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twin_mummy (twin_mummy)
Junior Member
Username: twin_mummy
Post Number: 244
Registered: 9-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 27, 2009 - 11:26 pm: | 
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Hi everyone,
I have a toddler and a twins. I was encouraged by friends and few mummies here to have a maid cos I am working. I don't think I want a maid for a period of 2 years. I have a gd friend who no longer needs a maid and transfering maid. The maid has been with him for a year and so far has no problem. If I were to take his maid, it means that I only need to take the maid for a year to complete the contract? I need someone to explain to me about the contract thingy and do i need to pay agent fees etc.?... kind of lost. Thanks a lot. |
Jae Chong (s7870127g)
New member
Username: s7870127g
Post Number: 83
Registered: 6-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 11, 2009 - 1:10 am: |
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You have to look for an agency, they will settle the documentations for you. You must remember to buy the maid insurance from the agency...abt $200 over but its absolutely necessary cos if she runs away and you didn't buy her insurance, you have to pay the govt $5 k. Then the other issue is... is your friend trustworthy? Cos some people say very good things abt their maid...just to transfer their maids away faster...If they sent the maid back, they have to pay for her air ticket. If the maids don't get transferred to another owner, then they continue to pay for the maid's levy... so its kind of worrying to get transfer maids nowadays...many people faces problems with transfer maids... |
Jae Chong (s7870127g)
New member
Username: s7870127g
Post Number: 84
Registered: 6-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 11, 2009 - 1:12 am: |
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its also quite scary to rely on maids to take care of little children...i have plenty of personal experience to share....Think twice and take care |
blissfully blessed (blissbless)
New member
Username: blissbless
Post Number: 29
Registered: 2-2009
| | Posted on Monday, March 02, 2009 - 3:49 pm: |
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Hm..... have your friend left her kids with the maid alone before?
I have bad experience with maids and have decided to do without them once and for all  |
jute100 (jute100)
Junior Member
Username: jute100
Post Number: 180
Registered: 4-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 5:00 pm: |
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HI Blissfully..can share ur maid bad experience? |
yoko noriko (yokonori)
Junior Member
Username: yokonori
Post Number: 225
Registered: 9-2007
| | Posted on Sunday, April 12, 2009 - 1:17 am: |
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Hi, sometimes we don't have a choice but to take maids to look after our kids. Currently I have a boy and going to have another EDD aug 09. SO I decided to take another maid to do housework. Usually I take philipino maid cos I felt that if they don't like they will tell u. Unlike indonesian, old pp and some employers will like cos Indo maids usually don't argue and have no off day. But can u imagine that they will keep to themselves and after tat u will not know what will happen. As far as I observe I have seen like mostly the ones in troubled are usually indo not philipinas. Maids all by luck. My current maid is very lousy with her housework but good in childcare. Of cos not the fantastic type. But at least she is quite reliable. sometimes we have to open one eyes and close. No choice. We can't expect them to do everything. As long they know their responsibility can liao. |
yoko noriko (yokonori)
Junior Member
Username: yokonori
Post Number: 226
Registered: 9-2007
| | Posted on Sunday, April 12, 2009 - 1:20 am: |
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To me, I like to take transfer maid. Cos sometimes the maid maybe good but meet lousy employer of cos there are other wise. But is so much easier cos we are able to see them in person. Of cos they can pretend to be like an angel when you interview them. Usually I will scare them with like i have 3 cars and she gonna work in a big house bla bla bla. Observe her reaction. Some will be a bit reluctant to accept. So from here u can see their facial expressions. |
jute100 (jute100)
Junior Member
Username: jute100
Post Number: 182
Registered: 4-2005
| | Posted on Monday, April 13, 2009 - 8:53 am: |
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hi yoko. thks for sharing . |
Chua (yernying)
Junior Member
Username: yernying
Post Number: 127
Registered: 7-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 12:57 am: |
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like my maid.I also treat her very well.one eye open one eye close,cos if without her help.I also very headache. |
jute100 (jute100)
Junior Member
Username: jute100
Post Number: 183
Registered: 4-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - 8:48 am: |
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hi Ms Chua..sometime i think it is difficult to close one eye.. |
ecobaby (ecobaby)
New member
Username: ecobaby
Post Number: 3
Registered: 5-2009
| | Posted on Friday, May 08, 2009 - 1:58 pm: |
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hello ladies,
i just like to share my experiences here,i have been having maids for the past 2 year and i had to change quite a few before i got my current 1..my 1st was indonesian and new to Singapore. she was so unhygenic, she wouldnt brush her teeth in the mornings, even showers I had to prompt her to do so..once i got so fed up cause she changed my dog's pee pee pan and didnt wash her hands after that and immediatley wanted to cook lunch for me..i was pregnant that time so i decided to send her back to agent..
the 2nd transfer maid was also indonesian, she was with her last employer for 10 years and reason for not wanting her was she was shouting at the kids and talking back to the employer..but the agent gave me a different story, saying she was owed $$ and so got fed up with the family..I took her in cause of her good track record but u know she was quite scary, always talking and giggling to herself whenever she is doing chores and not sleeping at night..my dad said he got a shock couple of times as she would sit in the kitchen at 3 or 4 plus in the mornings, in the dark in the kitchen doing nothing..got 1 time after my delivery, she jus picked up my baby without permission and wouldnt pass him back to me only after asking her 2x. i had to get my mum to tell her not to touch the baby without my permission, and she ended up going to the baby room secretly and just stand there staring at him for sometime until someone came to check on him..she would then cry and laugh at diffrent times of the day, very weird..i told the agent to take her back cause she was behaving too eratic..
3rd was was filipino and she was good in cleaning, a lovely gal.. but i found out that she was leaving the house secretly whenever we were not home and quite a number of my things went missing..she couldnt answer when i questioned her so i couldnt keep her.
4th was a transfer filipino as well and she was a terror..with me onli 1 week, 1st day she came to my home, she started demanding additional day offs in a mth, to allow hp to talk to her boyfriend, she kept my mum's clothes in her drawer saying thought it was hers, once i saw her give my son (onli 7 mths and was in the walker) a loud "WHAT" and "diao him with her eyes"..i heard from my agent that she went to another employer home, again only within 3 days, was caught on camera wanting to do something to the children..eventually she was banned from working in singapore..
so i think we must always becareful with maids, sometimes its not that we dun wan to trust them but they come all the way here to work for peanuts and this is not their home or their children, i dun think they will really care about our children's welfare and upbringin..i actually sold off my condo and gave up my job just to be a stay at home mum, i still have a maid and so far she is working out well, we treat all our maids well, letting them eat with us, bring them out when we go shopping, etc..but there is a line that cant be crossed when they go too far.. |
Annabel (s0perm0m)
New member
Username: s0perm0m
Post Number: 49
Registered: 5-2009
| | Posted on Thursday, May 14, 2009 - 9:56 am: |
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Hi All,
Just want to share my bad experience with you all here. Lately I've just had encounter with this maid agency named "Jrs Business Express Pte Ltd" located at 420 North Bridge Road, lady boss by the name of Naty. I shan't say what happened as its a long story. All I can say is this maid agency is not honest and truthful. Understand that all agency will sometimes make mistakes, this agency made mistakes never mind, but she refused to bear responsibility for what she had done, instead started being very unreasonable..
The mistakes she made is not something small, she did not handle matters the legal and correct way in the eyes of the MOM, plus all the advices she gave are all wrong (found out after checking with the other maid agencies.)
And when she is being confronted by it, she pushed to all the people she can find to put the blame on.
In the beginning, she sounded so sincere, promise you a lot of things, but once anything goes wrong, all that she promised, she will tell you that it's not possible to do this and that anymore, take it or leave it! She even send an SMS to threaten me. I was so shocked that she will do such things.
Well, there's nothing that I can do now, I can only share my experience with you and hope that this will stop people from having the same fate as me, please pass this on to all your friends before it is too late. |
janjanx (ahjanx)
New member
Username: ahjanx
Post Number: 33
Registered: 4-2008
| | Posted on Friday, May 15, 2009 - 9:13 am: |
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Hi, I have a maid for transfer. But she will be only be available after mid sept this year. As I am waiting for my son to reach 18months before I can let her go. She is the main care giver for my son, and during the day i left my son alone with her while me and papa goes to work. So far she's fine. she teaches plays, sings and teaches him stuffs.
If you are interested, please pm me. Thanks! |
Jasmine (topaz_gem)
Member
Username: topaz_gem
Post Number: 568
Registered: 9-2004
| | Posted on Friday, May 15, 2009 - 3:28 pm: |
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hey Janjanx,
CANnot PM you leh... otherwise you PM me can? I can wait until mid Sept. |
Angel (angellee)
Member
Username: angellee
Post Number: 604
Registered: 11-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 20, 2009 - 3:59 pm: |
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hi janjanx,
ur PM is off.. can u email me at angeltoh@gmail.com? Thanks! |
Higgledy (higgledy)
Member
Username: higgledy
Post Number: 657
Registered: 7-2007
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 03, 2009 - 6:05 pm: |
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hello janjanx,
is your maid still available? Please PM me. Thank you. |
Tan SL (kkitkat)
Junior Member
Username: kkitkat
Post Number: 190
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 09, 2009 - 4:22 am: |
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Hi I have a filipino maid to transfer. She is good with childcare n housework. Has been with me since nov 08. I should say she is good. Reason y I wanna give her up is because my elder gal is in childcare n I will be quitting my job to take care of my younger gal. Hence will not be needing the extra help. Initially got her cos I thought the extra help would be good, was pregnant then but now realized there is really nothing much she can do that I
cannot cope with hence after July when her loan is completed, I
wanna be maidless to relieve myself financially too. She is rather hardworking n clean. She mainly cleans my 5room flat, cooks n does the laundry. As I m a rather possessive mummy, I like to be handson with my children. But she is good with kids n does her part to ensure their well being. Pls pm me if u are interested. |
Ling (tokll)
New member
Username: tokll
Post Number: 25
Registered: 6-2008
| | Posted on Monday, June 22, 2009 - 3:29 pm: |
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Hi Mummies,
Are you maids still available?
Pls email me at ling55ling@hotmail.com
Thanks |
Carman (dragongirl)
New member
Username: dragongirl
Post Number: 1
Registered: 7-2009
| | Posted on Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 4:48 pm: |
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Hi janjanx and Tan SL (kkitkat),
Pls email me at littledragongirl77@yahoo.com if your maid is still available.
thanks |
Eunice72 (eunice72)
New member
Username: eunice72
Post Number: 87
Registered: 2-2007
| | Posted on Monday, August 17, 2009 - 6:23 pm: |
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Hi janjanx and Tan SL,
pls email me at mama3655@gmail.com if yr maid is still available. I need one urgently.
Thanks |
jojet (jojet_70)
Junior Member
Username: jojet_70
Post Number: 173
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Monday, August 24, 2009 - 4:35 pm: |
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Janjanx and Kitkatt,
Maids still available? I'm keen, I need to find one asap. Pls email me at jojet_70@yahoo.com.
Thks in adv! |
Joanna Han (beebee09)
New member
Username: beebee09
Post Number: 1
Registered: 10-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 08, 2009 - 10:13 am: |
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Hi janjanx and Tan SL,
I know it's been a while since your posts but may I know if your maids are still available. Am desperately looking for one as I am planning to send my current maid back. Pls email me at hanjhm@gmail.com. Thanks.
Erm...anyone else got good maids to transfer? |
IanAn (ianan)
Member
Username: ianan
Post Number: 735
Registered: 5-2006
| | Posted on Monday, October 19, 2009 - 3:32 pm: |
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Hi, just came across this thread. If you have a good domestic helper and you are intending to transfer, please contact me at: ianan.bb@gmail.com. Thanks alot! |
Cloudie (cloudie71)
New member
Username: cloudie71
Post Number: 5
Registered: 9-2009
| | Posted on Friday, October 23, 2009 - 1:37 pm: |
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Same for me, if anyone knows of any good maids for transfer, please PM me or sms at 96212090.
Indo or Filipino is not an issue, but I prefer those more homely and humble type. My current Filipino maid loves to use handphone and going out. Must speak and understand English (fairly well is ok).
Please recommend if you have, great thanks |
celeste tay (celestebab)
New member
Username: celestebab
Post Number: 3
Registered: 11-2009
| | Posted on Monday, November 09, 2009 - 7:07 pm: |
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Hi all, i need advice as to whether is a common practice that i need to pay $10 each day for accomodation and food if i return my maid who has come but we find her totally unsuitable to work for us, besides, the levy that i need to pay.
And is there a time limit for this as my agent MDS in katong SC says, i will have to pay till the maid is transferred. |
mariacia (mariacia)
New member
Username: mariacia
Post Number: 11
Registered: 5-2009
| | Posted on Monday, May 31, 2010 - 9:48 pm: |
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oh my god.. scary maid. |
jh_mumloveu (jh_mumloveu)
New member
Username: jh_mumloveu
Post Number: 19
Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Sunday, June 27, 2010 - 10:03 am: |
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Anyone got good maids to transfer pls pm me thx...the maid must good with childcare n housework... |
Cher (bugsfire)
New member
Username: bugsfire
Post Number: 19
Registered: 5-2008
| | Posted on Monday, August 09, 2010 - 10:11 pm: |
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Hi all,
I am urgently looking for a DH, pref. filipino. Please PM me if you have a good maid available.
No agents please.
Thanks |
OranGeBB (orangebb)
Junior Member
Username: orangebb
Post Number: 144
Registered: 5-2010
| | Posted on Saturday, August 28, 2010 - 3:45 pm: |
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Hi mummies, I am looking for a maid to take care of my bb n housework. Please pm me thanks! |
Maisy (maisy)
New member
Username: maisy
Post Number: 16
Registered: 5-2009
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - 8:51 pm: |
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hi mummies
kindly assist
My current maid is due to complete her contract in December. I need to look for a good reliable maid to replace her anytime from now ... my intention is for the new maid to "parallel" my current maid for 2 months before she heads off.
Jobscope:
- Main Task is to provide childcare duties like bathing, feeding , cooking for the kids (2 preschool kids)
- General household duties (laundry, ironing, cooking, cleaning)
- Family of 4 (me, my husband & my 2 kids)
Anyone who is letting go of your reliable maid or knows of relatives/friends who may be letting go of their reliable maids, please email me maisy123.lim@gmail.com |
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