Yes, Mr Chung... yes, I know but there's really nothing much I can do.
Okay, I'll try to find you a table,
but Chef Daniel says this year he'll only cook for five tables. Ya...
Oh no. I'm sorry, I can't =
because all the customers booked their tables one year in advance.
And this year, we're hosting the Minister of Culture and his family.
Hi Miss Fong, Miss Fong, we're waiting to interview...
Ya that's why...
Ricky, why...?
I've had it!
Sorry...
Mr Chung, please don't cry.
It's just a Reunion Dinner.
I'm sorry = I really cannot!
Ya... can you please stop crying?
Miss Fong? We're waiting to interview...
Excuse me.
Okay. Okay I tell you what =
I think I'll talk to my boss and see what I can do about it. Ya?
Anyway, it's Chinese New Year =
it's a time of celebration, prosperity and happiness!
I'm sure he'll be in a good mood.
Ya, I'll call you back. Bye!
What is wrong with you?
What?
You don't understand simple English?
What?
You just have to follow my instructions
and do what you're supposed to do! Simple enough?
Listen! I can't work like this! Okay?
I can't work like this! If it's going to be like this,
I quit! Are you happy?
Quit! Quit and go back to America!
I'm from Belgium!
I don't care, just go back to America! You're terminated!
Why is Boss showing off his English today?
He's got a television interview later.
What is with the attitude?
Why must you always talk to the staff like that?
Let me quote my mentor, the famous French chef, Pierre Le Saux.
He said to me once...
I have no idea what that means.
Actually, neither do l.
This is Chinese New Year's Eve.
How am I going to replace the two staff you've just fired?
If you hired better people, I wouldn't have to fire them.
Excuse me.
Okay, okay. The people from the TV station are waiting to interview you =
and it's going live on air!
Good things come to those who wait.
Okay then, let them wait.
Pity your fans, though = I'm sure they were waiting to see their idol on television.
Idol! Please...
Okay then.
Mindy, I'm busy right now. Find something to keep yourself busy.
Your keys.
You can have them back.
I won't need them anymore, since I'm never coming back.
Happy New Year.
Same to you.
Are you just going to let her go?
She's always like that.
Everytime she gets into one of her moods, she'll throw me her keys and leave home.
But she'll be back by lunchtime to get her keys.
Then she'll go home and sit in front of her computer until tomorrow morning.
Are you on TV? Wow!
Karen!
Hi Daniel!
You're looking prettier everyday!
Why, thank you!
This way.
Let me take part in your filming = I'll bring home a Golden Horse Award.
Yes, you hope... Golden Horse Award.
They're looking to interview famous local chefs.
They pleaded for so long, I finally felt sorry for them and gave in.
You're a good man.
Daniel's Royal lmperial Yee=Sang!
I can tell it's exquisite just by looking at it.
It contains eight=headed abalone from Australia!
You will definitely prosper after eating it!
Really? Thank you!
And the special plum sauce (kat zup) on the side,
it's specially made for you using eight different ingredients.
Cockroach? (Gar zad?)
Not cockroach, plum sauce.
Er... okay, nevermind.
I also prepared the Yee=Sang at an auspicious hour.
8.08am! With so many auspicious numbers, you'll definitely prosper!
All these 'eight's, great!
88888...
Oh... your bill also has a lot of eights.
I guarantee you will prosper with my Yee=Sang!
S$388.
So expensive.
Expensive? Come on! It's made with the finest ingredients.
And which of these finest ingredients is the most expensive?
Without a doubt, the eight=headed abalone from Australia.
Eight=headed, one=headed = what's the difference?
The one=headed abalone is soggy.
The eight=headed abalone is delicious and chewy, it's just like eating chewing gum.
In that case, why don't I just eat chewing gum instead?
Try swallowing chewing gum.
Oh.
Actually, I brought along my own can of abalone.
This is Golden Abalone from Malacca. It is also very chewy.
Malacca produces abalone?
Malacca can't produce abalone?
S$288 then.
It's still kind of expensive.
Expensive?! Do you know how much work went into that special sauce?
I used eight different ingredients to prepare it!
Why don't I leave the special sauce here so your other customers can enjoy it.
Then maybe it can be cheaper?
Fine! If you want it to be cheaper,
why don't I throw the fish back into the ocean so we can save the environment?
You can do that?
What do you think?
Of course not! If you take away the fish, then all l have is salad!
I can't just have salad during Chinese New Year, can l?
In that case, why don't you tell me your budget?
$88?
$88?! The box alone costs $88!
I know, which is why I brought my own box. See?
I saved this box three years ago = I always knew it would come in handy!
Fine, fine, $88 then! I give up!
Change the abalone for her. Just take it and go!
Hi Mr Koh, we're ready for your interview.
Okay, okay, okay.
Just wait a while.
Fei Fei, can you please hurry? I'm late for my bus! Thank you!
Reunion Dinner is about being together, and celebrating with your family...
Prosper!
I was so worried you'd forget to buy it.
Hurry up, the bus is leaving soon.
How could I forget?
When I wake up, I hear "did you buy my 4D?"
When I eat, I hear "did you buy my 4D?"
When I shit, I hear "did you buy my 4D?"
I can't even sleep in peace without hearing "did you buy my 4D?"
You wouldn't understand. I must keep this safe.
You've been buying the same 4D number every Chinese New Year.
And for the last twenty years, and you've never won. Not even once.
If it's so easy to win, the Singapore Government wouldn't be in the lottery business.
I don't understand you aunties.
Knowing full well the odds of striking 4D, you still bet.
Willlingly "donate" money to the government.
We know we're donating money to the government, but we're buying a glimmer of hope.
This glimmer of hope gives us a warm and fuzzy tingling in our hearts...
And then the results come out.
Correct.
And you don't strike yet again =
eat shit.
Who says we can never strike?
Of course you can strike!
You can 'strike' pink slips (warning letters), 'strike' summons, 'strike' rheumatism,
Just never strike 4D.
You've got a wicked tongue!
I tell you, winning isn't everything in 4D.
More importantly, the anticipation of winning can be a beautiful experience.
Mother, right now the most beautiful experience for me -
is you going to Kuala Lumpur by yourself and me going home to sleep. Okay?
What do you think?
I think, yes!
Yes? Yes!
Thank you, Mother! You're the sweetest mother ever!
I'm going home! Bye! Bye!
Give me a call when you reach Kuala Lumpur! Make sure you get on the right bus!
Are you happy now?
You can force me to go, but you don't own my heart.
Oh please, it's only a Reunion Dinner, not the end of the world.
Take a look at this photograph, maybe it'll change your attitude.
Let me put this bag up, it's in the way.
Hey!
Pardon me, but this is my space. The space back there = that's yours.
Happy Chinese New Year! Wish you all the best!
Who's this?
Don't you remember? You used to play with her when you were kids.
She's your god=auntie's daughter.
God=auntie, god=dammit. Why are you showing me her photograph?
You and your wicked tongue!
She's still single... and waiting for you.
Are you trying to matchmake me?
Yes.
Mother! I can deal with my own personal life!
I've left you alone to deal with your own personal life for the last 33 years
and look what happened! You're still left on the shelf!
Mother, fate is beyond my control.
It's not that I don't want to get married, but the fact is, I can't find the right girl.
There are 5 million people in Singapore.
Assuming half of them are male, it still leaves you with 2.5 million women.
How can you not find anyone?
I just can't.
And why not?
You see, I don't want any women above the age of 34.
Why?
Because their 'engines' will break down sooner than mine.
I also don't want any women below the age of 20.
Because my 'engine' will break down sooner than theirs.
As for the remaining women, half of them are already married.
Of the half that's left, half of those are already attached.
Of the half of the half that's left, half are probably lesbians.
Take away the ugly ones and those who prefer to stay single, only a few are left.
Out of these remaining few, what are my chances of bumping into them?
So really, the problem isn't me.
Fine = the problem isn't you, that's why it's become my problem!
You have no market value in Singapore anymore,
so I'm going to open a new market for you... in Malaysia!
What are you eating?
Motion sickness pills.
These are the motion sickness pills.
Then what are these?
How would I know? You're the one who ate them!
Oh my goodness!
These are my sleeping pills!
Mother - I took three of those!
Three?!
I might as well be committing suicide!
Good heavens! Three pills!
Stop!
What's wrong with the bus driver? Does he think he's driving a racecar?
Ah Meng, wake up! Are you alright? Ah Meng, please wake up! Ah Meng!
Ah Meng, what happened to you? Ah Meng! Ah Meng!
Ah Meng, wake up! Are you alright? Ah Meng, please wake up! Ah Meng!
Are you sure?
I'm very sure. If you don't believe me, go and check.
Ah Meng, are you alright? Ah Meng please wake up!
Ah Meng! Ah Meng please wake up!
Ah Meng, please wake up!
Auntie!
Yes?
Can I see your ticket?
Why?
This girl has a ticket for your seat.
No! This is my seat. My son booked the ticket for me.
Okay, then show me your ticket.
Ticket? The ticket is with my son.
Meng, the tickets! This man wants to see the bus tickets!
Meng! Meng! Meng!
Sorry, just now my son accidentally took three sleeping pills
and now he can't wake up. I'm so worried, you know!
Hey Auntie, that's very convenient. Your son took three sleeping pills...
... yes...
... now he can't wake up...
... yes...
... and you don't have the tickets.
Yes!
You think I'm bluffing?
You can see for yourself my son can't wake up! I'm so worried, you know!
Auntie did you hear that? The bus behind is honking already.
Auntie, you're delaying everyone on the bus. We need to leave already, okay?
Happy New Year! Why don't you take your well-wishes and...
Hey, we're all rushing to go back home for Chinese New Year!
Why don't you just give the girl your seat?
Are you trying to get a free ride? Get off the bus! Take your bag and get off!
Stop taking my things! Stop pulling my bag, you...
Hey!
What're you carrying in your bag? Are you trying to kill somebody?
Abalone!
Brother, I'm really sorry.
Sir, do you want to call the police?
Please, please, don't do that.
Okay, I'll settle it, I'll settle it.
You go back and drive your bus, I'll settle it. Sorry.
What's the matter with her?
Are you sure?
Yes, I'm sure. Please sit down.
Did you check the change from the cab driver?
Of course.
Boon!
Dad.
Jamie! You made it!
You must be tired.
It's okay, we're fine.
Come on in.
Boon, you're back!
Mom.
My darling!
How did you get here so fast? I was hoping to finish mopping before you arrived!
It's only a 45=minute flight from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur.
And why are you cleaning the house by yourself? Why didn't you let the maid do it?
Where's Maria? Maria!
Your mom fired Maria last week.
Hey, she stole my money. I caught her red-handed.
You shouldn't talk like that.
For your information, you gave her the money to buy a sack of rice when we ran out!
See! Always taking the maid's side, not mine! You've got the story all wrong!
Your father is always like this. You don't even know your own mistakes.
I'm not talking to you anymore. Always like this.
Your mom is getting worse as she gets older.
Crazy woman!
Hey!
Are you calling me a crazy woman again?
Go sit down. I'll get something to drink.
Thanks, Dad.
Thank you, Dad.
Wow, your house is so nicely decorated.
Oh my goodness!
Boon! I can't believe they put our wedding photograph in the living room!
I tried to tell them but the old folks like it this way.
Consider yourself lucky.
My mom was thinking of commissioning a pair of statues for the main gate.
Anyway, isn't it nice? I'll bring our luggage upstairs.
Why are you bringing the luggage up? I thought we already made the arrangements...
Jamie, did you bring brighter clothes?
You should wear more auspicious colours at a Reunion Dinner - not like that!
You understand? It's not auspicious.
Reunion Dinner?
You didn't tell them?
We could stay for the start of the Reunion Dinner, then leave for the airport.
Boon! The flight to Bali is at ten!
We have to be at the airport at least two hours before that!
In Malaysia, you don't have to reach the airport two hours before the flight leaves.
Dinner starts at seven. We can stay for an hour till eight.
We'll reach the airport by nine. That still gives us one hour to check in.
And how do you plan to tell them during dinner?
Just stand up and say "Happy Chinese New Year, everyone.
So sorry, but we're leaving now! Bye bye!"
Look, there's still time to break the news to them.
You know what my parents are like.
Yes, I know.
Dear, the Bali trip is a free holiday we won in a lucky draw.
We can go to Bali anytime. Bali's not going anywhere.
But Chinese New Year only happens once a year.
Exactly! With all the madness of the New Year, this is the best time to go on holiday!
The Reunion Dinner is a family tradition here.
I know it's different with your family,
but in the past thirty years,
I've never missed a Reunion Dinner with my family.
I'm going to take a shower and go down.
How many of these are they planning to put up?
You don't think it's nice?
Yes Minister, yes.
My restaurant manager already told me about you and your family's dinner tonight.
I'll make sure your dinner is fantabulous.
I don't make this Pumpkin Watercress Pork Rib soup anymore.
But I've created a new dish for you,
which I learnt in France, called Coquille St. Jacques Savoie.
Yes Minister. No, no, I am not shouting at you.
Really, I'm not shouting at you.
Can you give me five minutes? I'll call you back.
Thank you, thank you so much.
What's going on?
Where's everyone?
Where are all the staff?
They went home. To celebrate Chinese New Year.
Went home? They quit?
They rather quit first than be fired by you.
Actually...
Nobody quits on me unless I fire them first! How dare they!
Not that one! It's crystal! Very expensive!
Why didn't you stop them?
They had knives in their hands! I wasn't about to stand between them and the door!
I have fifty people coming for dinner later!
I just got off the phone with the Minister of Culture!
I even promised him that I'll prepare the Coquille St. Jacques Savoie!
How can all this be ready in ten hours' time?
You have to solve my problem.
Me?
Miss, I hired you as the Restaurant Manager
to help me solve my problems, not sit around and do nothing!
How do you expect me solve this problem?
Do I have to teach you everything? Hire some more people!
This is Chinese New Year's Eve! Where on earth am I supposed find people today?
Your problem isn't my problem.
My problem is your problem.
So now = please solve this problem for me.
If you have to, ask your grandmother, granduncle, your aunties =
I don't care =as long as someone is here helping me when I get back!
Good grief!
Ah Meng! Meng! Meng! Wake up!
I'm not crazy, okay? My son swallowed three sleeping pills just now
and I can't wake him up. Ah Meng! Wake up!
Why did he take so many sleeping pills? What's he so unhappy about?
No, no, no = he's very happy. I only asked him to go KL with me for Reunion Dinner.
He took the sleeping pills by accident.
Ah Meng! Wake up! You're scaring me! Ah Meng!
To not want to eat Reunion Dinner... crazy (fengle).
Crazy (feng)... Medicated oil (feng you)! That's right!
Excuse me, may I know where feng you (medicated oil) is?
Feng Yew?
He's on leave today.
On leave?
Yes.
No, no...
Medicated oil.
Oh, okay = it's over there.
Thank you, thank you.
Hey, Brother!
Sorry, this is sold out.
Do you think I can have this bottle?
Sorry Auntie, I need this for my passenger.
I need this for my son.
My passenger has food poisoning, you know...
not feeling well... throwing up.
But at least your passenger can throw up.
My son took the wrong medicine.
Up here's blocked, up here's also blocked, up here cannot open.
I think my passenger's worse.
My passenger has food poisoning, throwing up...
Iater he might throw down there = you know, diarrhoea.
But my son is dying!
Diarrhoea and dying, which is worse?
Please, please, please.
Diarrhoea.
Huh?
Dying.
Okay, thank you.
Wait! But you can also die from diarrhoea!
Auntie, why are you two being so difficult?
One bottle = cannot finish, right?
Why don't you two share?
Please excuse me!
Yes, yes = share =
I tell you what, you let me use first.
Because your son is dying?
Correct.
So... you pay first, I go first.
Okay. Hey, no... bye!
I go and pay?
No way!
She really went to Kuala Lumpur to look for her mother.
This is Mindy. Leave a message. Or don't = it's up to you.
Mindy, if you insist on not picking up your phone,
I'm going to cancel your phone line.
Don't think I'm playing around.
What are you looking at? This is funny to you?
Just cook whatever's available.
Okay, okay.
You asked me to call my aunty, uncle, granduncle...
So here they are!
Come, come -
Are you trying to drink the rice wine?
That's for cooking! Take the red wine!
Hey! Don't make a mess!
Here's the abalone... Wine is for drinking...
Anything else?
Mindy, if you insist on not picking up your phone,
I'm going to cancel your phone line.
Don't think I'm playing around.
Ah Meng, Mother's coming!
Ah Meng, hold on, Mother's here!
Ah Meng, please wake up... hold on, hold on...
Ah Meng, Ah Meng, Ah Meng, please don't scare me.
Ah Meng, please wake up.
Ah Meng, please wake up, please don't scare me.
Ah Meng, please wake up.
Ah Meng, please wake up, Ah Meng.
Please wake up, please wake up!
Miss, can you stop crying?
I'm desperately trying to revive my son...
... and here you are crying your heart out! When you look at the big picture...
... very bad!
Ah Meng! = Do you need any help?
You can tell me, it's okay.
I can try to help.
Will you wake up?
What's the matter?
Ow! Ow! I'm on fire!
Good! You're finally awake!
Pain! Pain! I'm on fire! You're awake!
I'm on fire! You're awake!
Wait = the bus is moving... the medicated oil!
Hey! What's going on here? Stop the bus!
Sorry, Brother! Hey, stop the bus!
Crazy woman! Get lost!
Malaysia is so big... what are the chances of running into him again?
Anyway, I didn't do it on purpose. Too bad!
How?
What do mean, how? I'm in pain!
Are you crazy, Mother?
I'm sorry. You wouldn't wake up, I was scared out of my wits...
Okay, okay. Let's find some water...
Enough looking already! Your uncles want to meet you.
Come.
My Mom wants you to meet my uncles.
This is my new daughter=in=law.
She's an optician in Singapore. One of the best.
Hello, Uncle.
That's not my uncle; he's actually my granduncle.
These are my uncles... Second Uncle and Third Uncle.
My granduncle married late in life.
Athens, Harbin, quickly call your niece=in=law.
Hello, Niece-in-Law.
Hello, Uncle Athens... Harbin.
We conceived them in those places.
That's why we named them after the cities.
I always tell him, luckily we didn't make them in Bali.
You know, my husband's surname is Peng, then they would be...
Bali Peng (lce barley).
Okay, okay.
Come and help me in the kitchen. Otherwise we'll have nothing to eat tonight.
The noodles represent longevity.
Fish represents abundance.
Fat choy (black moss) represents prosperity.
Green vegetables represent everlasting youth.
Prawns represent happiness and good fortune.
Okay, now I have to make my family's secret sauce.
I always do this before anyone comes.
I'm afraid they may steal my secret recipe, especially that nosy god=auntie of yours.
Enough about her. You peel the prawns.
Like, all of them?
Were you planning to just peel one?
You start on the prawns, I'll go and make my secret sauce.
Okay.
I must have done wrong in a past life to be reincarnated as your son in this one.
Your rosy face = it's very appropriate for Chinese New Year!
Hey, are you still upset?
It must have something to do with a guy.
Just one glance, and I can tell.
Let me tell you = relationships are Trouble.
My mother, she wants me to get married = bring Trouble into the family.
She'll have me throw a banquet, invite our relatives, then announce to them:
"Look at me! I brought Trouble home! Congratulate me! Wish me well!"
Marriage can be blissful, okay?
Look at his crooked teeth = distorting everything coming out of his mouth.
Don't pay any attention to him.
So tell me, did he make you happy?
Yes, he made me very happy.
Did you hear that? He made her very happy! VERY happy!
They give each other a lot of space, of course they're happy.
No, actually we see each other everyday.
That's how it starts.
Nothing nice ever comes out of your mouth.
Ignore him! I think it's really sweet.
He must care for you a lot.
Yes. He's very caring, and he really pampers me.
So, how old is he?
Forty=five.
Wait a minute, how old are you?
I'm eighteen.
Old cow eating tender grass!
It's not funny, okay?
Of all the phrases you can use, must you use that one?
A fresh daisy perched upon a pile of cow dung.
At least that's different.
I was talking about my father.
She's talking about her father!
How would I know? Can you please be clearer next time?
You said you could tell at a glance.
I thought you already knew about my problem with my father.
So what's going on with you and your father?
Every year, I want to sit down and have Reunion Dinner with him.
But he's too busy to spend time with me.
So since he has no time for me,
I'll go to Kuala Lumpur and have dinner with my mother instead.
My eyesight's going from bad to worse.
I used to be able to see everything clearly,
nowadays I have trouble even reading the newspaper.
Okay, now I'll read out the amounts, and you fill up the red packets.
There're special amounts?
I thought all the red packets came fixed at eight ringgit standard.
Since you were young, I kept a record of how much our relatives gave you.
So now we can give them back the same amount.
Huh?
Huh yourself. You could call it a family tradition.
Now you're married, you should be aware of this.
That's why I say, you and Jamie should have a baby soon,
so you can start collecting on all the red packets I've given out.
Hey!
Are you done with the prawns?
How's this?
Oh my = from big prawns to little shrimp.
Don't you have steamboat in Singapore?
My family's different.
We usually go away on holiday during Chinese New Year.
What's more, most of my family live overseas now.
So we'll just wait for a time when everyone's back in Singapore,
then we have dinner together. Doesn't have to be Chinese New Year's Eve.
It's true = you can have dinner with your family any day of the year,
but with Chinese New Year's Eve...
Just think = you can give presents any time during the year,
but when you do it at Christmas time, it takes on a special meaning.
I wonder if my prawn seller is still at the market.
I'm going to make a phone call. You continue with the prawns.
Okay.
Be careful = I just mopped the kitchen, so the floor is very slippery.
Okay.
Be careful.
Okay.
Can I help you cook?
I think it's okay.
Third Auntie's daughter = one packet, eight ringgit.
Okay.
Auntie Wen's children = three packets, one ringgit each.
One ringgit? Who on earth gives one ringgit in this day and age?
Your Auntie Wen, that's who!
When you were born thirty years ago, she gave you one ringgit.
Thirty years later = still one=ringgit.
So that's that.
Okay.
Why do you keep looking at your watch? You have something urgent to go to?
No, it's a new watch. I just like the design.
Really?
Boon, where's Mom?
She should be upstairs.
Never mind.
Let me tell you = my mother and granduncles are all great chefs!
They learnt their culinary skills from my grandfather.
My grandfather was a renowned chef in Hong Kong.
Did your grandfather study in France?
Does he know how to prepare Coquille St. Jacques Savoie?
Fine, fine = you're the best!
Hey, have you called her?
Who?
Your daughter.
What for? I don't know what she's up to.
Since she was a kid, I gave her everything she wanted.
What did I get in return? She repays me by giving me attitude!
See who's at the door.
I'm warning you, don't fight with them.
If they leave, there'll be nothing I can do to save you.
I know.
Dad, there's something I need to tell you and Mom.
What is it?
I...
I hope it's good news.
Thanks to my old age, now I have to take medication for high blood pressure.
And the doctor says not to stress myself out unnecessarily.
So what is it?
Uncle, what are you doing?
I only like the chocolate.
What happened?
What happened?!
What's going on?
Oh no! My family's secret sauce!
Hello Fei Fei!
Hello, DK.
Is Chef Daniel around?
Yes, but he's a bit busy right now.
Uncle, this is a kitchen, not a foot reflexology centre.
I know, but the chicken tastes better like this.
Brother, you can hit a little harder. The egg's not going to scream in pain.
Okay.
Hey, Fatso!
The way you're slicing is completely wrong.
Hey, this slicing method was learnt in Switzerland... from Chef Christophe.
Well, my slicing method was learnt from a famous French chef -
Charles de Gaulle!
Charles de Gaulle?
Yes!
He's the President of France!
Exactly! He taught me how to slice food, then he went off and became the President of France!
Huh?
Excuse me!
Uncle, did you wash your hands?
Yes I did.
Where did you wash them?
Over there.
Over here?
Change the pot!
You're very troublesome...
Auntie, hold on... hold on... hold on.
What are you cooking?
Pork broth.
You're cooking pork broth?
Yes.
You have to wait till the water is boiling before putting the pork in.
Boy, the broth will be tastier if you put the pork in first.
Auntie, my recipe is recognised by famous chefs from Germany and France.
Do you know how to prepare Coquille St.Jacques Savoie?
I don't know what you're on about,
but my pork broth is Hougang's Number One, and Sengkang's Best Bar None!
You don't just finish the broth, you'll eat the bowl it comes in!
According to the famous French chef = James Troussier,
the meat goes in last in order to retain its original taste.
According to the famous Singapore chef = My Mother,
the meat goes in first, then the soup tastes better.
Look, let me tell you what the renowned French chef, Thierry Henry =
Thierry Henry? Did you say Thierry Henry?
He's a footballer! You take me for a fool?
I also bet in soccer. Henry plays for Barcelona, don't think I don't know.
You're killing me, all you people!
It's pointless trying to make you understand!
This is my kitchen and you will listen to me!
You don't just come in here and do whatever you feel like doing.
If you want to stay and cook, you follow my instructions!
Whatever I tell you, you just do it!
If you come in and simply cook the way you like,
how do you expect my customers to enjoy my food?
If you don't want to cook here anymore, then get out!
What?
Get out! Go! Let's go!
I'm fed up! Crazy!
Just go! He's nuts! Let's go!
I'm only doing this for you! We're trying to help!
Hey! Henry plays for America now, okay? Not Barcelona!
Get with it!
Let's go! He's so unreasonable...
Granduncle, Mother, what happened?
Your boss is arrogant and rude. And completely disrespectful.
He's like that. Please, Mother...
Fei Fei, you're my daughter. And I really want to help you. But they...
That's enough! Let's go!
Fei, I think you should quit too.
Mother...
I understand.
What are you waiting for? Let's go!
I have to go.
Actually, you can be my mother's daughter and l can be your father's son.
Your father doesn't have time for Reunion Dinner, neither do l.
You love Reunion Dinner, my mother lives for Reunion Dinners.
The two of you can get together and have one big fat Reunion Dinner.
Pain.
You want to feel pain?
Pain.
What's that card are you looking at?
My mother sent it to me on my last birthday, it has her address on it.
I hope she'll be home when I get there.
Do you know what time we'll reach KL?
Around 4pm,
unless, of course, something happens to the bus or the driver.
You have a really jinxed mouth! Pity you can't use it to help me strike 4D!
See = the bus is slowing down!
See?
This is bad.
What happened?
Any doctor on the bus? Doctor?
Excuse me. What happened?
The bus driver cannot drive anymore.
He's feeling dizzy, going round like that, because of the bump on his head just now.
No thanks to you, lady! Good gracious!
No driver. How?
Let's take him out, take him out.
Your mother... and granduncles! Useless cooks, all!
Even if they could cook, their dishes are so unrefined!
And you say they're experienced? They can't even take criticism!
I have certain standards to maintain, that's why l criticise them.
Why are you still standing here? Go and look for help now!
Since you're so amazing, go and look for help yourself! I quit!
Hey!
Fed up!
Dad, what are you doing?
Isn't it obvious? I'm mopping the floor.
Didn't mother already mop this morning?
Yes, but the kitchen got messed up!
Why are you mopping the living room when the kitchen got messed up?
I cleaned up the kitchen already, but you know this is New Year's Eve.
I'm still not following you.
Spring cleaning means cleaning the entire house.
Since we cleaned the kitchen, we need to clean the rest of the house too,
so that the dirt and bad luck doesn't spread.
It's our tradition. Remember!
Hey! Hey! What're you doing?
I can do this faster.
You never lifted a finger to clean your own room in thirty years,
and suddenly you want to mop the house? Fine, be my guest!
You call this mopping?
Who mops like this?
Mindy, I know you're in Malaysia.
Don't expect me to keep calling you. I'm telling you to return my calls,
if you still consider me your father.
Otherwise, I will not only cancel your phone line,
I will also stop giving you pocket money!
Enough!
You're so annoying!
The bus has broken down, the weather's killing me,
and you're fiddling with that bloody guitar!
If you're so amazing, get some air=conditioning going and solve the problem with the bus!
Seems you like to annoy your mother.
Revenge!
This is revenge for thirty years of torture as her son!
You know, your mother really cares about you,
that's why she's taking you to KL to matchmake you.
Here.
You're so slow, you won't have time to prepare for the Reunion Dinner.
And if we can't have Reunion Dinner on time, we'll have to...
What?
They're here! I think it's your God=auntie.
There you are.
I was worried about traffic, so I left home earlier.
Where's your daughter?
Here. Uncle.
Why are they here so early?
This is a special year. Her twin daughters are back from the States.
What's so special about that? Just two more mouths to feed.
You remember Auntie Karen's son, Ah Meng?
We've decided to introduce one of her daughters to him!
Good luck to Ah Meng. Thank goodness I'm already married.
Watch your mouth!
Hey, so how now?
Do you want the good news or bad news?
Good news first.
The driver has already called the company,
and they're going to send a replacement driver immediately.
That's great! Thank you!
The bad news is, there's a huge jam on the highway.
It will take the driver at least one to two hours to get here.
Then, how are we going to get back in time for Reunion Dinner?
I also don't know.
Ah Meng, Ah Meng, Ah Meng...come here...
What is it now?
We're in trouble! This is what we're up against =
There will be a replacement driver coming in two hours' time.
But by that time, my raw fish will become salted fish!
So, we must think of a solution.
What do you expect me to do?
Help me find a way out! We have to leave this place!
Mother! We couldn't be stranded in a more remote place! What can I possibly do?
Ah Meng, I raised you for over thirty years.
Now that I'm counting on you, couldn't you at least show me what you're made of?
Don't let me think you've been a J. L. B.
J. L. B.?
Jiak Liao Bi! (Waste of rice!)
Waste of rice, huh?
Show me what you are made of!
I'll show you!
Taxi! Taxi! Come out now! My mother needs you!
How was that?
Funny, very funny.
Hey! Taxi!
Taxi! Taxi!
Look at that!
Your jinxed mouth really worked its magic this time round!
Let's go! Let's go!
Taxi, taxi, Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur!
Even striking lottery cannot be so accurate.
Striking lottery? What do you mean?
The driver has a grudge against me, he's not going to take me as his passenger.
Grudge? What grudge?
All because of the medicated oil!
He has a grudge against you because of medicated oil?
It's a long story.
We should face up to our mistakes. Don't you agree?
Kuala Lumpur! Sixty ringgit! Seventy ringgit! Eighty ringgit! Wait!!!
You got it sir! Come!
Please, please.
Hi, Brother!
What is she doing here?!
My mother.
Hey, the oil... my son gave you already.
I'm not going to take her. You know why?
Because you're a cheat!
I don't like cheats. Please get out!
Ah Meng, go and get our things! Quick!
I said get out!
Lady, I'm going to give you until three. If not I'm going to drag you out.
Please, this Yee Sang must reach Kuala Lumpur.
I don't care!
Please don't do that!
One.
Please!
Two.
Please!
Two and a half. Because you remind me a little bit of my mother.
Please don't do that.
Three!
Please don't.
Please Auntie, go! Please don't do that.
Mother!
What? WHAT?!
I don't know! I don't know! I DON'T KNOW!
Mother, are you okay?
Wait! Don't go anywhere!
I'm just faking a heart attack! Nothing is going to make me leave this taxi!
Mother... wrong side.
What's he doing?
Excuse me Madam, are you okay? Are you okay?
Not okay!
I am a trained paramedic. I am here to assist you.
I will be touching you... but in no way will it be sexual.
Okay! This is a heart attack patient! Everybody...
... clear!
Three, two, one!
Still not okay! Still not okay! Not okay!
Mother! No need for another time!
One more time! No! No! No!
Three, two, one!
Mother!
Not okay! One more! Okay! Okay! No more! No more!
Okay! I'll take you to the hospital!
Okay, hospital.
Ah Meng! Your guitar!
Bring the stuff over!
Okay Auntie, if you feel pain, you just press this yourself, okay?
Okay? Okay.
What are you waiting for? Get in the front!
I could have killed you, you know Auntie?
One more reason I shouldn't take you in my taxi!
Crazy!
Yes! Hello?
Oh! Hi dear. I'm on my way back. Just a while more.
I need to get rid of some passengers first.
Yes, okay. Hey = can I talk to the baby?
Hi Baby! Hello! Papa's coming home, okay?
When are you coming out? Papa will be home soon, okay?
Bye! Okay dear!
You're very cute.
My wife, she's pregnant.
Anytime... the baby can come out.
First baby?
Ya, my first baby. We've been trying quite hard, for a long...
Hey! Don't try and change the subject!
I'm still angry, you know!
Eh = I am going to put you down at the next rest stop!
Then you can bother some other stupid idiot taxi driver!
How far away is the next rest stop?
Mother, are you crazy?
He just said he's getting rid of us at the next rest stop, and you want to go there?
It's not that = I'm having a stomach=ache... and l really need to go!
What's going on?
Brother, last time I asked you =
dying and diarrhoea, which one is worse, right?
DlARRHOEA is worse!
Can you please drive a bit faster?
Now it's at the Causeway, soon it'll be at the Customs
and then it'll come out already! I can't hold it anymore!
Mother, everyday it's about you taking a dump!
No wonder my taxi smells like durian!
I cannot hold it in much longer! Ya, ya, coming already!
Yes, yes, yes, coming already. Brother, faster, faster! At Customs already!
It's coming out already! Thank you! Thank you!
Finally, after three days, everything's out.
Here's a scientific breakthrough = electricity cures constipation.
Out of toilet paper!
Second alternative.
Could things get any worse?
This hose is just for show only.
Oh dear.
Is there anyone out there?
If someone's out there, please answer me. If nobody's out there, no need to answer.
Hello! Anyone out there?
Do you want to use the toilet? Um...
Meng! Ah Meng! Come and save Mother!
No need!
What did you say?
I said no need!
Why does everyone abandon me when there's an emergency?
Simply leave her phone everywhere.
This is the only option left = my 4D ticket.
Karen Neo, you've never won 4D in the last twenty years.
We won first prize!
What happened?
We won first prize!
Mother! Mother!
Mother, we really hit the jackpot this time! We won 4D!
I don't want to talk to you. I'm very angry with you right now.
Why don't you want to talk to me? We won 4D!
Where were you when I needed you most?
Everytime I count on you for help, you abandon me.
Do you know how many...
Please don't tell me you lost the 4D ticket.
Do you know, I almost used it to wipe my ass!
If I had, you'd be looking at an 8,000=dollar piece of toilet paper!
Thank heaven! I won 4D!
I won 4D! I won 4D! I won 4D!
Mother! Why are you missing a stocking?
Hello?
Why call when you have nothing to say?
Your mother's...... soup... it's fantabulous!
Ya... so?
Can you help me pass a message to them...
What message?
Tell them that... just now in the kitchen... I... was really...
Auntie, you really came back to help me!
Help you, my foot! I came back for my soup!
Auntie! Auntie...
Actually, the way I treated you all just now... it was really...
Fine, fine, we'll help you! Getting an apology from you is like waiting for a solar eclipse.
Yes.
Let me make this clear = I'm back because of my daughter.
And they're back because of me.
Okay, let's get to work!
Wait!
The dish I promised the minister = Coquille St. Jacques Savoie
Just now, when I was angry, I threw away all the ingredients.
Then how are we supposed to cook?
How can we cook with no ingredients?
Mother, you used to prepare the
Gathering Of The Eight lmmortals In Spring, remember?
You're right!
We have exactly eight people here = just nice!
Why don't we each create a unique dish of our own?
Okay!
Is that alright with you?
Of course!
Of course! Of course! Of course! Of course! Of course!
Great! Let's start work!
Thank you so much! Thank you!
Fei Fei, I wanted to say...
Mom.
Why don't you try it on?
Mom, I'm really sorry about the kitchen. I'll go down and clean up the mess.
I'll go and...
Don't worry.
Your dad's already cleaning up.
He's been packing red packets the whole day, he needs the exercise.
Let me help you.
Fits you nicely, and you wear it well.
Is it yours?
It was from my mother.
It used to fit me like a glove.
Now, I cannot get into it even if I wanted to.
Pity I have no daughters to pass it on to.
Until now.
Okay, okay, okay. We're here already.
You better go.
Thank you.
Go.
What if my mom... she doesn't want to see me?
Don't be silly.
She's your mother. Of course she'll want to see you.
That's right.
Quick, go on.
Thank you.
Take care!
Go, go!
What is it? Tonight? I can't make it.
Is that her mother?
I think so.
I can't. You guys go ahead.
Why isn't she going in?
Okay.
Have you put your shoes on?
Yes.
Ready.
You ready? Yes. Let's go.
Okay.
Get in, get in.
Boyfriend?
Are you alright?
I'm fine. Let's go.
Get in.
Let's go.
Are you sure? We just got here...
Let's go, please. Go.
Go.
The Minister will be here at 6.30 sharp. Are you ready?
Actually we need another two hours.
Can you ask the Minister to come at 8.30 instead?
Of course not!
Just kidding! Lighten up!
Fei Fei, come here.
What is it?
Your favourite soup.
It's hot! Is that the soup I loved as a kid?
Nice?
Your favourite soup.
Thanks, Mother!
I want some more! Be careful! It's hot!
I love it when you cook this soup!
I remember I used to finish the whole bowl in one go.
You used to take two bowls!
Mindy, please call me back.
I'm worried about you, all alone in KL.
All these years, I gave you everything you wanted,
except time.
Now, every Chinese New Year's Eve, I cook Reunion Dinner for so many people,
but I never cooked for you.
If only this year...
I guess it's too late now.
I'm sorry.
Sorry.
New brides are lucky! You will be able to pick an auspicious number = sure to strike!
Is this another family tradition?
It's my tradition.
Of course, the number is usually more auspicious if the bride is pure = a virgin!
Hey, virgin.
Boon, can you give me a hand?
Okay.
Is it okay?
Okay.
Be careful.
Okay. Done.
Good.
Anything else, dad?
Not really,
except... when you were going to tell me about your trip to Bali?
How did you know?
I went to your room earlier to get your passports for safekeeping,
I saw the flight tickets.
We won this free trip at a company dinner.
Since Jamie's family doesn't usually have Reunion Dinners, we decided to go.
I was going to stay for a while at our Reunion Dinner, then go to the airport.
Are you sure you'll be able to make it?
Why wouldn't I make it?
We have relatives coming from all over the world.
And your Aunty Karen especially is bringing Yee=Sang from Singapore.
You know your mother won't start the dinner without them.
They've always been on time.
And wasn't Aunty Karen leaving on the 1 0.30 bus this morning from Singapore?
She should be here anytime now.
I hope so.
Mindy, do you have any other relatives in Kuala Lumpur?
No.
Friends?
No.
Then how?
I don't know.
Just this morning, I couldn't stand the sight of my father.
Now, all I want to do is be with him.
She wants to go back Singapore to see her father now.
Maybe we can find you a place to stay for tonight?
No, that's not a good idea. It's Chinese New Year's Eve,
how can she be alone in Kuala Lumpur? It's so sad.
You ask her to take an aeroplane then.
Aeroplane?
Yes, one hour only. From Kuala Lumpur to Singapore.
Hey! Actually there's a flight leaving for Singapore in two hours' time.
If we hurry, we can get there.
But it's Chinese New Year's Eve, traffic jams all over the place.
Are you sure you can get there in time?
You think you're a racecar driver?
Auntie, I'm better than racecar driver; I am a...
taxi driver!
Come, let's go.
Get in! Get in! Get in! Let's go! Quick! To the airport! Quick!
Here we are! Get down! Let's go!
Quick! Quick! Quick!
Hurry up, mother!
Hurry up!
I'm hurrying! These heels are killing me!
Over here! Over here! Over here!
Here! Here! Here!
Come! Singapore! Singapore! Singapore!
Auntie, you are very brave!
Coming here at the last minute and hoping to get a seat on our flight!
You see, sometimes when you book, no ticket.
But when you come here, magic!... and you get a ticket.
Sorry Auntie, not on our airline.
Not on Chinese New Year's Eve.
Can you check for me? Anymore tickets? Please?
Any? Any? Have?
Okay I'll try, Auntie.
Ya, I have one ticket! First class ticket.
Tomorrow morning. You want?
Hey! Tomorrow is too late! She has to go back tonight.
Hey! The staff already said there are no more tickets.
Auntie, can you help us out, please?
This poor girl here has something really important on.
She must get back home by tonight, at all costs.
Do you mind giving up your ticket for her? Please?
You will get lots of good karma for helping her.
I want to go home too! Today is Chinese New Year's Eve.
Move aside!
Really.
Auntie, you're looking for a ticket?
You speak Mandarin?
One Malaysia!
So you want the ticket or not?
Yes! You're willing to give it up for me?
On one condition.
One first class ticket for tomorrow. How?
It's a deal!
No problem! It's a deal!
Mother, for your information, we don't have any money on us right now.
What are you going to give him?
You're right.
Sorry, I forgot = I don't have cash on me right now.
Can I send the money to you when I get home?
Auntie Karen, it's alright.
I know you tried your best. Thank you.
Where are you going?
Hey! Mindy! Wait! Wait! Wait!
Don't go! Wait!
Wait!
Think of something!
How about I exchange this with you instead?
MOTHER!
Are you trying to give me an actual heart attack?!
Are you crazy? That's eight thousand dollars!
I know it's eight thousand dollars.
But I don't feel right if I don't help her get home.
I have to help her.
This is a 4D ticket for the first prize = 4273.
I bet S$1 big and S$2 small, its worth eight thousand dollars.
You can check if you don't believe me.
Come on! Are you serious?
I'm serious. Check it out yourself.
S$1 big and S$2 small, that's eight thousand dollars.
I'll exchange it for your air ticket. It's worth over ten thousand ringgit.
I want it! I want it! Give it to me! I'll take it!
What are the two of you doing? Stop playing!
It's okay. They're just kids.
Mother, everybody's here = why don't we start the Reunion Dinner?
Your Aunty Karen hasn't arrived. And she's bringing the Yee=Sang.
Why don't you call her and ask where she is?
Since you're so anxious, why don't you call her?
I don't have the number.
You won't die if you wait a few more minutes.
There are so many of us here, we can start eating first.
We have to wait - it's tradition.
That's right. It's been the tradition since you were young.
It's very important to keep tradition, you know.
Tradition! Tradition! Tradition! Aren't you all sick of it?
What's wrong with a little practicality?
There're twenty of us here waiting for one person!
... waiting for a box of Yee=Sang.
Isn't the food we prepared enough? It's sitting out there...
and Jamie and I have a plane to catch...
Son, I know you have a plane to catch.
Your father already told me.
Traditions are supposed to bring us closer,
so we can sit down and eat as one happy family.
If you're in a hurry, just go to the airport now.
Let's go.
Hey, it's a free trip anyway. We can skip it.
Like you said, Chinese New Year only happens once a year.
But you said, we can have family dinners any other day of the year.
Yes, we can. But a Chinese New Year's Eve Reunion Dinner...
... it's more than just a family dinner.
Great! Come over!
Come help with the flowers.
Come over! Come over! Correct! It's important for the flowers to bloom!
Come! It's important for the flowers to bloom!
Now you know why flowers are so expensive during Chinese New Year.
More flowers! You have to put a flower on the tree!
Yes! Everyone must put a flower on the tree = it's symbolic!
Everyone must help so that we will all prosper!
Wealth!
Happiness!
Prosperity!
Thank you! Thank you!
Thank you, Auntie!
Go quickly, my heart's already aching enough.
If I change my mind about the ticket, you won't be able to go home.
Hurry up.
Bye bye!
Mother, why are you still waving? She already went in.
I'm waving goodbye to my 4D ticket.
Still dare to say! Eight thousand dollars!
Let me tell you = you could've bought an air ticket...
flown to the States... gotten a room with a swimming pool, kick back and relax...
Crazy! Eight thousand dollars...
Auntie, we have to go now.
My wife's going to 'beranak'.
Baby want to come out! Baby want to come out!
Okay, okay, okay! Baby want to come out!
Mother! Run faster! This is as fast as I can go! Faster then!
Welcome! The Minister is not here yet...
Oh - there he is!
Hi, Minister.
Chef Daniel, Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! Happy New Year!
I didn't expect you to come and greet me personally.
I'm very honored by your presence today.
By the way, I've made slight changes to the menu.
But rest assured, the food will still be fantabulous.
That's perfect! By the way, I heard you studied in France.
Yes.
My wife, Grace, just spent a year there, she just came back.
Yes, yes, yes.
I've heard about your remarkable culinary skills.
I can't wait to see it for myself.
You speak French right?
Now we can talk to each other!
There you go!
There you go! Yes, yes!
Please take a seat! Please take a seat! Please take a seat!
What the hell did she just say. Please take a seat!
Come over! On this side. You can sit here too.
Dear! Dear! I'm home!
Look at him running = so cute!
I'm here! Hurry, hurry, hurry!
You do realize, if we had waited for the bus, we'd be home by now.
I'm not some god who can predict the future.
Why are you so late?
You have no idea what I've just been through with the taxi.
Hold it in! Hold it in!
The baby's coming out, YOU hold it in!
What?
The baby's coming out! I can't hold it anymore.
Calm down... I can't hold it!
Yes you can... yes you can.
I can't!
Yes you can!
NO I CAN'T!!!
Help me! Come back here!
Okay, okay, okay. Eh = I can't do that, I have to drive the car.
Yes, you can.
No I can't!
YES YOU CAN!!!
Okay, okay, okay, I drive, I drive!
Okay, okay, okay!
My water broke.
Auntie, Auntie, you got to help, you got to help!
I cannot see blood!
Okay, okay, okay. I got one son, but I am also not very experienced.
I try, okay?
Okay, try, try, okay...
Follow me, calm down, calm down.
Follow me! Follow me! Follow me!
Push!
Okay! Okay! Okay! Customs already! Customs already!
I can see the head!
Yes, yes, yes! One more time! One more time!
Push!
Oh! Baby!
Congratulations!
Got blood?
Honoured guests, please prepare yourselves for a fantabulous feast.
It is called "The Gathering Of The Eight lmmortals In Spring".
Eight 'deities' have gathered together to bring you eight unique creations.
Please enjoy.
The first course: "Great Fortune".
Second course: "Harmonious Seasons".
Followed by: "Rising Phoenix".
"Golden Dragon".
"Rising To The Clouds"
"Abundant Choice"
"Bountiful Harvest".
Last but not least, "Happy Family".
Please enjoy.
I did it! I did it! I did it!
Why are you so happy?
This is the first time I've driven after I got my licence
fifteen years ago!
First time?!
See you upstairs!
Auntie, thank you very much.
And we're even on the medicated oil.
I forgot already.
Congratulations! You're a father now!
Thank you!
I'm so happy = we did two good deeds in one day.
It feels even better than winning 4D!
How to go home?
Excuse me. At night, very hard to get taxi here.
And since I'm going to be here for a while, so why don't you...?
Thanks, Brother!
Eh = but don't pick up any strange women!
That means I cannot take my mother!
Except your mother.
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to you too! Thank you!
So who drives?
I drive.
Why?
I need to practice.
Enjoy.
Another Carlsberg, please.
Please hold on.
Brother, cheers!
Hey, Happy New Year!
When are you going to invite me to your wedding?
Next year.
I'm going to hold you to it.
Of course!
Cheers!
Why are you in here washing dishes when everyone's out there having a good time?
You thinking about Mindy?
Did she call you back?
No. I even called her mother's place but no one's picking up.
I'm worried about her, all alone in KL.
Don't worry.
By the way, the guests are already at dessert. Almost time for you to send them off.
You're the Restaurant Manager = go and send them off for me.
Minister.
Please!
Let's go.
Chef Daniel!
On behalf of my family, thank you for that wonderful dinner!
We loved every bit of it. Congratulations to you!
Actually, the one you should thank is not me,
it's them.
Gathering Of The Eight lmmortals In Spring is their idea, not mine.
If it wasn't for their help tonight,
you wouldn't be able to enjoy all those fantabulous dishes.
Auntie, after what you all have done for me,
I shouldn't have been so rude to you before.
I'm sorry.
It's okay, it's okay.
You are the real chef = we're just helpers.
You all are bona fide chefs!
No, we're all the same.
They are the best! They are fantabulous!
Dad.
What is taking them so long! Already so late!
Not sure what happened, they're really late!
I am not sure too. What aren't they here at this time?
Come on, just hold on for a while, they should be here soon.
Here we are!
Stop here, over here.
Let's go down.
Finally! We made it! I am so happy!
Mother! You go in first. I'll go and return the taxi.
What are you talking about? Return the taxi now?
Mother, you always taught me, whatever I borrow I must return, right?
Yes.
And we cannot owe people over Chinese New Year, right?
Yes.
There you go!
After all the trouble we went through to get home, you want to leave now?
What is wrong with you?
Mother, I'm just trying to follow what you taught me all these years.
Why is that wrong now?
Get out of the car now!
Get out!
Whatever you want to say, say it now!
Mother, I don't want to be matchmade.
I knew it right from the start!
Mother, I don't want to be matchmade. Please!
Please!
Okay, fine! You're such a pain! No matchmaking then! Come on, let's go!
Mother, you said it okay?
Whatever we agree now, you can't go back on it no matter what, okay?
Okay!
Confirm?
Let's go in! We're late!
No more matchmaking!
Let's go. Hurry up!
You're sure, Mother?
Yes!
Really sure?
Come on, we're already late!
No more matchmaking, right?
Yes, for the hundredth time! Hurry up!
They're here!
Here you are!
Sorry, sorry, sorry.
Did you catch the fish yourself?
Big Sister, you kept us waiting for so long! I thought you weren't coming!
What makes you think I wouldn't make it this year?
Please, I've been coming every year for the last thirty years.
We just ran into a little trouble along the way, that's why we're late.
Quick, call your elders.
Good.
Is that them?
Yes! The result of my hard work!
Sorry I couldn't come to your wedding!
It's okay. It's okay.
The two of you look really good together.
Karen! Good! I thought your son chickened out!
What do you mean, chickened out?
Ah Meng, my Xiao Yun has been waiting for you the whole afternoon!
Mother, didn't you confirm, double=confirm that there'll be no matchmaking?
I confirmed with you.
But they never promised you anything.
Ah Meng stop being such a baby!
Xiao Yun just came back from America.
Now she has an English name. She's called Sandy Baby.
Take a look!
Mother, I told you,
she hasn't changed in the last ten years.
So my feelings towards her are no different from ten years ago.
Meaning?
Over my dead body.
Ah Meng, you're mistaken.
That's not Sandy. She's already hitched.
Luckily for me.
Let me introduce the real Sandy to you!
Sandy! Sandy! Sandy!
Look at her!
Wow! Mother, I guess some women do change over the years.
What a difference ten years makes!
Stop talking rubbish already!
Come on, let's have the Yee=Sang.
Come on, let's have the Yee=Sang! Come on!
I'll come back in a while.
What did you eat?
Uncles, thank you for your help today!
You're welcome!
You must be hungry!
Come on everyone, dinner's here!
Just one dish? Could you be any stingier?
It's not important what you eat for Reunion Dinner;
it's more important who you eat it with = family.
That's right!
Tuck in!
You're sure to hit the jackpot with this food! Happy New Year!
Going home for Reunion Dinner, enjoying the Yee=Sang, isn't really about the food.
It doesn't matter what the size of the Yee=Sang is, or how much it costs.
What matters is that it brings the family together =
with joy, warmth and a feeling of closeness.
Dear friends, soon it will be a new year for all of us.
So let me take this opportunity to wish you a very Happy Year Of The Rabbit!
To new heights in the New Year!
May all your wishes come true!
May you prosper!
All's well ends well!
And may you be surrounded by wealth!
Happy New Year!
I wish you everlasting youth!
I love you!
I love you too!
Two is better than one!
Last but not least, Happy Homecoming!
Are you ready, everyone?
One, two, three!
Prosper!
Everybody clear! Everybody clear!
Open the device cover. Have someone call emergency services now.
Start by quickly removing all clothing from chest and stomach.
Rip clothing if necessary.
What is this? What is this?
I really hit my hand!
Please take a seat! What the hell did she just say. Please take a seat!
Will you sit down already?!
Get out, get out now!
Come out, come out!
Get out, get out now!
Come out, come out!
Sorry, didn't wear seat belt!
Sorry, I forgot what I'm supposed to say.
Still unconscious!
My hair dropped!