01x10 - Where Is Home? Marina Bay Adventures, Part 2

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(THEME SONG PLAYING)

WOMEN IN TAIPEI

(GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING)

LIN I-SHAN: Once, I wanted
to cross the endless ocean

to find all kinds of possibilities.

But...

I belong to the other side and that...

-is my home.
-FANG SHAO-WEN: Lin I-Shan!

(IN ENGLISH) Sandy, will you marry me?

EPISODE 10

WHERE IS HOME?
MARINA BAY ADVENTURES, PART 2

-(BIRDS CHIRPING)
-(TRAFFIC RUMBLING)

LIN I-CHING: (IN MANDARIN) Sis,
are you afraid of forgetting mine,

Mom's, and Dad's faces suddenly?

-LIN I-SHAN: How is that possible?
-I did suddenly forget your face once.

I think it was when...

I was in the quarter-finals...
(CLICKS TONGUE)

...for the last year in esports.
I got so stressed out.

I was training and training every day
and having less than five hours sleep.

Then suddenly, one day, I realized...

that I couldn't remember your face.

There's a picture of you on my computer
but I didn't want to open it.

I thought it would impossible
for me to forget you.

Then the next day...

Do you remember my teammate
from Gangshan, Kaohsiung?

He made us dinner. (INHALES)

When I smelled his cooking...

my tears started falling.

You know why?

It turns out that he was cooking
a pot of braised beef soup. (CHUCKLES)

The moment I smelled that...

I remembered everything.

The image of our family eating
at the dinner table.

(CHUCKLES)

-(CHUCKLES)
-(CUTLERY CLATTERING)

All right, I'll finish this soon
and we can go to the airport earlier

to go to the shopping mall.

LIN I-SHAN: You've got a table
full of stuff to be organized.

And you want to go to the shopping mall?

LIN I-CHING:
I'll just pack them all later.

LIN I-SHAN: Huh.

-(GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING)
-(TRAFFIC RUMBLING)

Mm. (GRUNTS) Sachiko, Sachiko...

the design division are fighting.
It's scary.

Uh. I heard Kevin wants to put the tiger
in a chef costume this morning.

LI-YING: Even though our company
is called Tiger Go,

actually having a tiger there
makes it kind of hard

to sell the idea, right?

A tiger can only cook food
with meat, right?

-Unless we have a vegan tiger. (LAUGHS)
-(SACHIKO CHUCKLING)

(CHUCKLES)

Kevin can hear you talking about him.
He's sending us something.

-Really?
-Let's read it together.

-Mm.
-(BREATHES DEEPLY)

-What do you think?
-(INHALES SHARPLY)

Boss, I think it's, mm...

-Mm?
-...it's hard to say. (CHUCKLES)

-(CHUCKLES)
-This is more like Raj's taste.

LIN I-SHAN: Hmm.

Kim would definitely go
for the macho guy. (LAUGHS)

(LAUGHS) What do you think, boss?

(SIGHS) I think the cloud-based concept
is pretty abstract already.

Perhaps we need a more specific character
to promote our service.

Otherwise, consumers might find it
hard to understand.

We should find a real person.
Someone who can cook.

Right.

It's more important
to show the professionalism.

(IN ENGLISH) Chef.

(IN MANDARIN)
You know the Central Kitchen

you mentioned on the phone?

The cloud-based thing. (CLICKS TONGUE)
I used to be totally against it.

We as chefs are often expected
to be original in our cooking.

The ingredients must be
from the locals and of the season.

These conditions...

are all based on having a connection

-with where you are.
-(GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING)

It's not compatible with the idea
that anywhere will do.

-So, why did you agree to meet and talk?
-Well, it's you who asked me out.

If it was someone else...
I wouldn't have agreed.

(CHUCKLES)

Besides, I need
to confess something to you.

Sometimes, I order from Tiger Go as well.

(CLICKS TONGUE) When you're too busy
to make something to eat,

-Tiger Go is a life saver.
-FANG SHAO-WEN: Mm-hmm.

So, I'm trying to accept
this new concept of yours as well.

However, owning a restaurant
that uses local ingredients

to make unique Singaporean cuisine
is a goal of mine,

and I won't settle for less.

-(SOFT MUSIC PLAYING)
-(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

-(CUTLERY CLATTERING)
-(IN ENGLISH) Hi.

-So, Miss Sandy, how was the meal today?
-It was great.

(IN MANDARIN)
One hundred points for the food

and your service made it 120 points.

-One hundred and twenty points.
-(FANG SHAO-WEN LAUGHS)

(IN ENGLISH) I always tell my boss that.

-Finally, he hears it today.
-(LAUGHS)

-(LAUGHS)
-(IN MANDARIN) Personally.

(IN ENGLISH) All right,
don't let it get to your head.

(ALL LAUGHING)

-Cheers.
-Thank you.

(INHALES DEEPLY) Uh-huh.

(IN MANDARIN)
So, I don't need to participate

in preparing the kitchen?

I just advocate for the brand
and make an appearance, is that it?

Probably a bit more than that.

Like dressing up
and taking photos and videos.

We'll see how marketing handle it.

So, when I'm doing all that,
will you be there?

-Do you want me to be there?
-Of course. (CHUCKLES)

If I agree to the collaboration,
it's definitely because of you,

-not your company. (CHUCKLES)
-But I hope it'll help you in some way.

Maybe all the people in Singapore
will get to know you,

and it'll be easier for you
to reach your dream.

Are you really that generous? (SCOFFS)

You don't have... (INHALES)
...any personal reasons?

(CHUCKLES)

-Mm?
-Yes.

This is the tomato consommé.

The tomato is actually berries
packed inside cocoa paper.

-Hmm.
-FANG SHAO-WEN: You can crack it

-open with the spoon.
-Okay.

(CHUCKLES)

FANG SHAO-WEN: It creates another flavor
to go with the soup.

Hmm. (SMACKS LIPS) It's delicious.

-(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
-(KEYBOARDS CLICKING)

-(IN ENGLISH) Sandy...
-Yes?

(IN MANDARIN)
Uh. If Chef Owen confirms,

I'll turn Jimmy down then.

-That should be fine.
-Right, okay.

-(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
-(CUTLERY CLATTERING)

FANG SHAO-WEN: How does it taste?

--(PLEASANT MUSIC PLAYING)
-LIN I-SHAN: (IN ENGLISH) So good.

Thank you.

(IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
I think there's a flaw though.

(GRUNTS) That I don't get to eat with you.

You're busy in the kitchen.

I've got an idea.

I actually enjoy making breakfast.

I can make you breakfast.

(LIN I-SHAN CHUCKLES)

And then I can eat with you.

(CHUCKLES)

Come to my place.

(CHUCKLES)

(IN ENGLISH) Thanks, love.

(UPLIFTING MUSIC PLAYING)

Thank you.

My pleasure. I love you.

MALE REPORTER 1: (OVER TV)
The new SARS pandemic is still spreading.

The unemployment rate in Singapore
is at a critical state.

The Central Bank warns that
if the government continues the lockdown,

it would likely cause
an economic recession to come,

and this upcoming recession could be worse
than they originally anticipated,

Michael Ottie reports.

MALE REPORTER 2: (OVER TV)
Since last week,

most workplaces across Singapore
have shut down as the country begins

what's being called a
"circuit breaker"...

MALE SERVER: (IN MANDARIN)
Here's your order.

MALE REPORTER 2: (OVER TV, IN ENGLISH)
The strict safe-distancing measures

will last for a month.

The government calls on people

-to avoid going outside at this time.
-(LIN I-SHAN SIGHS)

LIN I-SHAN: Thank you.

MALE SERVER: (IN MANDARIN) Thank you.

(TRAFFIC RUMBLING)

(IN ENGLISH) Thank you, mate. Cheers.

-LIN I-SHAN: Hey.
-FANG SHAO-WEN: Hey!

(IN MANDARIN)
Too bad we can't eat it here anymore.

They would have presented their food
by laying it on top of banana leaves.

It looks and tastes great too.

LIN I-SHAN: All right,
we shouldn't be lingering

-outside any longer.
-Wait, I forgot to order

the paneer butter masala.

LIN I-SHAN: (IN ENGLISH)
Hey. Wait, wait, wait.

(IN MANDARIN) Put on the mask. Hmm?

I know the 300-dollar fine
is pretty expensive,

but can I wait
until I'm outside to put it on?

LIN I-SHAN: I don't care about the fine.

-The virus is very contagious.
-(SIGHS)

(IN ENGLISH)
Oh, come on, it's just like the flu virus.

(IN MANDARIN)
Are you going to wear the mask forever

if you're so afraid of getting sick?

This is not the flu. It's the new SARS.

(SIGHS)

(IN ENGLISH Sandy,
you're overreacting. It's...

(IN MANDARIN)
Who told you that masks work?

I'll be suffocated before I'm infected.

-LIN I-SHAN: Fang Shao-Wen...
-Hey...

LIN I-SHAN: (IN ENGLISH) Please mask up.

Excuse me,
can I add a paneer butter masala please.

-STORE CLERK: Sure. One moment.
-LIN I-SHAN: (SIGHS) Why?

Thank you. Come on, hey...

Seriously?

(GRUNTS)

-(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)
-(TRAFFIC RUMBLING)

(DOORBELL RINGING)

-(LIN I-SHAN CHUCKLES)
-FANG SHAO-WEN: (IN ENGLISH) Hello.

Can you tell if I'm smiling?

Can you tell I'm smiling
because you masked up?

FANG SHAO-WEN: (INHALES DEEPLY)
I'm a good boy. (CHUCKLES)

LIN I-SHAN: Come in. (CHUCKLES)

FANG SHAO-WEN: (IN MANDARIN)
Haven't seen you in two days, I miss you.

-(IN ENGLISH) Really?
-FANG SHAO-WEN: Mm-hmm.

FANG SHAO-WEN: (IN MANDARIN)
Hawker Centre only do takeout now.

-(SIGHS)
-You work from home.

I was afraid you'd starve to death.

You forget
I'm in the food delivery business.

-FANG SHAO-WEN: Food delivery...
-LIN I-SHAN: Hmm.

...can only deliver food.

But Owen delivery...

-can deliver my extra love to you.
-(PLEASANT MUSIC PLAYING)

-(SNARLS)
-(SNARLS)

-(CHUCKLES)
-(CHUCKLES)

-(LIN I-SHAN GASPING)
-(FANG SHAO-WEN CHUCKLES)

Ah. So, you don't have to work
if the restaurant can't offer dine-in?

(CHUCKLES) I'll just take it as days off.

Once the flu passes its peak,
it'll be fine.

(SIGHS) I don't know why...

but I feel terrified by the virus.

(BREATHES DEEPLY) You were just frightened
by SARS before.

(CHUCKLES)

LIN I-SHAN: I hope
it's like what you said.

It's a flu that just comes and goes.

FANG SHAO-WEN: Hmm.
This will be ready soon.

LIN I-SHAN: You always treat
your girlfriends so well.

Seducing them with your cooking.

(CHUCKLES, CLICKS TONGUE)
The last time I tried this move was...

was three years ago.

I didn't come to Singapore
looking to settle down.

I was just having flings here and there.

What about your girlfriend
three years ago?

-(BOWL CLATTERS)
-She's dead.

You...

Do you know Amatriciana?

I do. It's a traditional pasta.

She was born in Amatrice.

The earthquake that hit Italy in 2016.

-She...
-(SOMBER MUSIC PLAYING)

...and several hundred people in town...

were buried
underneath their collapsed houses.

If I didn't happen to go back to Rome
when it happened,

I probably wouldn't be here now.

I visited her family with her...

and learned
how to make proper Amatriciana.

(SIGHS)

The night I left...

I made her dinner
and it became her last meal.

These past few years,

I've been focusing on my work.

Trying to fill the void in my heart.

(WATER TRICKLING)

(CHUCKLES) That night, I met you
at the back of the restaurant.

You looked adorable when thinking
about your hometown dish. (CHUCKLES)

I suddenly felt...

-(PAN CLATTERING)
-...that my long-gone passion...

had been rekindled.

The wound in my heart
doesn't hurt so bad now.

It's like,
I can take on something once again.

-I didn't expect...
-(CUTLERY CLATTERING)

...that you getting lost
would somehow bring me an exit.

(BLOWS, CHUCKLES)

Smells so good.

How did you know
how to cook braised beef noodles?

I spent two days learning on the internet
and worked hard in the kitchen

for almost 24 hours to make it.
I hope you enjoy it.

(BREATHES DEEPLY) Wow.

Time to dig in.

(SLURPS, MUNCHES) Mm.

-(MUNCHES) It's so good.
-(CHUCKLES)

(LIN I-SHAN SLURPING)
Mm. (MUNCHES)

(GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING)

What was her name?

(INHALES) Martina.

Martina.

-(WAVES CRASHING)
-(BIRDS CHIRPING)

(LIN I-SHAN CHUCKLES)

-(GRUNTS, LAUGHS)
-(SCREAMS, LAUGHS)

(BOTH LAUGH)

-(IN ENGLISH) Will you marry me?
-(LIN I-SHAN CHUCKLES)

(CHUCKLES)

-Yes, I will. Oh, my God. (LAUGHS)
-(LAUGHS)

(LIN I-SHAN CHUCKLES)

-(CHUCKLES)
-FANG SHAO-WEN: I love you.

I love you so much.

(CHUCKLES)

(CHUCKLES)

(CARD READER CHIMES, BEEPS)

(CHUCKLES)

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

(CHUCKLES)

(LAPTOP CHIMES)

(IN MANDARIN)
Hsu Hui-Ju, what are you doing?

HSU HUI-JU: I'm painting the walls.

I'm decorating the kid's room.
The kid is coming to stay for a few days.

-There's a trial period?
-HSU HUI-JU: Yeah.

We've already gone through a lot of steps
but trying to live together is a big step.

We'll find out
if we're meant to be a family.

-Yeah, true.
-Hmm.

-(GASPS) Oh!
-What is it?

HSU HUI-JU: (CHUCKLING)
So, are you and Owen living together

as a trial for marriage?

I don't know. I have to work from home.
We're spending all our time together.

HSU HUI-JU: That's great.
You'll get used to it.

No, I'm not used to it at all.
I'm eating three meals a day.

When I get up in the morning,
he'll have a cup of coffee for me

next to the bed.

Then at noon,
he'll set the balcony beautifully,

and have different sandwiches every day.

As for dinner,
he'll make your favorite food,

leaving out the high-calorie stuff,
yet it still tastes super delicious.

-(CHUCKLES)
-Most importantly,

he always looks at you when eating
and tells you he loves you

as if you're his dinner.

(CHUCKLES)

Lin I-Shan...

-you're so mean!
-Fine, I added in the last part.

-(CHUCKLES)
-I don't get it.

How are British people so good at it?
Forget about the romantic proposal.

How does he pull off
something like that every day?

LIN I-SHAN: We have plenty of food
and things to enjoy.

You should come after the pandemic.

(BIRDS CHIRPING)

FANG SHAO-WEN: If I get the star,

-I can run my own restaurant.
-(WAVES CRASHING)

My own ranch on the roof.

-And an aquatic farm.
-(CHUCKLES)

I remember you told me
you once had groupers in the building.

Yeah. A vertical fish farm.

There will be seasonal ingredients,
vegetables and seafood.

And then?

Then your cloud-based restaurant
will be a hit.

After that,
we'll promote Singaporean dishes,

and deliver them to the world.

If you got the star,

-do you want to go back to London?
-(FANG SHAO-WEN CHUCKLING)

Would you want
to go back to Taipei? (CHUCKLES)

-(SIGHS) Baby.
-Hmm?

I don't think I want to stay in Singapore.

-(GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING)
-LIN I-SHAN: Hmm.

I've always wanted to live in Taipei.

During my holidays,
I would want to go to Taipei

to shop and dine.

(SIGHS) Once I grew up,
I did live in Taipei.

But it felt like
there was still a boundary.

(CHUCKLES) I haven't finished
my test in Taipei.

I don't think I can handle a test
in Singapore for now.

Or maybe you want
to come to Taipei with me?

-(CHUCKLES)
-(CHUCKLES)

(GRUNTS)

But... (CHUCKLES) ...my...

my work and my dreams...

they are all here.

(SMOOCHES)

(LIN I-SHAN SMOOCHES)

(GROANS)

(CHUCKLES)

MALE REPORTER 3: (OVER TV, IN ENGLISH)
This footage was not taken on the weekend,

but a Tuesday morning.

The usually busy
central business district...

LIN I-SHAN: (IN MANDARIN)
Did you send him the list?

MALE REPORTER 3: ...was missing its buzz.

LIN I-SHAN: He'll check it out.

The restaurant is taking a break now.
He's not busy. Oh...

(EXHALES)

-I'll talk to you later. Okay, bye-bye.
-(CELLPHONE BEEPS)

(DOORBELL RINGS)

FANG SHAO-WEN: (IN ENGLISH) Come on,
come on, come on, come on. (CHEERS)

-(CROWD CHEERING OVER TV)
-Yes! Yes! Yeah! (LAUGHS)

-Hey, it's Sandy. (LAUGHS)
-FANG SHAO-WEN: Oh, look at that!

-FRIEND 1: Your beautiful fiancée is back.
-(FANG SHAO-WEN CHEERING)

-Watch out. (LAUGHS)
-(LAUGHS)

FANG SHAO-WEN: (IN MANDARIN) Baby!

Take off the mask.
I'll introduce you to everyone.

FRIEND 1: (IN ENGLISH)
I don't know if she's Sandy,

she's wearing a mask.
-(IN MANDARIN) What are you doing?

We're all free so I thought
we could have a get-together.

-LIN I-SHAN: But there's still a pandemic.
-(GASPS)

LIN I-SHAN: You'll be reported
for having a gathering.

It's fine, I've looked it up.

You can't have more than five people.
There are exactly five of us.

(IN ENGLISH) Chef, won't you introduce
your fiancée to me?

-Yes, this is Sandy, my lovely fiancée.
-(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Sandy, this is Mahmoud Pisuari.

He is an investment banker from India
and a VVIP of my restaurant.

(CHUCKLES) Nice to meet you.

-MAHMOUD: Finally, I've met the lady...
-(CHUCKLES)

-...Owen mentioned all night.
-(CHUCKLES)

Yes. Oh, and Mahmoud
is a huge fan of Chinese cuisine.

And I am sure he has lot of very
interesting stories to share with you.

Okay, sounds great!
Um. Please make yourself at home.

Mahmoud!

-Hey!
-Your players suck!

-What are you doing?
-Fire them.

-It's a party. Come on, join us.
-FRIEND 2: Hey, Owen, I bet you 50 bucks

-they lose the game. (LAUGHING)
-Fifty bucks...

-Jesus Christ!
-...you're on, mate!

-Come on, come join us.
-FRIEND 2: Let's go.

-FRIEND 1: Make it 100.
-Fair enough.

-Fair enough. We'll see how...
-(LAUGHS)

-We'll see how it goes.
-FRIEND 2: No, no, no, no, no, no, no!

ALL: No!

-Come on!
-How did you...

FRIEND 2: What did I tell you?

(FRIEND 1 CHUCKLING)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(ALL LAUGHING)

-Cheers. (LAUGHS)
-(LAUGHS)

-(SOMBER MUSIC PLAYING)
-(SIGHS)

FANG SHAO-WEN: And if you do,
it's just completely...

(ALL LAUGHING)

(IN MANDARIN) Morning.

-(BREATHES DEEPLY)
-Good morning.

(GRUNTS) Baby, how are you doing?

-I didn't have time to make you breakfast.
-That's all right.

I'll get some later.

I know the Indian guy is your VIP
but I'm not okay with the timing.

FANG SHAO-WEN: (LAUGHS) I was just about
to talk to you about Mahmoud.

I was going to wait for his files,
but that's fine.

I should probably tell you first.

Mahmoud is going to invest
in my restaurant in Sentosa.

His company already owns a place there.

Opening a new restaurant during this time?

Now is the time.
Many stores are out of business.

It is a great opportunity
to start a business.

Uh. And if that's the case,
I probably can't take

your endorsement deal.

A lot of work
goes into opening a restaurant,

-and I'm strapped on time as well.
-Did you read the proposal I sent?

I haven't had time to read it.

LIN I-SHAN: Yet you had time
to watch a ball game.

I watched a ball game. (SIGHS)

The table is a mess.
Have you thought of cleaning it up?

(CHUCKLES) It's all right.
Leave it, I'll clean it later.

If I didn't do it, would you really?

No one is asking you to clean.
Just leave it.

Why is it that every time I'm busy,
you don't help me out?

Did you ask for my help?
If you ask for my help, I'll help.

Okay, please clean that up
and please clean this up as well, okay?

Fine, I've got nothing to do now anyway.

-Yeah, you've got so much free time...
-Fine.

-...to start a new restaurant.
-(GROANS)

I'll find someone else
for the endorsement.

Let's just work separately.
(IN ENGLISH) Fine.

(SCOFFS)

(IN MANDARIN)
I'll sleep in the guest room tonight.

(IN ENGLISH) Uh. Sa... Sandy,
Sandy, please. f*ck!

-f*ck.
-(SOMBER MUSIC PLAYING)

MALE REPORTER 4: (OVER TV)
As one of the top examples

of epidemic prevention,
Singapore's epidemic situation

has been worsened.

To prevent a second outbreak,
Singapore has moved to make it mandatory

for people to wear a mask
as soon as they leave the house.

Officials have also confirmed
the 334 new cases confirmed yesterday

aren't being imported.

Economists suggest that new SARS
would cause the GDP to decline

at an annual rate of one to four percent.

-Kevin...
-Hey, Sandy.

(IN MANDARIN)
Stand in the box before you talk.

KEVIN: What is it?

LIN I-SHAN: Uh. (SIGHS)
I want to talk to you

about the endorser
for the cloud-based restaurant.

KEVIN: Oh. The cloud-based restaurant.

I was just about to talk to you about it.
The plan has been put on hold.

-LIN I-SHAN: On hold?
-KEVIN: I need you to support Tiger Mart.

We're in the pandemic
and everyone is shopping online.

Tiger Mart is overloaded with orders.
The shipping division is overloaded too.

-LIN I-SHAN: Did Joy agree to this?
-KEVIN: This is her idea.

She thought of it herself.

She said you're very experienced
in e-commerce,

and handling massive shipments
is your strong suit.

You can help at this moment.

Sorry. I'm not asking you to help,
I'm asking you to solve the problem.

(IN ENGLISH) It's an order, okay?

Okay. (IN MANDARIN)
I'll talk to her later.

(IN ENGLISH) Okay, good.

(IN MANDARIN)
What did you want to see me for?

LIN I-SHAN: Nothing, it doesn't matter.

-KEVIN: (IN ENGLISH) Okay.
-Hmm.

(TRAFFIC RUMBLING)

(KEYBOARD CLICKING)

LIN I-SHAN: (IN MANDARIN) Almost done.

-JOY: Sandy...
-LIN I-SHAN: Hmm?

JOY: Thanks for the help.

LIN I-SHAN: (SIGHS) You're welcome.
It's not a big deal actually.

Just manage the big data properly
and adjust the warehouse

and shelves as you go,
then the shipping will be smoother.

JOY: (CHUCKLES) We all know the logic,
but as soon as the lockdown happened,

it became a total mess.

But you went straight
to the IT division knowing where to start.

Otherwise, we'd have kept working overtime
with the warehouse and logistics

which is only a temporary fix.
I mean it. Thank you.

LIN I-SHAN: You're welcome.

(INHALES) I was just trying
to catch a breath as well.

(SOMBER MUSIC PLAYING)

LIN I-SHAN: They're putting a hold
on the cloud-based restaurant.

JOY: I thought it was going well?

LIN I-SHAN: It was going too well.

I'll be more cautious next time.

(IN ENGLISH) Oh, my God. So beautiful.

(IN MANDARIN) Congratulations.

However, small things like this
often have the most counterforce.

-(LAUGHS)
-You mean like the wedding photos?

When all is said and done,
it's just a piece of trash

-that no one cares about.
-Come on, lady.

I don't think you're having
that serious an issue.

Ms. I-Chun. I know I've screwed up.

I've put all the pressure on him.

Now that he's having troubles,
I can't help him.

Hey, by the way,
do you remember the time

we were working together
when I would have you all do an exercise?

You mean the one
with four quadrants of priorities?

CHOU I-CHUN: Yes.

You should find the things
that bother you,

and spend some time categorizing them.

Perhaps you'll find out
whether the issue is

-because of Owen or the environment.
-(GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING)

If it's because of the pandemic,
there's nothing you can do about it.

You have to accept
it's happening to the whole world.

(GRUNTS)

As for getting married, did you place it
on the upper-right corner?

I don't know. (EXHALES)

But whichever corner I'm putting it on,
Owen will definitely be

on the bottom left.

NOT IMPORTANT
NOT URGENT

Ah... (SIGHS) Okay, okay. Stop, stop.

Uh. Since you're not going anywhere
because of the pandemic,

you might as well spend some time
thinking it through.

Perhaps you'll find... (SMACKS LIPS)
...what the most urgent

...what the most urgent
and important thing is to you. Hmm?

LIN I-SHAN: Hmm.

(GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING)

(SIGHS)

(TV SWITCHING ON)

MALE REPORTER 5: (IN ENGLISH)
Following yesterday's negotiation,

the Pisuari family from India
still fail to acquire a new round

of construction rights in Sentosa.

The fourth-generation successor,
Mahmoud, expresses their disappointment

in the situation and feels sorry
for not being able to resolve

the disagreements between market
and conventional opinions.

EDWARD: (IN MANDARIN)
Ms. Sandy. What brings you here?

LIN I-SHAN: Where's your boss?

EDWARD: The boss went to the head office.

This morning, the head office
spoke of laying people off.

(IN ENGLISH) Boss really angry.

LIN I-SHAN: (IN MANDARIN) How come?

EDWARD: (IN ENGLISH)
Two weeks ago, right?

(IN MANDARIN)
The head office sent someone here

demanding that the boss
made takeout lunchboxes. (CHUCKLES)

(SIGHS) The boss heard the idea
and just kicked them out.

(IN ENGLISH) I know how it feels.

You know boss is a very,
very good fine dining chef, right?

(IN MANDARIN)
Yet you're asking him to make takeout?

-When I heard about it...
-LIN I-SHAN: I'm worried about...

something else.

EDWARD: You mean the Sentosa project?

-LIN I-SHAN: So, you knew it already.
-EDWARD: Yeah.

But don't worry. It's only

-between me and him.
-LIN I-SHAN: That's not what I meant.

EDWARD: He told me to stay with him
and when everything is confirmed,

he'll ask the company to buy the stock
and make a profit together.

Edward...

Yes?

(EXHALES)

LIN I-SHAN:
Call me when your boss gets back. Huh?

-EDWARD: Ms. Sandy...
-LIN I-SHAN: Call me.

-(GUESTS LAUGHING, CHEERING)
-(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

-PARTY-GOER 1: Owen!
-PARTY-GOER 2: Owen!

(GROUP CHEERS, LAUGHS)

FEMALE REPORTER: (IN ENGLISH)
New Zealand's health minister, David Clark

will keep his job
despite breaking the country's

-lockdown restrictions.
-(DIAL TONE RINGING)

FEMALE REPORTER: Calling himself an idiot,

Mr. Clark has revealed he took

a 20-kilometer drive
to the beach with his family.

(SIGHS)

FEMALE REPORTER:
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

stripped him of the junior role
of Associate Finance Minister,

and demoted him in cabinet,
but his resignation was not accepted.

She said he would have been,
as he would have been sacked

-under normal circumstances...
-(SIGHS)

FEMALE REPORTER:
...but she can't afford disruption...

(CELLPHONE CLATTERING)

FEMALE REPORTER:
...to the health sector.

LIN I-SHAN: (IN MANDARIN) Hello? I-Ching.

LIN I-SHAN: Hello? Can you hear me?

-I'll call you back when I get home.
-LIN I-CHING: (OVER CELLPHONE) Sis.

-LIN I-SHAN: I...
-LIN I-CHING: Sis...

(SOBS)... what should I do?

(SOBS) She's in stage two.

LIN I-CHING: (OVER CELLPHONE)
The tumor is three centimeters large.

It could transfer to the lymph nodes.

LIN I-CHING: (OVER CELLPHONE)
The doctor said... (SOBS)

...she probably needs a mastectomy. (SOBS)

Sis, what should we do?

LIN I-CHING: (OVER CELLPHONE)
What should we do?

(SOBS)

(SLURPS)

-LIN I-SHAN: Why are you avoiding me?
-I'm not avoiding you.

LIN I-SHAN: You know I go to work
on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday

and you come home when I'm out.

Just a coincidence.

I've got too many things going on
that I can't explain.

LIN I-SHAN: What exactly is going on?
You can tell me.

(CHUCKLES)
What do you want me to tell you?

Can't you see for yourself? (CHUCKLES)

I've been running this place
for three years...

and now, it's all gone.

But congratulations to you.
I heard your project is going very well.

Your boss will probably
extend your visa automatically,

and serve it to you on a silver platter.

LIN I-SHAN:
I didn't apply for a visa extension.

I haven't agreed
to renew my employment contract.

I have to go back to Taipei.

(CHUCKLES) Well, great.

I think you should go back.

-I'm just a burden to you. (CHUCKLES)
-LIN I-SHAN: That's not what I meant.

-LIN I-SHAN: My mom now...
-FANG SHAO-WEN: That's enough.

What a shame. There's a global pandemic
and your boyfriend has lost his job.

Now, the new restaurant is a no go,
so, your mother is telling you to go home.

-LIN I-SHAN: Just hear me out.
-Fine. That's enough.

-We're adults now.
-(SOMBER MUSIC PLAYING)

Don't use your parents to manipulate me.
I don't buy the emotional blackmail.

If you want to go, just go.

LIN I-SHAN: (IN ENGLISH)
My mom has cancer.

I need to go back.

(IN MANDARIN) Why were you willing to go
all the way to visit Martina's family?

I haven't even asked if you're willing
to come home with me.

I can't.

-Why?
-FANG SHAO-WEN: Because...

I'm not capable enough.

(SIGHS)

(SOBS, SNIFFLES)

(SOBS)

JOY'S AUNT: Hmm.
Joy, tell your father I said thank you.

Bak kut teh tastes better when cooked
with pepper from your hometown Kuching.

Auntie, you're being too kind.
You took care of my dad when he was here.

Remember to come and visit him in Kuching.

JOY'S AUNT: Hmm. I sure will.

-Well, Ms. Sandy. Take care of yourself.
-LIN I-SHAN: Hmm. You too.

(JOY'S AUNT SNIFFLES)

(SNIFFLES)

LIN I-SHAN: Thank you.

Sorry you have to see this.

(SNIFFLES)

JOY: My dad is just a janitor
but he cried like a baby

when he heard
the restaurant was shutting down.

How Chef Owen is feeling...

is hard for us to imagine.

(LIN I-SHAN SIGHS)

JOY: (INHALES) So, you're going
back to Taipei? We...

LIN I-SHAN: My mom... (INHALES)
...did a checkup in hospital

and found out she has breast cancer.

-JOY: Which stage?
-LIN I-SHAN: Stage two.

JOY: Listen.

No matter what Chef Owen tells you...

you're making the right decision.

With your capabilities,
you can come back to Singapore anytime.

But you only have one mother.

From what I remember,
the survival rate for stage two

is 80 percent.

There's still a good chance.

LIN I-SHAN: What happened
to your mother back then?

(JOY SIGHS)

They all hid it from me.

I don't know which stage it was.

When I found out about it...

she only had three months left.

When the doctor says
three months, that's it.

Not a week more.

(SIGHS)

LIN I-SHAN:
Can I really leave Owen like that?

JOY: Let me ask you.

What is your definition of home?

LIN I-SHAN: Home...

is where the family is.

Whether it's happy or sad...

when you're there,
there's a sense of belonging.

JOY: That's because you have one.

For those who don't...

they don't even know what it's like.

A happy home for people like us...

is dependent on us to build it.

But you're different.

You also have the stress
of losing the happiness that you have.

(LIN I-SHAN SIGHS)

Important.

Important and urgent.

-(CARD READER CHIMING)
-(DOOR OPENING)

(DOOR CLOSING)

(GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING)

LIN I-SHAN: You're home.

(SOBS)

LIN I-SHAN: Time to go home.

I never understood until this moment.

The reason I was brave enough to leave...

is because there is a place that needs me.

My home.

(EXHALES, BREATHES DEEPLY)

(SOBS)

(THEME SONG PLAYING)

(MUSIC CONCLUDING)