Miss Yik...
A gentleman wants to see you
Ka-yee?
It's you
Morning, Miss Yik
I really missed you
Benjamin told me you're here
I made this trip
I mean to declare my love through singing
Please, don't, don't sing it
I may not be able to sing it to you
But let me declare my love through song titles
I'm Sorry, But I Love You
My Unwavering Heart Love You Ten Thousand Years
Make all the Troubles They Care
Love Can Weather All Storms
Stop it! Say no more!
So You Desire Nothing?
Just wait here!
Benjamin, what are you doing?
You bid me to come here to be a volunteer
Why sent the doctor over?
The doctor is there?
Yes!
Very good
Good what? Why told him about it?
Calm down
No, I can't calm down at all
Be mad then, but hear me out...
The doctor has to stay
He has a vital role to play
What role except driving me mad?
It's good to have another option
The doctor is not that bad
I have a date with Sophia
That's it then, good luck...
Bye
Hello? How ridiculous!
Miss Yik!
I told you to wait for me there
You are wanted
Miss Yik
How come you are here?
I am here to court you
You have given up, why changed your mind?
New troubles come up every day
But I have never given up
But I'm better educated and better looking than you are
and I came here earlier than you did
Please excuse me
Stop your babbling here and stop pushing me
Stop it! I am still around, I can hear you
It's for your ears
Why don't you be straight forward And tell us which of us you will pick?
Indeed, which one?
Neither!
I am here to be a volunteer
Not to join you in your meaningless game
I am not here for meaningless games
I am in the volunteer programme too
You know what Miss Yik and I have good rapport in?
As volunteers
OK, which of you makes a better volunteer
I'll...
What? What?
Appreciate him more
Miss Yik has always been appreciative of me
The sentence is meant for you
But I am high on the appreciation index
Miss Yik...
Hello, welcome
Our kids are over there
Morning, teacher
Morning, bright kids
How do you say "good morning" in English?
Good morning
You...over there
Good morning Good!
No 11
No 13
Ka-yee has a way with kids
Now let's go to the word "autumn" all right?
Yes
You look like a pro
Of course, you have forgotten I have a house in the New Territories?
I used to go down to the field when I was small
Now it's like I am home
Where's Dr Chan? He's not around?
He's not used to such a hard life
Tilling the field is too hard for him
Maybe he has gone home
Says who?
Mr Chan, we are here to till the field
Not to gather honey
Dr Chan, you don't find this outfit cumbersome?
No, it's actually quite comfy
Working in the field may look simple
But the field is home to germs bugs and insects
If you are not careful enough
you will get infected or bitten
The consequences may be dire
Live and learn
What's there on my head? An earthworm
Dr Chan afraid of earthworm?
Don't follow me... help...
Thank you, Uncle Chan
Be careful, it's hot Sure
Uncle Chan said you two worked so hard today, you deserve a treat
What are you doing?
We are not in our hometown
We don't know the conditions of hygiene here I have prepared you bowl and chopsticks
You have nothing to worry about
They've been disinfected with ultra-red and ultra-violet light
And been through X-ray
No germs could survive it
You...
And what are you doing?
We are not in our hometown
I don't know if the food is right for you
Hence I've brought you canned food Fish with preserved beans, spam and tuna
Please, where do you put the people here?
These dishes may not be special to us
But they are sumptuous treats to Uncle Chan
Like this meat dish here
It's not his daily fare
It's only prepared for special occasions
The carrot and bitter melon didn't come from his field
They were traded with his produce
He's serving us with the best he could afford
This is the way you'll repay him?
Miss Yik, you've made me see again
All right, I'll finish his dishes
And I'll leave him the cans
And the bowl and chopsticks
Good, let us enjoy this meal
Dig in
What now?
In a new environment Adaptability is key
You can't stand spicy food?
How can you join Miss Yik as a volunteer?
Hey, you all right?
You can't stand spicy food? How can you be a volunteer?
Not hot enough for me
The hotter the better
It's so hot, I am so touched
I can feel the sincerity in it
So sincere that I can't stop eating it
Oh no, it's stuffy here I need some fresh air
As I doctor, I have to go check him out
Hey, do yourself a favour and go back to Hong Kong, why suffer here?
Suffer? This is not suffering to me
No? We both have bowel disorder
It's because of the spicy dishes It's normal
But this won't do
Doctor, let us make truce
Oh, you'll finally agree to withdraw
I mean you should withdraw
Me?
You know Miss Yik likes me
You are getting in our way here, what for?
Miss Yik is here because you have made her unhappy
I am here to show her
That I can cheer her up
Unlike you
Thank you
Puny, Cousin and I feel embarrassed whenever we meet in the house
I really don't stand a chance?
Of course you do
Not that I don't have feelings for him
But I feel so weird
He's my cousin but suddenly he's courting me
But we really aren't close kin
Couples start out as friends, not as kin
You two can be an item
Just not from kinship to a relationship
What should I do?
Don't see each other as lovers
Nor should you see each other as kin
Take the normal route, be friends first
Friends? Normal route?
Morning, it's normal to greet you good morning?
Of course
It too is normal for me to greet you good morning
Of course
Good morning
You two come over for breakfast
You have an interview appointment
After you
It's normal for me to take this seat, right
The breakfast is normal
Right, the English breakfast Sophia normally makes
But I find you two abnormal today
We are not
I am normal
This is the way I have breakfast every day
I am doing what I normally do every day
After you After you
Ladies first
But you are our house guest
After you After you
One for each Sure
What happened?
Why are you two standing on ceremony?
No, I'm acting normal
It's the way I have breakfast every day
I am in a hurry as usual, I've gotta go
After you
OK, I bid you goodbye
But you both are going to the interview Why don't you go together?
He walks fast and I walk much more slowly
I should let him go first
It's normal
This way please
The 18 District Amateur Singing Contest is at its final round
The theme this time is collective memory...
Oh, why are you four here looking like orphans?
Stood up by Mung Lo?
She's terrified to go on air and so is chickening out?
She has been like that all these years
What a coward
She won't
Coach Mung Lo won't stand us up
What? Coach Mung Lo really... is not coming
See? I knew it
Oh Baby, your turn
In this section, our guests are seen as the dark horse
They are Oh Baby
You are seen to be very united and have good rapport
Last time when you sang I Really Am Devastated
It really brought tears to our eyes
Now can you tell us how you came to have such a mutual understanding
No, we have no mutual understanding at all
Zero rapport, zero interchange
You guys are funny
Actually what is your relationship?
Ordinary friends
Now this is rapport
No...
No? I thought you were an item
No...
We are ordinary friends
Right, we're not in a special relationship
Oh Baby members are like siblings
Brothers and sisters
No romantic involvement at all
We grouped together for the purpose of singing only
There're no loving feelings between us
We are just ordinary friends
Just like the Great Wall
Our friendship goes on and on and on
It's friendship forever between us
Friendship forever...
Chi-ching, are you not feeling well today?
Choi Sum, you had the wrong medication?
Why are you acting so strangely today?
No, nothing
Nothing strange at all
We are very normal
But you two seem to be estranged
Don't take me for a fool
I have known you for so long, I can tell
Oh, I need to pee
Honesty for leniency
Tell us, what happened between you and Choi Sum?
Oh Baby? Big deal
Indeed, Sister Mary, take it easy
Oh Baby is no threat at all
What now? No threat at all?
What were you talking about? They were asking about common memory
Yet you talked about going online video games
Oh Baby was discounted at the beginning
But now they are one of the finalists
And their popularity is growing
What to do?
I'll figure out a way to tackle it
Mung Lo, just you wait
I wonder what Sister Mary has in mind
Will we be in danger?
I want no disfigurement
I mean to keep my virginity
What?
You mean your voice?
You have not worked on your Cantonese accent with the book I gave you?
I have.... not...
I don't know why you gave me the book
My Cantonese is known to be flawless
What?
Don't you get me wrong
I passed by the bookstore and it was buy three get one free
So I picked up a book casually as your birthday gift
Indeed, why spend so much effort on it
We have no extraordinary relationships
Just ordinary friends
They are trying hard to act like ordinary friends
It means something extraordinary is going on
Hold it!
It's Sister Mary inside
The man with her looks familiar
Is he a contract killer?
She's worried we would win Hence she's putting a contract on us?
I recognise him
He's the landlord of Coach Mung Lo's nightclub
Right
How come Sister Mary is with him?
She must have come up with a way to harm us
Now we know there's a conspiracy going on
We have to bust it
What do you want?
Ask no questions, just answer ours
What should I answer?
How come you were with Sister Mary?
What's your relationship?
There are many secrets between us I can't tell you about them
Will this make it easier?
Much easier
I have known her for decades
What was your secret meeting at the cafe?
You mean to harm Coach Mung Lo?
I...
Spill it out
How would Mary harm Mung Lo?
She has been helping her pay rent for decades
What?
It's not possible
Coach Mung Lo is the tenant here
What has Sister Mary got to do with it?
The one who signed the real lease with me was not Fatso Mung, but Mary
Then why are you asking her for $4800 every month?
How come Sister Mary is paying her rent?
Why are you saying Sister Mary was the one who signed the lease?
$4800 was the old rent
The rent has gone up a long time ago
It's now over $20,000
Why do you bully her for rent every month?
It's the condition when Mary signed the lease with me
That I have to bully Fatso Mung for rent every month
As mean as I can be
Really?
That means Sister Mary pays the rent for Coach Mung Lo every month
But you still bully her for rent?
Why should she do that?
You want to know why?
Tell us
But...actually I don't know either
What?
You mean it?
It happened decades ago
I am not Fatso Mung's bosom friend How could I know?
Then who's Fat...Coach Mung Lo's bosom friend?
Siu-hung next door
Siu-hung?
Let's go ask her
Sister Siu-hung, you and Coach Mung Lo are bosom friends?
Yes
Coach Mung Lo had to pick up the oldest profession
What oldest profession?
You can look down on me
But you can't look down on Mung Lo
She has kept her honour all these years
She's never crossed the line
Her only mistake was going after her dream
She wouldn't give up singing after getting married
Her husband ran away with their son because of that
Mung, no more waiting for your husband
Why don't you join my profession?
No, I won't wrong my husband or my son
You still think he will come back?
Wake up! All men are the same Just as heartless
Why should you keep your honour for him?
I believe he will come back to me
I don't believe he'll leave me for good
I have to persevere
No matter how many jobs I have to pick up
However hard
I have to wait for them to come back
But there is still no sight of her husband
It has been decades I wonder if he's still alive
Coach Mung Lo has suffered so much
Coach Mung Lo sure has integrity
Coach Mung Lo had a husband?
Then why she is now a mistress?
Actually she had a loyal admirer
If she had accepted him Her life would have been easier
Who's this loyal admirer?
Shing of the boxing school next door
Shing of next door?
Mung Lo and I were right for each other
Everyone said we would make a pretty pair
I only had her in my heart
We could have become a couple and lived happily thereafter
But she's refused to accept me all these years
Shing, if you still pay my rent for me you are no longer my friend
Who do you think you are?
I know I am nothing to you
But you are everything to me
I'll do anything for you
I have a husband
But he has run away
I have a son
I don't mind it at all
But I do
You can take me for a harlot
You can take me for a loose woman
But don't you get it wrong
It's not possible between you and me
Because I only have my husband and son in my heart
Mung Lo refused to accept me
But she couldn't stop me from loving her
Hence I opened this boxing school next to her
So that I can be her guardian angel
How loyal you are
Coach Mung Lo is loyal too
She has been faithful to her husband and son
Then why is she now with my father?
Though I have been guarding her by her side
I really don't know that much about her past
If you want to know more
You go ask her best friend
Who?
Her name is Mary
Sister Mary?
Hey, how can we reach her?
I have a way
Let me make a call first
To whom?
Kimchi
He insisted on exchanging telephone number with me
Hello, it's me
It's not you I want
I want to speak to Sister Mary
She's out of town?
You rascal, that's it then
Sister Mary is out of town
But he'll call me once she's back
Miss Yik, you thirsty?
Let me buy you a drink
It's hot, let me buy you an ice-cream
Just wait here, I'll be back in no time
I'll beat him to it
Don't bother
We'll soon be back in our hotel Let's have dinner together
Let's go for dinner now
What? To get rid of Dr Chan?
No, why should I do that?
Help....the girl is about to fall... It's dangerous...
Help...
Someone help the girl...she's stuck up there
Help... It's dangerous
How come no one is going to her rescue?
No one is home, hence there's no one to answer the door
What to do?
Oh no, if no one can get in
She may not hang in there for long
Let's go get her Help
Let me give them a hand
You be careful
It hurts...
It can't be opened
Break the door
Go to the floor below Yes
It hurts...help....
Be careful
Help...
What is going on?
A girl is stuck by the neck up there
Be careful...
Ka-yee!
You scared the life out of me
I was so worried you would die
What would happen to me?
I am all right now
It's all right now, let's go for dinner
No, you two enjoy
Come again?
Miss Yik, I could tell how much you care for Ka-yee
Ka-yee, I could tell to what length you would go to court Miss Yik
Since you two care for each other
You two should be together
You two make a pretty pair
I am redundant here
I should go back to Hong Kong to my patients
You enjoy your volunteer life here
Actually he's right
About what?
That we make a pretty pair
What do you think?
I don't know
You still don't know?
That's what he said
We have to let others be our judges
Do we make a pretty pair?
Yes
See?
What are you looking at?
How come no stars?
You are a star glazer?
When I was small
Benjamin would take me back to our home village
The sky was covered with stars at night
Like there's a river of stars on it
Why crank your neck for them
Look back and you'll get an eyeful
How naughty of you
I find myself naughty too
I promise you, I'll take you for stars next time
You said it, no going back on it
Don't be such a pest
No more excuses, fine if you don't have time for me
I won't get mad at you
Hey, what is it?
My wife threw me a tantrum said I wouldn't keep her company
What's most important to men is money
If you have money and a career
Women throw themselves at you
Look at you, several months working with me You are a different person
If you are at your wife's beck and call She'll take you for granted
I don't mind it at all
She is carrying my baby
I have to be good to her
It's her gynecologic examination
I have to go after the delivery checkup
So soon? I have something good for you
Snow lotus of Mount Tianshan?
Brother Biu, selling counterfeit handbags is one thing
But dietary supplements is another thing Isn't it not that good?
You have cold feet? You're chickening out?
You want to get rich or not?
Of course I want to make money
But counterfeit dietary supplements can kill
Made of starch and flour, will this kill?
What?
Those who take dietary supplements are healthy
It's not for treating illnesses
They will be fine even if they take them all
Don't worry, nothing can go wrong
Trust me
But still...
You want your wife and son to live in comfort?
This will make it happen
Why brought me here?
Do you like it here?
So what if I do? Can you afford it?
If you like it, I'll buy it for you
Here? You have money for it? Dream on
Shuk-ching, for you and the baby
I'll spare no efforts in making money
I'll provide you with the best
Shuk-ching, I have done so much for you in the past few months
Why are you still cool to me?
What? So you find me wanting?
No, no
You all right?
Honey, you care for me
Dream on, I don't want you to infect me
And you are just the baby's father
Don't call me honey, I am not your honey
Guys, this luxury property project allows great privacy. Density is low....
Ching Siu-shan, rascal!
Ka-yee
Hey, calm down...
Ka-yee, we were buddies after all
Let me formally apologise to you
It's my fault after all, I was in the wrong
Besides saying "sorry" to you
Interest included here
We had known each other for so long
Just let go, all right?
You know we used to be buddies We have known each other for so long
But you left me a shell company I had to clean up the mess
I had no other choices
But I have a family to feed
It's not easy to make a living
We have known each for so long
You too want me to have an easy life, right
Moreover, as for the money
I made the money for you
All right, let bygones be bygones
Ka-yee, you are not angry with me?
You left me, you were not solely to blame
I had my share of the responsibility
I did some soul-searching after you had gone
I saw my shortcomings
I have learnt my lesson
I am sure I will be a better boyfriend
You have found a girlfriend?
How did you know?
Woman's hunch
You know her, Miss Yik
What?
Good, good, congrats
How are you doing? Carrying a baby is not easy
It's easy for me
Besides the baby, I have to take care of this big baby too
You work late every day
Go home early today
Yes
Well? You feel tired?
You want me make you a cup of hot milk?
You are so free? You don't have to work?
You said I shouldn't work so hard I should come home early
I said you should come home early
Not that you shouldn't work
You work even when you are back now go to work
You don't want me around?
I don't want to get infected, all right?
How come this about-face?
You were so nice to me in the restaurant
It's just acting?
I got it now, you played nice to me
It's to show it to Ka-yee
You still have him in your heart, right?
Yes, I was nice to you to piss Ka-yee off, all right?
Why treat me this way?
I can treat you whichever way I like
If you can't stand it, go away
Hello
You are so free that you're picking me up?
I can't wait to see you
Something's wrong, something happened?
How did you know?
It's written on my face?
You usually don't talk this way
You came to pick me up and said you couldn't wait to see me
Something must have happened
You do know me well
I was taking a group to check out a luxury property project
I bumped into Shuk-ching and Siu-shan
How are they doing?
They were there to check out the luxury flat
It seems they are loaded
How did you feel when you saw Siu-shan?
I wanted to beat him up
But I was fine once my anger's gone
Don't be so impetuous next time
Whatever it is, it can be talked over
It's strange, we had tea together later
And he repaid the money to me
All of it?
Plus interest
Did you feel unhappy after seeing them?
No, I felt fine
Maybe...they are no longer important to me
Good, you have let go You have fully recovered
What about you? Are you all right?
Why shouldn't I be all right?
I met them again Won't you feel unhappy about it?
I was worried
I didn't know how you would react to it
But you have let go, I can't be happier
I have no qualms at all
Really?
No, why should I?
I met my former girlfriend
You are not mad about it?
A girl will get jealous when she learns her boyfriend has met his ex
I am not, so I am abnormal?
Yes, you have to show some displeasure
But I really am fine with it What's there to get mad at?
You have to fake it
Or I can't mollify you
What now?
Get mad first, then I'll give you a surprise
Ng Ka-yee, you are a pest
I am now hopping mad
All right, accepted
Let me take you to a place I have a surprise for you
It's your family house What surprise?
You said you liked to watch stars
You made it? It's so pretty
There's another one
Give me your hand
The pebble is cute, where did you pick it
I picked up this pebble last time when we're at our volunteer work
It almost cut my pants
Of course, the edges are rough
How did you polish them?
They've been smoothed by time
Like you
Like me?
When I first met you
You were as rough as this pebble
We cut and hurt each other
But in time, we smoothed out each other's rough corners
Is the pendant hard to make?
No, but it's hard to find an identical pebble
It's unique and one of a kind
Thank you for keeping me company in this difficult period
Whatever the path ahead
I want you to be there with me
Just like the pebble
We will get smoother with time
Sister Mary, two people are anxious to see you
I have to go to Singapore
Ask them to leave a message if it's important
If they are nobodies, send them away
Yes
Sister Mary
What now?
You two?
Mung Lo won't do
You two want to join my camp?
Sister Mary, we have something to ask you
I am busy, if you want to see me Make a booking with my secretary
We want to know about Coach Mung Lo's past
You want me to reveal her dark past?
Sure, sit down
What do you want to know?
You two used to be good friends?
Yes, we used to be partners
But she's not good enough for me
Hence I dumped her
How could you do such a thing to her?
She's a nice person and she sings well
Harmony...
If you hate her so much
Why do you pay the nightclub rent for her?
I don't know what you are talking about
We've asked the landlord
He said you signed the nightclub lease with him 20 years ago
Why did you do it?
I couldn't stand her, I did it to play a joke on her
I got the lease for her
So that I can turn her out when the chance comes
How calculating you are
What you're saying doesn't make sense
The rent is more than $20,000 a month
The landlord only asks her for $4800 a month
You have to make up the difference of some $20,000 a month
You have been doing it for 20 years
Coach Mung Lo is not aware of it
It's not the way to play a joke on someone
What are you hiding from us? Tell us
It's so long ago, why should you ask?
Coach Mung Lo is with my father
I really want to know what kind of a person she is
She finally has another man?
She had lived like a widow for 20 years
She has finally figured it out
I respect Coach Mung Lo very much
She's Choi Sum's stepmother
Can you tell us more about her past?
Back in those days, when a singer gets married
She effectively announces her retirement
At first I was mad at her
Why did she give up such a precious chance?
But she later gave birth to a son and had a happy family
I was happy for her
But... because she couldn't give up singing
Her husband ran away with their son
Mung Lo then gave up on herself
I wanted to help her
But I knew she's stubborn
She wouldn't let me
So I asked her landlord to lease her the nightclub for $4800
And bully her for rent every month
I kept insulting her in public
I did it to shame her into action to pick herself up again
Sister Mary, so you mean to shame her into action
What a loyal friend you are
But now I see that she has trained some outstanding protegees
I am proud for her
Sister Mary, you two really made an album together?
Of course, let me show you if you don't believe it
Great
Oh, this is my mother
She is Mung Lo
Mung Lo is your mother?