Rice Rhapsody (Hainan ji fan) (海南雞飯)

This is Singapore's Chinatown

My chicken rice restaurant is the most famous around here

My restaurant has been here for 15 years

I just expanded and renovated it.

We reopen tomorrow

At the other end of the street is a...

a little coffee shop

This is Kim Chui.

He's been there for more than 10 years

He likes to be called a chef

And he likes to show off a lot

Beautiful

Everyone on the street knows he's in love with me

These are for you

They'll die soon. You're just wasting money

Daniel is my eldest son.

He's the responsible one

He's got a stable job

but is never around because he's always flying

Anyway, he moved out long ago

Hi, how are you? I just came out from customs

Okay, see you in a minute

Daniel used to have many girlfriends

but now he lives with Tim

I drive you to the dinner

Sure, let's go

Harry's my second son

That's his hairdresser boyfriend

Take it and say hi to your mother

Hi, mom

$5,500. Plus tax

Look, why don't I show you what I think you're looking for?

For your mother, right?

Leo's my youngest son

He's a good kid

Leo's my pride and joy

After their father left us 16 years ago

I worked hard to raise them, giving them a good life

Tomorrow

With the reopening of my restaurant

my chicken rice and the four men in my life

our lives will change for the better

Smells good

To mother's restaurant

To Jen's Restaurant, good luck

Good luck

Kim Chui

It's our grand reopening. What are you doing here?

Kim Chui is like family

Anyway, his place has no business

The food looks good

Mom, I got you something

Something for me! What is it?

Let's see

It's beautiful

Pretty, huh?

Chicken, for chicken rice

You're making Harry and me look bad, Leo

Sorry mother, we'll make it up to you

Thank you

I also have something for you

These are the latest shampoo and conditioner

Just came in last week

Shampoo

Take some

He's probably with Cal, that's who he's with

I don't know

Don't ask me this kind of stupid question

I can't talk right now. I'll call you back, okay

Hi, I'm eating, I'll call you back, bye

Let's eat Daniel

Your boyfriend?

Kim Chui!

Sorry, sorry

Harry, the chicken is getting cold

Get off the phone or leave now

Hainan Chicken Rice is served cold. I can leave?

Whatever

Starting tomorrow, we'll have a new beginning

The whole Singapore is going to know about us

Cheers

Wow, this is romantic

Mother, I'm leaving now Wait

I want to talk to you

Can you talk to Harry?

I've said everything to him already and so have you

But he's still like that, so now what?

Sometimes doing nothing is the best plan

Do nothing? I didn't raise three boys by doing nothing

Now you're all grown up. I've only got this restaurant, you know?

We can support you. Running a restaurant is so time consuming

Why don't you quit?

No way

I mean like, do something else

The restaurant is reopening tomorrow

I'll be flying to Dubai tomorrow

This is for you and that...

Tim. Thanks

It's raining so hard

Is it monsoon season already?

Get a hold of yourself. Don't let mom see you like this

I just can't help it

I fall in love so easily

My happiness depends on the other person's every whim

Misery, too

Look at the rain, it's so beautiful

What do you think of when you see the rain?

No cycling

Look at him

What are you two talking about?

Go home! Kim Chui. You have your own restaurant to clean up

Never mind... I've got people to do that for me

Harry, I want to talk to...

Yeah, of course I'm still up!

Who is this? Where are you?

He is? Okay, bye

Mom, I'm going out Now? Where?

Just out, I'll be back soon

You want to go out? Then stay out

Daniel said I should give you some space

Plenty of space out there!

I didn't mean it that way

I'll be back by three

Two

Okay, two. I'll be back by two

Bye, mom

Mother...

Sometimes, I don't know if I'm angry with them because they're gay

or because they're never around

Harry moved out. Now I've only got Leo

Hello, Mrs. Fan Long time no see

Where are you going? To the doctors

We'll take you No need

Come on Are you sure?

He's so cute! What's his name?

Bill, like our hero Bill Gates

No, Bill Clinton

Our grandkids are great

Our lives would be so dull without them

I'd hate to grow old without them

We wouldn't know how to spend our time

When are you going to have grandkids?

We only have one son and you have three

I've still got Leo

Leo's best friend is Batman. They hang out together all the time

Am I being paranoid?

Boys hang out with boys

It doesn't mean anything, right?

There's just no way of telling

Daniel and Harry both had girlfriends

Now they only want boyfriends

This is Leo, he's my friend. You have to look after him

How are you doing? Fine

See you

Okay, thank you

This is the famous chicken rice place

It's not bad, good lighting, good atmosphere

Good lighting?

Thank you so much. Anytime

You're here to shoot a movie?

Yes, I am. I love your movies

We're shooting a film called Eye of the Dragon

Eye of the Dragon. Sounds like an action film

She's the heroine The sexy heroine

One night the sexiest movie star in Asia came to my restaurant

All the young boys are crazy about her

I was sure Leo would like her

I heard this place is very famous for chicken rice

Thank you. A lot of actors like to come

Jackie Chan Jackie Chan?

Leo, come

Take a photo with movie star Gigi

My son Leo

Hi, Leo, nice to meet you Hello

Can we take a photo together? Of course

Yeh, Thank you!

You know that actress, Gigi?

Hold on, Kim Chui

Well...? Pretty?

She's alright She's pretty and sexy

No, you're prettier and sexier

Kim Chui, I've got a movie star here

My restaurant is right next door

Maybe sometime let me treat you

I just created a brand new dish

It's healthy, low cal

I spent nine months developing the dish

The name is called Hainan Duck Rice

Wow, something new

Delicious Sorry, excuse me

Kim Chui... Telephone

For me?

Excuse me, my phone. Enjoy

For you

Hello...?

They hung up. Who is it?

I don't know

But then they asked me to tell you

Don't go and steal other people's customers

There's still work to do inside