Ajan will start working in 6 weeks time and we need to find someone to look after Kimi. Of course there is Mak at home while we're out at work but we don't want to bother her that much. Plus, Bibik is Kak Ngah's maid (even though she's staying with us) and she suppose to look after Kak Ngah' 5 kids.

Few months back, Mak told us that she knows someone that could jaga Kimi during the day and she live just 2 blocks away. The plan is to send Kimi to the caretaker place every morning and bring him back home after work. We both aggreed with the plan. But I guess we really need a maid, after all, Bibik is Kak Ngah's and she should stay and look after Kak Ngah's house. So we decided to get our own maid.

We've looked around and man, the cost of getting a maid is damn expensive, it can cost you up to 7k for an agent to get you a maid. And of course, there is no guarantee that the maid they give you will suit you wel.. There so many bad stories these days. Lat month alone, 3 of our neighbor's maid ran away.

The best option is to stay away from maid agency, but everyone keep talking that it is not an easy job. You may take few days off from office to settle the documents and all. But the sweet thing is you can handpick the maid and of course the cost is way cheaper, you could save al least half the price tag.

But how could we start? my officemate suggested that I go to Lombok or Tanjung Balai or Batam or Medan to hunt the maid my self. But Ajan is not hugely fond of the idea. We asked Bibik to find someone trustworty and want to work with us. I still actively seeking other alternative, should you know how, please let me know.