Reviewed by: dleedlee Date: 11/14/2004 A gambling comedy by Chor Yuen that pays off. Ka Chai and his office get caught up in a horse race betting frenzy. His wife, Sui Man, and Sai Ho, a former schoolmate and employee in the office devise a scheme to staunch his losses. Sai Ho will act as Ka Chai's bookie so that his perpetual losses return to Sui Man. The plan backfires when Ka Chai picks a tri-fecta which entails a huge return. Sui Man has to borrow money from her father to cover his winnings. Soon, the whole office is placing bets through Sai Ho and their winnings threaten to bankrupt Sui Man. In addition, Lee Bok (Ng Tung) the office's original bookie draws the ire of the local triads when they notice their take is down. The triads frame Sui Man and Ka Chai wants to divorce her. Eventually, KaChai sees the effect of his poor example and the harm he causes when his friends return to losing form. Sui Man bails him out one more time, but not before he has to kowtow to his wife. Cheung Ying Tsoi and Nam Hung team up as the gambling addicted husband and the wife who tries to save him. Cheung Ching is the former rival for Sui Man's affection who is enlisted to save Ka Chai. Lee Heung Kam plays Ah Bing, an office mate and Cheung Ching's current paramour being courted by Ng Tung the bookie. The cast is further rounded out by Lee Pang Fei as Sui Man's father, Chow Kat, a tipster, Yue Ming and Sai Gwa Pau as office mates. Ma Siu Ying has a small role as a betting knowledgable maid. The highlight of the film is one extended scene in the middle of the film that starts off as a hide-and-seek when a jealous Cheung Ying Tsui follows Nam Hung to Cheung Ching’s flat. Just when the possibilites seem exhausted, the scene then turns into a giant brawl when the triad gang shows up to discover and lay waste to their rival female bookie. Not quite as good as Diary of a Chauvinistic Husband, Part 2, but very enjoyable. Reviewer Score: 7