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back into the burning building to save Xiao Mei, while "Lim" watches Chew's mother break down in tears out of concern for Chew, realising how much she loves her daughter. Lui attempts to claim credit for the loose backdrop, but was foiled by Tan telling the former to "cover up" due to his pants being burnt by the fire. Shortly after the incident, a Board of Inquiry investigation is conducted, with various personnel pushing around the blame of the fire and the various sabotages surrounding it.
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resulting in a severe car accident when they both run off the flyover. Lim and Chew, having survived the accident, wake up in the hospital with their bodies swapped. Both are shortly transferred to a mental hospital before consulting a Chinese temple. After they are discharged, they are forced to experience living in each other's lives.
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Xiao Mei is hospitalized after a traffic accident, and "Lim" had to rely on "Chew"'s savings to pay for her medical bills, calling "Chew" out for neglecting his own daughter after being spoilt by his new lavish lifestyle. Back at the department, "Lim" and "Chew" learn that the Job Fair will take at
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Meanwhile, "Chew"'s negligence and poor performance as a director causes the department to grossly overspend their budget. Lui plans to shut down the department in response. In an attempt to save it from closure, "Chew" and "Lim" plan a Job Fair Exhibition which, after a decision by the board, must
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as a replacement for smoke effects), but a pyrotechnics accident during the final sing-along session causes a building fire. In the chaos, Minister Seto discovers the loose backdrop and dislodges it, providing an improvised exit route for the stage members to escape unharmed. "Chew" valiantly runs
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In a cover up for the accident, a shocked Lui holds an impromptu boardroom meeting to investigate who is responsible for the construction of the temporary wall. Finger pointing lands the blame on Lim, with the committee docking his salary and bonus. An angry Lim confronts Chew in a car chase,
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about the lack of professionalism among Singaporean workers. Most of the workers completes work on time during evenings and their mentality of staying beyond that time would be like doing as a favour. He hopes to use the movie to highlight the bureaucracy inefficiencies in office.
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On the day of the Job Fair, planned procedures are sabotaged, including a dislodged stage backdrop. Lim boldly chooses to use masking tape to fix the backdrop due to the lack of time, despite the earlier fiasco. Obstacles are dealt with as they appear (including the use of
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Foong Woei Wan and Lee Sze Yong (29 October 2007). "3 S'pore films get Golden nod; Home Song Stories, 881 and Just Follow Law up for Golden Horse Award; Gurmit Singh up for Best Actor". The Straits Times
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A few days prior to the visit, Chew notices a huge clutter of rubbish in the office. Lim and the crew consisting of Blackjack and Bamboo then decide to receiving a stern rebuke from the
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during one of their backstage meetings, though they can't agree regarding the location of the agreement. It was inspired by the then third
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was nominated for Best Original Screenplay and Best Visual Effects, while Gurmit Singh was one of four considered for Best Actor.
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swap souls after a freak accident at a fictional government agency Work Allocation Singapore (WAS). It was first released in
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and lack of information from various ministries. Despite various obstacles, the Job Fair is realized.
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and Silvarajoo Prakasam would later collaborate again in Neo's movie again in the future known as
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Originally Neo was not planning to act in the film. He would play the part of the
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period, earning $ 421,000 from 35 prints for second place in the chart.
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The development of this film began when Neo pitched the idea of
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format starting on 1 February 2006 and ending in March 2006.
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at a fictional satutory board known as WAS and Lim Teng Zui (
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by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise.
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at WAS as well, along with their assistants Blackjack (
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Index


Jack Neo
Fann Wong
Gurmit Singh
S$
Chinese
comedy
Jack Neo
I Not Stupid
sitcoms
Under One Roof
Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd
Police & Thief
Living with Lydia
Happy Belly
My Grandson, the Doctor
Chinese
Sitcom
With You
Gurmit Singh
Neo Swee Lin
Lim Kay Siu
Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd
Phua Chu Kang The Movie
Suhaimi Yusof
Long Long Time Ago
Long Long Time Ago 2
The Diam Diam Era
The Diam Diam Era Two
events

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