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after having witnessed how efficient one of our friend's maid was in cleaning up after us, i have finally decided that we do need a live-in maid. actually i did wanted one a long time back but i was heavily relying on my gut feeling on employing one. if i was not comfortable with one lady, i would instead take her on a weekly basis to clean our house. once friends introduced Myanmar refugees to us. but i was taken aback when they were too demanding and did not want to stay in our house but instead be fetched and sent back to their quarters in OUG every day. how to tahan like that?
so finally this lady that i have agreed on is actually the mother of a friend of ours in Indonesia. since i know this guy and trusted him i had no hesitation when he told me that his mother is willing to come all the way to Malaysia to work. what worries me though is the age. she is 55 years old. but sometimes if one lives in poverty and 'kais pagi makan pagi kais petang makan petang,' they tend to look and act younger than their age. besides that she used to baby sit, so that was a plus point for me.
at my side i have agreed to sponsor her passport fees, air fare and visa if any. i hope to get her a working permit once she is here, provided that we are okay with her and vice versa.
actually i am not sure how to have a maid. i have seen a lot of my relatives and friends treat their maids. some are treated like a family member, some like slave. sigh. i do hope that i would not face too much of a problem with her. i also hope that she is independent cos i am already so bogged down with 2 children, work, myself and my husband. i cannot be baby-sitting another one as well.
well wish me luck!
so finally this lady that i have agreed on is actually the mother of a friend of ours in Indonesia. since i know this guy and trusted him i had no hesitation when he told me that his mother is willing to come all the way to Malaysia to work. what worries me though is the age. she is 55 years old. but sometimes if one lives in poverty and 'kais pagi makan pagi kais petang makan petang,' they tend to look and act younger than their age. besides that she used to baby sit, so that was a plus point for me.
at my side i have agreed to sponsor her passport fees, air fare and visa if any. i hope to get her a working permit once she is here, provided that we are okay with her and vice versa.
actually i am not sure how to have a maid. i have seen a lot of my relatives and friends treat their maids. some are treated like a family member, some like slave. sigh. i do hope that i would not face too much of a problem with her. i also hope that she is independent cos i am already so bogged down with 2 children, work, myself and my husband. i cannot be baby-sitting another one as well.
well wish me luck!
best of luck!
it will be a great help to have one provided that she is able to do the job independently.
eventhough i not yet have children but i already set my mind to get one once im pregnant. hahaha
lol to chegu carol..already set her mind lagi tu. i have 2 maids experiences. one i can only tahan 1 month.too young, fast to work but scary to have her.she 's on the phone all the time..too many bf. the one i have now is elderly.may be 40..i forgot her age sudah) slow but she looks after sona better. don't treat them as slave but don't be too good also as they will take us for granted or curi tulang. my maid now pandai sudah watch tv with me which i don't like if she still has tons of work to be done..but we still need them. i 'll go nuts if i don't have help in the house...all the best
I don't think I'd be comfortable with having a maid in the house. It makes me feel like there's a stranger in my house. Besides I'm pretty fussy about my cleaning and I don't think any maid would live up to my expectations ... LOL!