A No Hobby Hubby
So what’s new about the 5Cs? Some have included a sixth C - country club membership, but nothing beats something coming from a young lady from China. A mutual female friend of mine told me that this China lady doesn’t mind marrying a Singaporean man who has the 5Cs, but she is not impressed by the requirements set by Singaporean women. Not only does she have a totally different set of requirements, based more on the man’s attitude than on material possessions. She has an additional requirement which is curiously - No Hobby. Huh? It may sound a little quirky, but on closer examination, this sort of requirement makes perfect sense to the demanding woman.
According to the same China lady a hao lao gong must be:
1. hardworking, entrepreneurial, ready to set up shop and poach the ex-boss’ customers
2. thrifty, borrow, buy on credit and be in no hurry to pay up
3. have few friends, no enemies
4. socialise well with the well-heeled
5. have no expensive, time consuming hobbies
6. be generous towards the wife and kids
7. be supportive of whatever expensive, time-consuming hobbies that the wife might have
8. smoking is OK, but must be well-insured
Frankly, I had to check where my jaw had dropped after hearing all this. That’s going way beyond the 5Cs we often hear about. BUT… if that list can be “censored” and rephrased to hide the “sensitive” parts, it may appear totally innocent, non-mercenary and even politically correct. One doesn’t expect that kind of “wisdom” from a woman in her 20s. No wonder we need to import champions of all sorts from China.
Oh, before I forget, let us put our hands together and congratulate Li Jiawei on the birth of her baby boy. I’m sure she held her wedding in China because the restaurants in Singapore can’t do Peking duck right. And giving birth in Singapore would mean that our hospitals get some business from her. Nothing to do with the Singapore passport, I’m sure. And finally, here’s my gift to little Tianrui.
