00:01The amount of stuff I need to do to make the edery happen feels overwhelming at times.
00:07Even the house feels overwhelming at times.
00:09You know, every time I fix a bit, another piece falls off.
00:16There's the soundtrack to my days.
00:18Cooking and doing something like this, which other people might think is a fiddly job, is meditative.
00:26Like, I find this calming.
00:28While I leave the buns to rest, I'm going to check on the guy's progress.
00:32First up, Al and my broken gate.
00:35How's it going?
00:36Getting there.
00:37Heavy gate, isn't it?
00:38Yes.
00:39If you reckon you can hold it just there...
00:41Yeah.
00:42I reckon we'll get it done.
00:44Let's go.
00:45Can we get it up a little bit more?
00:48Did you get it?
00:49I'm no fencer.
00:52Yeah.
00:53It's a gate.
00:54We're on.
00:55Yeah.
00:56It's not creaking.
00:57Okay.
00:58Gentle gating.
00:59In return, I've made you some buns.
01:00Alright, I'll put the tools away and then you let me know when you're ready to go.
01:04Back in the kitchen, I steam the buns for about 30 minutes.
01:11And then they're ready.
01:12Great Aunty Faye's cha siu bao.
01:14A family favourite.
01:16Now it's time to reward the workers.
01:22Oh, wow.
01:23Oh, it's really good.
01:25And the grout's really good.
01:27I see what you mean about not choosing white for the grout.
01:30Yes, it keeps the kitchen cleaner too.
01:32Yeah.
01:33But it matches nicely with the tiles.
01:34It does, yeah.
01:35To finish it off, we just need to put a small line of silicone around here.
01:39Yeah, it's great.
01:40It's really good.
01:41Wonderful.
01:42I made buns and then I got distracted by the tiling.
01:45Alright.
01:46Come on, Michael.
01:47I've made some cha siu bao for everyone.
01:50This is your payment.
01:52Ah, worth it.
01:53Good.
01:54Glad you think so.
01:56It's a traditional family recipe.
01:58Nice.
01:59Oh, and this is a chilli crisp and rice vinegar dipping sauce.
02:04They're so good.
02:05Wonderful.
02:06Meat and bread.
02:07Chinese do it really well.
02:10While I have a lot on my plate,
02:12my dream of opening an eatery for the public moved one step closer to reality today.
02:17And thanks to my neighbours,
02:19I'm learning more about the history of my home.
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