Haay. It's good to know a lot of you guys have the same problem as me. I thought it was just us. We had super duper maids a long time ago also. The kinds who stay 20 years and up. The problem is that these people have since retired under our care or have been promoted out of being maids. They've also been with us so long they can't recommend anymore people from where they're from.

Out of their batch of replacements, the only ones who seem to want to stay long are those who hardly do any work! And they're willing to stay kahit maliit ang suweldo! Kaso wala namang silbi -- gastos lang.

Also, 6 months seems to be a long time for them! A fact which I couldn't relate to specially with our large batch of old maids nga who have lasted 20+ years.

Actually, we've tried almost all the suggestions here except for the one about trying to compete with overseas employers. No fair naman siguro since they're protected by contracts and their government aside from other factors.

Oh well, if you have better ideas or just gripes, just keep posting them here! I won't stop trying but I'm going to get ready for a life without maids -- especially if recruited by techniques which have failed before.