My maid will be leaving on Sunday next week. My maid agent has just told me that my new maid can only arrive earliest end of Chinese New Year, which means that I will be maid-less for at least 1.5 months to 2 months. These maid agencies are just so good in enticing you to get a maid from them in the first place with all their empty promises and when you have paid the hefty sum, they start giving you excuses when the maid can’t arrive on the expected date. Gosh, I just don’t know how I am going to cope without a maid. Most of the maid agencies that I had called only supplies part-time maids who come ONCE a week.Â
If I am not pregnant, I think I will still be able to cope with the househouse chores but at 6-7 months preggers, I don’t think I will have the stamina to mop the floor of a 2.5 storey house over 2,000 square feet in built-up area everyday with 2 high-demand and whiny toddlers. It will drive me up the pole.
What I plan to do after my maid has left us is :
1)Â Send most of our dirty clothes, bedsheets, towels, etc to the laundry. Only kids’ clothes to self wash in washing machine.
2) Don’t cook – lunch to eat out or eat simple food like sandwiches and dinner to cater from the kids’ former nanny.
3)Â Do some of the light household chores like toilet and bathroom washing myself. Â Leave the floor and stairs moping and windows cleaning to a part-time maid.
4)Â Blog less and earn less for 1-2 months.
5)Â Close one eye to dirt and dust and at the same time, learn to increase my tolerance to a not-so-clean house.
6)Â And lose some sleep.
Meanwhile, if there’s anyone who can recommend an agency who can supply part-time maids on a DAILY basis, would be glad if you could give me the contact number of the agent.
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That’s quite a long stretch w/o a maid. Y not call up agencies that provide cleaning services? I’m sure they’d be able to provide a maid on a daily basis. They usually charge on hourly basis. The oni one I know is in Kajang. So no point giving u the contact, rite? 🙂
Slavemom…. i’ve just found one. The agent is charging RM1,200 for a live-in maid for 1 month. Freaking expensive but looks like I’ve got no other choice!
Yes, agree with u, maid agency always keep empty promises. When i’m waiting for my current replacement maid, promise me is about one month..end up i waited for 4 months!!!!!!
For u, 1.5 months maidless will be quite long, and chinese new year is round the corner too. If u need the contact for part time maid i got one contact in hartamas , quite good. They charge hourly or daily too.
Annie…. can I have the contact number of the agency please?
Good luck Shireen! I think better to spend some money than to stress yourself out – mentally & physically. Btw, do you know of a good confinement lady?
Hey Shireen, I got a few flyers on maids. Not sure if they do daily but you can try.
Ria Cekap – 7983 8233 (Kuchai Lama)
Agensi Pekerjaan Sri Idola – 4297 1322 (Pandan Indah)
Smart Maid Cleaning Services – 019 252 9769 (Jenny) or 012 4650 (Mdm Lau)
Phaik Ling… I’ve replied you in your blog!
Barb…. thanks a lot for the contacts!
sorry to hear tht….
wish u luck till yr new maid comes ii after CNY
aiyoo…how come tarak maid :S….don’t wash the toilet lah, it’s dangerous, leave that to the weekly maid.
I am currently using this agency and they have supply part-time maid. They branches in USJ. Puchong and Cheras.
Contact : Mrs Lee / Mr Lee ( 016-3372909 / 03-9172 7030 / 03-9173 5020 )
Me, never trust on full time maid anymore cos I have a very bad experience with them. So now only getting part-time. Good luck on your new maid hopefully they can come before CNY.
Waliz…. tks for visiting my blog 🙂
Jazzmint….. I’ve decided to get the live-in temp maid until my new permanent maid arrives.
Sue Sue… thanks for the contact. I’ve just called them but they are charging even more expensive than the agent that I am having now, i.e. at RM80 per day!!