After she moved to her first five-star establishment, the Sedona Hotel, in 2004, Ma Ae knew at once that this was what she wanted to do.
“THE plan was always to keep moving up”, 39-year-old Ae Ae Phyo Aung tells Team Ceritalah, her English clear and precise. “That’s why I went to work in Doha and Dubai.”
After two three-year stints in the Middle East, Ma Ae (“Ma” means “Ms” in Burmese) now works as a housekeeping supervisor in a local five-star hotel.
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After she moved to her first five-star establishment, the Sedona Hotel, in 2004, Ma Ae knew at once that this was what she wanted to do.
Happy family: In a city where most married women do not work Ma Ae makes more than her laundry supervisor husband does. — Photos by Team Ceritalah
Ma Ae rents an apartment with her family in Yangon.
The working mother is hoping to save enough money to put a down payment on an apartment next year.
Despite her busy schedule, Ma Ae (left) tries to spend as much time as she could with her with her daughter Thada and husband Kyaw Ye Naing.
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