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Take care Esther.

LOL I'm more concerned at my baby boy disturbing others in the cinema..

I sent my maid back about a month ago due to an unfortunate turn of events and received MOM's letter stating that our security bond has been successfully discharged. Happy to share our experiences via PM with those who need help.

Depending on how long you have been married, you can consider having the marriage annulled too. Good luck and take care..

The rules are indeed that she should have privacy, i.e. her own room. Hence the need to be upfront and very clear on the actual conditions in the potential employer's house. If the maid does not agree and/or there is no written consent that there is no room for her, then it is best to not...

I would suggest best to let the maid know upfront before she is hired, and to have it down in writing that she understands that due to certain constraints, she is unable to get a room for herself and she has no further issues with it. Just so she cannot use this later and turn it around on you...

The main reason why we went with an infant care centre instead of a maid or nanny is the hope that an environment with other adults around will at least make the teachers think twice before trying anything too cute. No it is not a failsafe option but that formed a good part of our thought...

@Vini - there may be something causing your baby to cry when a particular teacher carries him. It will be good to continue observing and speak with the principal if required. I'm not sure what good could come out of confronting the teachers directly since they will definitely be defensive. Even...

We sent our #1 to infant care at 3.5 months, and she was promoted to playgroup at 18 months old. Cried every morning for about a month and pretty much kept to herself for the first 1-2 months. It was heartbreaking but we tried to console ourselves by saying we dont have much of a choice and the...

There's really no right answer and more to do with one's luck. We were in your shoes about half a year ago and hired a maid for exactly the same reasons as you have mentioned. Experienced - may be able to settle into the chores more easily since she should have had some experience before...

Smart choice for sure. Some noise upfront is better than constant bombardment!

Good luck! In any case even if they were to turn you down this time round, at least you kinda know what they are looking out for and gives you more time to recuperate properly too. There's always a positive side to things. :)

That is mad. And that is with you two living apart from your MIL.. Can you imagine staying under the same roof? Gosh.

Sounds like you dont have much of a choice anyway. Better to go for the checkup and speak with the reviewing doctor to see if he/she knows your future employer is looking out for. It could be just that they need it for insurance purposes.

@MistyCloud - how long have you been married already? It sounds like an absolute nightmare.

In your case I think it is okay to get a maid. Since there is someone at home to monitor the maid. I mentioned in another thread that we paid about $2.4k for commission, insurance premiums and work permit application fee. This was for a transfer maid. For monthly salary, we are paying her...

We paid about $2.4k to one of the more well-known maid agencies for a maid from the Philippines. This includes a $1.35k transfer fee, $105 to MOM, $380 for insurance and indemnity premium, and another $500 in commission.

I'm very sorry to hear about your problems.

That is a very real problem too. Finding a cost effective way to take good care of our parents.

I honestly cant remember how much in total the entire process cost. We didnt track the expenses that well since there were so many pre-delivery consultations and scans. Re: junior doctors - I dont see much of an issue with junior doctors since there is always the issue of professionalism and...