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how much would you like about 100 grams will that be all yes thanks
that'll be four dollars thanks
thank you okay
right i'm sorry
hi steve thanks for watching in such a hurry oh no where i
i thought i saw someone i know oh where oh it's okay he's gone now
i must have made a mistake you got time for a coffee
yeah okay
so what are you doing at the market i'm cooking at your house on friday remember
of course friday that'll be great what about you do you come here often
what's money when someone says do you come here often
it's what we call a pickup line you know
i come here every week to buy fruit i like fresh fruit for work
what are we having for dinner you'll find out on friday
yeah and a tea plex do you want me to take your shopping
home i could put it in the fridge for you no that's okay i have a fridge in my
room at the hotel
the person you saw who did you think it was uh it's a long
story maybe i'll tell you later
on friday maybe
i thought i saw david at the market but i didn't get a very good look and i lost
him in the crowd ah when was this just yesterday
how long since you've seen him nearly two years
are you sure you'd recognize him now of course he's my brother
it's just i'm thinking he might have changed his appearance if
he didn't want to be found mr baba i would recognize my brother
believe me of course i'm sorry maybe you did see
him at the market it's just you've been thinking about him a lot
the mind plays tricks you know i suppose so
maybe it wasn't him i don't know
is there anything that would positively identify him
a jury a scar anything
his watch my father gave it to him he always wears
it can you describe it
it's an old-fashioned watch an omega it was our grandfather's
what's the band made of silver and the watch has an inscription that says
to my son norman nolan that's our father's name
grandfather gave it to him in chinese in chinese
he might have a neck band i gave it to him as a going away present what's it
like it's made of tortoiseshell
it's a disc with a design like this
ah yin yang
that's right you know what the band is made of leather he said he'd
always wear it yes well it's uh
it's it's just not much but it's something i suppose
i'll call you next week with some news i hope so
excuse me i have an appointment to see dr chang at 2 30. and your name lee and
lee ms lee yes please take a seat doctor
we'll see you soon thank you ms lee
doctor we'll see you now thank you seriously how can i help you
i've been getting some very bad headaches lately and i feel tense when
do you get them usually at night but sometimes in the
morning too and have you been taking anything for them no
you look tense are you working too hard not really
i'm over here from singapore buying wines
but something's worrying you am i right yes
i'm worried about my brother he's been missing for two years
no wonder you've been getting headaches but just let me give you a checkup to
make sure it's nothing else your blood pressure is a little high
but your heart is fine i'm sure it's the worry about your
brother that's causing the headaches what can i do
try to relax and get some rest
do you prefer western or chinese medicine i prefer chinese medicine
here are some tablets take two three times a day
and try not to worry about your brother sure you'll find him soon
thank you i hope so
you feeling better now yes the doctor said i should relax oh why don't you sit
down let me cook no i enjoy cooking it is relaxing for me okay then
well let me help oh what do you need i need a sharp knife
the knives are in this drawer and a wok do you have one yes of course
it's in this cupboard and do you have a um i don't know what
it's called a kind of a sauce pan with holes in it a colander
it's in here too it's behind the saucepans
and i'll need a bowl big enough to hold these prawns oh yum
prawns i love prawns how about
this one no that's too big i don't need one as
big as that this one that's perfect
okay i'm ready
what are we having singapore noodles with prawns it's a very famous dish you
can buy it at street stores everywhere i hope you like it i'm sure we will
so what do we do first first we have to
peel the prawns oh okay i'll do that
now what now we'll fry the prawns the oil must be very hot it doesn't take
very long while i'm doing that you can chop the leeks chop them very fine
like this
yes sort of
now what next we add the spices and some ginger
and the leeks
okay and now now the leeks are soft we put in some
bean sprouts
and then the corners
and the noodles
all in together is that all almost
lastly we add some of this special sauce didn't think i'd be able to find this
here your market's very good that's it you're almost ready i hope
your family's hungry that was delicious ann i'm glad you
enjoyed it yes it was very tasty
if you went to singapore you could have it every day
there you are mark the advantages of travel
i thought it was absolutely superb thank you steve

how much would you like about 100 grams will that be all yes thanks

that'll be four dollars thanks

thank you okay

right i'm sorry

hi steve thanks for watching in such a hurry oh no where i

i thought i saw someone i know oh where oh it's okay he's gone now

i must have made a mistake you got time for a coffee

yeah okay

so what are you doing at the market i'm cooking at your house on friday remember

of course friday that'll be great what about you do you come here often

what's money when someone says do you come here often

it's what we call a pickup line you know

i come here every week to buy fruit i like fresh fruit for work

what are we having for dinner you'll find out on friday

yeah and a tea plex do you want me to take your shopping

home i could put it in the fridge for you no that's okay i have a fridge in my

room at the hotel

the person you saw who did you think it was uh it's a long

story maybe i'll tell you later

on friday maybe

i thought i saw david at the market but i didn't get a very good look and i lost

him in the crowd ah when was this just yesterday

how long since you've seen him nearly two years

are you sure you'd recognize him now of course he's my brother

it's just i'm thinking he might have changed his appearance if

he didn't want to be found mr baba i would recognize my brother

believe me of course i'm sorry maybe you did see

him at the market it's just you've been thinking about him a lot

the mind plays tricks you know i suppose so

maybe it wasn't him i don't know

is there anything that would positively identify him

a jury a scar anything

his watch my father gave it to him he always wears

it can you describe it

it's an old-fashioned watch an omega it was our grandfather's

what's the band made of silver and the watch has an inscription that says

to my son norman nolan that's our father's name

grandfather gave it to him in chinese in chinese

he might have a neck band i gave it to him as a going away present what's it

like it's made of tortoiseshell

it's a disc with a design like this

ah yin yang

that's right you know what the band is made of leather he said he'd

always wear it yes well it's uh

it's it's just not much but it's something i suppose

i'll call you next week with some news i hope so

excuse me i have an appointment to see dr chang at 2 30. and your name lee and

lee ms lee yes please take a seat doctor

we'll see you soon thank you ms lee

doctor we'll see you now thank you seriously how can i help you

i've been getting some very bad headaches lately and i feel tense when

do you get them usually at night but sometimes in the

morning too and have you been taking anything for them no

you look tense are you working too hard not really

i'm over here from singapore buying wines

but something's worrying you am i right yes

i'm worried about my brother he's been missing for two years

no wonder you've been getting headaches but just let me give you a checkup to

make sure it's nothing else your blood pressure is a little high

but your heart is fine i'm sure it's the worry about your

brother that's causing the headaches what can i do

try to relax and get some rest

do you prefer western or chinese medicine i prefer chinese medicine

here are some tablets take two three times a day

and try not to worry about your brother sure you'll find him soon

thank you i hope so

you feeling better now yes the doctor said i should relax oh why don't you sit

down let me cook no i enjoy cooking it is relaxing for me okay then

well let me help oh what do you need i need a sharp knife

the knives are in this drawer and a wok do you have one yes of course

it's in this cupboard and do you have a um i don't know what

it's called a kind of a sauce pan with holes in it a colander

it's in here too it's behind the saucepans

and i'll need a bowl big enough to hold these prawns oh yum

prawns i love prawns how about

this one no that's too big i don't need one as

big as that this one that's perfect

okay i'm ready

what are we having singapore noodles with prawns it's a very famous dish you

can buy it at street stores everywhere i hope you like it i'm sure we will

so what do we do first first we have to

peel the prawns oh okay i'll do that

now what now we'll fry the prawns the oil must be very hot it doesn't take

very long while i'm doing that you can chop the leeks chop them very fine

like this

yes sort of

now what next we add the spices and some ginger

and the leeks

okay and now now the leeks are soft we put in some

bean sprouts

and then the corners

and the noodles

all in together is that all almost

lastly we add some of this special sauce didn't think i'd be able to find this

here your market's very good that's it you're almost ready i hope

your family's hungry that was delicious ann i'm glad you

enjoyed it yes it was very tasty

if you went to singapore you could have it every day

there you are mark the advantages of travel

i thought it was absolutely superb thank you steve