Watching furniture assembly and our new maid??

On Tuesday morning I got a call from our realtor/agent that a bunch of our furniture (desks, a table, a TV stand, a huge wardrobe, some chairs, etc.) had been delivered over the weekend while we were gone and that the men were on their way to assemble it- in an hour. She said she would ask them to delay some, but I had to get there as soon as possible without any notice. Oky was at Brad's office so he had to get here and then take me to the apartment. We managed to arrive in a little over one hour from my phone call. The men arrived shortly after we did. Oky was helpful to translate for me as the men had some initial questions and then also had questions on furniture placement. I was amazed at their efficiency. They didn't even read instructions but assembled everything and placed everything in several hours. They even moved a couple of pieces that had to be moved before they could place the new stuff. I also inventoried a bunch of kitchen items that had been delivered to the apartment.

On Wednesday afternoon I interviewed a possible maid. Her name is Iroh. She doesn't speak much English at all but she seemed nice and capable. Brad's admin Ibu Dian helped translate during the interview. Brad interviewed her this afternoon and we will probably hire her on a trial basis. I had hoped to have a maid who spoke a good deal of English to make shopping and interacting with workmen, etc., easier, but we are having a hard time finding someone like that. She has worked for two other expats and never really learned much English because one of the heads of the household spoke fluent Bahasa. There is incentive to learn Bahasa quickly, but it isn't going to happen overnight. In the meantime, there is Google Translate.

Taking care of the furniture issue and going through the process of finding a maid would not be possible without the help of Pak Oky and Ibu Dian.