I've arrived in Singapore
I'll take care of it
Hello
I'm at Dakota Crescent
My intel tells me that he lives here. That's right
Reps from A&C and JP are here
Rest assured I won't go back empty-handed
Hello
Are you here to tour the place?
We'll be moving out end of the year
Many people have been taking photos of the estate
Do you know someone called Heroda?
I'm also looking for him
I'm looking for Heroda, too
Heroda?
Heroda? I've never heard of it
Hero means ying xiong
Da probably means big
Big Hero (Da Ying Xiong)!
Big Hero?
Big Hero is very famous here
Then it's got to be him. Where is he?
He is...
Over there
What kind of show is that?
Lousy show
Switch off the TV!
They're repeating the tiresome drama early in the morning
It's killed my appetite for breakfast
Appreciate the TV shows you get
Why do you complain so much?
It's not like you're paying for it
It's broad daylight now
Other than robbers,
everyone else is out there working to make a living
Here you are sitting idle here and...
complaining about some TV drama
You'd be better off picking up litter to do your part for the country
Or you could visit the zoo...
to boost our economy
Who is he?
Who are you?
I'm just your average Joe
I also have the right to vote
Don't ignore my existence
Do we even know you?
Why are you telling me all that?
Strangers can become acquaintances,
and later, good friends
So we have a nutcase here
I'm no nutcase
I'm just speaking out against unfair statements
Since you criticise the TV drama,
why don't you try producing a show?
Everyone's trying to make a living
Live and let live, they say
Don't be so mean
Stop your nonsense or you'll get it from me
Fighting only strains ties
I said that for your own good
Enjoy the TV drama while you can
Even if it's a pretty bad drama, bear with it
As they say, restraint begets peace
Compromise resolves conflicts
If you are thrown behind bars one day,
you won't get to watch any TV drama
Are you courting trouble?
No... I'm not courting trouble
I'm just saying hello on my uncle's behalf
Who is your uncle?
My uncle is none other than...
Uncle, where are you?
You may stay in hiding for now,
but you can't stay in hiding forever
Show yourself
Don't I sound cultured?
You're very noisy!
Uncle, come on out!
These three sirs are going to have a heart attack
I can finally wriggle out
Hello, Wei
Girl, are you feeling unwell?
What exactly happened?
He touched me
Wei, you look a lot more handsome with the centre parting
So handsome!
Ye Xiaoying, what do you want?
Sending someone to talk your way out of paying back?
How much does he owe us?
Mr Xiaoying owes us...
$28,888
Uncle, that's a nice number
Four 8s! - No, Wei...
You've got it wrong. It's just this amount
It's $2,888. Besides, I've paid you $3,888
Don't you know that loan sharks charge compound interest rates?
They suck one dry
Or they won't be known as bloodsuckers
This isn't the time to show off your tongue-twister skill
It's so tense. Let's lighten up
Are you two quite done?
Are you paying up or not, Ye Xiaoying?
Well... Wei, please stop calling me Xiaoying
It feels weird
Isn't your name Xiaoying?
Yes, my name is Ye Xiaoying
But young people like having Western names now
You may call me Arnold Skeleton
Just call me Arnold. Arnold!
How about Huo?
I'm burning with fury (huo) now
See? You were supposed to help me
You've infuriated Wei instead
Bow down and say sorry
Sorry - Forget it
I don't care for an apology
I wasn't going to say sorry
I was going to say, so... what?
Nice one! Which gang are you from?
I'm not with any gang
I grew up in Dakota
Everyone calls me Big Brother
Ye Xiaoying!
Your gangster nephew is making a nuisance of himself
Trying to write off your debt this way?
Gangster? Who's the gangster here?
Then why are you called Big Brother?
Yo, yo, yo
Big Brother may be a gangster
Big Brother may not be a gangster
You can be Big Brother and so can I
We may call anything Big Brother. The title has no copyright
Do you know, yo?
You and your stupid rap!
I'm talented, huh? I can rap on the spot
Ye Xiaoying!
He's a strange guy
He'll start rapping when he thinks of Jay Chou
Enough of your nonsense. Pay up!
Pay up. Stop playing a fool
Uncle, pay up?
You said 6688 won the first prize. You've got money
Yes, yes, 6688 was the winning number
But it happened in my dream
Are you out to do me in?
Uncle, that wouldn't be me
It's these loan sharks
Then again,
I've come across many loan sharks
But stylish and smart-looking ones like you...
are a rare find
That's right
You can be a TV star - TV star
Wei, give it a shot
You may just shoot to stardom -Stardom
Then you may quit splashing paint... - Yes
And make people jump off...
Stay right there!
If I don't catch you,
I am not Zhang Weixiong!
Wei
Cool it
I didn't mean to insult you
I have good intentions
My uncle is at fault for owing you money
But you people, the loan sharks,
should take the bigger blame!
If it wasn't for you,
my uncle wouldn't have been able to take out a loan
He used the money to engage in vices,
and ended up with a family falling apart
His flat wouldn't have been splashed with paint and...
covered in graffiti
His flat wouldn't have been set on fire
That kept the police busy
The police officers could have got married and started families,
contributing to our national birth rate
Speak of the devil!
Here comes a police officer
Madam!
Did a sleazy-looking man come here?
No
Yes! I saw a sleazy-looking man...
run towards the chicken rice stall...
before making a U-turn
And?
Why are you looking for him?
He molested a girl!
He headed towards the washroom
The cheek of him to commit such a vile act in broad daylight!
No wonder Madam is so angry
Wei, I'm going to catch the pervert
I'll get back to you, OK?
She is a very good police officer
She'll surely nab the pervert
Count on her to get the job done
Ye Xiaoying, you're something
You've got the police and triads on your side
No
I'll update my boss
Just you wait and see
Let's go
Come out
How did it go?
It's been settled! I'm going to wet my pants
open up
Cut...! You may stop pretending
Cut! You may stop pretending
You surprised me. You're so smart today
Your acting was so convincing
But why did you take so long to show up?
I had to perform a rap and tongue-twister
How did you know that I needed you to play a police officer?
What are you talking about?
I've better things to do than to play along with you
I said, the show's over
Those chaps are gone
It's embarrassing for a girl to be in the gents
Go out!
Get your hands off me! I'm not acting Go out!
Get your hands off me! I'm not acting
You were really going after a pervert?
Why did you think I ran down several streets?
Why did you call me "Madam" just now?
You and your uncle were using me...
to get out of a fix?
He's the one who got into a fix, not me
Not knocking on the door anymore?
Oh, right
Open up! I know you're inside
Pervert!
I'll kill you! - Hang on!
He's not the one - He's not the one?
Sorry, bro
We interrupted your "business"
Did you ﬂush?
You did?
It's everyone's responsibility to keep the toilets clean
Everything's good. You may go now
Open the door
Teddy, stop knocking already
He doesn't have superhuman vision and hearing
You believed him when he said the pervert had come in here?
Yes, you're so clever
I was spouting nonsense
Let's go and have roti prata
Come on, let's go
Don't commit crimes when you look hideous
If everyone recognises you,
there's no way you can get off scot-free
If you get away this time,
many more girls will end up your victims
Of all the places you could go,
you had to come to Dakota
Do you know who we are?
We're the famous...
Big Heroes of Dakota
You're real unlucky to run into us today
You're the unlucky ones. I have a knife
Watch out!
Why did you push me?
I told her to watch out
Stay back! Not you!
What about me?
Everyone in Dakota knows you're a ne'er-do-well
Nobody would miss you if you died
Stay back!
That's right. Food and air are precious
With one less person using up food and air,
more people will benefit
Are you kidding me?
Your hearts are made of stone
Bro, you be the judge here
Don't you think they're unfeeling?
True friends take a stabbing for each other
But these guys stabbed me themselves
Don't you agree?
Yeah. They're not your friends
Not my friends
Since you agreed with me, can I borrow your knife?
Remember -
we're the Big Heroes of Dakota!
What are you guys doing?
Shh! Auntie Lucy, we're shooting a movie
Singapore's God of Gamblers
The camera's up ahead. Step away
Singapore's God of Gamblers?
It's more like Singapore's Loony Bin
Weixiong, you're going to be a lawyer
Why are you horsing around with these two guys?
Their combined age is almost 60
So embarrassing
You know what I mean?
Am I crazy or what?
Why did I stoop to your infantile level?
Did you have to strike us so hard?
It's called tit for tat
You'd asked me to hurry over...
to pose as a cop in your little game plan?
The stamp and thwack was me letting you off lightly
We were ridding society of vermin
It was the only way to drive out the loan sharks
Don't you know it's a crime...
to pose as a police officer?
I know it's a crime
But did you pose as one?
You only look murderous and menacing
So you could easily pass off as a cop
I look murderous and menacing?
You don't believe me?
Ask him
He's an upright, honest man - my foot!
He's a menace, a bully
Say it - Sure
Weixiong, although he's always full of hot air,
he's right about you this time
Blame yourself for studying too much
Haven't you heard that...
"a woman fears choosing the wrong career...
"and, a man, marrying the wrong woman"?
Isn't it "a man fears choosing the wrong career...
"and, a woman, marrying the wrong man"?
Times are different
What do men fear most these days?
Marrying the wrong woman
What would happen if they got a divorce?
The man could become bankrupt from paying maintenance
Women fear choosing the wrong career
In the olden days, women didn't study or practise law
It's no wonder that...
you look like Justice Bao
Heard that?
It's an aphorism
Aphorism, my foot!
Never mind if you want to throw away your lives,
but don't you belittle women
You're both disgraceful
And you're a bad influence on him
She's talking about you
No, she's talking about you
You're a bad inﬂuence on me
When your creditors hound you,
you use me as a shield
I can't help it when my investments failed
Have you heard of this other saying?
"A man has three unlucky events and six lucky events"
I may owe people money today,
but people may owe me money tomorrow
Why? Because I'll become a billionaire tomorrow
Look
Granny Cardboard normally walks at a snail's pace
She's practically sprinting now
Stop babbling. Go and help her
Heard that? Stop babbling
Go then
Why aren't you going?
You go ahead. I want to tie my shoelaces
I'll help you
Swordswoman? - Aunt?
Granny Swordswoman
Swordswoman? - Aunt?
Granny Swordswoman
What are you doing here?
Need you ask? She's stealing someone else's business
What a wicked thing to do
The cheek to call yourself Swordswoman
I knew you weren't Granny Cardboard
Instead of greeting your grandma,
you accused her of stealing someone else's business
If you're not stealing her business...
You're collecting cardboard? Don't tell me Granny Cardboard's dead
Granny Cardboard was out collecting cardboard...
even though she was sick
She was coughing while walking
So I told her to go back
But she was worried someone might take the cardboard
I volunteered to help her then
Grandma, you have a big heart
"Granny Swordswoman" doesn't do you justice
You should be called the Peerless and Invincible Granny Swordswoman
You're buttering her up like a piece of toast
Peerless and invincible?
Maybe in Dakota
If you could find someone as gallant and honourable...
as my second aunt- your grandma - in Dakota,
I, Arnold Skeleton, would chop it off
What?
What kind of name is that?
"Skeleton" couldn't possibly be a nice word
Grandma, he's the "skeleton"
Why did you hit me?
You're no better
I knew you and your uncle were buttering me up
You were talking absolute nonsense
You must be up to no good
Didn't I tell you to dress properly?
An old fuddy-duddy like you doesn't know fashion
This is called style. It's fashion plus good feng shui
Madonna wears her bra on the outside
Superman wears his underwear over his tights
They're both super famous
Aunt, the lift is here
Grandma, would you be so kind as to buy me lunch?
Minced meat noodles is fine
Aunt, just buy me two red bean buns
Weixiong, these two chaps are grown-ups
They had the cheek to ask an old woman for money
You should call yourselves...
the Good-for-nothing Uncle and Nephew of Dakota
- She's talking about you - No, she's talking about you
Jeez
Watch where you're going! You've knocked over my things
Someone's in a big hurry!
Granny Cardboard
Open the door, Granny Cardboard
Granny Cardboard
It's not locked
Are you in, Granny Cardboard?
Come in, quick
Granny Cardboard
What happened? What?
Don't touch her
You might just aggravate her condition
She...
Always stay calm in a critical situation...
to prevent causing further injury to the person
But she...
I've learnt first aid. Leave her to me
Where is she?
I was trying to tell you she'd got up and gone into the kitchen,
but you just went on and on
Are you all right, Granny Cardboard?
I'm fine... I fell and hit my head
You're bleeding, you know
I'm OK
It's no joking matter
Better go to hospital for an X-ray
I'll ask them to get a cab for you
If your time is up,
will going to hospital for some "ray" help?
She has a point there
Go
Just go
OK... Your trolley is at the door
I'll sell the cardboards and return the money to you
No need
If you're feeling unwell, seek your neighbours’ help
Just a sec! I just discovered something
I don't think the fall was an accident
You were pushed onto the floor
Someone barged in and took your money
What makes you think that way?
Look at the mess on the floor
Everything from the drawers to the containers are opened up
Someone barged in, rummaged through the things,
found some money and took it
But he was in a great hurry to leave
He missed out this roll of money
I'm a super sleuth all right
You're a law graduate
Bow down to me
Was that what happened, Granny Cardboard?
Sure. Need you ask?
What are you waiting for, Uncle? Call an ambulance
Some sleuth you are
Her face is as black as thunder
You and your stupid deduction
Nobody was here. My money wasn't stolen
Neither did anyone hit me
Get off my back! Go
Go, all of you
OK
You ought to do some reflection, Grandma
On what?
You teach me to help others...
and uphold justice
But this is what I get for helping Granny Cardboard
Don't advise others to do good deeds anymore
A good Samaritan may be struck by lightning
Rubbish
The fellow who hit Granny Cardboard and took the money...
must be the man who was in a rush to go somewhere
He took Granny Cardboard's money
Why didn't she file a police report?
Could he be her family?
I'm the best person to provide you with all the info
You know how it all happened?
Granny Cardboard's son came back for money
When she refused to give it to him, he hit her
Then he searched the flat and found no money. He hit her again
Not wanting him to be arrested, she didn't call the police
Simple as that. Aren't I smart?
Be more original, Uncle
You're repeating a drama serial plot
All the TV stations around the world repeat their programmes
If they can do that, why can't I?
Be my judge
Pipe down
Granny Cardboard and her husband...
had been supporting each other
When her husband died,
the neighbours helped to bury him
No relative or friend turned up at the funeral
I know why. Granny Cardboard has won the lottery
You don't believe me?
When you're down and out,
nobody would bother about you
But if you're rich, no matter where you go,
people would flock to you...
like flies to manure
In any case, be vigilant
You live just upstairs, Weixiong
Keep us posted on the situation
Got it. I'm going home
Bye
Weixiong is so lovable
I didn't even do anything, Grandma
You hit me as and when you like it
Swordswoman doesn't need to justify her actions?
You had it coming
I already knew many years ago...
Weixiong is kind-hearted and capable
I already got it worked out ten years ago...
by asking her to give you tuition
She's going to be a lawyer soon,
but you're still a ne'er-do-well who's accomplished nothing
You remember all that, Aunt?
It's all coming back to me too
You were 16 then, and Weixiong, 12
You were preparing for your O-levels
The 12-year-old had to tutor the 16-year-old
You can't recall? But I remember all the details
My foot! Nothing like that happened
Not another word or I'll sue you for slander
Relax, OK?
Zhou Fada
Granny Swordswoman gave me this
I'm given free rein to hit you
Teddy
It was an insult! I'll never forget it
You'll pay me back double
Your sis is back. Ask her
No point, she won't approve of it
What's the matter, Mum?
He wants to go to uni,
but it's a private one
The school fees are over 20K per year
We can't possibly afford it
You want to go to uni?
Which one?
SMU, NTU or NUS?
I know you're smart, but there's no need to mock me
A private university?
You like to study so much?
You didn't heed my advice when I asked you to study hard
And now you're telling me you want to go to uni?
Any problem with that?
You like to study?
OK, you've my support
Weixiong
Your dad's annual income is less than 20K
My alteration services make little money
He's over 20, Mum
Let him earn money to pay for his own school fees
I didn't get a cent from you for my uni education
Neither should you
You're a scholarship holder, so what?
Stop talking down to me
Talk nicely to your sis, Kang
Does she talk nicely to me?
She's always jeering at me
I know you were a top PSLE scorer and an A-level top student
So what? Stop being so stuck up
I don't just hold a scholarship, but also three tuition jobs
You can work to pay for your uni education too
I'm not as smart as you
I can't work and study at the same time
My fault for being born into a poor family
What an attitude
Lunch is ready, Kang. Eat before you go out
I'm too angry to eat anything
The flat's coming down
Your son wants to go to uni
You must come up with the money no matter what
You only care about your daughter
A woman of age gets married and leaves the family
However capable she is, she has to go
Grandma
Weikang won't be able to get into a local uni
The school fees of a private uni is over 20K
Mum and Dad can't afford it
Get the government to help then
They always claim they'll look out for poor folks
We'll scrimp and save meanwhile
The stove has been on since morning
Is gas free?
You don't have strong teeth
I'm cooking the porridge for a longer time
I was on the toilet for so long that my legs are wobbly,
yet you still cook porridge for me every day
Grandma
Turn off the stove and get some porridge for your grandma
Granny Mahjong
I've got a tummy ache again
Granny Mahjong
Hello, Granny Mahjong
Jiahui
I can smell it. Your mother-in-law's at home, isn't she?
She's in the toilet. Come on in
It's OK
Take a look
This is the money your mother-in-law owes Lian, Hua and me
Only $280. Pay up for her
Get it from my grandma, Auntie Lucy
I'm very busy, Weixiong
I'm going to the TV station for an audition. An audition, you know
So embarrassing
$280, please
All right
You're indeed a good daughter-in-law
Tell me. How many times have you failed in your business endeavours?
One and...
two...
29 times
Not so many, surely?
Shall I list them down for you?
No need, we're family
Let's order... - 2001, bubble tea
2002, you sold arowana in the first half of the year, and CDs in the second half
In 2003, you sold roast meat from January to March,
slimming tea from April to May...
OK, OK... 29 times it is
You're really something
Your memory is fantastic for your age
You always say you'd earn big bucks
But look at your bum
What about my bum?
My bum is perfectly perky
You're so deep in debt, your bum is practically sagging
You're no better than him
How many times have you changed jobs...
since you started working?
I'm an honest person
12 or 13
Are you sure?
15 or 16, I guess
It's 29 plus 1. 30 in total
You're exaggerating
I learnt it from you
I'm glad you know that
The longest you've stayed in a job is one month,
and the shortest, half a day
If there were a competition for...
changing jobs for the most number of times,
you'd be the winner
Xiaoying, you are Fada's uncle
You were given away when you were little...
and your surname was changed
But you still belong to the Zhou family
Set a good example to your nephew
I do
I often tell him to regard me as a role model
I tell him to go to the library to read more books and newspapers...
so he'll learn new things every day
But he wouldn't listen
He only learns bad things from you
He's lazy and fritters his time away
Don't you agree?
I agree
I've realised my mistakes
I'll work hard and reflect on my mistakes
I swear I'll become successful...
and bring honour to my family
Grandma, won't you give me money for food?
You're useless
Money, please
Grandma, this is only $2, you know?
I know. I'm not old and muddle-headed
It's enough for three bowls of rice and a bowl of curry sauce
Hurry up
You OK? Don't fall down again
You'll go a few rounds
If someone tips you, accept the money
If any man tries to chat you up,
ignore him
Singaporeans are not nosey
But if people ask you why you're busking,
tell them your dad has passed on and your mum is sick,
and you need money for your mum's medical bills, food and school
Got it
Don't you have another dress?
This one is so short and revealing
I have two dresses
This one was very long when I wore it in secondary one
I haven't grown taller
I don't know why my dress keeps getting shorter and shorter
Are you wearing safety shorts?
No
Why didn't you wear one?
My safety shorts have become loose
They'll drop if I wear them
Put your hands on your bottom when you walk up the stairs
Don't bend over either
Many dirty old men ogle women like this
If I drop money on the floor, I can't bend over to pick it up?
Don't bother if it's only five or ten cents
What if it's fifty cents or a dollar?
Pick it up, then
But you asked me to put my hands on my bottom
I can't pick the money up even if I bend over
Stupid, just squat down
Forget it
Let's go shopping for your dress when you've made money
OK
Go on. I'll wait for you at the mobile phone shop
Hang on
I almost forgot to give you this
Pepper
I don't take spicy food
Take it with you
There are many baddies around
If anyone bullies you...
or tells you he's taking you to the police station,
he must be trying to dupe you
Tell him you want to call your sister
Take this out of your bag and pour pepper on his face
Then run as fast as you can
Get it?
Piece of cake. You don't have to tell me what to do
You may go
Rice King
I know
Three plates of plain rice...
and a bowl of curry sauce
And you only have $2, right?
You're Rice King indeed
Here
Surely you're not that hard up?
Even foreign workers order a vegetable dish and a meat dish
You young people are a pampered lot
You'd rather idle your time away than find a job
Look at those foreign workers
I travelled a great distance
I can take the hardship
There will always be a way out
Reality something... blessing
Go ahead and lecture me
I can take it
It's for your own good
I want you to do well
Don't say I'm not a good friend
I'll give you...
a bowl of bean curd for free
Could you give me two more braised eggs...
and some meat from the pig's head?
How about pork rind instead?
Sure! Thank you!
They're big, round and bouncy
They make me...
salivate
Pervert
Who are you calling a pervert?
I was talking about your fishballs
You've a dirty mind
Look who's talking
You're getting more and more attractive
You're a pervert all right
Fishball Girl
Your boss isn't around?
You know what to do, don't you?
You're so disrespectful to me
Yet you always ask me for free fishballs
Is this mine?
Thank you, Fishball Girl
The mole on your chest is getting bigger
I can't believe him
You want me to have only rice with curry sauce...
so I'll be motivated to pull my socks up?
No way
I'm more resourceful than you
Someone's in a big hurry!
Someone's-in-a-big-hurry?
It's you
You took Granny Cardboard's money
I'm not a heartless person
I'll let you eat your fill first
Here comes the food
All these for $2
Grandma, your face is as black as thunder
Did you trick them into giving you the food?
Of course not
I'm well liked and I have many friends
Let's dig in
Don't chide him
You're my idol
You managed to get extra dishes
He's wolfing down his food like a hungry ghost
I don't blame him
He was malnourished when he was little
He couldn't walk and was still in nappies when he was two,
and he couldn't talk when he was three
Let him eat, or he'll be too weak to carry on the family name
Can't you give me one?
Don't touch it
Grandma - You two will be the death of me
Nah
I'll give you two fishballs...
and a piece of long bean
Doesn't it look like "100"?
You'll live to a hundred, OK?
I guess you're not that bad
What about me? I'm your uncle after all
You should respect your elders
Oh, right. Here
This is for you, Uncle
Good
I have something too
Only curry sauce?
What did you expect?
Give me half a fishball
Not even half? - It's supposed to be "100"
Dig in
Mister
This is $50, you know
Just take it