CNA | The Family Affair S3 | E03: Difficult Decisions
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This programme first aired on TV in 2018.
In India, Vikash Sharma is feeling the financial strain of supporting two children. Elder son Varun needs money to start his own business, while younger sister wants to study abroad. Over in Singapore, the Ong family contemplate moving to Malaysia to ease their financial difficulties.
Back for a third season, “The Family Affair” offers a candid and spontaneous look at life in four Asian middle-class families - China, India, Thailand, and Singapore - as they each grapple with changing times.
Ong Family, Singapore
Weng Family, China
Sharma Family, India
Saito Family, Japan
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Less number of children, more quality upbringing.
Koala Bear dumb
@@123arcadia yes I agree you are dumb. 😊
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Koalas are not bears!
A common misconception!
I love the Chinese parents. When the daughter said she wants to leave school they decide dacă to rent an apartment close to her boarding school so they can spend more time together. I think that shows how much they love their kid.
Does anyone else think the Chinese dad looks much younger than his age???
What happened to the other Indian family where the mother had passed on?
probably they decided to stop filming so that they could have privacy while mourning
I don't know how to put this across nicely but it seems like the Ong parents have quite a bit of family planning they need to get done instead of dragging their 6 children through this mess with them. If you don't have the financial means to sustain a happy home of 8 then shouldn't that have been carefully strategised and planned from the very beginning? It doesn't make sense to keep reproducing when your poor kids are having to sacrifice so much and live such painfully frugal lives. I mean yes, Asher is no doubt a pretty self-centred boy but at the end of the day, if his parents had a little more consideration for the lives of their kids and not decide to have a huge family when they know they can't handle it, he wouldn't have had to feel like he was losing out to his peers in terms of the latest gadgets or items. I watched this documentary back in June and was pretty appalled with what I saw but I left it as that and didn't feel the need to comment but yesterday, the straits times reported that the Ong family just welcomed yet ANOTHER child into the world - unsurprisingly, it wasn't a planned pregnancy. While i do agree that every child is a blessing, you seriously can't take that out of context - if you have barely enough funds to satisfy your children at present, wouldn't getting another one just makes the whole situation a whole lot worse? GOD IM SO MAD....
I agree! Specially the mother, I think is very self centered and selfish. It's all me, me, me!!!😡
They just had their seventh child!
Maybe they strike lottery and Super rich now
I feel sad that the kids have to worry so much about money all the time...
What? 7 children already? That’s so irresponsible!!! The stress is being passed to their children
the Indian dad is definitely a very kind man. makes me happy though. a supportive man too
If you're a father and teaches other local kids, I don't get why did he think that homeschooling would be a good idea. If you're out there teaching other people's kid, then who's gonna teach your kid? It just doesn't even make sense on any level. Homeschooling also doesn't really allow the kid to interact with other kids, then how do you expect them to go into society smoothly at the age of like 18.
Don't even know what kind of person input the ideology of having 8 kids in Singapore. World most expensive country to live in and yet he thinks that having 8 kids seems logical.
homeschooling is a good idea because they dont have to pay school fees.
They want their kids to study in american university
Lol at the eldest kid, talks about maturity but at the same time "Mummy I need a 3.6k Macbook". No kid, you don't need a MacBook cos it is powerful when you can get a Windows PC for a portion of that amount that can do the same functions. You just want a Mac to act like one of those annoying poly wannabe hipsters
Actually , diff courses need diff laptops to work. I study animation in Singapore and I need to buy a better laptop because of all the softwares and data I have to fit in my laptop.
I don't think the Ong Family are as poor as they portray themselves to be. The dad quit his job so that they could travel to 43/50 American states.
sadly home sch can never be as rigorous compared to mainstream sch. I remember sch being so intense i can barely sleep in secondary. He wont be able to cope in local university because poly is literally way less intense compared to uni. Not even close to JC rigorous. How to compete
"The more you have, the less they get." Sounds familiar?
there won't be a problem if they had less kids. someone had to compromise.... the parents are the selfish ones
What happened to the other Indian family and where did this new family come from?
This is why being too over protective of children and sheltering them is not ideal. As a parent part of your job is preparing them for the outside world, allowing them to make mistakes, learn independence and responsibility. Helping them to be self motivated is more useful than controlling everything they do. You also have to accept they are individuals separate from you. Parenting is a hard job and there is no single right way to do it but it’s important to focus on teaching them how to be good people as well as good grades. Learning they have to work for what they want and that life is often difficult is the best lesson to learn for success in life. Resilience is vital as there will always be challenges. Its interesting to see that families face similar issues no matter where you live. I’m watching from Australia and love this series. I admit the Chinese grandma would drive me batty. I tried to get my mum to live with us but hubby said no! I would kill to have a house like the one in Malaysia.
The Chinese grandma is unbearably bossy
Edit: she seems to be nicer later on in the video
The type grandma that u avoid meet even for 1 time in year
What's the point of being home school-ed when you end up starting diploma at 18 at a stat board?
What's the point of having a beautiful face but a shallow mind like u!
I think Asher's quite self centred.. there are many equally powerful laptops yet he still chose the most expensive one. Smh 🙈🙈
Was there any doubt? Just look at the transition clips between the diff families. You can see Asher pointing the camera at himself and looking all self-centred. Even if it was an act for the clip, I think that was his true personality showing.
True, he is not matured at all. Knowing that he has a big family with 5 other siblings, it seems unfair that he gets an expensive laptop just because he wants it; not thinking about how the money could be spent for other things needed by the whole family.
I don't think he's self centered ... if you want to do design you need a good mac
the oldest brother in the Ong family seems too self-centered
Seriously, he said he thought the other siblings were immature for wanting to cut costs and make things more affordable for their parents by moving to a place that can stretch money out more for their big family. He also wanted a brand new $3000 dollar Macbook last episode when there are cheaper just as powerful alternatives. Grinds my gears.
Yes i agree. He cares more of himself and his comforts than the others. To me, i think he just wants the best and everything to run smoothly and perfectly to his way.
Hey he's 18 and works part time so he really need it for his schoolwork and clients. He brought it up to his parents but didn't get it after his mother decided they couldn't afford it. He didn't whine. I think he's appreciative of his parents
@@zhibinliu7263 Shut Up Idiot !
@@zhibinliu7263 actually my boyfriend was from same poly course as him and he confirmed that there is no need for a mac.
Why are people accusing Asher of being Self centered? Shouldn't you blame it on the parents for having so many kids and putting all the Children in such a difficult situation? Blame the parents, because they were the ones that made the decision to breed faster than rabbits. The Kids had no choice, they are innocent.
Maybe for the young ones, but at 18yrs of age, NO!!!
Honestly I've just started skipping over the Ong family segments...anyone else?
haha me too.. pretty annoying
I skipped the indian family
why? they're the most interesting family
purple cosmos nope
I'm thinking about that also!!!!😒
are those the results /outcome/consequences and cons of homeschooling
Whoa is Asher even hearing himself? It's all "me", "myself", and "I". Boohoo about long commutes. Uni students around the world stay up late, wake up early, live on little sleep and unhealthy food as they live independently. He's very lucky to be living at home with home cooked food! Also doesn't Apple do education pricing? $3.6K is a lot of money wow
Takes after the lovely mom!!!!😋
There are cheaper models! He probably wanted the 16 inch model!
Cause he never try regular school.... he only do what he want to learn ... if he tired he just go to sleep ... that’s why he don’t have fighter mental like regular schools kid 😂😂😂😂
I'm a Malaysian....certainly...excatly we can survive in Malaysia....I missed my Penang extremely :'((((
Although I think Singapore is still a much better place to live, but the family JB would be a better option, and they could save more money too. Since the eldest son is attending polytech and given his age, he could/should live outside sharing a room with a roommate/ live with other relatives and to be more independent?? I don't know...
The eldest Son is quite selfish.
The parents and siblings are selfish and short sighted
No his parents didn’t prepare him for the outside world by being too controlling and over protective by sheltering him from the realities of the outside world.
Idk why Asher don’t just get a job to get his own thing he’s needs to step up as the oldest and stop complaining because it doesn’t go his way or suit him simply go find job to support extra stuff you want to do and buy for yourself I’m saying this as a person that’s one year older than you in university
U make it sound so simple lol. Who can find a job and go to poly at the same time?! Speaking from someone studying in uni now lol.
@@Sunnyside45335 it’s very very easy I live one of the most competitive states/city in the us New York City when you’re young it’s always employment opportunities cause that’s what many employers are looking for I’m on my third job and the year just started
@@Sunnyside45335 and instead of him complaining he doesn’t have to move with his family he’s old enough to live on his own he can find a job part time and live on his own try to roommate with someone
@@denysiabethea5931 I mean if he gets a job that's good for him but Singapore is really tight in terms of school schedule wise and money. The course that I applied for in his school is really competitive . I am not trying to say that him complaining and getting what he wants is the best but I can relate to him when he said he needs money to buy a better laptop. Moreover, moving to rent a place in Singapore is really hard because renting a place in Singapore can also be really exp.
Ahh, this place is in front of Bukit Indah Aeon Mall. Best Mamak store here btw Bukit Indah is a Fantastic place to reside for Singaporeans
A lot of people misunderstand homeschooling and i was the same at the beginning. I think that Ong family are doing well and their kids too. They give the ,ost valuable thing to their children that most parents are not prepared to give them: this is time and time is far more valuable than money. Love and a solid education are the best inheritance they can give their children. Also, I am tired of hearing that poor or modest people should have less kids. Kids are not a luxury that only the rich can have and there is nothin wrong with growing up in a poor or modest family. But you have to be somewhat religious and trust The Creator to be able to undertsand that, instead of worshipping money and thinking that our time on ths earth will never end. Family Ong, I wish you all the best!
LOL. If you can pay for the family, then you can have your say.
Malaysia should tax these guys for taking opportunity to live here while still working in SG (and not even being Malaysian)
I love how the Chinese grandma says " if I die " not when pmsl
The Ong older sin is selfish
Eh. He seems kind of a narcissist to me
Been married to an Asian for 20 years. The Asian system of taking care of your parents is failed. In America. You save up for retirement so our kids don’t have to take care of you. I have seen so many people put their kids though college then to be free and have money to spend to themselves. But about a year or two later have to use their money to support parents who have no savings. My wife parents retired at 62 and we do not have to help them at all. We offer but it’s it’s not needed. Old people are supposed to go to a home when they cannot be attended to when in bad health etc. My grandfather refused to go to an old home. He slipped in the shower and died.
WHY
Where the mums money
Japanese husband looks like her father...sad!
Hi Donald trump
india part the guy too over confident