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Charlene and Selva move into Selva’s mother’s home to save up for their wedding and BTO dream. Between adjusting to a new home, balancing finances, navigating cultural differences and facing parental pressures, the couple begin to question their future while learning what it really takes to start a life together.
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00:00Guys I think I found the perfect balance of
00:04Oh my god I got to beat you I want to get in the house
00:06What?
00:07You're supposed to go and buy everything that you want for the house
00:09And you spent over $700 without consulting me first?
00:12This man grew up differently from you okay
00:14If this is you asking for my blessing
00:16I'm not giving it
00:18You know what Charlene it's always fun for you isn't it
00:21Nothing's ever serious or worth dealing with
00:23You know what since you need this to be resolved so badly
00:27Why don't you go talk to my parents
00:29uncle we got our pto we're gonna get married i apologize for my husband you have my blessing
00:35charlene will you marry me yes of course
00:49you are not bringing that to my mother's house please no pretty please no pretty please with the
01:07carry on tom fine
01:37I'm going to play some records later.
01:44You can come around and play some records later.
01:50You can let them know we're playing your favorite songs.
01:54I'll let your friends tell them to be here at night.
01:58We're about to dance and be in dancing shoes.
02:02Hi.
02:17Did you just try to headbutt me?
02:19No, I...
02:22I missed you, Dad.
02:23I missed you too, Ma.
02:25Very salty even for my standards.
02:27Did you both just take the stairs or what?
02:29We are both just unfit, Aunty Netia.
02:31No more Aunty Netia.
02:32No more Aunty Netia.
02:33From now onwards, it's Amma.
02:34Okay?
02:35And haven't I raised you better?
02:38Why are you both carrying two boxes?
02:41No, no, no, no.
02:43Okay, get in, get in.
02:45I answered for teachers.
02:47Ladies first.
02:49I'm sorry, dear.
02:50I failed with this one.
02:52You're the best, Amma.
02:57I'll save you.
02:59Okay.
03:00Wait.
03:01What...
03:02...
03:03...
03:04...
03:05...
03:06...
03:07...
03:08...
03:09...
03:11Whoa.
03:13Okay.
03:20Oh, oh!
03:22Oh!
03:31Oh!
03:32How is that lipstick?
04:02Stop going.
04:05Alif.
04:05Ma, why have you known him for so long?
04:07Sorry, I forgot.
04:08Yes, Alif.
04:10It's not driving.
04:12It's surviving.
04:14F&B is tough, duh.
04:16It's good to dream big, but it's tough.
04:19Oh, I lost track.
04:21You were saying something about your after-school tuition?
04:23Yeah, no.
04:24I just...
04:25I feel like I'm making some sort of a difference
04:27being able to give my time to those on the verge of giving up.
04:32I'm excited for that.
04:33And I'm very proud of you, duh.
04:36But, you know, volunteering isn't the most economical thing.
04:40Why do you even need to make that much money?
04:42Well, we have a house that's being built that needs to be paid for.
04:45I think you both are just stressing out.
04:48You make enough to thrive.
04:50Look, I used to make like, what?
04:52$3,000 a month when Pa left?
04:54Yeah, and we ate chapati every day.
05:03Ma.
05:05Ma.
05:06What?
05:06I'm sorry, I didn't mean it like that.
05:09I get it, I get it.
05:10You want your kids to have the life that you did not.
05:12I respect that.
05:13You gave me a good life.
05:14We didn't have much, but we were rich.
05:17I always knew you'll marry a Chinati.
05:19When you were younger,
05:21always flirting around with a Chinese girl in the kindergarten.
05:24Vanessa, my first love.
05:26God didn't answer my prayers for a nice Tamil pun.
05:29I'm sorry I failed you.
05:30I'm just teasing you, da.
05:32Charlene is a blessing.
05:33You know me, right?
05:34A good heart, a sound mind, and an open spirit.
05:37That's all I ask for.
05:38We're all one race.
05:40The human race.
05:42Ahmad Mahatma Gandhi in the flesh.
05:44Nonsense, fella.
05:45But one thing, ha.
05:46Charlene must wear sari for the wedding.
05:48Oh, don't worry.
05:49She's on the same page.
05:50Very good.
05:51I'm very happy to hear that.
05:52I think green would suit her very well.
05:55She hates green.
05:57Hey, how's it going with the father?
06:00Yeah, he's coming around, I think.
06:03Selva, I'm telling you,
06:05chafe.
06:06Chinese people like that.
06:08Charlene likes it.
06:12Hey, Charlene can use hands, right?
06:25Well, auntie, your chapati is the best, eh.
06:31Number one is your product, I cannot pack.
06:33Then your chapati, and then ghi tose.
06:35If you told me my chapati was above brata,
06:37I wouldn't believe you.
06:38This is your first time, right?
06:39Second.
06:40First time I came over.
06:41Oh, and she farted at the dinner table?
06:42Yes, yes, I remember, I remember.
06:44You said she didn't hear.
06:45I thought she didn't.
06:46You know, from that day,
06:47I knew you two will get married.
06:48Eh, ma, don't lie.
06:49You said she was weird.
06:50Oi.
06:51What she did?
06:52I said weird, but perfect.
06:54Auntie.
06:54Oh, don't listen to this fella.
06:57Harder than.
06:58I got.
06:58Minus 80, that leaves you with $220 a month for grab.
07:16More than enough.
07:18Yeah, that's like 10 grabs a month.
07:19Yeah, doable, right?
07:21Yeah, challenge accepted.
07:22I am saving.
07:23Saving is me.
07:24Call me 1111 sale,
07:25because that's how saving I am.
07:26In fact, call me Scream,
07:28because my last name is Saeva.
07:29Okay.
07:31We got to stick to this, yeah?
07:32No more than $800 per person.
07:34Yeah.
07:34GST 11% kama kama kama.
07:36GST 13% kama.
07:3815% kama.
07:3917% kama.
07:40Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
07:4117% is rabat.
07:42Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
07:43We got this.
07:44We got this.
07:45Okay, daddy's got to go buy cereal.
07:47Okay, how many buy $2,000 of Ben Jerry's?
07:50Sorry, sorry, sorry.
07:51I forgot, I forgot, I forgot.
07:52Frugal Queen is me.
07:56Wow, the food is damn shooks, yeah.
08:21But I'm still paisy about cooking in the kitchen,
08:24because it's technically not my house.
08:26But I guess it kind of is.
08:27I don't know,
08:27I still feel weird about being in the kitchen.
08:29How about last time got Alif,
08:30now got auntie.
08:31We damn blessed, yeah.
08:32Always got an expert chef in the house.
08:35I think the hardest part is sleeping without aircon.
08:37Of course, you know,
08:37there's not one single aircon in this whole house.
08:40Partly transport, I still can do.
08:41Okay, hello, can I talk now?
08:43Oh my god, sorry, ad mode.
08:44Okay, I got into...
08:48Universitas der Kunste, Berlin?
08:51Yeah.
08:52Oh my god, congrats!
08:54How did Alif take it?
08:55He doesn't know yet,
08:56but I'm still going to mention Ibu's Rumpa IG.
08:59When do you start?
09:00Next year, so still have time.
09:02Wow, we got a long distance.
09:03I'm going to suck.
09:05I'm practicing ready right now.
09:06True.
09:08He will be too busy to notice I'm gone anyway.
09:10Aren't true, I tell you everything.
09:12Yeah, too many things.
09:14Eh, we can do that, join me for a day thing.
09:16Like you bring me around Berlin,
09:18then I bring you around Kopi Tiams.
09:19Uh, that sounds torturous.
09:22I'm going to miss food more than you.
09:24Rude!
09:25But most of my meals will be home-cooked anyway,
09:27thanks to Mr. Scrooge.
09:29I'll just tell him he's being overdramatic.
09:31Your dad will confirm loan you money for the BTO.
09:34He's a big softy, okay?
09:34He'll come around eventually.
09:36No protestations.
09:37I'm cutting you off.
09:38What?
09:39A trick, she's buying a house.
09:40Yeah, and she...
09:42can learn to save up for it herself.
09:44The house, the wedding.
09:45We should talk about the wedding too.
09:46Well, it's only going to be in 2028.
09:49So she has time.
09:50And she needs to save up for it.
09:52So she needs time.
09:53Wait, you're not even going to chip in for the wedding.
09:55Of course we will.
09:56Your father's just being very dramatic.
09:59Dramatic?
10:00Well, this girl says she wants to be an adult.
10:02Make all her own decisions.
10:04Ignore my advice.
10:05So I say fine.
10:06Go ahead.
10:07Learn firsthand how a teacher and a freelancer can survive in Singapore.
10:11Give her a sense of adulthood.
10:13Yeah, okay.
10:14It's fine.
10:15As long as we can get the wedding we want.
10:17And what does cutting me off even mean?
10:19You don't even give me pocket money anymore.
10:20Who pays for your phone bills?
10:24That's like what?
10:25$80?
10:25I can afford $80 a month.
10:27And all your insurance policies?
10:30Accident, hospitalisation, critical illness?
10:32Oh, so now you're an adult.
10:34You can pay for them yourself.
10:36So what?
10:37Is this a test?
10:38Or you just still don't like silver?
10:40You said you're ready.
10:42So be ready.
10:43Why don't you discuss this with me first?
10:46My money, my choice.
10:47It's okay, Mom.
10:48I'd rather this than being told what to do and disrespected.
10:51You young people all confuse love for disrespect.
10:55You want to marry this man?
10:57Fine, go ahead.
10:58But ask him to get another job.
11:00A teacher's income ceiling is pathetic, Charlene.
11:02Why does my husband need to have a salary criteria?
11:04I will not repeat myself.
11:06I'm happy with him now.
11:06What, in his mom's three-room flat?
11:08Yeah, better than here.
11:35Look, I know you think we're struggling and broke, but we're doing absolutely fine.
11:39In fact, we've budgeted and we're doing more than fine.
11:43Moving out already saved us so much money.
11:46And Sel won't want to leave his job.
11:47He loves it so much, he won't give it up for anything in the world.
11:50What?
11:51Marking X plus Y plus Z?
11:53No, the kids.
11:55Teens, young people.
11:57He wants to help them.
11:59Make sure they don't find school as shit as he did.
12:02He's even volunteering at the after-school tuition centre for the less privileged.
12:05That is very sweet of him.
12:07Right now, Patrick?
12:09How much is the pay?
12:10It's volunteer work.
12:12Pa, not everything's about money.
12:14When you're about to start a life, it should be about the money.
12:18Save yourself before saving others.
12:20Okay, so you know a lorry and six wheels?
12:46And there are three lorries.
12:48So what's the first thing you do?
12:50I'll let you do.
12:57Perfect.
12:58Okay, so now you know how to do parking.
13:02Just let me know if you have any questions.
13:14Is everything okay?
13:16Yeah.
13:18Do you have another pen?
13:20No.
13:21Here, you can have mine.
13:27What?
13:28I look like a charity case to you now.
13:30No.
13:31But you need to do your work and you don't have a pen.
13:34I'll just do it at home.
13:35I'll just do it at home.
13:36Hey, I noticed you in mine earlier.
13:41Do you want to talk about it?
13:44I have some time.
13:45You know, being alone is more painful than getting hurt.
13:59Why are you talking to me?
14:00Why are you talking to me?
14:02Luffy?
14:04Monkey D. Luffy?
14:06Your bag?
14:07Is my brother's old bag?
14:11It's my brother's old bag.
14:16I can't wait.
14:17I can't wait.
14:17Here, I'll just do it.
14:26I can't wait.
14:27Right.
14:29so how much is this insurance that you supposedly pay for me it's not supposedly sweetie he does
14:48pay for you about two hundred dollars a month two hundred well it should be more especially
14:55for hospitalization you're bloody careless you sure you can handle it charlene
15:00can you handle it charlene yeah we're fine i told you what we budgeted 200 is nothing okay
15:11that's good to hear so here all your insurance policies see i'm so nice i compiled it all for
15:19you couldn't you have just put it in a drive it is a drive a thumb drive you mean a hard drive
15:28charlene i know selva loves his job but you're both young and you're starting to build your own nest
15:40so why not he work for your father what why not you need someone in client relations selva is great
15:49with people if not for you then maybe vincent has something for him please leave my brother out of
15:57this selva loves his job he won't want to leave and that fella sure won't want to work for me
16:01you don't know that he might can you make up your mind no i'm just saying he doesn't hate you
16:08you know maybe this will give you a chance to get to know him better i don't know so you agree then
16:14it's not my decision it's his why don't you just ask him okay okay i'll ask
16:19you know he'll probably give you some bollywood speech about how he needs to follow his heart
16:25what is that considered racist uh yes he's demo oh yeah how am i supposed to know these things
16:55how are you doing how to save your money for the human rights啊 so i think they need to
16:55Do you think you know it's your fault?
16:56or do you know it's a bad thing you need to know he's done at all
16:57oh yeah they should be able to know the guy who doesn't care for your life
16:59okay so let's move on and check it out and check it out and check it out
17:01okay i'll take it to the next video
17:04i'll see now i'll see you next time
17:06it's just like i'll see you next time
17:08so i'm gonna see you next time
17:10and i'll see you next time
17:13i'll see you next time
17:18i'll see you next time
17:21What? What's this?
17:38Surprise.
17:39What is this?
17:40Okay, have a seat.
17:41Give me a sec.
17:42Give me a sec.
17:43Just need a whole second.
17:44Yeah, you ready?
17:45Yeah, wait, wait.
17:46Okay.
17:47Bam.
17:48Who's that?
17:49Seven.
17:50Seven.
17:51He's the bad guy.
17:52Okay.
17:53Because he sees, boom, nine.
17:54Okay.
17:55I love this shit of puppetry.
17:56What?
17:57Yeah, yeah.
17:58Because nine is a print of seven.
18:00Because seven, eight, eight, nine.
18:02Oh my gosh.
18:03That's right.
18:04That's right.
18:05And we're going to do a whole thing.
18:06Where it's all the numbers and everything.
18:09And it's going to be re-re-educational.
18:12Okay.
18:13Minus 300.
18:14Minus.
18:15Minus.
18:16What's happening?
18:17700.
18:18F***.
18:19Minus 300.
18:20Minus 300.
18:21Minus 300.
18:22Minus 300.
18:23Minus 300.
18:24Minus 300.
18:25Minus 300.
18:26Minus 300.
18:27Minus 300.
18:28F***.
18:29Minus 300.
18:30Minus 300.
18:31Minus 300.
18:32You're the best, am I?
18:33I'm sorry, I agree.
18:34Sorry.
18:35I failed with him.
18:36My fault, my fault, my fault.
18:43Don't listen to this, fellas.
18:44Don't listen to this.
18:51Do you say sorry?
18:52I hate you.
18:55Do you say sorry?
18:57Do I say sorry?
18:58I feel like I'm sorry.
19:02That wasn't me.
19:03It's not me right now, it's you.
19:05Anyhow.
19:33It's not me right now.
20:03It's not me.
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