Meanwhile, Matilda’s husband, Taiwanese actor Li Liren, 50, is alone in Taiwan with their two dogs.
“You guys know Liren loves to cry… thankfully he’s already gotten used to it now,” she joked, adding that she and Little Dragon weren’t even in Taiwan to celebrate her husband’s birthday back in January.
According to Matilda, her daughter has applied to universities in both the United States as well as Singapore and is currently waiting for the results.
“She wants to study music, but she doesn’t want to only major in courses such as music and the arts. She wants to attend more general courses like economics and psychology, too,” she explained.
The host also praised Singapore for having reasonable school fees.
“With the money you need for a one-year course in a US university, you can study in Singapore for six years,” she said, adding that private universities in the US now cost around US$90,000 (S$120,000) a year.
“The truth is, the quality of education in Singapore is better than that of the US,” she added.
During the press conference, Matilda also received congratulatory messages from her showbiz pals such as Stefanie Sun, Lan Hsin-mei and Ariel Lin.
“I felt like crying when I saw Stefanie on the screen,” Matilda exclaimed.
Recalling that she and Stefanie went grocery shopping at the market when she was in Singapore, Matilda praised Stefanie for having no airs and for turning up at the crowded wet market in casual clothes.
Matilda said that she did come across articles about Stefanie’s public fallout with her sister earlier this year, but did not probe when they met.
Matilda also has been keeping herself very busy ever since moving to Singapore.
She’s now the host of The Matilda Show, a new radio show on LOVE 972, and is on-air every Monday to Friday from 11am to 12pm.
This story was originally published in 8Days.