Often maids will run two households without being paid any extra. Linda has to make money for her family. On top of that she has to feed and care for her children, be a good wife to her husband, and assure the welfare of her parents. It makes sense for her to want to seek help. Maids and domestic help are often a godsend for the busy Singaporean family.
Life is difficult without money.
Perhaps this is the common ground between these two lives. Eni needs money to send back to her family in the Philippines, and the quickest way she can do it is to go somewhere where the dollar is stronger. Unfortunately this means leaving her homeland. Compared to wealthier countries like the U.S. and England, this may not seem like a lot of money, but compared to the countries framing Singapore, this income is a pot of gold. Singaporeans on average have eight years of education and this level has been on the rise over the past three years.