"PEMBERSIHAN KORUPSI"

Dear valued Clients, Friends and Guests,

I received a call from my Indonesian Counterpart today informing that the Indonesian Immigration Department is undergoing "PEMBERSIHAN KORUPSI" program...NOT sure what transpired during this time but definitely the exercise will slow down the whole process of new passport application.

Insyallah if time permits and with the availability of some info, I will draw the step by step processes (at Indonesian side) so that all of you will understand better what contributes to the delay of obtaining housemaid biodata..etc. Same thing goes to the housemaid arrival.

I'm taking this opportunity to inform that the process of recruiting new housemaid will slow down a bit, now that the holy month of Ramadhan is fast approaching, hence, Tenaga Kerja Wanita (TKW)will prefer to register after Syawal. Furthermore, if you are urgently in need of a housemaid, August is such a "bad timing" to ask for one. Experience showed that the demand for housemaid will be at its peak during :

- 1 month before Ramadhan (Employers normally resort to sending their maids for good instead of giving them 1-2 months break - high risk)
- 1 month after Syawal (those who promised to return after Raya break ended up leaving for good)
- August (many employers recruit/legalise their housemaids during the last legalisation practise (PEMUTIHAN)back in August 2001)...mine included

So plan your time well so that you will not get stuck with "domestic" problem during Ramadhan (...so stressful..I know..)

signing off

WSC
A mother of 5

HOUSEMAID ARRIVAL AT LCCT, SEPANG

Dear valued Clients, Friends and Guests,

I was at the LCCT, Sepang yesterday to send off my eldest son who's leaving back to his school at M*S*A, Kok Lanas, Kelantan. He came back for a short 3 days (monthly)break. It was never easy for me coz I hate Goodbyes...sob..sob..sob..

Yours truly with baby Asiff Daniel at LCCT

While waiting for my husband to fetch our car (the traffic was soooo packed with limited parking space while extension of the airport is underway) I managed to snap some photos that might help to visualise where exactly you should be heading to during maid's arrival.Check this out.



For full procedure during housemaid arrival, please refer below :


Hope this will make your life easier. Oh by the way, an old friend/Client went to fetch his maid early this year and this is what he has to say (in his own words) :

" Leha, kau bagitau semua client kau, jangan pakai selipar kalau nak pegi ambik maid kat LCCT, aku dah kena, aku pakai sandal, "dia" halau aku tak boleh masuk. Baju pun kena pakai smart tak boleh selekeh. Kelam kabut aku. Last2 suruh bini aku ambik, dia nak surat nikah pulak. Aku kena tulis surat wakil pada bini aku. Almost midnite baru settle..."

So to those who are reading this, do what you have to do. Get all documents ready and wear decent clothing (smart casual), insyallah, everything will go easy for you.

signing off

WSC

WHERE AM I NOW? - THE CAMEL STORY

Thot of sharing this with you guys out there.

signing off

WSC
A Multi-tasker....

PLEASE SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE

Dear valued Clients, Friends and Guest,

I've been approached by Guest readers who claimed that they are the victims of unscrupulous Indonesian agents or middle person or free lance agents. I can only extend my heartiest sorry to hear the bad news. I can understand how such experience can be traumatic to some of you out there when your hard earned money (in the form of deposits) went off with your so-called agent. I can relate such experience to my own some 8 years ago which ironically turned myself to become a housemaid agent ! That's how I get started.

So please be very careful when dealing direct especially with Indonesian personel - be it at Indonesia or PR at Malaysia or any regular tourist.

I am calling out for any Guest readers who have such experiences to come forward and share what you have gone thru so that others can be aware and will not fall prey to those irresponsible people. I would like to post your experiences (in your own words) into my blog for the purpose of experience sharing only. Your identity will remain undisclosed. Kindly email me at lehadwin@gmail.com. Hope this small effort will go a long way.

Thanking you in advance.

Signing off

WSC
@ Kota Bharu
Kelantan

TIME TO TAKE A BREAK PART 2

Dear valued Clients, Friends and Guest,

Thank you for all your well wishes and doa for my safe delivery. Alhamdulillah, I have given birth to a beautiful baby boy on the 30th April 2008 , 8.12pm at An Nisaa' Maternity Clinic, Kota Bharu, Kelantan. Today is my 17th day of confinement.

I've been meaning to update this web as soon as I got back from the clinic but many things have been preventing me including poor internet connection. Infact up till now as I write, I couldn't get my laptop to access internet either via dial up or wireless. I guess I have to settle for direct internet access thru my 3G mobile phone. Can u imagine how hard it is to write long text on a very tiny keyboard. Therefore, I have to keep this posting very short and sassy...

My apology for not replying (yet) your mail immediately, insyallah please bear with me, I will try to do that in between my nursing time. Just keep your mail coming.

For my Friends, Clients and Client-to-be who are staying in KB or will be in KB for cuti-cuti Malaysia (school holiday is just around the corner), you are cordially invited to a small "makan-makan" for my newborn on 30th May, friday at 10.00am. In conjuction to his "cukur jambul & belah mulut" by the honorable Tok Guru Nik Abdul Aziz, MB Kelantan at his mosque at Pulau Melaka. Please call me for direction to the khenduri (my parents' house is very near to KBmall and Perdana Hospital).tq

Signing off

WSC
KB, Kelantan

TIME TO TAKE A BREAK...

Dear valued Clients, Friends and Guests,

I am now at Kota Bharu, Kelantan - my home town, taking my good rest while waiting for my don't-know-when delivery time ( I am 38++ weeks pregnant). Insyallah I'll be back in Melaka after the mid year school break re-opens, sometime 2nd week of June. Those who wish to communicate with me can still sms me at 013 6131133 or email me at lehadwin@gmail.com. I will try my best to reply when I am less "busy". I am using dial up (no streamyx here) at my parent's house so please do not feel offended for my delayed reply of your email.

For the mean time, I do not have any housemaid profile to offer, however, I can still entertain recruitment of known maid. I have agents at Jawa Tengah (Cilacap), Bekasi (Jakarta) and Medan that can help locate and bring in your known maid. The detail are as follows:

1) Procedure for known maid

2) Cost breakdown for known maid

3) Housemaid arrival at LCCT

Please pray for my safe delivery and insyallah I'll be at your service in due time.

signing off

WSC
KB, Kelantan

ALTERNATIVE WAY TO SEND MONEY TO INDONESIA

Dear valued Clients,

As you all know, there are many safe ways of sending your maid's salary to her family in Indonesia. Most of the transaction has to be done at the bank. To name a few :

1- TT transfer (bank to bank transfer)
2- Western Union
3- etc

Introducing another way of sending money to Indonesia, i.e via MONEY CHANGER. The advantages are as follows :

1- transaction via e-banking, no queueing at the bank, no parking problem
2- beneficiary will receive the money within hours or the next day (depends on transaction time)
3- direct transfer to beneficiary account. Applicable only for Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI), Bank Central Asia (BCA) and Bank Mandiri.
4- 8am - 9pm, 7 days a week
5- good exchange rate
6- no extra bank charges, only RM20 for transfer fees regardless of amount

TERMS AND CONDITION
- Services offered to WSC valued clients only
- receipient must own an account at BNI / BCA / Bank Mandiri
- any transaction after 9pm, will only be remitted the next day

Click MONEY TRANSFER for better view
Please do not hesitate to call me for details.

signing off,

WSC

COST COMPARISON - BEFORE & AFTER MAR 2008

Dear valued clients, friends and guests,

For those who are interested to know how the reviewed cost came about, here's the cost comparison that can help you understand better.

Hope it is self-explanatory.

signing off,

WSC

HOUSEMAID COST REVIEW.....again....

Dear valued clients, friends and guests,

I have come to a conclusion that cost increase in housemaid recruitment at this point in time is inevitable. Many requests for housemaid have been turned down due to the short supply of biodata/ profile and I don't feel good about it. My (only)Indonesian counterpart is not helping much in this. Therefore, I have to source out for other agencies and have to agree with their terms especially on the costing part.

After much deliberation, this is the reviewed housemaid costing effective by March 2008. Please email me (lehadwin@gmail.com) if you need further explaination on how I derived the cost.

Thank you for the overwhelming support that I received from you guys thus far. This is one of the best things that ever happened to me.

signing off,

WSC

SUSPENSION OF NONCONFORMANCE SUPPLIER

Dear valued clients, guests and friends,

This is to inform that I have recalled postings related to recruitment of housemaid from my supplier at Jawa Tengah. This is due to the fact that the agent FAIL to supply housemaids that conform to my expectations during probation period.

Please disregard postings such as :
1- cost breakdown - economy package 2 (deleted)
2- cost breakdown - comprehensive package

I will need sometime to clean up my web, however, I will still maintain the recruitment of known maid from the above mentioned supplier because it does not involve new recruitment / warranty / supplier's evaluation etc.

Please do not hesitate to communicate with me should there be any confusion caused by this postings. I'm available for discussion from 5.30pm onwards.

thank u

wassalam

WSC