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are definitely our biggest suppliers uh and maybe a few surprises oh i can't
wait will it take all day most of the day
i'll start ringing now and let them know that we've got a very important client
all the way from singapore thank you i'm looking forward to it me too
medina hotel marie speaking how may i help you can i speak to ms anne lee
please i'm not sure what room she's in i'll put you through sir
hello hello anne
this is steve parker steve parker
steve sarah's brother
oh steve hello steve hi what are you doing
oh working i'm planning a trip to the wineries later in the week
ah when are you going uh wednesday oh good
what are you doing tomorrow um
nothing why
well i have the day off and i was just wondering well i was just wondering
whether you want to go to a wildlife park with me
you said you'd like to go to the zoo that's right i did
yes thank you steve i'd love to go all right
i'll meet you in the foyer 10 o'clock okay 10.
i'll see you then great
good night anne good night steve
two pleats and a bag of food and your chickens have a nice day
how much do i owe you ah it's okay it's my treat thank you i'll buy lunch is
there somewhere to have lunch of course there's a cafe just over there
what do you want to do first i really want to hold a koala is there a koala
here yes it's the most popular animal we might have to queue though i don't
mind what else is there are there some kangaroos of course there are lots and
birds i've heard australian birds are amazing don't worry you'll get to see
lots of birds what should we do first
well the kangaroos are just over there
and i think the birds are next and next he'll cuddle a koala
sure and after that after that i'll buy lunch
it's a deal look at this big grey one he's massive
he has very very strong arms and legs and a big strong tail yeah and he is
very big ears this fur looks very soft it feels soft
on my hand it's got beautiful big brown eyes
oh look at that little black and white one oh yeah
i think that's a willy wagtail they're very fast they move around a lot
it's cute it's got such a long tail
oh look at that bird oh that's a kingfisher oh we have them in singapore
really look at its beautiful blue back very
colorful isn't it there's lots in australia big ones and
small ones we have a very big one called a
kookaburra has a very interesting laughs
so soft and cuddly yeah they're like me they've actually also got really sharp
claws see
oh it's so cute can i take him home i don't think they'd be very happy about
that [Laughter]
look at that one what's the matter
nothing i'm just feeling a bit homesick come on let's go get some e
what would you like yeah
um i'll have a cheese and salad sandwich and a cappuccino thanks
do you have wine no sir we don't serve alcohol we have
coffee tea soft drinks and juices okay
i'd like a orange juice and a pie with chips do you
have sauce just help yourself and i'll bring the
food when it's ready thank you
is that good it's delicious
you should try one true aussie food maybe one day i don't
need a lot of meat how's your coffee it's very good don't
you drink coffee sometimes i prefer tea or juice
so is the koala the best oh definitely the kangaroos are interesting too i've
never seen her once before and the birds are wonderful
i think i like the birds the most they're so colorful in so many different
kinds what about you what did you like best
just being here tell me about your life in singapore
what do you do every day well i work in my father's business
importing wines i live with my family
how do you get to work do you catch a bus usually
sometimes i go with my father in his car what about you what do you do
i'm a builder i build houses how do you get to work i drive i have to
use my car for work so i never go by bus do you enjoy it your work
mostly it's not easy being a builder
but it's outside i prefer to work outside i never work
outside occasionally i travel though right now
and what do you do on the weekends sometimes i go shopping
sometimes i go out where do you go
nightclubs not really occasionally
who do you go with a bunch of friends
boyfriend not at the moment
did you have a good day very much thank you for taking me how
about you of course not too boring you must have been there a hundred times not
since i was a kid it was great do you like chinese food i love chinese
food i'm gonna cook a chinese meal for you and your family really
that'll be great when friday
fantastic oh i'll see you then yes
bye bye
excuse me sorry leslie i didn't see you could i have my key please certainly
here you are oh and there's a message for you
dear ms lee please call my office i have some news
for you john barber private investigator have you found my brother
not yet no not quite
but i have found something what is it
i went to the university you said he was a student i spoke to his
professor the head of the course he studied
and what did he say does he know what happened
well no not exactly uh he didn't know where your brother went
but he told me david had left the university he
stopped going to lectures when did he stop about a year ago he
didn't tell anyone but he left the letter with the professor a letter have

are definitely our biggest suppliers uh and maybe a few surprises oh i can't

wait will it take all day most of the day

i'll start ringing now and let them know that we've got a very important client

all the way from singapore thank you i'm looking forward to it me too

medina hotel marie speaking how may i help you can i speak to ms anne lee

please i'm not sure what room she's in i'll put you through sir

hello hello anne

this is steve parker steve parker

steve sarah's brother

oh steve hello steve hi what are you doing

oh working i'm planning a trip to the wineries later in the week

ah when are you going uh wednesday oh good

what are you doing tomorrow um

nothing why

well i have the day off and i was just wondering well i was just wondering

whether you want to go to a wildlife park with me

you said you'd like to go to the zoo that's right i did

yes thank you steve i'd love to go all right

i'll meet you in the foyer 10 o'clock okay 10.

i'll see you then great

good night anne good night steve

two pleats and a bag of food and your chickens have a nice day

how much do i owe you ah it's okay it's my treat thank you i'll buy lunch is

there somewhere to have lunch of course there's a cafe just over there

what do you want to do first i really want to hold a koala is there a koala

here yes it's the most popular animal we might have to queue though i don't

mind what else is there are there some kangaroos of course there are lots and

birds i've heard australian birds are amazing don't worry you'll get to see

lots of birds what should we do first

well the kangaroos are just over there

and i think the birds are next and next he'll cuddle a koala

sure and after that after that i'll buy lunch

it's a deal look at this big grey one he's massive

he has very very strong arms and legs and a big strong tail yeah and he is

very big ears this fur looks very soft it feels soft

on my hand it's got beautiful big brown eyes

oh look at that little black and white one oh yeah

i think that's a willy wagtail they're very fast they move around a lot

it's cute it's got such a long tail

oh look at that bird oh that's a kingfisher oh we have them in singapore

really look at its beautiful blue back very

colorful isn't it there's lots in australia big ones and

small ones we have a very big one called a

kookaburra has a very interesting laughs

so soft and cuddly yeah they're like me they've actually also got really sharp

claws see

oh it's so cute can i take him home i don't think they'd be very happy about

that [Laughter]

look at that one what's the matter

nothing i'm just feeling a bit homesick come on let's go get some e

what would you like yeah

um i'll have a cheese and salad sandwich and a cappuccino thanks

do you have wine no sir we don't serve alcohol we have

coffee tea soft drinks and juices okay

i'd like a orange juice and a pie with chips do you

have sauce just help yourself and i'll bring the

food when it's ready thank you

is that good it's delicious

you should try one true aussie food maybe one day i don't

need a lot of meat how's your coffee it's very good don't

you drink coffee sometimes i prefer tea or juice

so is the koala the best oh definitely the kangaroos are interesting too i've

never seen her once before and the birds are wonderful

i think i like the birds the most they're so colorful in so many different

kinds what about you what did you like best

just being here tell me about your life in singapore

what do you do every day well i work in my father's business

importing wines i live with my family

how do you get to work do you catch a bus usually

sometimes i go with my father in his car what about you what do you do

i'm a builder i build houses how do you get to work i drive i have to

use my car for work so i never go by bus do you enjoy it your work

mostly it's not easy being a builder

but it's outside i prefer to work outside i never work

outside occasionally i travel though right now

and what do you do on the weekends sometimes i go shopping

sometimes i go out where do you go

nightclubs not really occasionally

who do you go with a bunch of friends

boyfriend not at the moment

did you have a good day very much thank you for taking me how

about you of course not too boring you must have been there a hundred times not

since i was a kid it was great do you like chinese food i love chinese

food i'm gonna cook a chinese meal for you and your family really

that'll be great when friday

fantastic oh i'll see you then yes

bye bye

excuse me sorry leslie i didn't see you could i have my key please certainly

here you are oh and there's a message for you

dear ms lee please call my office i have some news

for you john barber private investigator have you found my brother

not yet no not quite

but i have found something what is it

i went to the university you said he was a student i spoke to his

professor the head of the course he studied

and what did he say does he know what happened

well no not exactly uh he didn't know where your brother went

but he told me david had left the university he

stopped going to lectures when did he stop about a year ago he

didn't tell anyone but he left the letter with the professor a letter have