Myanmar maids

[Angelight]

We are blacklisting only the bad agencies, those that overcharge, provide bad services and encourage their maids to transfer etc.


To be fair, we can’t penalise the agencies becos the maids are of poor quality. Most maids these days are of poorer quality than before, regardless of which agencies they come from. Of cos, we have to be wary of agencies that ALWAYS supply poor quality maids. But those that some customers are happy with and generally give good services except for a few bad incidents (from maids), I think we shld not blacklist them.

[yanyan]

Hi, may i knw wat calling card u bought for your myanmar maid? Anyone knw the area code for thandaung? I tried to search online but onlu found cty code which is 951


My maid request to call hm… So tried to call but can only call to yangon but not to her village… And i bought a starhub card… Valurle is $10 but only can call 6mins… After tries of call to her village but cld not get thru… End up call her agent in yangon and haven tok for 2min, no more value in card liao… Pengz…

[fifiyeo]

I used to buy Singtel "Hello" cards.

[moonee]

Yanyan … Its ex to call to mynmar, since she cant get reception at her village and have spoken to agent, her agent can call her home for her. (dont think they will) may not want her to be distracted. If she is so desperate then write instead. I think its best not bring up the subject of calling home.

[yanyan]

Yea moonee, i told her to try write home since it is so difficult to call home… But yday see her disappointed face… I also feel sad for her… So discuss w dh… Say we buy another card & try again…( but of coz didnt tell her i intend buy another card)…

[hquek]

yanyan,


I suggest for you to make a trip (if possible) to city hall peninsula plaza to buy the phone cards. they have very weird cards that give fairly long time to talk - think it was like $10 for 30 or 50 min. I tried starhub before and it was $10 for 15min or something - if call via the premium IDD line (008 or something), it’s only 6 min!

I had asked my maid about sending mail instead. Her reply was that her village is very remote and there is practically no mail services. FYI, it takes her 2 days bus journey and 1 day train journey to/from Yangon to her village.

[yanyan]

Thanks Hquek! Ok, will make a trip to peninsula plaza to take a look. Meanwhile she already written a letter (super long one) and i will help her post… then when i get the card then let her call again lo…

[moonee]

Yan… dont think yr maid can get reception,… mine wrote back a month n half ago to her errr … mother but till today no reply, initially she did lok worried but after I asked her is it her bf or really her mum, she kept quiet,smiled and denied. At 18plus and one that dont stay home and work in another state, I dont think shes that close to her parents besides when i spoke with her she says her parents know shes in spore. Just like my last mynmar, came to spore without parents knowledge.

Thats the problem when they are undr 20, they just leave the country without the blessing of their parents and later start to regret.

[hquek]

Mine told me that she was like the first to actually call back home. Previously those who left the village mysteriously dropped out of sight - no money, no calls home.


FYI, on remittance. We went to some minimart (think it’s at 3rd floor) at Peninsula plaza - they do remittance services. They accept the money (service charge S$3), print out some receipt (MUST double check the name spell correct). One week later, the person whose name is shown will have to go to some place to collect the money.

My maid was so worried when her family didn’t get the money on the appointed day (exactly 1 week later), but the next day, when she call back, they did receive it (probably kancheong, so go too early). Whew!

[cher_06]

I am very happy with my burmese maid that I employed! The only downside is that she may not renew after her contract is up!