TV Compere: "Ah Lian, you've done very well so far - $500,000
and one lifeline left -- phone a friend. The next question will
give you the top prize of one million dollars
if you get it right ... but if you get it wrong, you will drop back
to $32,000 -- are you ready?"
Ah Lian: "Sure, I want to go!"
C: "Which of the following birds does not build its own nest? Is
it........
A-Robin
B-Sparrow
C-Cuckoo
D-Thrush
Remember Lian its worth 1 million dollars."
"I think I know, but not really leh! No, I dunno. I'd want to phone
a friend, want to make sure.
C: "Yes, who, Ah Lian, do you want to phone?
Ah Lian: "I'll phone my friend Ah Huey (ringing)
Ah Huey: "Hello..."
C: "Hello Ah Huey, it's the TV compere here from Who Wants to be a
Millionaire - I have Ah Lian here and she is doing really well on
$500,000, but needs your help to be a millionaire.
The next voice you hear will be Ah Lian's and she'll read you the
question. There are 4 possible answers and 1 correct answer and you
have 30 seconds to answer -- fire away Lian."
Ah Lian: "Chin cheem ahh, which one of the following birds does not
build
its own nest? Is it:
A-Robin
B-Sparrow
C-Cuckoo
D-Thrush"
Ah Huey: "Aiyah, Lian, this one easy lah! It's a Cuckoo."
Ah Lian: "You sure or not"
Ah Huey: "Belly sure."
Ah Lian: "Thanks Huey." (hangs up)
C: "Well, do you want to stick on $500,000 or play on for the
million?"
Ah Lian: "I want to play, I'll go with C-Cuckoo"
C: "Is that your final answer?"
Ah Lian: "It is."
C: "Are you confident?"
Ah Lian: "Yes Ah Huey very choon one."
C: "Ah Lian, you have $500,000 and you said C-Cuckoo. You're right!
- You have just won ONE MILLION DOLLARS. Here is your cheque. You
have been a great contestant and a real gambler. Audience please
put your hands together for Ah Lian." (clapping)
That night Ah Lian calls on Ah Huey and brings her to Zouk for a
celebration drink. As they sip their shampagne, Ah Lian turns to Ah
Huey and asks "Tell me Huey, how in Tua Pek Kong's name did you
know that it was the Cuckoo that does not build its own nest?
Ah Huey: "You dunno meh? Everybody knows that a cuckoo lives in a
clock."