I am Juanita Exmuindo Salvacion from Iloilo CIty, western part of
the Philippines, 18 hrs travel from Manila by ship. I'm a
graduate with a Bachelor of Arts major in English. Were eight
children in our family 5 girls and 3 boys, and I'm the 6th. My
father is a carpenter and my mother is a plain housewife.
Since I cam from a big family & my father's job is a carpenter he
could not afford to pay for my education. For this I depended on
my elder sister who is a college professor. I'm graduated from
Western Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Arts in
English. I've studied English & American literature, World
literature and English grammar and composition.
I came to Singapore in 1991. My first employer is a Singaporean
with one son aged 2½. Since both parents are working its my
responsbility to look after their son, and do the household
chores. I worked for them for 2½ years and then left
because I was offered a higher salary by an expert employer.
This expat is an American with one child aged 14 & one dog. I
have an experience in workin in local but working with the
expatriates is quite different especially in cooking. Since they
are my first expat employer I worked for, I tried my best I could
to meet their expectations. They just gave me a recipe book for
cooking and baking and fortunately the outcome is good. I tried
to cook for them Asian dishes but they still prefer their food. I
worked for them for a year because they went back for good in
American.
The second Anerican couple I worked for has 3 children aged 5, 7
and 9. For this I'm quite assured of my work because of my
experience with my first expat employer. They rely everything to
me, because according to them I know what I'm doing. I worked for
them for only six months because there's a sudden recall from the
company of my employer, that they must go back urgently.
The 3rd American couple I worked for has 2 children ages 5, 8.
This is a different American employer I worked for because she's
strict, perfectionist & impatient. In short I must totally be
patient towards her. I've learned a lot from her espcially in
cooking and baking.
The next employer I had is an Australian couple who had one
daughter aged 2. Working for them is so easy because they just
want me to cook simple dish. Do babysitting if the wife is not
around and of course do the household chores. Actually they want
to take me to London, where they transfer there, but
unfortunately my papers has not been granted.
The next employer I had is a British couple who had one daughter
aged 3 and 2 dogs. The husband is totally strict when it comes to
cleanliness. He wants everything to in order. So I've tried my
best to meet their fullest expectations. Sometimes I'll do the
babysitting day and night, if they are not around. Do the
household chores and take care of their two dogs.
My present employer is a Swedish couple with two sones aged 9 and
11. I'm working for them for a year and I can concldeded that we
have a good working relationship. From her, I've learned Swedish
cooking & baking. Do babysitting with two boys if they are not
around and of course household chores.
I've gone through a lot of different race of employers and eah
has different regulations is not easy for me to adjust. But I
count it as a blessing, because I've learned a lot from each of
them. But I enjoyed working for both local and expats. The salary
offered by the expats is higher but the great disadvantage is
less job security. You can never be sure when they are going to
be transferred. I am lucky this time that my employer know when
they are going home so I have time to play.
I can cook, bake and do the household chores. I can look after
the children from aged 2 up to 10 years old. Even though I have
no working experience I can handle it, because back in the
Philippines I used to look after my newborn nieces, the daughter
of my elder sister. I can managed to look after 3 children.
I'm diligent and trustworthy person and you don't need to worry
if you leave your kids in my care. I can do my responsibilities
at the utmost of your expectations. If you employ me, I will take
loving care of your children and I will work for you for at least
two years.
Juanita Salvacion