@redbean getting dabbed is one way to get ahead in this business as a woman

“The 2016 Miss Hong Kong runner-up has dabbed into hosting...” she “dabbled in” hosting.

“I already got married and I have a son now...” Ruco has a daughter (named Quinta).

@redbean You can't really compare. I agree with Jimmy, your comparisons are like comparing apples to oranges. Culturally, it's different from the west and the east. In the west, there is this attitude that you must do everything on your own to take care and raise your kids regardless of whether your rich or poor. In the east, it's to either rely on your in-laws or you hire maids. Furthermore, Linda Chung grew up in the west and is quite westernized. I know this because we were classmates. Heck, she was sitting next to me in one of our classes. Tracy, on the other hand, is more Asian, so her customs and cultural values are different. She's your typical HK housewife that would use maids if she can financially sustain it.

@redbean That's cheap compared to Canada. We pay at least 3x more than that here.

The salary of a foreign helper, most commonly from the Philippines or Indonesia, is around HK$4,500/month. In addition to housing, the employer must provide workers compensation insurance, RT airfare to HK and back to their home country when their employment ends, housing and meals (or a meal allowance, if the employer does not provide food), health insurance (or pay for health care expenses), maternity/paternity leave, etc. Hiring locally is much more expensive, but more often than not, these workers are hourly and not live-in. With the foreign helpers, employers are required to provide housing and employ them on a full time, contract basis.

@coralie you’re right. It’s wrong to shame parents who need extra help. Nonetheless, i still find 3 helpers to be excessive, but that’s subjective.

@redbean my bigger point being (and this is not directed at you, but a general 'you'), people who praise moms and dads that can handle childcare singlehandedly often denigrate moms and dads who can't. oftentimes, those moms and dads have help from family, they just don't discuss this in public. it's not just a proverbial phrase that it takes a village to raise a child. i don't think it's right to shame moms who seek additional assistance (even from outsiders), especially nowadays when moms have to go work, too.

@jcc10 Actually, there are many agencies in Canada (and the US) that assist families with live-in and live-out nanny placement. A relative of mine was a live-in nanny in Vancouver for 8 years. Other than caring for the kids, she did household chores. Also, a friend (in SF, not Vancouver) hired a nanny through an agency when her son was younger. The nanny worked in her home during the hours that she and her husband were at work. My friend lucked out too. The nanny wasn’t required to do any housework but she said she was bored when my friend’s son took his naps, so she would clean her house.

@coralie you’re free to hire as many live-in helpers as you choose.

@redbean if i can afford it, i would probably hire 3 live-in helpers myself for just 1 kid, let alone 3. most people have family to help them out, don't require any hiring. linda chung is back in vancouver, not HK, so her family's nearby + his, too. so though we don't see her needing help from outsiders, doesn't mean she handled everything on her own.

@redbean she lives in Vancouver, housemaid yes, nanny? No. You would have to drop your kids to a daycare to have them taken care by someone else.

@redbean I'm not being defensive because you haven't gone against my views so I think you do not know what defensive means. You said Tracy has 3 in house maids and Linda is doing everything herself. I was stating that Linda is not an example because she isn't living in Hong Kong. The environment abroad and culture is totally different. Barely anyone will have an in house maid....

@jimmyszeto I was just using Linda Chung as an example of someone who manages to do it all - and there are many moms out there who can. No need to be so defensive. I did not say Linda needed to hire filipino maids. If she wanted to, she could hire help. Believe it or not, Hong Kong isn’t the only place in the world where people hire housekeepers and nannies.

@redbean Why are you comparing Linda Chung? Do you expect her to hire a few Filipino maids, living in house, in Canada?

There are three sides to every story: hers, theirs and the truth. That’s not to say that one side is lying, just that both sides recall things differently and both feel wronged. Having said that, why does anyone with two kids need three live-in helpers? Look at Linda Chung, for example. While I am no fan of hers, she seems like a very down-to-earth mom. She has no hired help. She takes care of her kids, cooks, cleans, and works part-time.

The yahoo article says her costar was 吳鎮宇, not Daniel Wu. “It wasn’t until 2017, when Sire’s mother passed away...” Grandmother, not mother.

It’s square feet, not square meter. Also, it’s Hong Kong Dollars, not Chinese Yuan. This housing development is known for its mini studios, which is what Louisa and her family purchased. In Hong Kong, there is no such thing as a 141 square meter (1518 square feet) home for HK$1.9M (US$244K).

@redbean her marriage was definitely shotgun...complete hypocrite saying husband is the one after knowing him for just 4 days! what crap. she got married quickly because she had to.

@redbean She was already pregnant when she was married therefore she had to get married for the sake of being married. This entire piece is rubbish coming from her. Ive lost more respect for her.