Myra G.

Key facts

Age: 40
• Height: 152 cm / Weight: 55 kg
• Family status: Single mother
• Children: 2 sons (ages 19 and 14)
• Sibling position: 3rd of 4 siblings
• Work experience locations: UAE, Saudi Arabia
• Suitable for: Elderly care and caregiving households, families needing a thorough and experienced housekeeper, households with cats, families with newborns or infants (has hands-on newborn care experience)

Education & languages

  • Highest education: 2 years of a 4-year Bachelor of Science in Forestry programme

  • English: Conversational

  • Other languages: Basic Arabic

Work Experience Overview: Myra has over six years of overseas domestic helper experience across the UAE and Saudi Arabia. She is a dedicated and reliable worker whose strengths lie in thorough household cleaning, laundry management, and elderly caregiving — including hands-on medical support such as daily insulin injections, medication preparation, and monitoring vital signs. She has consistently worked as part of a team in larger households and adapts well to structured environments. Myra also has practical newborn care experience from helping a family member in 2025. She is motivated to work in Hong Kong to support her eldest son's university education.

  • Employer: Household of 6 professional adults
    Duties: Cleaning and laundry for the full household
    Childcare: None (100% household duties)
    Co-workers: 2 (one handled cooking and ironing; the other did marketing and gardening)
    Reason for leaving: Resigned — all helpers left together due to harassment by the employer's husband; the matter was reported to the Dubai court

  • Employer: Elderly couple, both with diabetes
    Duties: Full-time caregiver — administered daily insulin injections, prepared medications, monitored vital signs, and provided personal care for two elderly adults
    Childcare: None (100% caregiving)
    Co-workers: 2 (one Filipino helper handled cleaning, laundry, and ironing; one Indonesian helper did cooking and marketing)
    Reason for leaving: Contract ended — employer relocated to the US for ongoing medical treatment

  • Employer: Large household of 12 adults (youngest member was a 15-year-old boy)
    Duties: Laundry and cleaning for the household; also assisted co-workers with meal preparation
    Childcare: None (100% household duties)
    Co-workers: 2 (one handled cooking and marketing; the other shared ironing and cleaning duties)
    Reason for leaving: Contract finished; not renewed due to employer's financial difficulties

  • Myra spent one week at the hospital helping her 18-year-old cousin who had just given birth. She provided hands-on guidance including bathing, feeding, changing, and settling the newborn, and taught the new mother essential infant care routines.

  • Cuisines: Filipino
    Special diets: Can prepare vegetarian, low-sodium, and diabetic-friendly meals
    Typical meals per day: 2
    Notes: Enjoys cooking and actively learns new recipes by watching YouTube; favourite dish is chicken and pork adobo

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  • Pets: Willing to care for pets, including cats; has cats and dogs at home
    Other skills: Elderly caregiving (including medical support — insulin injections, vital signs monitoring), infant and newborn care, small business management experience in the Philippines

Allan Smith

Allan Smith is the owner of Arrow Employment Services in Hong Kong. Hiring a helper from another country and culture is difficult and misunderstandings are common. Our goal is to help you “find and keep a good helper”. If you are looking for work, our goal is to “help you find and keep a good job”. We help you navigate the often difficult employer - employee relationship.

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