maid but her passport is only ready by 14th Nov. By the time she reached my house it will probably be around 26th Nov. This is kind of tight for me as I need to clear leave by Nov so I would like to use this leave period to coach her.

I m looking around for myanmar maids but I got alot of young girls which I m not keen to take. I would like those above 28 years old and it seems really hard to find one!!!

Would appreciate if you can let me know your agency name inorder to cast my net wider.

Many thanks!

My maid is from nation (toa payoh branch). You can look for Weiyi tel 63546324. For Burmese maid, usually the waiitng period is quite long, cos it takes quite long to process the passport.

[peapot]

thks!! Didn't know Myanmar maid's passport take so long. How is Nation's service? I heard from some forum that it's terrible. I always wonder why some outlets has better service than others. Aren't all from the same boss? Its just like buying clothes from Zara, I get the same service regardless of which outlet I buy from. :?

[mrswongtuition]

peapot:

thks!! Didn't know Myanmar maid's passport take so long. How is Nation's service? I heard from some forum that it's terrible. I always wonder why some outlets has better service than others. Aren't all from the same boss? Its just like buying clothes from Zara, I get the same service regardless of which outlet I buy from. :?

Actually it's dependant on the staff serving you. My first encounter with Nation at Hougang Green was quite pleasant. But subsequent appointments were very disappointing (the original lady serving us transferred to another branch).

End up we did not get our maid from Nation as they caused us alot of unnecessary trouble & distress (without even getting a maid from them yet).

Plus I don't feel that it's worth paying so much in agency fee when my agent only charge us 1/3 of what Nation is charging.

[tamarind]

Check out more customer reviews about Nation here :


http://singaporemaidagencyreviews.blogspot.com/2008/02/nation.html

[peapot]

Thks Tamarind and MrsWong


By the way, Mrswong who is maid agency? Is yours also myanmar maid? so far, hasn’t found a reliable maid agency. Sometimes, I feel that it seems easier to find maid than a good reliable maid agency. One who will not hide when there’s problem with the maid.

I also realise you need to call them frequently to get updates on new bio-data and status of maid. Aren’t they supposed to be calling us when they want business?

[mummy of 2]

peapot:

thks!! Didn't know Myanmar maid's passport take so long. How is Nation's service? I heard from some forum that it's terrible. I always wonder why some outlets has better service than others. Aren't all from the same boss? Its just like buying clothes from Zara, I get the same service regardless of which outlet I buy from. :?

So far I'm happy with their service. As someone rightly pointed out, it depends very much on the staff serving you.

[mrswongtuition]

peapot:

Thks Tamarind and MrsWong


By the way, Mrswong who is maid agency? Is yours also myanmar maid? so far, hasn't found a reliable maid agency. Sometimes, I feel that it seems easier to find maid than a good reliable maid agency. One who will not hide when there's problem with the maid.

I also realise you need to call them frequently to get updates on new bio-data and status of maid. Aren't they supposed to be calling us when they want business?

I used Asset at Hougang Green. I'll only recommend them if you intend to get INDONESIAN MAID.

Their service is good, but I think the training centres they hook up with for Filipino maids are terrible. Their Indon maids are good.

The story is like this:
My parents have been getting maids from Asset for quite some time (all along is Indon maid), so when I had to get my maid, we went there. Due to the fact that the maid's main duty was to look after baby, my hb decided to pay more & get a Filipino maid. But we changed 4 maids (stealing, lying, cheating - we have CCTV at home) & concluded that we wanted Indon maid in the end.

As the last Filipina maid was caught stealing (alot of money & jewellery), we sent her home immediately & I urgently needed a maid. So we went on a hunt for transfer maids since we can interview them personally too.

Went to every agency in Hougang Green. Found a suitable one at Nation, even brought my whole family (my parents & siblings) down to meet the potential maid to let her know what to expect. Confirmed & PAID agency fee for that maid & suppose to fetch her over after 3 working days (for Nation to process the paperwork). End up, Nation screwed up, delayed handing over the maid and I did not get my maid as promised. They wasted my time & effort! I waited 1.5 weeks from the day I paid for them to tell me that they can't give me the maid as they screwed up. Actually I found their agency fee way over my budget, but desperate at that time, we just accepted that we had to pay if we wanted that maid.

So we went back to Asset to look for a maid. The lady there knows what I want, so she recommended an Indon maid. Not much choice, we took her mainly because she fulfilled my criteria - worked in Msia for big family, has a son so she's motivated to work and she has a ready passport, which means she could come to SG within 2 weeks. But she arrived 1 week late due to a flood in Indonesia at that time. My agent quickly called us to inform us & asked if we wanted temporary help or not (those transfer maids waiting for new employers).

& when I had problems with the previous maids, the agent gave us very good advice & helped us alot too. They were prompt in answering my calls & overall I'm a happy customer They also called my maid at home a few times to check if they are coping well, whether the new employer treat them well or not, etc.

Getting a good maid really depends on luck.
I love my current maid alot & she going on home leave soon. She's so good that my parents bought her tonnes of presents to bring home (blender, DVD player, 10.1 megapix digi cam, 4 x 10kg DHL boxes of clothes to be sent via my mum's company courier, jewellery, etc). & my mum prepared a big angpow for her too.