Ms Cristina Pasuquin is 29 yrs. of age and single. After her
secondary education she went to college and completed two years
out of a 4-year course in Business, but had to give up because of
financil difficulties on the part of her father who is a farmer
in the province of Nueva Ecija, about 4 hours from the capital
Manila. Cristina has a total of some 6 years experience as a
domestic worker - 4-1/2 years in the United Arab Emirates and now
1-1/2 with her current employer in Singapore.
In the U.A.E. the four children she care for were 7, 6, 5 and 2
when she left to go home for good. In Singapore she is taking
care of two children now 5 and 6. In U.A.E. the youngest child
was born after she had worked there for two years and the
youngest but one was 4 months old.
In both U.A.E. and Singapore, besides care of the children, her
other duties include(d) cooking, general cleaning, laundry and
ironing. In Singapore her employer is a working mother and so
Cristina stands in for the mother during the day time.
Although childcare is Cristina's forte, she is also a good cook.
She can cook Arabic and Chinese food but also some western food.
Her nominal employer's husband likes western food and Cristina is
able to prepare some of his favourites: beef stew, chicken pie,
mashed potato, salad
Cristina speaks and understands English well. She is pleasant and
polite, neat and tidy in dress and appearance. She would like to
work in North America when her contract expires in April 2000.
Her employer has agreed to release her a month earlier in March
2000 if necessary.
In response to our request to Cristina's employer for an
assessment, the latter, Mrs Rodriguez gives her a perfect score
for 10 character traits including: diligence, initiative,
honesty, reliability and fondness for children. She also adds:
Cristina is a wonderful maid who is ever willing
to learn, has a positive working attitude."