Tips on finding a live in?

deceived you.

Eve, as far as i know if you get the maid through an agency they only 'want to know you' for the first 3 mth. After that you are on your own if something goes wrong with the maid.

Last Filipino I brought a relative of a women here turned out to be a thief so we had to pay to send her home. Plus a friend just had a maid who after a month of being with the family was found to have TB, so she is on a plane home and they pay for it. At least with an agency they have to pay for the ticket or at least thats the way it used to be! I wish they would do TB testing before coming, usually its seems the medicals they do in their home countries are not reliable.

5) Mrs. Huyen Hansen

Tel: 5862864

Working hours: Sat - Wed: 7-12 and 4-8

Thur: 7-2

I remember she used to post on QL and advertise her business. Till someone complained about her business of conduct, since then i never heard about her anymore.

Salax85, are you sure I'm being sarcastic?

Could I be your live-in of your SueÑos?

“Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful,”

i know they won't mind...

certainly, there are plenty of time and places that a meet can be managed... looking forward nevertheless.

yano, much as i would like to join in your gathering, cant....

LMAO.... I think DMS was the guy jckeep hit in the face with the hole punch.

"Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock - Will Rogers"

DMS... why didnt you directly attack Salax then? I am reading the posts also and I think you attacked Suenos english and questioned whether she was telling the truth about her nationality all due to your lack of understanding?

BTW, putting "no offense intended" does not make the comment any less offensive in nature.

"Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock - Will Rogers"

that's what they're talking about...

i will be there.... hope to see MJ as well ;-)

A wise man once said we never leave junior high.

I see nothing wrong with what mjamille said. This whole squabble is silly.

------------Virgos dont like chaos, gerrit? ----------

"dgoodrebel will always be the rebellious good one"

how about this...

Lift in UK English is Elevator to US English.

Cupboard to UK is cabinet to US..

so which is wrong or correct??

Live-in to Us means HouseMAid.

Live-in to Phils means Common-law-partner.

...and somebody says a grammar is wrong! on whose english is it wrong??

Now this made me laugh!!

implying to be correct in the midst of ignorance!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

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Contact Ms. April

Tel: 447 7305

Costs:

Office expenses: QAR 7800 (Includes Airfare, Processing charges, agency commission) This amount is refundable within 3 months

Visa Processing: QAR 1800- non-refundable

Labour card: QAR 60-non-refundable

Salary: QAR.730

They currently have 4 cv's of Indonesian housemaids.

2) Al Wisail Services

Sana R/A, after Kebab King on RHS

The maid will be here in 20 days of application

Office expenses: QAR. 8000

Visa Processing: QAR.1800

Salary: QAR.700

3) Golden Manpower

Al Sadd area, on the opp side of Qtel, behind Mercedes showroom

Office expenses: QAR. 8000

Visa Processing: QAR.1800

Salary: QAR.730

4)DIC

Contact person: Ahmed Haj Omar Mobile: 6559687

Office: 4442070

5) Mrs. Huyen Hansen

Tel: 5862864

Working hours: Sat - Wed: 7-12 and 4-8

Thur: 7-2

ok so others here agreed that there is nothing wrong with ES' English....then, when i seconded in agreement, somebody got a problem with it? "are you really an American (I could not understand your english grammar, no offense intended)"...you really shouldn't have said this one to ES...it was totally uncalled for,...that was why i agreed with NFH...

excuse me but i do not have control on the order of posts here....

after mine and then you seconded mentioning NFH. Again, my apology.

"dgoodrebel will always be the rebellious good one"

well guys, that's a nice "tip" for ES, way to go... hope she could learn a thing or two from it and most of all she could find one as she like thought...

goodluck, guess that's all i can say. ^_^

Expat Sueno..here are some links you may want to check out, it might provide you some help...

http://www.qatarliving.com/node/232324

http://www.qatarliving.com/node/216616

http://www.qatarliving.com/node/160660

[img_assist|nid=12867|link=none|align=left|width=|height=0]Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.

for the nth time i say, i personally think that ES grammar is fine...salax just happened to put the comment just before i got the chance to...i was actually addressing ES,...why does this has to come back to that silly graphic issue, im over that one already,... to be quite frank, i really dont care what others think of my graphics...

ES never mentioned the word nanny or maid (look at my first post, I wrote without ES first comment). Anyhow, I am not picking on MJ, believe me. But if you study all the posting she had after that "graphic issue", you would understand me so I say again, I am at peace with MJ, I just don't know the other way around. You don't know the story so you don't understand my reaction.

MJ, sorry if you think I am offending you, but the grammar thing came from me, so when Salax reacted and you seconded it, you are talking about me, that is what I "misunderstood" at getting too personal. Well, if it's not, sorry.

"dgoodrebel will always be the rebellious good one"

not in the FILEXPAT group sub-forum.

ERGO, most of the readers are NON-FILIPINO and FYI, the word "live-in" was used way back the 80's and very much passe...

And you're in Qatar not in the Philippines and most of the QL folks don't know what "live-in" means to the FILIPINOs...until you "explained" it.

I don't know what beef you got with JM (and i don't care) but isn't it "ungentlemanly" to "pick" on her????

so no question about it. But the terminology "live-in" maybe common in America as nanny or maid but not to us. As I say, I ask for specific because "it sound" as live-in "partner". As I said, I respect your interpretation but do respect mine. Do you want to have a survey of people understanding certain terminology? You maybe right, maybe we are minority and you are majority? SORRY, I just came from a third world country!

"dgoodrebel will always be the rebellious good one"

you have got one, Vegas.. :)

didn't you get your live-in wifie?

"You are getting too personal, MJ"....i just reacted on that statement, accusing me of getting too personal...

I am not hitting MJ as you think. Mine is objective, if I misunderstood her, sorry, but many people like her also misunderstood me. You have to read between the lines, Azi, before coming into picture.

I dealt with MJ as respectful as I could but she started the nasty word "back off". Ask her the history. Mine was a request, but she saw it differently (and yet she obliged that is why I thank her for that). I don't go personal here in the forum, I use the PM, but again, ask her why I'm using the forum this time.

"dgoodrebel will always be the rebellious good one"

Live-in means just what it says a maid or nanny who will live with the family, it is a normal terminology when looking for for a maid.

My own opinion when reading your posts is that you are not too sound in the English language yourself.

thanks azi,...

You can't teach experience...

It's very SURPRISING you hitting JM like that...

Did someone stepped on your tail or something?

I asked for specifics. If ever I question the grammar, no offense intent. I want to understand the context of the thread. You have your own understanding, am I not entitled to mine? The first reaction was same as mine, why deal with a fraction of my statement?

BTW, accusing and asking are different things. I am not accusing Sueno, I am asking for specific, same as Greentea. Why can't you understand that putting the phrase, no offense, meant that the preceeding statement has no bad intention meant?

"dgoodrebel will always be the rebellious good one"

unless you already have a visa for a domestic helper, you need to get a letter from your husband's sponsor with is salary details, upply to immigration for a permit and specify the nationality you want.

Once you have the visa approval, you go to the agency, browse through the CVs they have, pick one, hand them the approval document, copies of passport of your husband ...etc, pay the fee and they take care of the rest

Nothing is guranteed in terms of quality of CVs, so do not put much hope on that, if you are lucky you will get some one serious who would like to work

You may get lucky and find one already here and returned by her sponsor for some reason, you can take her on loan, try her and if she is good transfer her sponsor .. but again nothing guranteed

Good luck

"The best way to predict the future is to create it".

Not unless there is Philippine English?

Haaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaaahahah.

Dmigty, you said it yourself. In the Philippines, the term has a different meaning. This is an internet forum, don't go accusing people that their grammar or word usage is wrong. We all come from different backgrounds and terms MAY vary in meaning from where you come from.

What I find funny is, you're not even American, your grammar is not good. Quite elementary, if you're to ask me and here you are telling people off just because of the way they write!

of course it didnt have anything to do with you! like i said, i personally think there is nothing wrong with ES' English...

Umm, because the American way IS English!!!!!!! LOL

in the philippine, it can be interpreted as live-in "partner" as it is commonly used. And I think the original post was not really that clear. Well, sorry if I misunderstood it as I am not an American and this is an international forum and many nationalities are enjoying in the discussions. Many are offended when a Filipino write in the native language, so its the same thing here, why write the american way (as we are not familiar with?). And I am inquiring and even said, no offense intended. And MJ, I would presume that since salax is reacting on my post, it doesn't have to do with me?

And janey2, are you referring to me as irritating? if I misunderstood, no offense intended.

"dgoodrebel will always be the rebellious good one"

how the hell did i get personal back there? i just agreed with salax's comment because i personally dont see anything wrong with the way ES spoke.... just coz you're irritated with my graphics doesn't mean that i am getting personal, coz i ain't.. personally, i couldn't really care what you think about my graphics so back off!

dmigty knows everything. Take it from him, English is not his first language. That having said, you're the one who's irritating.. dmigty ;)

dmigty, just to clarify...in American English, when someone refers to a live-in, the "maid/nanny" part is understood. Nothing wrong with ES's grammar.

now I know why many Kabayans are somehow irritated by you! (and mind you, not only kabayans)

"dgoodrebel will always be the rebellious good one"

before Sueno mentioned nanny, I am already writing my post. So for those who implies something, back off!!

In the original post, no mentioned of what, just live-in, that is why even Greentea, ask specific what?

"dgoodrebel will always be the rebellious good one"

Thanks. . .I didn't see anything wrong with it either :)

i agree,.. i see nothing wrong with your grammar... :)

Np. ;) Hope you find "her" soon.

I'll give them a ring.

Appreciate the 180 info as well - didn't know that!

ES, don't stress. Of course you get to choose. ;) Try calling this company as well, Al Jassim Co. 435 6349.

I'd love to have the phone number of an agency.

When choosing through an agency will I actually get to meet the women and choose one I like. . .or do they just send someone over?

I'm American.

same here NFH,...

Hmmmm, I understood you just fine, ES :-)

you are looking for a housekeeper (a maid or domestic helper or babysitter, or whatever), am I correct?, are you really an American (I could not understand your english grammar, no offense intended)

"dgoodrebel will always be the rebellious good one"

I'm home with the kids, but would like help with them. Her primary job would be the house when I'm here and the kids when I'm not.

live in? maybe you can be more specific?