Karmila is a 35-year-old Indonesian domestic helper with eight years of experience in housekeeping, cooking, childcare, and basic disability care across Singapore, Taiwan, and Arabian and Chinese employers’ homes. She speaks practical English and is comfortable caring for children, preparing daily dishes such as rice, soup, vegetables, and kueh, handling laundry and ironing, cleaning the home thoroughly, and doing grocery shopping at the market, supermarket, or wet market according to employer preference.

2023 - 2025 | Singapore | Apartment | Indian employer, 4 adults Karmila kept the apartment spotless by sweeping, mopping, wiping furnishings, scrubbing toilets and bathrooms, and maintaining kitchen hygiene daily. She conducted grocery shopping twice weekly, prepared full-meal Indian vegetarian dishes such as dhal, chapati, biryani rice, vegetable curry, and kueh desserts, and assisted with laundry, ironing, and putting away clothes. She provided basic disability support including accompanying the employer on wheelchair errands, positioning for meals, and ensuring medication was taken on schedule.

She completed her contract with no outstanding issues.

2008 - 2011 | Taiwan, Taichung | Landed home | Chinese employer, 2 adults and 2 children Karmila undertook daily cleaning upstairs and in common areas, vacuumed carpets, cleared cobwebs, and ensured all living spaces were dust-free. She bathed the youngest child and helped with homework and bedtime routines until both children reached independence.

She finished her two-year-plus contract without extension.

2006 - 2008 | Saudi Arabia | Landed home | Arabian employer, 4 adults, 2 children Karmila cleaned the larger villa floors daily, including marble staircases and windows, handled grocery shopping weekly at local markets, prepared rice with chicken and lamb dishes, vegetable curry, and kueh for the family, and kept bedrooms and bathrooms sanitised. She washed clothing lines and ironed traditional garments for the employer. She maintained the kitchen pantry inventory and reported low stock promptly. She completed the contract amicably when it expired.