01x09 - Pros and Cons of Being Single. Marina Bay Adventures, Part 1

[bunniefuu]

[THEME SONG PLAYING]

WOMEN IN TAIPEI

[THEME SONG ENDS]

I-SHAN: Now that I've lived in Taipei
for over ten years,

I am used to the pace and atmosphere here.

Now...

I want to leave.

[UPLIFTING MUSIC PLAYING]

WAITER: Wow, you must be hungry,
you want two servings today!

[CHUCKLES] You want soup or dry noodle?

-One dry noodle to go.
-Sure, no problem.

Hey beautiful, have you fixed the pipes?

Not yet.

Thanks for lending me the tools.

You returned them after just two days.
I thought you'd fixed them.

I-SHAN: No, I bought a set for myself.

-I'll probably need some in the future.
-WOMAN: Makes sense.

-I-SHAN: Thanks.
-WOMAN: You're welcome.

You've been here for a month.

Is everything okay?

So far so good.

Uncle, you have a nephew
who knows plumbing and electrics?

-Can you introduce him to me?
-WAITER: Sure.

Could you add my wife on WhatsApp first?

Sure.

-Dear, have Carson send her a quote first.
-Okay.

If it's over 150 dollars,
have your landlord pay for it. Here.

Why has the washing machine
been left at my door?

I just went out to buy dinner.

When will the installer be here then?

Next Monday?

[FRUSTRATED GROAN]

[DOORBELL RINGS]

[IN ENGLISH] What is this?

You cannot keep things like this outside.

-Take it inside now.
-Oh.

-Okay. Sorry.
-Take it.

[I-SHAN SIGHS]

[GRUNTS]

[GASPS]

f*ck!

[STRAINS]

I-SHAN: [IN MANDARIN] Just like
when I first came to Taipei,

I am in another city,
looking for a different life.

MALE VOICE: Here. Look at this.
Pay attention to this part.

Turn counterclockwise to open it.

But when you do that,
remember to close the bottom part.

If you didn't close it, once you loosen
this part, water will gush out.

[SCREAMS]

MALE VOICE: Do you see
how easy it is to fix a faucet?

That's it for today. If you like my video,
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EPISODE 9

PROS AND CONS OF BEING SINGLE
MARINA BAY ADVENTURES, PART 1

[GENTLE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING]

[IN ENGLISH] According to the study,

many people have started using
food ordering apps

more frequently in the last two years.

The payment process
regarding food delivery service...

-[KEYBOARD CLACKING]
-[MESSAGE ALERT]

[IN MANDARIN] Kevin,
do you want to see me?

Hey, Sandy. Have a seat.

Can you give me the proposal
for BD 2 tomorrow?

-Tomorrow?
-Mm.

-I thought we had until the weekend.
-[INHALES]

-I didn't want to do this either.
-But our project started the latest.

Joy gave me their proposal this morning.

It's a pretty complete package.

They even have the revenue predictions
for short-term and mid-term.

I-SHAN: Daily commodities
shopping service.

Mm-hmm. See? What do you think?

There is potential.

It reminds me of one time
I was cooking at home.

I had everything I needed,
except the sambal sauce.

Imagine if I had
this delivery service back then.

How convenient would it be?

So, is tomorrow morning good for you?

If your proposal works this time,

you'll likely be promoted to director.

What about Joy? She’s more senior than me.

[IN ENGLISH] Come on.

[IN MANDARIN] We're in Singapore.

It's not about seniority.

It's about capability
and efficiency, okay?

-Before the end of day.
-Before noon.

Thank you.

[GENTLE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING]

[IN ENGLISH] There are a range
of online...

LI-YING: [IN MANDARIN]
There's not much of a problem.

We'll just add subtitles.

But I think we should still dub
the Japanese version.

What are you talking about?

I thought that revamping videos
was marketing's job?

Kevin wants us
to give marketing some ideas.

You all just worked overtime.

You can ask for a break.

You're the boss
and you're not taking a break.

-We'll be fine.
-It's all right.

Thank you.

I've handed the proposal to Kevin.

Kevin invited the management team
for a drink last week.

I found out that Joy isn't a big drinker.

I heard Joy's dad is the Datuk.
Her mom is a college professor.

She has a strict family discipline,
so she probably rarely drinks.

That's impressive, a college professor.

My mom's just an elementary school teacher
in Hokkaido.

[CHUCKLES]

Sandy, what does your mom do?

She was a spoiled stay-at-home daughter
before getting married.

After she married my dad,
she became a housewife.

-[CHUCKLES]
-I-SHAN: What about you?

My mom used to be a nurse
at Tsuen Wan Hospital.

She was promoted to director
before she retired.

On that note, Joy is quite unusual.

She's from a wealthy family,

yet she's willing to start
from the bottom.

COLLEAGUE: I've been here for two years.

I've barely seen her take a day off.

-You're all done with lunch?
-Mm.

All done. We need to prepare
for the meeting.

You should hurry.
There's only an hour for lunch.

[IN ENGLISH] The good news is that

-you have ten minutes.
-[CHUCKLES]

-Okay.
-Welcome to Singapore.

JOY: So, a third party appears

ensuring retailers
can access their customers.

Grocery delivery.

I believe that will be the future.

Joy, don’t you think that people
who book delivery slots days in advance

could continue to underpin the market?

If it works, could we guarantee delivery
of up to 20 items in 60 minutes?

Give me a few weeks.
My answer will be “yes.”

Due to concerns in the increasing cost,

this project will be on hold
until the next meeting.

Thank you all for coming today.

-Kevin, a word?
-KEVIN: Sure.

We have another...

-Yeah.
-...proposal.

I think it's better than that one.

[SIGHS]

-[SIGHS] What is it?
-This is an Ayurvedic herb.

It can relieve your stomachache.

I brought it from my hometown,

and I don't give it to anyone
I don't know.

It's Kim... insists on helping you.

Thank you, guys.

Kim.

Why do you treat Sandy so well though?

-You never treat me like that.
-Come on, Li-Ying.

[CHUCKLES]

Next time you have stomachache,

I'll help you with my traditional
Korean bloodletting therapy.

-Just give me a needle.
-[SHUDDERS]

[LAUGHTER]

I have watched some Korean dramas,

and they really prick their fingers
when they have stomachaches.

You’re so sweet. [FAKE LAUGH]

Sandy.

-I-SHAN: Yeah?
-Hello?

Maybe Raj's syrup works
but the most important thing

is that you must relax.

I hope I can.

Sandy.

[IN MANDARIN] Kevin wants to see you.

[IN ENGLISH] Whoops!
Looks like we have a problem here.

[IN MANDARIN] The Datuk's daughter
is going to k*ll our proposal.

Seems to lack innovation.

Okay.

The point is,

we still need to spend a ton
to upgrade our platform.

But at least we can set
a foundation for it.

I'm afraid the executives
aren't seeing it that way.

They're more interested in this.

This is Sandy's proposal.

The executives went through it.
They're very pleased.

Personally, I think it's still
a bit too imaginative.

Doesn't look so promising.

Central Kitchen.

I-SHAN: Technically,
a cloud-based kitchen.

Central Kitchen is just a part of it.

I know, I can read English.

Okay. Go ahead.

Say we want to eat roast duck
from a restaurant in Johor Bahru

that we can't get in Singapore.

We can order it through
the cloud-based restaurant platform.

The Central Kitchen in Singapore
will follow its recipe

to prepare and deliver
the same roast duck to the office.

KEVIN: Exactly.

Didn't you often say
that kampong chicken from Singapore

isn't as tasty as it is in Malaysia?

Now with this platform,

wherever you are,

even in Dubai, you can get
what you want anytime.

What do you want me to do?

[INHALES] I want your help
on the proposal.

Make it more practical.

[IN ENGLISH] But... not too fancy, okay?

-Can I say no?
-KEVIN: No.

We don't have this option today.

[IN MANDARIN] You said nothing about this
when we went drinking with Kevin.

So you've come prepared already.

What?

Not feeling well?

If you can't handle the stress,
take the first flight home.

Since we had a good time drinking
the other day, I'll be frank with you.

This is assigned by the seniors.

I'm just helping myself, not you.

What I'm doing is making myself
and this place better.

I hope you'll be able to keep up.

I never wait for anyone.

[MELANCHOLIC MUSIC PLAYING]

This one is good for excess stomach acid
or poor digestion.

Okay. Anything else I need to worry about?

Um... Relax and exercise more.

Stomach ailments
are usually due to stress.

Just follow the prescription.

-Take the pills.
-Okay.

[GENTLE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING]

I-SHAN: [IN ENGLISH] Does it work?

Okay, turn the faucet on.

-Raj.
-RAJ: Yes.

Could you please turn on
the faucet please?

RAJ: Okay.

Oh, you fixed it! Thank you, Kim.

You've saved my life.

-Thanks.
-[CHUCKLES]

You're no longer at your landlord's mercy.

Yes. Thank you so much.

[ROMANTIC MUSIC PLAYING]

Sandy, I...

-RAJ: Sandy.
-Yes.

RAJ: I checked the washing machine.
Where do you want to put it?

I-SHAN: Beside the sink. Is that okay?

-Sure.
-Thank you.

You're welcome.

[IN MANDARIN] How much longer?
The movie starts in half an hour.

I-SHAN: [IN ENGLISH] Hey guys,
we have 30 minutes.

RAJ: Okay.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

[IN MANDARIN] Flowers are expensive
in Singapore.

Why would you buy them?

I'm living alone now.
I'll decorate it however I like.

COLLEAGUE: But it really isn't cheap.

Ten dollars for a rose.
You could buy three in Japan.

Besides, boss,
you're buying flowers for yourself.

That's kind of pitiful.

Ask Kim to buy some for you.

-To buy lots!
-Nonsense.

LI-YING: He's probably, how do you say it?

-[IN KOREAN] In love with you.
-In love with you.

[IN MANDARIN] When he first got here,
he never spoke to girls.

I thought he only liked guys.

Or maybe you're afraid of office romance?

I'm not afraid of office romance.

I just realized that being by myself
is quite relaxing too.

But Kim is not a guy
who would date anyone.

He kept his distance with Joy before this.

Joy is the Datuk's daughter.

She gets a new pair of high heels
every month.

She dines in La Buena every week.

Kim's salary couldn't afford it.

-What's La...?
-La Buena.

It's a very expensive restaurant.
It serves French cuisine.

How do you know she goes there every week?

I saw it myself.

I visited their CEO with Kevin last time,
and that's the place we went.

I got there early,
and I saw Joy walking out of there.

She didn't notice me
so I didn't tell Kevin about it.

I asked a waiter later on and found out
that she goes there every week.

A course there costs...

-Two hundred dollars.
-Yeah?

Two hundred and fifty dollars per person.

She always has a quick temper in office.

It's hard to imagine her
slowly enjoying French cuisine.

[ALL LAUGH]

[DOORBELL RINGS]

I-SHAN: Welcome.

Thanks for having me.

You were right in the meeting
the other day.

We should build the SOP first,
instead of the software architecture.

I made a draft to discuss with you.

-Would you like something to drink?
-Sure, thanks.

Coffee?

Half a spoon of sugar, 30% milk.

-Hot?
-Yes, thanks.

[KEYBOARD CLACKING]

I'm done here. I'll send it to you.

Okay, I still need a moment.

JOY: Tainan.

You are from Tainan, right?

Yeah, I moved to Taipei
after graduating from college.

How nice.

I was born in Malaysia,

but I only remember
what the food tastes like.

I also find Tainan a bit unfamiliar
after living in Taipei for so long.

Something changes every time I go back.

Still, it always feels like coming home.

Let's do a test then.

What?

Tell me,

since coming to Singapore,
what food do you miss the most?

What do I miss the most?

Red-braised beef noodles.

JOY: Braised beef noodles.

This book says they're from Taipei.

So there is your answer.

You've changed.
You've become a Taipei person.

Braised beef noodles
can be found everywhere in Taiwan.

So you can find them anywhere?

Doesn't look like much then.

You don't eat street food,
how would you know?

JOY: Why wouldn't I eat street food?

Well, it's just hard to imagine you
eating in the streets.

[SIGHS]

I haven't eaten in a bazaar
for a long time.

Maybe we should have
some beef noodles tonight.

I know a place that serves
decent Lanzhou beef noodles.

Sure.

[LINE RINGING]

I-SHAN: Hello?

LI-YING: Joy retracted
the SOP proposal from Kevin.

I-SHAN: Retracted?

LI-YING: I saw Joy and Kim
revising something in the office.

-I don't know what they're working on.
-Is that so?

She didn't tell me.

I asked Raj about it.

Raj said Joy asked Kim
to help her revise something,

but he doesn't know what.

LI-YING: But Kevin doesn't know about it,
he’s visiting Central Kitchen today.

I'm at the office.

-I'm coming up soon.
-LI-YING: Okay, then.

-Talk later, bye.
-LI-YING: Bye.

Are they going to reject our proposal?

Why are you retracting the SOP?

[MELANCHOLIC MUSIC PLAYING]

I know he likes you,

but I didn't expect him
to tip you off so quickly.

I've changed my mind.

I think the software system's structures
should be included.

We only got the SOP
and the terms for collaboration.

It's a bit too weak.

Why didn't you tell me first?

I don't have much time,
and you were in another meeting.

My grocery delivery idea
that you shot down

is a software update ready to set up.

I've been planning it
since before you joined the company.

Kim is the one programming it.

I was thinking of including all of it.

But on second thought,
I don't want to at all.

The seniors assigned this.

Didn't you say
we should work for the company?

JOY: [IN ENGLISH] Don't get me wrong.

[IN MANDARIN] I told you

I'm helping myself, not you.

Kevin knows it as well.

The practicality and efficiency of
grocery delivery is what Singapore needs.

Cloud-based restaurants, let's be honest,

are just copy-and-pasting food.

What good would they be for Singapore?

You have French cuisine every week.

Of course you're not interested in this.

You come from a wealthy family,

yet you're terrified
of us work permit holders

getting the better of you.

The Datuk has such a petty daughter.

[SOMBER MUSIC PLAYING]

Can you see this?

Lanzhou beef noodles, are they good?

Not bad. [EXHALES]

It looks like ramen though,
and the meat is sliced so thin.

Yeah, the noodle is the hero.

The meat is the sidekick.

That's why it's not that satisfying.
[SIGHS]

I really miss flavorful and tender
braised beef noodles.

I-CHING: What's wrong with you?

I'm getting homesick thinking of the food.

I want to eat fish noodles,

Dongshan duck head,

rice noodles with squid,

fried eel and deep-fried sandwiches.

How am I going to bring all that to you?

I can only bring you pastries
from Cheng-En's.

You're coming?

It's like a five-hour flight.

It's no big deal.

What about Liang-Liang?

I'm just going for three or four days,
not years.

Besides, his dad is here,
don’t forget that.

I miss you so much.

Remember to visit Mom and Dad
if you're free.

I-CHING: Okay, I know.
Take good care of yourself.

-All right, talk later.
-I-CHING: Mm.

-Bye-bye.
-I-CHING: Bye-bye.

[SNIFFLES, SIGHS]

[MELANCHOLIC MUSIC PLAYING]

I-SHAN: What do you want exactly?

JOY: Do you know where this is?

The French restaurant
that you go to every week.

JOY: What do you see?

I-SHAN: The restaurant's kitchen.

What else?

What else is there?

I have work to do.

JOY: My father is coming.

Don't you want to meet him?

JOY: [THROUGH VIDEO] Dad,

I forget to take a video
every time I come here.

Today, I've finally remembered.

The one collecting garbage is my father.

He'll be back in Malaysia next month
when he's retired.

JOY: Dad, hey!

Look over here.
Look at the camera just for a second.

-I'm busy.
-JOY: Just for a second.

-Over the past six months...
-Okay, okay.

...I've visited him at his work
every week,

and had employee meals with him.

Those extravagant dishes?

I've never tasted them.

The Datuk's daughter
who was born into a wealthy family?

That's not the case.

[GENTLE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING]

I-SHAN: WHAT IS THIS?

IS BEING ONLINE ON-TIME
A PUNISHMENT FOR SOMEONE WHO IS SINGLE?

EVERYONE IS LATE

[SIGHS]

HUI-JU IS ONLINE

Sorry, sorry.

I fell asleep.

Hsu Hui-Ju, what are you doing?

I'm on a massage chair.

Wait, wait, let me put my phone down.

How's your body holding up?

HUI-JU: I'm fine. Don't worry about it.

This miscarriage.

I've told A-Kuai that I...

It's okay, I'm over it.

You know what, now I've let it all out,

it feels like I've finally paid
all my debt.

It's a relief.

That's great.

Besides, I...

A-Kuai and I are going to apply
for an adoption.

-You've made up your mind?
-HUI-JU: Yeah.

It's a good thing A-Kuai is there.

He can share the burden with you.

-You don't have to face it alone.
-HUI-JU: True.

Thank God I have A-Kuai.
He's always there for me.

CHENG-EN: Hey.

I'm here, I'm here.

Hello, sir. The video call has ended.

Bye-bye.

Come on.

You know I'm always on time, okay?

Bullshit! You're always late.

Yeah.

The king of being late.

CHENG-EN: Hsu Hui-Ju,

what's that? You're on a massage chair?

Wow! A-Kuai has been
treating you really well.

He said I need to prepare
for adopting a child

and to take care of my health,
so he bought me a massage chair.

Where have you been? You were late.

CHENG-EN: Where do you think?

I just came back from the lawyer's.

HUI-JU: Oh.

Weird, why didn't you just sign
for the divorce?

Does Hsiao-Ping not want to sign?

She would rather sign it sooner.

It's her lawyer
who's giving me a hard time,

telling me to sign all the waivers
and documents today.

It's not like I don't want to do it.
I've signed everything

and it took me a while until now.

HUI-JU: [SIGHS] Didn't expect you
to be single again as well.

Hey, both of you are single now.

Lin I-Shan will be in your hands
from now on.

Hsu Hui-Ju.

[GIGGLES]

Li Cheng-En, you've won the jackpot.
Dreams do come true.

Maybe it's her who won the jackpot.

Right, talk to you all later.
I need to shower, bye.

-Bye.
-Bye.

She seems pretty cheerful.

People should learn
to live with a more open mind.

-Li Cheng-En.
-CHENG-EN: What?

Do you want to congratulate me
for being free again? [SCOFFS]

Li Cheng-En.

Yeah.

How are you doing
with all the things with Hsiao-Ping?

You're having a bad time lately
and you're acting like it's nothing.

CHENG-EN: You know what?

Today...

is the first time...

that I've signed so many documents.

Each document I signed...

made me feel like...

I've made another turn in life.

After I signed all of them,

it's like my life
is back to where it started.

That's all right.
We're still there for you at the start.

Yeah. If you can't find anyone later,
I'll be stuck like you then.

Who said I can't find anyone?

Nonsense, don't tease me like that.

[GENTLE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING]

[SOFT PIANO MUSIC PLAYING]

Hey, Joy.

I thought you weren't coming.

I was hesitating.
I still need to work tomorrow.

[IN ENGLISH] Good evening,
what can I get for you today?

-Manhattan. Thank you.
-Manhattan?

[IN MANDARIN] Congratulations.
I heard your proposal was well-received.

Thank you for being willing to include
the software system's structures.

You should really thank Kim.

I just picked up where he left off.

The whole platform architecture
should stay in BD 1.

That's everyone's hard work.

The other day...

about your father... I'm sorry.

Never mind, I just find it funny.

-[IN ENGLISH] Enjoy.
-Thank you.

[SOFT PIANO MUSIC PLAYING]

[IN MANDARIN] Your family's still
in Tainan?

Yeah. Both of my parents are in Tainan.

You should cherish your time with them.

Don't regret it later.

What about your family?

My mom passed away three years ago.

Breast cancer.

When my father retires next month,

I'll go with him to take
my mom's ashes back to Malaysia.

So then you'll be all alone here.

I'm already used to living alone.

I'm still getting used to it.

[IN ENGLISH] What can I get for you?

-Can I have one more? Thank you.
-One more. No worries.

[IN MANDARIN] You should really enjoy
living your own life.

You know, in Singapore,

besides yoga and going to the spa,
I've also been to a yacht party.

The bungee jumping is really exciting.

There's also the sunset marathon.

Yeah. We should totally go together.

We can just start by doing yoga.

We can't be running a marathon
soon after, right?

I'm also a terrible jogger.
I'll wait for you.

Didn't you say
that you never wait for anyone?

Right. I never wait for anyone.
You'll just have to do better.

I'm looking forward to it.

[IN ENGLISH] Tonight's special,
buy two, get one free.

Enjoy.

-Thank you.
-Thank you.

-[IN MANDARIN] Cheers.
-[IN ENGLISH] Cheers.

[IN MANDARIN] Cheers.

[CONTENTED SIGHS]

INSTRUCTOR: [IN ENGLISH] Take a breath.

When you're ready,
in the next inhale, lift your left leg up

or just step forward
to the outside of your left hand.

Make sure you push your fingers down.

Plant the back of the heel
down towards the floor,

while you stretch the right arm
towards me.

Let your fingers
stretch towards the front.

So this is a really good pose
if you have stomach pain, stomach ailment.

What it does is it actually
brings circulation to the stomach,

relieves your nervous system.

I-SHAN: [IN MANDARIN] I have been
desperate to improve my life.

Yet I forgot to enjoy
the simplicity of things.

[GENTLE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING]

[GENTLE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONTINUES]

[IN ENGLISH] Joy didn't come to work.

That's new.

I have never seen her ask for leave.

Kim, do you know why?

How should I know?

You worked for her recently.

Could you just concentrate
on doing your job?

LI-YING: She'll be fine anyway.

Don’t forget she was born
with a silver spoon in her mouth

and she doesn't have to do it all.

[IN MANDARIN] Li-Ying, that's enough.

[IN ENGLISH] Please stop telling me rumors
that are not facts.

Hey, guys.

This is Singapore.

We are all people who work hard
to prove ourselves.

And there will be
no exception to the rule.

She's just an ordinary person,
just like you and me.

Is that okay?

[EMOTIONAL MUSIC PLAYING]

According to the study,
many people have started...

KIM: Sandy.

I think you need some chocolate.

Thank you.

Sandy.

-I...
-I-SHAN: You know what?

Thanks. Everything, you did it for me.

Really.

KIM: Sandy.

-I have to tell you something.
-Kim.

I like you but...

can we just be friends?

Okay.

But I won't give up.

I’ll change your mind.

Thanks.

[UPLIFTING MUSIC PLAYING]

[EXHALES]

I-SHAN: [IN MANDARIN]
When you embrace who you are

and the bits and pieces of your past,

you'll see the beauty
of being single again.

[MUSIC FADES]

[I-SHAN SIGHS]

-One global shipping sister incoming.
-I-SHAN: What brings you here?

[BOTH LAUGHING]

Did you miss me?

-Come on in.
-Okay.

Why didn't you ask me to pick you up?

I did realize it would've been faster
for you to pick me up.

I don't know the place at all.

I brought a lot of things with me.

-You brought me candied fruit!
-Yeah.

-This is from your mom... Ah!
-[SQUEALS]

Hold this for me.

[GENTLE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING]

Hey.

It's great that you've taken
so many photos.

Otherwise, I'd be here for so long

and I wouldn't even know
there were so many places to visit.

I-CHING: You're not here as a tourist.

There are many scenic spots in Tainan,
but we never visited them.

I-SHAN: If you hadn't
taken these photos,

I don't know how I would
remember my time here.

I-CHING: I told you to take a photo
with the Merlion and you refused.

That might be the only photo
that proves you've been to Singapore.

I-SHAN: I'll take one for you.

-I-SHAN: It's beautiful.
-I-CHING: So pretty.

Thank you.

[GENTLE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING]

-WAITRESS: [IN ENGLISH] Enjoy.
-Thank you.

[IN MANDARIN] Wow, Lin I-Shan,

that's like ten thousand dollars of food
we've just ordered.

I'm treating my sister.

Don't worry, thanks to you,
I got the chance to be here.

It seems you've passed the bottleneck.

Yeah.

I-CHING: Our team leader said,

"When competing overseas,
you will often encounter bottlenecks,

"which is just acclimatization.
Everything you do doesn't feel right."

Seeing you living pretty well now
means you've made it through.

I'm fine. I'm even taking part in
a fluorescent night run next week.

-I'm looking forward to it.
-I-CHING: For real?

That's great.

I'll have to wait until Liang is older
to have time for myself.

Then don't start complaining
that he's growing too fast.

I-CHING: I won't.

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

JOY: You're here for dinner?

Yeah, I'm with my sister. You?

I'm here to see my dad.

-Talk later.
-Sure.

Dad, is this box yours?

I'll move it in first.

Go back to the office.

I can handle this myself.

You don't have to take time off
to help me.

I told you I have many
paid vacation days left.

Don't worry about it.

How long will Joy be back with you?

I'm not asking her to go back with me.

She still has a job here,
she can't just abandon it.

She's just trying to keep you company.
Kuching is her hometown too.

She's willing to go back
with her mother's ashes. That's nice.

It's the thought that counts.

Her mother would understand.

This is a very competitive environment.

She worked hard
to be promoted to assistant director.

If she gets careless,
she'd be replaced immediately.

Geez. She works hard and that's enough.

She only has one mother.

If she realizes later that she has done
nothing for her mother,

you'll have her feeling so regretful.

But it'll take two weeks.

[IN ENGLISH] Really no problem?

Don’t worry.

[IN MANDARIN] She's making videos
on behalf of her company.

That means she can manage things well.

It'll be fine.

-[IN ENGLISH] Hey, careful. Careful.
-Oh! I'm sorry.

Restroom is just down the hall.
Where you are now is the kitchen.

Are you okay?

Oh, I'm fine, I just thought
of a dish from my hometown.

CHEF: What's the dish?

Beef noodle soup.

-[LAUGHS]
-Sorry for that.

-It's all right. It's just right...
-I just...

-...down the hall on your left.
-I-SHAN: Okay.

Bye. [GIGGLES]

[IN MANDARIN] I went online
and ran a search.

The chef here is British, not French.

Yeah. Many people make fun
of British people's taste in food,

but there are many British chefs now.

-Hey.
-What are you doing?

Asking him to take a photo.

[IN ENGLISH] Could you take
a picture for us?

-WAITER: Of course.
-Thank you.

WAITER: One, two, three...

Is everything okay so far?

So delicious.

Please give our compliments
to the chef for us.

-WAITER: Sure.
-Thank you.

You're welcome.

I-SHAN: [IN MANDARIN] What's up?
You bought a new camera?

Yeah. I'm learning
how to sh**t merchandise.

I want to become a group-buying streamer.

Group-buying?

-You want to start selling merch?
-I-CHING: Yeah.

Wait, wait, wait.

Your sister has been selling things
for years, all the way to Singapore now.

-Now you're copying me?
-Sis.

At my age, I'm no longer fit for esports,

unless I'm a caster or a coach like Glow.

I eventually need to find a new job.

Don't you worry.

I'm so good that I'll hit
a million subscribers in no time.

I-SHAN: Such confidence.

-How's the photo you took?
-I think it's good.

CHEF: I have the same camera.

If you often take pictures of food,
its large aperture can be very useful.

-I-CHING: Large aperture.
-You're the...

[LAUGHS]

CHEF: Hi.

I'm Fang Shao-Wen,
the executive chef here.

I'm glad you enjoyed the food tonight.

-I-SHAN: [IN ENGLISH] Thank you.
-Thank you.

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