Chronicles the day-to-day drama of the Lim family - troublesome grade-schooler Jiale and his overstressed parents, Heck and Leng - during the 1997 Asian financial crisis. The parents hire Teresa, a Filipino immigrant, as a live-in maid and nanny, who eventually forms a unique bond with Jiale, but just as Teresa becomes an unspoken part of the family, unforeseen circumstances in an uncertain economy will challenge the new normal yet again.