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Karaoke Times @ City Square Mall
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Pal » Sun, 19 May 2019 12:38 pm
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Family Fun Time
Karaoke Times is an affordable family Karaoke entertainment outlet which is equipped with state of the art music...
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My sister and I love karaoke! We have a tradition of meeting with friends once a month for a karaoke evening
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Tue, 28 Jan 2020 3:45 am
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Canadian International School
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Pal » Sat, 18 Aug 2018 10:25 pm
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CIS Profile 2017
The Canadian International School (CIS) is a leading international school in Singapore. Founded in...
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A pound of flesh and your first born.
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Wed, 07 Jan 2009 3:28 pm
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Maids, helpers and employers, please use Classifieds
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jpatokal » Wed, 21 Jan 2009 1:54 am
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The Classifieds section of this site has a busy Maids and Helpers section:
Maids and Helpers
The Classifieds are free and much better suited to...
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Might be time to put this on the first page and not just as a sticky. These forums are not a job board for domestic workers. The only exception to...
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Last post by sundaymorningstaple
Mon, 04 Apr 2011 8:49 pm
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Ethical ways to hire a helper
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tiktok » Thu, 21 Nov 2019 1:34 pm
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It seems most maid agencies here charge a few months salary to the helper, plus 1k or so to the employer. I'm not ok with the helper paying anything...
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No, but the Indonesian agency ended up only charging her 1 month, so overall she lost 2 months salary. Wish we could have avoided it but we could not...
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Wed, 04 Mar 2020 6:25 pm
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my helper seems to carry bugs
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karenwang » Sun, 01 Dec 2019 10:35 am
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I changed my helper last month and ever since she came, I realized some small bugs in the house.
I first found them in her room. She doesn't seem to...
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We often leave a probably spammer's post here just to liven it up a bit, but you need to remember that this is a Singapore Expat based forum, and 15...
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Mon, 02 Dec 2019 7:03 pm
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Bank account for Domestic Helper
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zzm9980 » Tue, 26 Feb 2019 1:49 pm
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Hi
Years ago I know that POSB offered savings accounts for Domestic Helpers and other WP holders as long as a mininum balance of $500 was...
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OCBC
- Monthly Savings Account has a minimum monthly balance of S$50 for foreign workers who are S pass or employment pass holders. FDW to open a...
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Last post by nextlife01
Fri, 29 Nov 2019 5:06 pm
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Should I send back this maid?
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Candy1984 » Sun, 17 Nov 2019 12:29 am
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Hi,
Pls advice if I should send back this maid?
She’s with me for 1.5 years, work so so only, I allocate her to do cleaning over the weekends,...
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You had me at eat snake ...
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Last post by tiktok
Sun, 17 Nov 2019 2:49 pm
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Helper recommendations please
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amsa » Mon, 12 Sep 2016 1:31 pm
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I'm moving to Singapore next month. Need a full time helper to take care of 1 year old baby, cook and look after house. Anybody know of any good...
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Hi,
Do you still in contact with your ex maid?
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Sun, 17 Nov 2019 12:50 am
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Fri, 29 Mar 2019 9:52 am
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Mon, 31 Dec 2018 11:59 am
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Experiences with 2 maids - best practices
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American » Tue, 17 Apr 2018 10:42 pm
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Hi All
Wanted to hear anyone’s experiences with employing 2 live in maids. We would qualify for having 2 maids based on our work situation, living...
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Hello,
I am working on something to help manage and motivate helper to perform in their work.
Please drop me a PM if you are keen to find out more....
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Last post by Strong Eagle
Fri, 16 Nov 2018 10:48 pm
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Last post by bgd
Wed, 07 Nov 2018 12:03 pm
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Transfer maids - more troublesome or saviours ?
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American » Tue, 17 Apr 2018 10:55 pm
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We have been interviewing several transfer maids lately and noticed all of them having some kind of complication such as dispute with current...
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Have you found your candidate?
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Last post by fritzgf2
Wed, 07 Nov 2018 2:13 am
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Help with setting up house rules for a helper
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anycer » Wed, 09 Dec 2015 7:04 pm
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Hey guys, my wife and I are expecting a child and we're planning on hiring a live-in helper. I've been reading a lot about helpers in Singapore (here...
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I absolutely agree. The extra day off is not necessary. What would she do? Most of her friends would be at work.
My helper tells me that she gets too...
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Last post by poojashukla
Thu, 25 Oct 2018 9:50 am
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Clean In cleaning service
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fatmouse76 » Tue, 11 Jan 2011 4:55 pm
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Hi all my friend who has just relocated to Singapore is wanting me to help recommend a cleaning company to him.
Well, there are so many of them but...
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I've heard good things about Kleepers and KMAC but haven't used them myself
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Last post by ctohster
Fri, 19 Oct 2018 12:54 pm
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Is a full time live in maid my only option?
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kdzenge1 » Sun, 08 Apr 2018 8:25 am
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Hi everyone!
I am moving to Singapore with my husband and 4 year old son this summer, and my husband and I will both be teaching at the same...
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Another option is getting part time maids for help with the cleaning and some of the chores
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Last post by Redhat11
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 8:43 am
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Market rates for live in maids
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American » Tue, 17 Apr 2018 10:34 pm
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Trying to get a sense of live in maid rates these days. In searching various maid agencies, I’m noticing expat-oriented maids asking...
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Last post by American
Tue, 17 Apr 2018 10:34 pm
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Full time Live in vs. Live Out
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kdzenge1 » Mon, 09 Apr 2018 5:10 am
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Hey everyone,
I am wondering if anyone would be able to give a general approximate of how much one should budget for spending on a full time live in...
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For live out you need to add on the accommodation and travel costs ($30 - $50 a day). What you do here is find an agency who knows how to do this -...
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Last post by PNGMK
Tue, 10 Apr 2018 8:23 am
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Hiring FDW directly from Philippines
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awh » Mon, 18 Dec 2017 10:32 am
Hi - I am hiring a FDW directly from the Philippines.
We have the in-principle approval letter and I will sort out insurance, giro etc today so the...
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Mon, 18 Dec 2017 10:32 am
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Aircon or fan for maids ?
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tina1980 » Mon, 18 Apr 2011 5:16 pm
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My Maid sleeps in our guest room since the other room has been converted into an office for my Work from home hubby ..
Last time I checked my maid...
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Just restored this thread
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Sat, 07 Oct 2017 11:01 pm
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Seeking advice on temporary live-in
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Eleven7 » Fri, 11 Aug 2017 5:32 pm
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Hi everyone,
I will be having surgery soon and my right arm will be out of action for at least two months. As my husband will also be doing some...
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Hi everyone,
I will be having surgery soon and my right arm will be out of action for at least two months. As my husband will also be doing some...
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Fri, 11 Aug 2017 8:32 pm
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Should I report this?
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Tinker » Wed, 13 Apr 2016 10:24 pm
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My neighbour, my back garden is next to her back patio, shouts and screams at her maids. She has had about nine different women and she treats them...
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REPORT HER!!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM SO MAD I HATE PEOPLE LIKE THAT :x :x
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