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Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:37,417 --> 00:00:39,203 Come on! Come on! 2 00:00:42,500 --> 00:00:43,706 Move your slob! 3 00:00:45,042 --> 00:00:47,749 Darn! 4 00:00:56,167 --> 00:00:58,328 Move it! Move it! 5 00:00:59,542 --> 00:01:03,114 Move it! Move it! 6 00:01:07,667 --> 00:01:11,910 Taxi! 7 00:01:12,542 --> 00:01:14,658 You mother! What are you doing. 8 00:01:14,667 --> 00:01:16,623 What are you doing? 9 00:01:16,625 --> 00:01:18,411 No big deal! 10 00:01:18,750 --> 00:01:21,617 If you were on the ball you'd get more! Ok? 11 00:01:21,958 --> 00:01:23,619 Ok! Bye! 12 00:01:45,042 --> 00:01:47,658 Statue of Liberty, 3 dozen; 13 00:01:49,500 --> 00:01:52,162 empire state building, 4... 14 00:01:52,333 --> 00:01:54,119 You're overdoing it! 15 00:01:54,375 --> 00:01:55,410 Sunglasses 30 pairs. 16 00:01:55,417 --> 00:01:56,873 What are these for? 17 00:01:58,375 --> 00:01:59,831 That's the lot! 18 00:02:00,458 --> 00:02:02,949 Chilled lobsters, 8 pairs. 19 00:02:02,958 --> 00:02:04,368 It's all there, thank you! 20 00:02:04,375 --> 00:02:06,081 You can always count on me. 21 00:02:07,250 --> 00:02:08,490 The lobsters are too small. 22 00:02:08,500 --> 00:02:09,706 Too small? 23 00:02:09,708 --> 00:02:10,788 Yes! 24 00:02:10,792 --> 00:02:12,623 The bumpkins at home won't believe they're American. 25 00:02:12,625 --> 00:02:14,161 They're big enough. 26 00:02:14,167 --> 00:02:17,204 - Bigger! I want them bigger! - Bigger? 27 00:02:30,958 --> 00:02:32,243 Food! 28 00:02:32,250 --> 00:02:33,365 What is it? 29 00:02:33,375 --> 00:02:35,707 Drumsticks! 30 00:02:35,708 --> 00:02:37,244 I'll eat after this game. 31 00:02:37,250 --> 00:02:40,082 I eat first. 32 00:02:40,083 --> 00:02:41,698 Come and have one. 33 00:02:42,125 --> 00:02:43,911 This hand will destroy them. 34 00:02:44,333 --> 00:02:45,914 Show the high cards first! 35 00:02:46,083 --> 00:02:47,243 High cards first? 36 00:02:47,583 --> 00:02:48,538 This? 37 00:02:48,542 --> 00:02:49,406 What's up 38 00:02:49,417 --> 00:02:50,998 lend me your gold watch? 39 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:52,080 What, again? 40 00:02:52,083 --> 00:02:55,371 I'm going home. I need it to look good. 41 00:02:56,333 --> 00:02:57,664 I just lend you. 42 00:02:58,292 --> 00:03:00,954 - Mind you don't lose it. - Okay. 43 00:03:00,958 --> 00:03:03,870 A classy watch for a classy man! 44 00:03:04,917 --> 00:03:05,656 How're you doing? 45 00:03:05,667 --> 00:03:08,283 It's bad luck to pat a gambler on his shoulder. 46 00:03:08,292 --> 00:03:09,452 Don't be superstitious! 47 00:03:09,458 --> 00:03:10,823 Look! Look! 48 00:03:10,833 --> 00:03:12,289 It's not up to much. 49 00:03:12,292 --> 00:03:13,623 What do you know? 50 00:03:13,625 --> 00:03:15,365 Lend me your gold chain? 51 00:03:15,917 --> 00:03:17,828 You just borrowed a watch, why'd you need a chain? 52 00:03:17,833 --> 00:03:20,905 What are you up to? 53 00:03:22,667 --> 00:03:25,374 You've already got six taels of gold on you, 54 00:03:25,375 --> 00:03:27,240 with this you'll have eight. 55 00:03:28,083 --> 00:03:31,155 A man is not a man without 8 taels of gold. 56 00:03:31,167 --> 00:03:32,247 Right? 57 00:03:48,250 --> 00:03:51,447 Taxi! Taxi! 58 00:03:52,958 --> 00:03:54,414 I'm off duty! 59 00:03:54,417 --> 00:03:56,749 Come on just round the corner. Chinatown. 60 00:03:57,333 --> 00:03:59,665 I've just got my green card, see! 61 00:03:59,667 --> 00:04:02,204 I'll give you extra money, you hear? Extra dollar! 62 00:04:02,208 --> 00:04:04,870 No, not Chinatown, I go China. 63 00:04:04,875 --> 00:04:05,910 Chinatown! 64 00:04:05,917 --> 00:04:06,747 You go China? 65 00:04:06,750 --> 00:04:07,910 No Chinatown! 66 00:04:09,125 --> 00:04:11,457 I go China! 67 00:04:13,500 --> 00:04:15,365 Darn! 68 00:04:33,583 --> 00:04:34,698 Thanks! 69 00:04:35,750 --> 00:04:38,162 Excuse me, can I have a beer, please? 70 00:04:43,792 --> 00:04:46,124 Miss, can I have a beer, please? 71 00:05:05,417 --> 00:05:06,827 Can you see the clouds? 72 00:05:08,208 --> 00:05:10,244 Of course there are clouds out there. 73 00:05:10,250 --> 00:05:11,581 I'm talking about in here. 74 00:05:11,583 --> 00:05:12,868 You're kidding 75 00:05:26,500 --> 00:05:28,411 The captain's calling for you. Go quick! 76 00:05:35,042 --> 00:05:38,114 Attention! We're experiencing severe turbulence. 77 00:05:38,125 --> 00:05:40,036 The plane is out of control! 78 00:05:40,042 --> 00:05:42,374 I'm afraid we may not make it to shantou. 79 00:05:43,375 --> 00:05:46,082 Please be quiet and listen to me. 80 00:05:46,417 --> 00:05:49,329 Please put away all sharp objects. 81 00:05:49,333 --> 00:05:52,746 Take off all shoes, glasses, dentures and wigs. 82 00:05:52,750 --> 00:05:55,537 Also your gold ornaments. And fasten your seat belts. 83 00:05:56,833 --> 00:05:58,869 In the unfortunate event of a crash... 84 00:05:58,875 --> 00:06:03,414 Grasp the seat in front... 85 00:06:03,417 --> 00:06:05,373 And rest your head on your arms. 86 00:06:06,083 --> 00:06:08,825 I'll be giving out writing paper... 87 00:06:08,833 --> 00:06:10,289 So you can put down your will. 88 00:06:10,292 --> 00:06:11,077 What? 89 00:06:11,083 --> 00:06:14,655 I'll collect them and mail them to your families. 90 00:06:15,208 --> 00:06:17,415 Sir, can you remove your gold ornaments, please? 91 00:06:17,417 --> 00:06:19,874 No, I won't. I wore them to show my parents. 92 00:06:19,875 --> 00:06:21,355 And I'll go to my grave wearing them. 93 00:06:26,208 --> 00:06:27,243 It's fun! 94 00:06:27,250 --> 00:06:30,287 You think dying is fun? Sit down or I'll kill you. 95 00:06:49,583 --> 00:06:51,869 What do you usually write? Last will and test...? 96 00:06:53,958 --> 00:06:56,119 Testicle. 97 00:07:19,583 --> 00:07:24,327 Pa and ma, it's over 10 years since I last wrote. 98 00:07:26,708 --> 00:07:29,165 Now you hear from me only in my will. 99 00:07:33,583 --> 00:07:35,494 I've nothing to leave you... 100 00:07:39,375 --> 00:07:43,072 Except a cab in America. 101 00:07:45,042 --> 00:07:47,042 Please sell it to support yourself in your old age. 102 00:07:50,792 --> 00:07:57,118 Bottomless-well borrowed money to open a restaurant. 103 00:07:59,125 --> 00:08:00,956 Ask him to return it to you. 104 00:08:02,667 --> 00:08:06,239 But forget it if he can't pay it back. 105 00:08:09,542 --> 00:08:11,749 If you can find my body... 106 00:08:12,417 --> 00:08:15,124 Please remove my gold... 107 00:08:16,250 --> 00:08:18,457 And return two taels to craphead. 108 00:08:19,667 --> 00:08:23,956 Use the rest to restore the ancestral home. 109 00:08:27,458 --> 00:08:32,623 Also, remember I want to be buried at home... 110 00:08:32,625 --> 00:08:34,411 And not in America. 111 00:08:35,250 --> 00:08:37,832 That's because my english is a three-legged horse... 112 00:08:39,125 --> 00:08:44,074 And I don't want to ride it in the afterlife. 113 00:08:44,333 --> 00:08:49,657 Everyone! Everything is now all right. 114 00:08:49,667 --> 00:08:52,249 The turbulence has blown over to sanmei. 115 00:08:52,250 --> 00:08:56,869 Great! 116 00:08:57,667 --> 00:09:00,739 The paper's not needed now. Discard the used sheets. 117 00:09:00,750 --> 00:09:02,160 And please return blank sheets to us for next time. 118 00:09:02,167 --> 00:09:05,159 For next time? Don't tempt fate! 119 00:09:05,583 --> 00:09:06,868 You just can't tell. 120 00:09:06,875 --> 00:09:08,740 Last time my friend went to sian... 121 00:09:08,750 --> 00:09:12,413 He wrote three wills in a two-hour flight. 122 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:49,865 Closer! 123 00:09:49,875 --> 00:09:52,833 Look at the camera! Smile! 124 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:56,197 Don't be so tense, stand closer together. 125 00:09:57,208 --> 00:09:58,914 Closer! 126 00:10:01,333 --> 00:10:03,164 Comrade. O tau village? 127 00:10:03,292 --> 00:10:06,659 That'll cost 200 exchange coupons, buddy. 128 00:10:06,667 --> 00:10:07,952 Isn't it off the meter? 129 00:10:07,958 --> 00:10:10,665 Yeah, you're right. The meter's off. 130 00:10:11,042 --> 00:10:14,034 I'm a cab-driver too. How about a discount? 131 00:10:14,708 --> 00:10:18,075 It's the 4 modernizations: Look out for no. 1. 132 00:10:18,792 --> 00:10:22,284 Tell you what: I'll give you a hundred... 133 00:10:22,292 --> 00:10:24,408 And throw in a name brand lighter. Ok? 134 00:10:29,292 --> 00:10:30,782 This is neat! 135 00:10:30,792 --> 00:10:33,249 Of course. It's made in America. 136 00:10:36,458 --> 00:10:37,948 What does this say? 137 00:10:40,167 --> 00:10:41,498 Long live Liberty! 138 00:10:41,500 --> 00:10:43,741 Long live Liberty. Alright, it's a deal. 139 00:11:24,083 --> 00:11:26,745 How are you? 140 00:11:55,542 --> 00:11:56,998 Dad? 141 00:11:57,708 --> 00:12:03,829 Mum? Mum? Dad? Dad? 142 00:12:07,375 --> 00:12:08,660 Dad? 143 00:13:16,667 --> 00:13:20,114 Hey! What are you doing? Breaking in? 144 00:13:21,083 --> 00:13:22,448 Big head hung! 145 00:13:23,250 --> 00:13:24,535 Who are you? 146 00:13:25,500 --> 00:13:27,331 It's slim. 147 00:13:27,333 --> 00:13:28,869 Slim? 148 00:13:29,833 --> 00:13:31,289 Skin and bones! 149 00:13:32,833 --> 00:13:35,540 You vanished from the face of the earth. 150 00:13:35,542 --> 00:13:37,828 Now you come back like a bolt from the blue. 151 00:13:37,833 --> 00:13:42,452 I'll explain later. What are you doing in our house? 152 00:13:43,125 --> 00:13:44,831 I married your sister. 153 00:13:44,833 --> 00:13:47,905 Really? You married my sister? Good for you! 154 00:13:48,708 --> 00:13:51,165 What about my parents? How are they? 155 00:13:51,958 --> 00:13:53,994 They... come inside first. 156 00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:56,116 What's happened to my parents? 157 00:13:56,125 --> 00:13:57,661 Come in here first! 158 00:13:59,833 --> 00:14:01,824 They are alright! 159 00:14:02,167 --> 00:14:03,577 Then... something's happened to my sister? 160 00:14:03,583 --> 00:14:05,323 She's also fine. 161 00:14:05,458 --> 00:14:07,619 It's just that she's in the family way. 162 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:10,410 That's good news! 163 00:14:11,875 --> 00:14:14,457 But she's had a child already. A daughter. 164 00:14:14,667 --> 00:14:16,874 Your dad insists she should have a son. 165 00:14:17,042 --> 00:14:19,328 Then go ahead! No problem in that! 166 00:14:19,958 --> 00:14:22,370 But they won't let her. 167 00:14:22,958 --> 00:14:27,497 1 child's fine. 2's a crime. What can you do? 168 00:14:27,750 --> 00:14:31,117 She's gone back to our hometown to have it. 169 00:14:31,375 --> 00:14:33,366 Your parents have bone with her. 170 00:14:33,375 --> 00:14:35,411 Ok I'll go to look for them. 171 00:14:35,417 --> 00:14:38,909 Slim? Do you know the way? 172 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:41,957 Of course. I lived there until I was eight. 173 00:14:41,958 --> 00:14:45,075 Idiot! It was still the great leap forward then! 174 00:14:45,083 --> 00:14:45,993 So what? 175 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:48,491 First let's find a hotel. A high class one! 176 00:14:48,500 --> 00:14:49,580 What do you mean high class? 177 00:14:49,583 --> 00:14:51,303 That's what you'd call superior level here. 178 00:14:53,417 --> 00:14:56,284 Do you remember your cousin from the village? 179 00:14:56,458 --> 00:14:58,870 Sure. She's the Tom-boy I used to fight with. 180 00:14:58,875 --> 00:15:00,911 She bit my nose and wouldn't let go. 181 00:15:00,917 --> 00:15:04,284 It still bugs me. She wounded my masculine pride. Darn... 182 00:15:05,500 --> 00:15:07,411 Sorry! 183 00:15:07,417 --> 00:15:09,999 She's engaged to an American-Chinese now. 184 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:13,163 She's going back home to wait for her fiancee. 185 00:15:13,375 --> 00:15:15,866 Why don't you go with her? 186 00:15:15,875 --> 00:15:18,617 Me? Travel with a woman? No! 187 00:15:18,625 --> 00:15:20,411 She's taking her brother with her. 188 00:15:20,417 --> 00:15:22,703 He has to return to school. 189 00:15:22,875 --> 00:15:26,493 No. Women and kids are a pain. 190 00:15:27,125 --> 00:15:29,411 Are you scared she'll bite your nose again? 191 00:16:01,708 --> 00:16:03,949 Wow! So broad-minded! 192 00:16:14,333 --> 00:16:16,369 Do not attack customers!? 193 00:16:16,375 --> 00:16:18,161 That's right! Civilising slogans. 194 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:21,491 What's taking her so long? 195 00:16:30,208 --> 00:16:32,369 There she is! 196 00:16:32,542 --> 00:16:34,498 Odds-and-ends! 197 00:16:34,500 --> 00:16:36,707 Hey! 198 00:16:38,958 --> 00:16:41,950 Cousin! It's been so long I hardly recognize you. 199 00:16:42,208 --> 00:16:43,539 Odds-and-ends! 200 00:16:43,542 --> 00:16:46,500 I hate people calling me that. Call me Jenny. 201 00:16:47,500 --> 00:16:48,990 I've called you that for years. It's too late to stop now. 202 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:50,956 What's odds-and-ends? 203 00:16:52,500 --> 00:16:53,785 Bad goods. 204 00:17:02,708 --> 00:17:05,541 Odds-and-ends, let's get a table over there. 205 00:17:05,792 --> 00:17:07,908 - Say hello. - Uncle! 206 00:17:08,333 --> 00:17:09,539 It's cousin. 207 00:17:09,542 --> 00:17:11,248 But he's too old to be my cousin. 208 00:17:11,833 --> 00:17:13,915 Sit down and shut up! 209 00:17:18,417 --> 00:17:19,702 What'd you like to drink? 210 00:17:20,208 --> 00:17:22,620 - I want a cup of chaozhou - What'd you like, brother? 211 00:17:23,458 --> 00:17:24,538 A beer. 212 00:17:24,542 --> 00:17:27,614 And chips 213 00:17:27,625 --> 00:17:29,035 what do you mean? 214 00:17:30,042 --> 00:17:31,452 Fried chips. 215 00:17:31,458 --> 00:17:33,414 Never heard of it. 216 00:17:34,458 --> 00:17:35,948 I want chips too. 217 00:17:35,958 --> 00:17:37,744 I want it big size. 218 00:17:40,625 --> 00:17:41,956 Let's go dance. 219 00:17:43,167 --> 00:17:44,577 I don't know how. 220 00:17:44,583 --> 00:17:46,289 Come on. 221 00:17:46,292 --> 00:17:47,702 I'm not a woman. 222 00:17:48,583 --> 00:17:50,699 I don't like dancing with men. 223 00:17:50,708 --> 00:17:51,868 You dance with me then. 224 00:17:51,875 --> 00:17:53,206 Come on. 225 00:17:53,208 --> 00:17:54,914 Brother, go dance. 226 00:17:56,333 --> 00:17:57,914 Let's hit the dance floor. 227 00:18:23,417 --> 00:18:26,409 Let's dance! It's so fun. 228 00:18:28,708 --> 00:18:32,030 Hey! Enough of that! Hands below your head! 229 00:18:32,667 --> 00:18:34,703 Put your hands down! Lower them! 230 00:18:36,500 --> 00:18:37,956 Yes. Dance like this. 231 00:18:37,958 --> 00:18:39,414 You can't even dance freely? 232 00:18:39,417 --> 00:18:41,297 We don't have the freedoms you have in America. 233 00:18:42,708 --> 00:18:44,869 What do you do in America? 234 00:18:45,542 --> 00:18:47,032 I'm in... transport. 235 00:18:47,042 --> 00:18:51,365 My future husband runs a restaurant. In Brooklyn! 236 00:18:51,708 --> 00:18:53,539 Oh, that's nice. 237 00:18:54,042 --> 00:18:56,078 I'm going there after the wedding. 238 00:18:56,417 --> 00:18:59,909 I'm learning english with an American accent. 239 00:19:00,708 --> 00:19:01,493 American accent. 240 00:19:01,500 --> 00:19:04,242 The 28th is an auspicious day. 241 00:19:04,250 --> 00:19:06,286 Both the almanac and the horoscope say so. 242 00:19:06,292 --> 00:19:08,078 But the fortune teller says... 243 00:19:08,083 --> 00:19:09,869 28 means two eights, 244 00:19:09,875 --> 00:19:11,957 which stands for two women. It's unlucky. 245 00:19:11,958 --> 00:19:13,368 We'll have to choose another date. 246 00:19:14,458 --> 00:19:15,948 I see. So two eights is two women. 247 00:19:16,375 --> 00:19:18,707 What's your sign? 248 00:19:20,208 --> 00:19:21,789 Year of the ox. 249 00:19:23,417 --> 00:19:27,205 I heard you can change your face in America, even your skin. 250 00:19:27,208 --> 00:19:30,166 I'll change mine too, so I won't be so dark. 251 00:19:30,167 --> 00:19:33,534 Is it true you can change all the skin on your face? 252 00:19:34,500 --> 00:19:37,992 Sure. They use the skin from your slob... 253 00:19:38,125 --> 00:19:39,865 Because it's soft and white. 254 00:19:40,875 --> 00:19:41,990 Really? 255 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:43,000 Really! 256 00:19:46,458 --> 00:19:48,498 But you'd be wearing your slob on your face forever. 257 00:19:49,042 --> 00:19:51,954 Well yes. It doesn't matter though. 258 00:19:53,458 --> 00:19:54,698 It doesn't matter? 259 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:57,116 At least, not unless you fart. 260 00:20:19,125 --> 00:20:21,366 You'd really rather take a public bus alone? 261 00:20:21,375 --> 00:20:23,707 It's better than going with that chatterbox. 262 00:20:23,708 --> 00:20:26,905 In one night she's talked more than all the women I've heard in 30 years. 263 00:20:27,750 --> 00:20:31,242 But those buses are so crowded you'll get your face knocked out of shape. 264 00:20:31,458 --> 00:20:32,994 Who cares! 265 00:22:12,458 --> 00:22:16,030 Get away... 266 00:22:20,125 --> 00:22:23,447 Odds-and-ends. 267 00:22:27,042 --> 00:22:28,498 Odds-and-ends. 268 00:22:29,250 --> 00:22:32,162 - Hey! Cousin. - Odds-and-ends. 269 00:22:32,167 --> 00:22:33,907 Let me help youl! 270 00:22:33,917 --> 00:22:35,498 Where are you going? 271 00:22:35,500 --> 00:22:38,412 To make a connection with my uncle so I can borrow a car to return to toi shan. 272 00:22:38,417 --> 00:22:41,989 Toi shan. That's where I'm going. Let's travel together. 273 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:45,948 Good, my bike's up there. Let's go. 274 00:22:47,833 --> 00:22:51,325 Sis. Stallone's coming to China to make a film. 275 00:22:51,333 --> 00:22:52,869 Really? 276 00:22:52,875 --> 00:22:54,831 Cousin, come over here. 277 00:22:54,833 --> 00:22:55,993 What? 278 00:22:56,375 --> 00:22:58,206 Is Stallone very short? 279 00:22:58,208 --> 00:23:01,120 Not too short. About my shoulder height. 280 00:23:02,417 --> 00:23:04,658 Are the women in America very liberated? 281 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:07,582 Some. 282 00:23:08,583 --> 00:23:12,496 I saw on TV that some people never tra-any-vel. 283 00:23:12,500 --> 00:23:13,910 Have you tra-any-vel yet? 284 00:23:14,458 --> 00:23:15,914 I haven't tra-any-yet. 285 00:23:16,417 --> 00:23:18,908 Are you saving to mar-any-ry? 286 00:23:18,917 --> 00:23:20,202 Have you mar-any-ry yet? 287 00:23:20,500 --> 00:23:24,072 Not only have I not mar-any-ry, I have not ss-any-ki yet. 288 00:23:24,458 --> 00:23:26,323 What's sski? 289 00:23:26,333 --> 00:23:28,369 Sski is putting lips to lips. 290 00:23:29,667 --> 00:23:31,953 Uncle, you really haven't put lips to lips? 291 00:23:32,292 --> 00:23:33,657 You believe everything I say? 292 00:23:45,625 --> 00:23:48,788 Uncle! Uncle! 293 00:23:48,792 --> 00:23:50,373 Hey, not so loud. 294 00:23:50,375 --> 00:23:52,832 Don't worry, that's how we 'connect' in China. 295 00:23:52,833 --> 00:23:54,869 Not everyone has a phone, you know. 296 00:23:54,875 --> 00:24:00,541 Uncle! Uncle! 297 00:24:00,917 --> 00:24:03,624 Auntie! Auntie! 298 00:24:03,625 --> 00:24:05,786 Uncle! Auntie! 299 00:24:05,792 --> 00:24:11,082 You're here! What's up? 300 00:24:11,083 --> 00:24:13,620 Where's uncle? We can't find him at his unit. 301 00:24:13,625 --> 00:24:15,536 He's supplementing. 302 00:24:15,542 --> 00:24:17,157 The car's over there. Go take it yourself. 303 00:24:17,167 --> 00:24:18,873 Good. Let's go. 304 00:24:18,875 --> 00:24:20,115 What's supplementing? 305 00:24:20,125 --> 00:24:21,956 Taking on freelance work. 306 00:24:22,792 --> 00:24:24,703 What? During office hours? 307 00:24:46,875 --> 00:24:49,412 Darn 308 00:24:49,958 --> 00:24:51,573 can't they drive? 309 00:24:53,917 --> 00:24:55,282 Darn! 310 00:24:56,167 --> 00:24:58,909 I'll bring back a tank next time and run you all over. 311 00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:07,661 Left or right? 312 00:25:09,875 --> 00:25:13,914 Hmm... right! 313 00:25:14,125 --> 00:25:15,786 That's left. Ok. 314 00:25:25,792 --> 00:25:27,532 What shall we do? 315 00:25:29,417 --> 00:25:31,703 Get out of here. Quick. Quick. 316 00:25:39,542 --> 00:25:42,705 I think it's... left. 317 00:25:42,708 --> 00:25:44,414 - Left or right? - Left! 318 00:25:44,417 --> 00:25:46,078 You're sure it's left? 319 00:25:46,083 --> 00:25:49,450 I'm sure that... maybe it's right. 320 00:26:04,042 --> 00:26:05,532 I'm sorry. 321 00:26:08,083 --> 00:26:10,995 Do you know how they trained peasants to be soldiers? 322 00:26:11,125 --> 00:26:16,199 Left... right... left. Left... Right... left. 323 00:26:16,208 --> 00:26:17,789 You just keep out of it! 324 00:26:18,625 --> 00:26:20,832 The peasants couldn't tell left from right. 325 00:26:20,958 --> 00:26:22,869 You'd say left and he'd put out his right foot. 326 00:26:22,875 --> 00:26:25,366 You'd want his right, he'd give you his left. 327 00:26:25,375 --> 00:26:26,911 Just like my sister. 328 00:26:26,917 --> 00:26:29,033 So the officer told the peasants... 329 00:26:29,333 --> 00:26:31,949 To wear one straw shoe and one cloth shoe. 330 00:26:32,083 --> 00:26:33,664 He didn't call left and right any more. 331 00:26:33,667 --> 00:26:37,080 He called out: Straw shoe... cloth shoe! 332 00:26:37,583 --> 00:26:41,246 Straw... cloth... straw... cloth... 333 00:26:42,250 --> 00:26:45,913 Why are you talking dirty? I hate people who talk dirty. 334 00:26:46,542 --> 00:26:48,783 She's hearing things. I wouldn't talk dirty. 335 00:26:50,750 --> 00:26:52,240 I don't talk dirty. 336 00:26:52,833 --> 00:26:54,494 What shall we do now? 337 00:26:56,292 --> 00:26:58,283 Which hand do you use for your chopsticks? 338 00:26:58,458 --> 00:26:59,618 This. 339 00:26:59,625 --> 00:27:00,865 Your bowl? 340 00:27:01,083 --> 00:27:02,448 This. 341 00:27:03,083 --> 00:27:06,575 Ok. From now on to turn this way you say chopsticks. 342 00:27:06,583 --> 00:27:09,575 To turn that way you say bowl. 343 00:27:09,750 --> 00:27:14,039 Ok. One way is bowl. The other's chopsticks. Easy! 344 00:27:14,167 --> 00:27:15,247 She actually understands it! 345 00:27:15,250 --> 00:27:17,081 Good. Let's get going. 346 00:27:22,583 --> 00:27:24,448 Where are we going? 347 00:27:26,708 --> 00:27:30,701 It should be... ll know. Past the ancestral hall. 348 00:27:30,708 --> 00:27:33,575 You should do a chopstick. 349 00:27:33,583 --> 00:27:36,620 Then you'll see a banyan tree. 350 00:27:36,625 --> 00:27:40,072 After the banyan tree you should do a bowl. 351 00:27:40,458 --> 00:27:42,665 A chopstick then a bowl. Ok. 352 00:27:55,083 --> 00:27:57,495 It's bowl when you see the banyan tree. Ok! 353 00:28:31,667 --> 00:28:33,828 - Are you okay? - It hurts. 354 00:28:35,083 --> 00:28:36,323 Watch out! 355 00:28:39,083 --> 00:28:40,493 You said chopsticks! 356 00:28:40,542 --> 00:28:42,783 My sister's left-handed. 357 00:28:43,542 --> 00:28:44,998 I'm sorry. 358 00:28:49,625 --> 00:28:51,115 My lobsters! 359 00:28:59,000 --> 00:29:03,369 You fat jerk. You'd better pay for that pig. 360 00:29:04,708 --> 00:29:06,619 What? Pay for your pig? 361 00:29:06,625 --> 00:29:08,240 You should pay for my lobsters! 362 00:29:08,250 --> 00:29:11,367 Pay for the pig! This is a one-way road. Don't you know? 363 00:29:11,417 --> 00:29:13,624 There are no one-way roads in the countryside. 364 00:29:13,625 --> 00:29:16,662 This is my village. There are if I say so. Shut up, cow! 365 00:29:17,125 --> 00:29:19,411 Don't shout at her! You act like you own the place. 366 00:29:19,417 --> 00:29:20,873 Is this state policy? 367 00:29:21,042 --> 00:29:23,749 State policy plus village customs plus my hoe. Ok? 368 00:29:23,750 --> 00:29:28,039 Pay up. Pay up. Right now. 369 00:29:28,125 --> 00:29:30,741 You pay for my uncle's Van! 370 00:29:30,750 --> 00:29:33,492 Go to hell. Just get it towed out of here. 371 00:29:33,500 --> 00:29:36,242 We won't pay if you don't. 372 00:29:36,375 --> 00:29:37,831 Pay up or I'll beat the cash out of you. 373 00:29:37,833 --> 00:29:39,869 Alright. I'll pay. 374 00:29:39,875 --> 00:29:42,207 Tell me. How much? 375 00:29:43,792 --> 00:29:46,864 You ran over my pig. That's worth $300. 376 00:29:47,042 --> 00:29:50,205 My stall's ruined. Pay me $1200. 377 00:29:50,208 --> 00:29:51,414 Who says? 378 00:29:51,417 --> 00:29:55,490 We say! 379 00:29:55,583 --> 00:29:57,039 Alright... 380 00:29:57,417 --> 00:29:58,748 Take this. 381 00:30:08,792 --> 00:30:10,248 Wait! 382 00:30:10,417 --> 00:30:11,977 What are you going to do about the pig? 383 00:30:13,375 --> 00:30:15,206 We've paid already. What more can we do? 384 00:30:17,833 --> 00:30:20,905 We don't want a pig that's been flattened like that. 385 00:30:21,667 --> 00:30:24,739 Alright we'll take it. We'll take it. 386 00:30:29,375 --> 00:30:31,661 I'll let you off, as you farmers work so hard. 387 00:30:31,667 --> 00:30:33,032 Let's go! 388 00:30:46,500 --> 00:30:48,140 Now. How are we going to get to toi shan? 389 00:30:49,917 --> 00:30:51,032 Wait for me up here. 390 00:30:51,042 --> 00:30:53,784 I'll go down there to make some connections. 391 00:30:53,792 --> 00:30:56,283 Are you sure it's down? Not up? 392 00:31:01,667 --> 00:31:04,409 Hi! “What? 393 00:31:04,417 --> 00:31:06,658 We ran into some villagers. 394 00:31:06,667 --> 00:31:07,827 Now we don't have any way to get to toi shan. 395 00:31:07,833 --> 00:31:10,165 Can you take us there? 396 00:31:10,167 --> 00:31:12,533 We don't take passengers. 397 00:31:12,542 --> 00:31:15,454 Please. I know it's inconvenient. 398 00:31:15,458 --> 00:31:18,245 Look at the poor fat guy and the little kid. 399 00:31:18,583 --> 00:31:21,620 For a farm-girl your sister is really smart. 400 00:31:21,750 --> 00:31:23,286 Who says she's a farm-girl? 401 00:31:23,292 --> 00:31:25,704 She's waitress at a joint venture hotel. 402 00:31:25,708 --> 00:31:26,788 Is that so special? 403 00:31:26,792 --> 00:31:28,828 Of course. That's superior level. 404 00:31:30,292 --> 00:31:31,031 Alright. Hurry up. 405 00:31:31,042 --> 00:31:32,907 Thanks. Please wait. 406 00:31:33,042 --> 00:31:36,159 Hey. Come on. Get on the raft. 407 00:31:36,167 --> 00:31:38,909 - Get on the raft. - This is great. 408 00:31:40,542 --> 00:31:45,036 Be careful. Watch your step. It's slippery. 409 00:31:45,792 --> 00:31:47,373 Put down the luggage! 410 00:31:49,583 --> 00:31:50,789 Right! 411 00:31:52,875 --> 00:31:54,240 Get your balance. 412 00:31:54,833 --> 00:31:57,119 It's getting late. 413 00:31:57,125 --> 00:31:59,662 Let's set off in the morning. 414 00:31:59,792 --> 00:32:02,499 You're welcome to eat with us, but it's nothing fancy. 415 00:32:02,500 --> 00:32:04,161 That's no problem. We can roast the pig. 416 00:32:04,167 --> 00:32:06,704 The pig's too big for us to vanish. 417 00:32:06,708 --> 00:32:08,809 We'll manage. If we can use our bowls and chopsticks right. 418 00:32:08,833 --> 00:32:09,948 I don't eat pork. 419 00:32:09,958 --> 00:32:11,698 Let's get on the raft. 420 00:32:11,708 --> 00:32:13,994 Just ignore him. Let me give you a hand. 421 00:32:24,667 --> 00:32:28,785 Dinner's ready. Make yourselves at home. 422 00:32:28,792 --> 00:32:30,828 Odds-and-ends, don't forget your chopsticks. 423 00:32:31,667 --> 00:32:35,239 Shut up! I can use either hand. 424 00:32:35,250 --> 00:32:36,456 Trouble! 425 00:32:36,833 --> 00:32:38,164 It smells good. 426 00:32:38,250 --> 00:32:39,990 Eat more. 427 00:32:40,000 --> 00:32:41,410 This is good. 428 00:32:41,417 --> 00:32:42,532 You see. 429 00:32:47,542 --> 00:32:50,534 You're not so bad. Why marry someone from so far away? 430 00:32:51,417 --> 00:32:54,489 Everyone wants to go abroad, but not everyone can. 431 00:32:55,042 --> 00:32:57,408 I've lived in America. I know what it's like. 432 00:32:57,417 --> 00:32:59,703 A lot of people spend their whole life in Chinatown. 433 00:32:59,708 --> 00:33:01,699 Living in a cubby-hole of an apartment. 434 00:33:03,917 --> 00:33:05,828 You dress real smart though... 435 00:33:06,292 --> 00:33:07,873 And you wear gold. 436 00:33:08,583 --> 00:33:11,290 A man is not a man without eight taels of gold. 437 00:33:12,333 --> 00:33:14,244 Were you doing very well in America? 438 00:33:14,250 --> 00:33:16,457 I speak good english. That makes a difference. 439 00:33:18,083 --> 00:33:19,823 Can you teach me? 440 00:33:20,292 --> 00:33:22,624 Sure. No problem. 441 00:33:23,667 --> 00:33:27,990 Listen. Yat is 1, yee is 2, saam is 3, 442 00:33:28,292 --> 00:33:30,954 seiis 4, ng is 5, lok is 6, 443 00:33:30,958 --> 00:33:33,495 chat is 7, baat is 8, 444 00:33:33,500 --> 00:33:35,957 gau is 9, sup is 10, 445 00:33:35,958 --> 00:33:40,076 sup-yat is 11, sup-yee is 12 and 12's one dozen. 446 00:33:42,167 --> 00:33:43,373 Please say it once more. 447 00:33:43,375 --> 00:33:44,660 Ok. Listen. 448 00:33:45,500 --> 00:33:48,788 Yatis 1, yee is 2, saam is 3, 449 00:33:48,792 --> 00:33:52,284 seiis 4, ng is 5, lok is 6, 450 00:33:52,375 --> 00:33:55,572 chat is 7, baat is 8, 451 00:33:55,583 --> 00:33:58,871 gau is 9, sup is 10, 452 00:33:58,875 --> 00:34:04,745 sup-yat is 11, sup-yee is 12... And 12's one dozen. 453 00:34:07,458 --> 00:34:14,455 "The maid with the blossom in her hair rows through the wind and spray..." 454 00:34:14,833 --> 00:34:20,908 "In pursuit of the gleaming clouds." 455 00:34:21,792 --> 00:34:27,867 "Soundlessly the boat glides through the placid water." 456 00:34:28,208 --> 00:34:34,363 "Gentle is the land of rivers. But where in that land can I find my home?" 457 00:34:35,375 --> 00:34:42,031 "Soundlessly the boat glides though the placid water." 458 00:34:42,458 --> 00:34:49,409 "It drifts with the song into the dream where he dwells." 459 00:34:50,333 --> 00:34:56,863 "Who is it that dreams of the one who does not speak?" 460 00:34:57,458 --> 00:35:04,955 "Whose house will it be in which I find my home?" 461 00:35:36,208 --> 00:35:37,197 Morning! 462 00:35:37,208 --> 00:35:38,288 Morning! 463 00:35:38,958 --> 00:35:40,368 Let me do it. 464 00:35:40,708 --> 00:35:41,823 Do you know how? 465 00:35:41,833 --> 00:35:42,913 I grew up here. 466 00:35:42,917 --> 00:35:43,952 Alright. 467 00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:52,991 In the wink of an eye I've been gone for 16 years. 468 00:35:53,708 --> 00:35:56,450 I don't know how I'll explain it to my father. 469 00:35:56,458 --> 00:35:57,994 What is there to explain? 470 00:35:58,833 --> 00:36:01,199 Why I left when I did. Without a word. 471 00:36:02,750 --> 00:36:04,536 Why did you? 472 00:36:05,917 --> 00:36:07,953 In those days China was in turmoil. 473 00:36:08,583 --> 00:36:12,906 One day you were a hero, the next you were a traitor. 474 00:36:13,125 --> 00:36:17,073 I was just a teenager, drifting with the crowd. 475 00:36:17,083 --> 00:36:21,531 If I hadn't left I'd have drifted to my death. 476 00:36:22,792 --> 00:36:25,750 Did you write after you left? 477 00:36:28,125 --> 00:36:29,205 Yes. One letter. 478 00:36:29,208 --> 00:36:30,698 Just one? 479 00:36:33,958 --> 00:36:37,997 Just one. What was there to write? 480 00:36:38,667 --> 00:36:42,865 I couldn't lie, and the truth would have upset them. 481 00:36:44,375 --> 00:36:46,115 Don't worry. It'll be alright. 482 00:36:46,125 --> 00:36:48,741 Your father will be overjoyed just to see you back. 483 00:36:48,750 --> 00:36:50,240 He won't need any explanation. 484 00:36:54,000 --> 00:36:57,322 Actually, I never thought I'd see my father again. 485 00:36:59,042 --> 00:37:01,203 The day I left I was standing at the bow of the boat. 486 00:37:01,208 --> 00:37:03,824 I took out all my identity papers... 487 00:37:04,167 --> 00:37:06,954 My l.D. Card, my work permit, and my unit recommendation letter 488 00:37:06,958 --> 00:37:08,494 and I threw them all overboard. 489 00:37:08,958 --> 00:37:12,780 I told myself I'd never come back. 490 00:37:15,167 --> 00:37:17,087 Could you really leave everything just like that? 491 00:37:18,875 --> 00:37:21,161 Not everything. One thing I kept with me. 492 00:37:23,292 --> 00:37:24,907 It's to do with my sister. 493 00:37:24,917 --> 00:37:27,499 My dad bought us a dog. 494 00:37:28,167 --> 00:37:29,828 It was called spot. 495 00:37:30,667 --> 00:37:33,204 The day I left we were fighting over the dog. 496 00:37:33,208 --> 00:37:35,324 I got angry and said nasty things to her. 497 00:37:36,042 --> 00:37:37,873 I made her cry. 498 00:37:38,625 --> 00:37:42,743 Come on, you're over 30 and you still remember something so trivial. 499 00:37:46,125 --> 00:37:49,037 There's been little else to remember since then. 500 00:37:51,458 --> 00:37:55,246 We'll be there soon. Why not go and change? 501 00:37:55,917 --> 00:37:58,784 You should look your best. 502 00:38:23,583 --> 00:38:24,993 Come on! 503 00:38:25,667 --> 00:38:28,784 You look different in a suit. 504 00:38:29,917 --> 00:38:33,284 Real smart! Better than Reagan. 505 00:38:34,292 --> 00:38:37,034 Reagan? He's out of date now. 506 00:38:40,542 --> 00:38:42,828 We're there. That's my village. 507 00:38:42,833 --> 00:38:46,701 Please. Hurry up. It's right there. 508 00:38:46,708 --> 00:38:47,618 No problem. 509 00:38:47,625 --> 00:38:48,660 Can you put us ashore here? 510 00:38:48,667 --> 00:38:50,282 I used to play bandits there. 511 00:38:50,625 --> 00:38:52,411 Are you sure this is the way? 512 00:38:52,417 --> 00:38:54,373 When I was young my sister and I... 513 00:38:54,375 --> 00:38:56,582 Used to pick kapok flowers by the battery tower. 514 00:38:56,583 --> 00:38:58,949 Great. Let's go to the battery tower to fight bandits. 515 00:40:12,417 --> 00:40:13,748 Father! 516 00:40:16,417 --> 00:40:18,499 Father. It's me. Slim. 517 00:40:18,792 --> 00:40:20,453 You are... 518 00:40:22,208 --> 00:40:23,493 Father. What's wrong? 519 00:40:23,500 --> 00:40:26,663 - Uncle, what's the matter? Uncle? - Father! 520 00:40:27,083 --> 00:40:30,075 - Lie down for a moment. - Grandad. 521 00:40:30,083 --> 00:40:33,371 Granddad. What did you do to my granddad? 522 00:40:34,208 --> 00:40:35,539 Uncle, are you alright? 523 00:40:35,542 --> 00:40:36,827 Father! 524 00:40:37,042 --> 00:40:38,623 Grandma! 525 00:40:40,500 --> 00:40:42,491 Granddad's fainted. 526 00:40:43,500 --> 00:40:44,535 Where? 527 00:40:44,542 --> 00:40:45,827 There. 528 00:40:46,250 --> 00:40:48,366 Uncle, are you better? 529 00:40:49,375 --> 00:40:50,615 Father! 530 00:40:51,625 --> 00:40:53,035 Give me water. 531 00:40:54,750 --> 00:40:56,206 Drink some water. 532 00:40:56,333 --> 00:40:57,664 Let's get a doctor. 533 00:40:57,667 --> 00:41:01,535 How are you? Is it the palpitations again? 534 00:41:01,667 --> 00:41:04,454 I told you not to stay out too long. 535 00:41:05,292 --> 00:41:08,989 Who are you? Why did you startle my husband? 536 00:41:09,417 --> 00:41:11,282 Are you alright? 537 00:41:11,833 --> 00:41:13,073 Mother! 538 00:41:13,917 --> 00:41:15,248 It's slim. 539 00:41:28,125 --> 00:41:29,740 Mother, what's wrong? 540 00:41:30,750 --> 00:41:32,456 It's your brother. 541 00:41:36,917 --> 00:41:38,202 Brother! 542 00:41:43,625 --> 00:41:45,115 Your sister! 543 00:41:51,583 --> 00:41:54,746 Spot. Look who's back. 544 00:41:54,792 --> 00:41:56,532 This is spot? 545 00:41:56,542 --> 00:42:00,160 Yes. He's sixteen. Getting confused in his old age. 546 00:42:00,250 --> 00:42:04,072 Spot! Spot! 547 00:42:05,875 --> 00:42:09,117 You loved him so much, yet he doesn't recognize you now. 548 00:42:09,750 --> 00:42:12,162 Spot. It's me... slim. 549 00:42:12,500 --> 00:42:14,081 Spot! 550 00:42:14,833 --> 00:42:16,573 He recognizes you. 551 00:42:16,667 --> 00:42:18,077 Spot. 552 00:42:23,417 --> 00:42:24,907 How old you've got. 553 00:42:27,708 --> 00:42:31,872 The boy's come a long way to get home. Go kill one of the chickens. 554 00:42:31,875 --> 00:42:35,823 Siu Mei, go to the market with your mother for some food. 555 00:42:35,833 --> 00:42:38,290 - Alright. - Come inside first. 556 00:42:38,417 --> 00:42:39,907 Father, take it easy. 557 00:42:40,542 --> 00:42:42,407 Let me give him a hand. 558 00:42:44,042 --> 00:42:45,578 Father. We're going. 559 00:42:46,083 --> 00:42:48,119 - Father. Don't exert yourself. Let me. - Give me. 560 00:42:48,250 --> 00:42:50,832 I'm ok. It's just my age. 561 00:42:52,000 --> 00:42:53,865 Be careful. 562 00:42:55,625 --> 00:42:57,365 Is this your wife? 563 00:42:58,208 --> 00:43:00,699 No. This is odds-and-ends. 564 00:43:00,708 --> 00:43:04,200 Big head hung asked her to show me the way. That's her brother. 565 00:43:04,208 --> 00:43:06,039 Is that odds-and-ends from our village? 566 00:43:06,042 --> 00:43:07,782 Your father is really losing it. 567 00:43:08,458 --> 00:43:10,744 Watch your step. 568 00:43:12,375 --> 00:43:14,331 She's quite demure. 569 00:43:38,458 --> 00:43:39,743 Cover it. 570 00:43:40,167 --> 00:43:41,907 Are they ready yet? 571 00:43:47,083 --> 00:43:50,120 Come. Have a drink. Bottoms up. 572 00:43:54,083 --> 00:43:57,041 The lobsters are enormous. 573 00:43:57,875 --> 00:44:02,244 Try some American lobsters. Help yourselves. 574 00:44:02,792 --> 00:44:07,456 American money. It's so big. Do you see the president? 575 00:44:07,458 --> 00:44:09,449 Bottoms up. 576 00:44:09,917 --> 00:44:11,657 Your watch is really nice. 577 00:44:11,708 --> 00:44:15,371 My son gave it to me. 578 00:44:16,667 --> 00:44:19,204 Thanks for your help. 579 00:44:19,250 --> 00:44:21,866 A lot of friends and relatives have come. 580 00:44:22,708 --> 00:44:24,198 How are you? 581 00:44:24,292 --> 00:44:25,702 How are you all? 582 00:44:25,708 --> 00:44:28,666 I'm uncle fook. How are you? 583 00:44:28,667 --> 00:44:30,203 - Uncle fook! - Uncle fook! 584 00:44:30,208 --> 00:44:33,700 Your dad and I were re-educated together during the cultural revolution. 585 00:44:33,708 --> 00:44:35,664 I heard you were back so I brought this duck especially for you. 586 00:44:35,667 --> 00:44:37,578 Thank you! 587 00:44:40,042 --> 00:44:42,203 Give uncle a red packet for luck. 588 00:44:44,667 --> 00:44:45,907 Thank you! 589 00:44:46,875 --> 00:44:48,411 Don't bother yourselves. You shouldn't. 590 00:44:48,417 --> 00:44:50,624 We must. 591 00:44:50,625 --> 00:44:53,458 No. It's not necessary. You're too kind. 592 00:44:53,792 --> 00:44:55,874 - Take it. - Thanks. 593 00:44:55,958 --> 00:44:59,155 Uncle fook. Please help yourself. 594 00:44:59,167 --> 00:45:00,532 Help yourself. 595 00:45:00,542 --> 00:45:02,203 Thanks. 596 00:45:04,708 --> 00:45:07,700 Slim. It's me, nine catties. 597 00:45:08,375 --> 00:45:10,912 This is my wife. We used to live at the end of the village. 598 00:45:10,917 --> 00:45:12,282 You could say we drank from the same well. 599 00:45:12,292 --> 00:45:13,953 These two geese are for you. 600 00:45:14,875 --> 00:45:15,739 Geese. 601 00:45:15,750 --> 00:45:17,832 They're small now, but they'll grow. 602 00:45:17,833 --> 00:45:19,313 And like you, they'll be worth a lot. 603 00:45:23,042 --> 00:45:26,284 Lucky money... thanks. 604 00:45:28,000 --> 00:45:31,618 Little slim! I'm your second uncle. 605 00:45:32,125 --> 00:45:35,117 You're back! 606 00:45:35,708 --> 00:45:37,414 Here's a Turkey. 607 00:45:37,833 --> 00:45:41,655 You've grown into a fine young man. 608 00:45:42,625 --> 00:45:43,990 Where? 609 00:45:46,167 --> 00:45:47,657 Uncle's in there. 610 00:45:47,667 --> 00:45:53,367 What a generous man! 611 00:45:53,958 --> 00:45:57,075 Uncle. What are you doing here? 612 00:45:57,667 --> 00:46:00,204 Why'd you have so many animals here? 613 00:46:02,792 --> 00:46:04,623 I'm king of the beasts. 614 00:46:38,083 --> 00:46:40,870 Spot. Spot. 615 00:46:41,208 --> 00:46:45,121 I've come back to see you. Are you pleased? 616 00:46:47,958 --> 00:46:51,121 Good boy. 617 00:46:53,542 --> 00:46:56,284 It's late. Go to sleep. 618 00:46:56,792 --> 00:46:58,157 Go on. 619 00:47:03,833 --> 00:47:05,915 Go to bed. Go on boy. 620 00:48:01,500 --> 00:48:02,910 Brother! 621 00:48:05,042 --> 00:48:06,498 When did spot die? 622 00:48:08,208 --> 00:48:09,539 Last night. 623 00:48:10,375 --> 00:48:14,163 I wanted to bury him myself, to save you and dad the grief. 624 00:48:14,500 --> 00:48:16,582 But I can't manage it in this state. 625 00:48:17,375 --> 00:48:19,491 So I asked odds-and-ends to help. 626 00:48:21,917 --> 00:48:23,123 Let me do it. 627 00:49:24,125 --> 00:49:26,081 I used to come up here with my sister to play. 628 00:49:26,083 --> 00:49:27,789 We collected a lot of these stones. 629 00:49:29,958 --> 00:49:32,950 It's pretty. It's like a sea-shell. 630 00:49:33,958 --> 00:49:35,914 Why would there be sea-shells here? 631 00:49:42,042 --> 00:49:43,782 Siu Mei. This is for you. 632 00:49:45,292 --> 00:49:46,498 It's pretty. 633 00:49:46,500 --> 00:49:48,081 Sis? 634 00:49:48,667 --> 00:49:51,830 Do you remember us fighting over spot? 635 00:49:51,833 --> 00:49:53,369 I said nasty things to you. 636 00:49:53,458 --> 00:49:55,073 You're not still mad with me are you? 637 00:49:55,667 --> 00:49:57,953 Did you? Did you say anything special to me? 638 00:49:58,292 --> 00:49:59,748 Don't you remember? 639 00:50:00,167 --> 00:50:01,623 No I don't. 640 00:50:02,542 --> 00:50:04,453 I made you cry. 641 00:50:06,500 --> 00:50:09,492 I really don't remember. What about it? 642 00:50:15,750 --> 00:50:17,035 Never mind. 643 00:50:27,708 --> 00:50:30,620 Ma, don't move. Just relax. 644 00:50:30,625 --> 00:50:32,115 Let me soothe your eyes. 645 00:50:33,375 --> 00:50:36,867 I'm getting old and my eyes are failing. 646 00:50:38,458 --> 00:50:41,074 What kind of soup would you like tomorrow? 647 00:50:41,292 --> 00:50:42,498 Any kind. 648 00:50:42,958 --> 00:50:44,994 What do you mean? Any kind? 649 00:50:45,833 --> 00:50:50,076 You've been away so long, and I don't know how long you're going to stay. 650 00:50:50,333 --> 00:50:54,906 Next time you go don't just write us one letter a year? 651 00:50:55,042 --> 00:50:55,997 What? 652 00:50:56,000 --> 00:50:57,786 Yes, brother. 653 00:50:59,208 --> 00:51:02,120 Mother reads those letters you sent over and over again. 654 00:51:02,125 --> 00:51:06,289 The light at home is so dim. They damaged her eyesight. 655 00:51:08,583 --> 00:51:10,744 My letters? Were there a lot? 656 00:51:10,750 --> 00:51:16,620 There were 13 altogether. I memorized them all. 657 00:51:17,750 --> 00:51:19,160 13 of them? 658 00:51:22,750 --> 00:51:26,447 He's back in person. The letters aren't important now. 659 00:51:26,458 --> 00:51:28,119 Let's have dinner. 660 00:51:30,375 --> 00:51:32,866 Great! Let's play with the candles. 661 00:51:33,125 --> 00:51:36,117 Light the oil lamp! 662 00:51:39,042 --> 00:51:41,158 Father. Do you get a lot of power failures here? 663 00:51:41,167 --> 00:51:44,864 We're used to it. The power has to be shared out here. 664 00:51:45,125 --> 00:51:49,824 On odd days we're in the dark. On even days they are. 665 00:51:49,833 --> 00:51:51,744 On Sundays everyone is. 666 00:51:51,750 --> 00:51:56,164 Why do they always get power when we don't? 667 00:51:56,292 --> 00:51:57,953 Forget it mother. 668 00:52:02,667 --> 00:52:04,407 What's the matter? 669 00:52:04,417 --> 00:52:06,453 She's getting contractions. Is it time? 670 00:52:06,458 --> 00:52:08,744 Sister! How do you feel? 671 00:52:09,583 --> 00:52:12,700 - What's the matter? - The baby's coming. 672 00:52:12,708 --> 00:52:13,788 Take her to the hospital! 673 00:52:13,792 --> 00:52:15,623 Let me get a midwife. 674 00:52:15,625 --> 00:52:16,785 We mustn't let the unit know! 675 00:52:16,792 --> 00:52:18,578 Help her upstairs. 676 00:52:19,000 --> 00:52:23,619 Be careful! 677 00:52:25,750 --> 00:52:28,207 She's here. 678 00:52:29,083 --> 00:52:30,414 Come in quickly. 679 00:52:30,417 --> 00:52:32,123 Hurry! She's at upstairs. 680 00:52:32,375 --> 00:52:34,036 Close the door. 681 00:52:37,875 --> 00:52:42,164 We can't let any demons in. This will guard the door. 682 00:52:42,167 --> 00:52:45,534 Come. Come with me. Hurry. 683 00:52:45,542 --> 00:52:46,782 Watch your step. 684 00:52:47,083 --> 00:52:50,155 Hurry! 685 00:52:50,917 --> 00:52:53,374 Watch your step. 686 00:52:53,625 --> 00:52:54,910 Here! 687 00:52:54,917 --> 00:52:56,657 There's a bad aura in here. 688 00:52:56,667 --> 00:53:00,114 Please go upstairs and take a look first. 689 00:53:01,000 --> 00:53:02,786 There's something wrong here 690 00:53:02,792 --> 00:53:05,374 you can't ignore it and go ahead with the birth. 691 00:53:05,375 --> 00:53:07,741 - Be quiet! - Let me see. 692 00:53:07,833 --> 00:53:13,282 Tzee... tsow... yan... mow... Sun... tzee... ng... may... 693 00:53:13,917 --> 00:53:16,704 It's twin winter today. The prevalent element is water. 694 00:53:16,708 --> 00:53:20,075 The color of water is black. It bodes ill. 695 00:53:20,542 --> 00:53:22,407 What are you mumbling? 696 00:53:22,875 --> 00:53:24,240 Who are you? Be quiet! 697 00:53:24,250 --> 00:53:25,410 I'm the brother. That gives me the right to speak. 698 00:53:25,417 --> 00:53:26,657 Don't argue with her. 699 00:53:26,667 --> 00:53:28,999 Shut up! You know nothing about it. 700 00:53:29,333 --> 00:53:32,496 You're here to deliver a baby. Not to work as a geomancer. 701 00:53:32,542 --> 00:53:34,624 Be quiet. 702 00:53:37,833 --> 00:53:39,448 Relax! 703 00:53:41,125 --> 00:53:43,116 - How is she? - I have a premonition of trouble. 704 00:53:45,708 --> 00:53:48,575 This is a na tsa baby. 705 00:53:49,042 --> 00:53:50,077 A na tsa baby? 706 00:53:50,083 --> 00:53:51,414 What's a na tsa baby? 707 00:53:51,417 --> 00:53:56,832 He's unruly. He should repay his flesh and blood... 708 00:53:56,833 --> 00:54:01,577 To his parents to make up for his misdeeds. 709 00:54:02,250 --> 00:54:06,823 This one's turning the world upside down already. 710 00:54:06,833 --> 00:54:07,948 He's coming out feet first. 711 00:54:07,958 --> 00:54:09,698 What shall we do? 712 00:54:12,083 --> 00:54:13,368 Let's discuss it outside. 713 00:54:13,375 --> 00:54:14,911 Let me do it. 714 00:54:18,625 --> 00:54:20,505 Who do you want to save? The mother or the baby? 715 00:54:21,333 --> 00:54:22,664 Both. 716 00:54:23,458 --> 00:54:25,414 The goddess won't allow that. 717 00:54:30,000 --> 00:54:31,615 The mother or the baby? 718 00:54:31,625 --> 00:54:32,956 Didn't I make myself clear? Both! 719 00:54:32,958 --> 00:54:34,823 Yes, both! 720 00:54:35,125 --> 00:54:37,366 Hurry up. What are you waiting for? 721 00:54:37,708 --> 00:54:40,199 Be reasonable. You can only keep one. 722 00:54:41,625 --> 00:54:43,465 Hey? Aren't you even going to wash your hands? 723 00:54:44,292 --> 00:54:47,124 The hour is upon us. Why are you obstructing fate? 724 00:54:47,125 --> 00:54:49,582 No. Wash first! 725 00:54:50,333 --> 00:54:54,747 Alright. Decide among yourselves. I'll have a smoke. 726 00:54:54,750 --> 00:54:56,365 Don't go away. 727 00:54:56,375 --> 00:54:58,161 What's the matter? 728 00:54:58,375 --> 00:55:01,447 What shall we do? How can we cope? 729 00:55:03,000 --> 00:55:06,117 What's happening out there? Hurry up. 730 00:55:08,000 --> 00:55:14,246 Mother, I can't go through with it. 731 00:55:14,250 --> 00:55:17,538 Father. We should go to the hospital. Now! 732 00:55:17,542 --> 00:55:19,248 If the unit finds out there'll be pay. 733 00:55:19,250 --> 00:55:21,866 Don't wait any longer father. 734 00:55:22,125 --> 00:55:23,661 What are you doing? 735 00:55:26,792 --> 00:55:28,328 Hey. What are you up to? 736 00:55:29,750 --> 00:55:30,739 Do you know how to do it? 737 00:55:30,750 --> 00:55:32,081 Auntie. Can you give me a hand? 738 00:55:32,542 --> 00:55:35,079 - Do you know how? - Can you handle it? 739 00:55:37,750 --> 00:55:39,411 You men, go downstairs! 740 00:55:39,417 --> 00:55:41,032 Alright. Be careful. 741 00:55:54,458 --> 00:55:57,825 Father. Sit down. Don't worry. 742 00:56:11,208 --> 00:56:13,915 Quiet. 743 00:56:46,792 --> 00:56:49,329 May our ancestors bless us! 744 00:56:58,375 --> 00:57:00,912 It's here! Arrived! 745 00:57:00,958 --> 00:57:02,869 - What? - It's out. 746 00:57:03,375 --> 00:57:05,411 - Yeah? - Is it a boy or a girl? 747 00:57:05,542 --> 00:57:09,080 She said it was a na tsa baby. It has to be boy. 748 00:57:11,583 --> 00:57:12,698 How's sister? 749 00:57:12,708 --> 00:57:14,164 She's alright. 750 00:57:14,167 --> 00:57:17,455 But it really did come out feet first. 751 00:57:17,458 --> 00:57:21,280 It was only halfway out when it emptied its bladder. 752 00:57:21,292 --> 00:57:23,203 It's a naughty boy. 753 00:57:25,042 --> 00:57:26,907 It's pure virgin piss. You want a sip? 754 00:57:27,792 --> 00:57:29,202 - Father. Let's go upstairs. - Okay. 755 00:57:29,208 --> 00:57:31,494 This is great. 756 00:57:34,417 --> 00:57:39,116 My brother's eyes are so small. Yours are so big. 757 00:57:42,625 --> 00:57:44,616 Come. Have a drink. Cheers! 758 00:57:46,625 --> 00:57:48,866 Odds-and-ends. Come on, let's drink. 759 00:57:52,625 --> 00:57:54,365 Odds-and-ends. Where are you? 760 00:58:03,042 --> 00:58:04,578 Odds-and-ends! 761 00:58:08,375 --> 00:58:09,740 Odds-and-ends! 762 00:58:18,750 --> 00:58:20,286 Odds-and-ends! 763 00:58:22,458 --> 00:58:23,698 Odds-and-ends! 764 00:58:30,542 --> 00:58:31,873 Odds-and-ends! 765 00:58:37,167 --> 00:58:38,407 What are you doing there? 766 00:58:44,583 --> 00:58:45,743 What's the matter with you? 767 00:58:48,625 --> 00:58:52,117 Actually I can't stand the sight of blood. 768 00:58:56,917 --> 00:58:59,954 I've never delivered a baby before. 769 00:59:03,917 --> 00:59:05,498 Drink this wine. It will calm you down. 770 00:59:18,833 --> 00:59:21,324 I've never drunk wine before either. 771 01:00:09,875 --> 01:00:13,663 I didn't know where you were before. 772 01:00:14,000 --> 01:00:17,037 So I didn't dare add you name to the chart. 773 01:00:17,042 --> 01:00:19,124 Now I've done that, my mind is at rest. 774 01:00:20,875 --> 01:00:24,538 The day you're married your mother's mind will be at rest too. 775 01:00:29,708 --> 01:00:33,997 Father? What about these 13 letters she mentioned? 776 01:00:35,208 --> 01:00:39,907 How many letters did you write after you left? 777 01:00:44,375 --> 01:00:45,785 One. 778 01:00:46,167 --> 01:00:48,533 Yes. One. 779 01:00:50,125 --> 01:00:54,323 That letter was written in the worst of times. 780 01:00:55,542 --> 01:01:00,286 At that time, anyone with overseas connections... 781 01:01:00,292 --> 01:01:03,250 Would be singled out and purged. 782 01:01:03,583 --> 01:01:08,452 Yet your mother wouldn't destroy your letter. 783 01:01:09,708 --> 01:01:13,496 No matter what the risk, she kept it hidden and safe... 784 01:01:13,500 --> 01:01:18,574 And read it through the night, in the darkness. 785 01:01:22,417 --> 01:01:25,989 Father. I wanted to write... 786 01:01:27,167 --> 01:01:29,408 But I was all alone in a strange country. 787 01:01:29,417 --> 01:01:31,453 Days just flew by without me noticing. 788 01:01:33,000 --> 01:01:37,414 Slim. Your father knows you inside out. 789 01:01:37,708 --> 01:01:41,826 Even as a kid you'd put a brave face on things. 790 01:01:42,458 --> 01:01:44,915 I know you left because... 791 01:01:44,917 --> 01:01:48,455 There were problems you couldn't handle. 792 01:01:50,000 --> 01:01:54,323 I understood that. But your mother... 793 01:01:54,333 --> 01:01:57,120 Waited and waited to hear from you. 794 01:01:57,125 --> 01:02:03,951 She wouldn't even close the door at night. 795 01:02:03,958 --> 01:02:06,574 She thought that you might return... 796 01:02:06,583 --> 01:02:11,407 And we might not hear you knocking as we slept. 797 01:02:12,417 --> 01:02:16,615 It hurt me to see her like that. 798 01:02:17,125 --> 01:02:21,949 So, after 1976, when things settled down... 799 01:02:21,958 --> 01:02:26,452 I began writing to her on your behalf. 800 01:02:27,292 --> 01:02:29,078 - Father. Is that true? - Yes. 801 01:02:30,083 --> 01:02:33,575 One a year. Up to last year. 802 01:02:33,875 --> 01:02:35,911 Altogether 13 of them. 803 01:02:42,542 --> 01:02:44,828 Look. Doesn't this look just like your handwriting? 804 01:02:44,958 --> 01:02:47,620 Yes. After all, it was you who taught me to write. 805 01:02:49,083 --> 01:02:53,873 You remember that? When I first taught you to write? 806 01:02:53,875 --> 01:02:55,991 You were always off to the hills to climb trees... 807 01:02:56,000 --> 01:02:58,332 Or heading for the river to swim. 808 01:02:59,208 --> 01:03:02,871 I heard that toi shan used to be underwater. 809 01:03:02,875 --> 01:03:03,739 Is it true? 810 01:03:03,750 --> 01:03:08,164 Legend has it that there are remnants of old wooden boats in the hills. 811 01:03:08,167 --> 01:03:10,909 The prows are said to be decorated with dragon's heads. 812 01:03:12,292 --> 01:03:14,704 So perhaps toi shan really was underwater in the past... 813 01:03:14,708 --> 01:03:18,496 I'm only 70-old. How should I know? 814 01:03:22,083 --> 01:03:23,038 Soup noodles. 815 01:03:23,042 --> 01:03:26,364 Waitress! We ordered fried rice. 816 01:03:29,000 --> 01:03:30,240 Cousin. What a surprise to see you! 817 01:03:30,250 --> 01:03:34,869 A revolving restaurant. This really is superior level. 818 01:03:35,167 --> 01:03:36,498 Take a seat. 819 01:03:37,167 --> 01:03:39,158 These are the sister towers. 820 01:03:40,042 --> 01:03:41,532 Sister towers? 821 01:03:42,208 --> 01:03:46,952 My fiancee says it's called the world trade centre. 822 01:03:49,000 --> 01:03:51,958 Only people from Chinatown would call it that. 823 01:03:52,375 --> 01:03:56,163 Most people refer to it as the twin tower. 824 01:03:56,167 --> 01:03:58,783 Twin? What does that mean? 825 01:04:01,292 --> 01:04:02,907 It can mean a lot of things. 826 01:04:03,250 --> 01:04:11,250 It can mean high, glass, torch... 827 01:04:12,958 --> 01:04:17,156 Also, hair cream and love. 828 01:04:17,583 --> 01:04:20,074 Let me record it. 829 01:04:21,917 --> 01:04:29,917 Twin means high, glass, torch, hair cream... 830 01:04:30,083 --> 01:04:32,119 Also love. 831 01:04:32,292 --> 01:04:33,498 Your tape-recorder is falling apart. 832 01:04:33,500 --> 01:04:35,036 Here. Take this walkman. 833 01:04:37,500 --> 01:04:39,411 Thanks. 834 01:04:39,458 --> 01:04:40,994 Slim. 835 01:04:42,458 --> 01:04:43,743 Mother! 836 01:04:44,167 --> 01:04:46,283 - You're so big now. - Aunt 837 01:04:46,417 --> 01:04:48,533 - sit down... - Mother, come and sit down. 838 01:04:48,583 --> 01:04:51,245 You didn't wash behind your ears! 839 01:04:52,083 --> 01:04:53,493 Mother. Come. 840 01:04:55,292 --> 01:04:57,624 Weren't you going to conduct home hygiene today? 841 01:04:58,125 --> 01:04:59,706 I'll get you some tea. 842 01:04:59,708 --> 01:05:04,577 I did. Then I went to conduct connections with odds-and-ends' mother. 843 01:05:04,583 --> 01:05:08,622 She's kindly offered to conduct match-making for you. 844 01:05:09,250 --> 01:05:10,456 Conduct match-making? 845 01:05:10,917 --> 01:05:13,624 I came home to rest. Not to conduct business. 846 01:05:13,625 --> 01:05:15,545 At this rate, if I start conducting everything... 847 01:05:16,417 --> 01:05:19,705 I could even end up conducting traffic. 848 01:05:20,708 --> 01:05:24,576 He's right. We'll just look out for suitable girls. 849 01:05:24,583 --> 01:05:25,993 Yes. No hurry. 850 01:05:26,500 --> 01:05:29,867 By the way slim? What do you look for in a girl? 851 01:05:29,875 --> 01:05:31,957 What's your ideal woman like? 852 01:05:34,250 --> 01:05:37,117 Strong as an ox, with the appetite of a bird. 853 01:05:37,583 --> 01:05:41,906 That's no problem. As the well known rhyme says: 854 01:05:42,125 --> 01:05:46,448 Earn ten dollars, in our hearts there'll be no place. 855 01:05:46,458 --> 01:05:49,495 Earn a hundred dollars it depends on your face. 856 01:05:49,500 --> 01:05:51,491 Come from Hong Kong, we'll look on you with grace. 857 01:05:51,500 --> 01:05:54,572 But an old man from America will always win the race. 858 01:05:55,833 --> 01:06:00,076 Daughter. Remember to put the word out for slim... 859 01:06:00,083 --> 01:06:02,790 That there's a bachelor looking for a wife. 860 01:06:03,167 --> 01:06:05,203 Table 2. Fried rice. 861 01:06:05,292 --> 01:06:07,078 Thanks for your trouble. 862 01:06:07,083 --> 01:06:09,790 No problem. You can count on me. 863 01:06:09,792 --> 01:06:11,783 Sure. One bachelor looking for a wife. 864 01:06:13,333 --> 01:06:14,743 Fried rice! 865 01:06:15,250 --> 01:06:17,411 - Waitress, I haven't finished yet. - Soup noodles. 866 01:06:19,083 --> 01:06:21,449 Waitress! This has been half-eaten. 867 01:06:21,458 --> 01:06:22,914 I'm afraid I already ate some. 868 01:06:22,917 --> 01:06:24,703 - Give you. - Sorry. 869 01:06:24,708 --> 01:06:26,323 Do you still want your fried rice? 870 01:06:26,333 --> 01:06:27,914 What kind of service is this? 871 01:06:38,875 --> 01:06:41,241 My daughter works in a patisserie. 872 01:06:41,667 --> 01:06:43,953 A lot of the men in the unit are interested in her. 873 01:06:43,958 --> 01:06:46,199 Somehow it just never works out. 874 01:06:46,625 --> 01:06:49,207 At the kwangtung women's appearance and knowledge competition... 875 01:06:49,208 --> 01:06:54,453 She came 3rd. 876 01:06:55,792 --> 01:07:00,411 Mr. Chang. Let's talk outside. 877 01:07:00,417 --> 01:07:03,864 Slim. Go on. Go out and discuss your terms. 878 01:07:09,292 --> 01:07:12,489 Mr. Chang. Excuse me for being direct. 879 01:07:12,500 --> 01:07:14,456 Do you have four whorls... 880 01:07:14,708 --> 01:07:19,532 Twelve plugs, and thirty-six legs? 881 01:07:19,542 --> 01:07:20,657 What? 882 01:07:20,667 --> 01:07:21,907 Please... 883 01:07:24,125 --> 01:07:27,538 It's this, you see. The 4 whorls are a bicycle... 884 01:07:27,542 --> 01:07:29,498 An electric fan, a sewing machine, and a watch. 885 01:07:29,500 --> 01:07:31,161 These are things that turn. 886 01:07:31,167 --> 01:07:35,240 12 plugs are fridges, air-conditioners... 887 01:07:35,250 --> 01:07:37,582 Colour tvs, and other electrical appliances. 888 01:07:37,583 --> 01:07:42,577 36 legs are things like beds, wardrobes, wooden chests, kitchen cabinets. 889 01:07:42,583 --> 01:07:44,744 All these are furniture with legs you see. 890 01:07:45,500 --> 01:07:48,822 Comrade, I'm just an ordinary man. 891 01:07:48,833 --> 01:07:52,246 I have just two legs, and one plug. 892 01:07:53,167 --> 01:07:54,907 You said you don't talk dirty. 893 01:07:55,708 --> 01:07:57,289 I'm not talking dirty. 894 01:07:57,292 --> 01:07:59,248 That's just how I'm built. 895 01:08:03,958 --> 01:08:08,873 Twin means high, hair cream... 896 01:08:08,875 --> 01:08:14,916 Torch and also love. 897 01:08:15,375 --> 01:08:19,288 Pa and ma, it's over 10 years since I last wrote. 898 01:08:19,625 --> 01:08:21,957 Now you hear from me only in my will. 899 01:08:23,458 --> 01:08:25,414 If you can find my body... 900 01:08:26,250 --> 01:08:28,957 Please remove my gold... 901 01:08:30,292 --> 01:08:32,203 And return two taels to craphead. 902 01:08:33,583 --> 01:08:37,701 Use the rest to restore the ancestral home. 903 01:08:39,458 --> 01:08:43,451 Also, remember I want to be buried at home... 904 01:08:43,750 --> 01:08:45,286 And not in America. 905 01:08:46,417 --> 01:08:49,409 That's because my english is a three-legged horse... 906 01:08:51,708 --> 01:08:52,948 Where's your brother? 907 01:08:53,542 --> 01:08:55,828 He's not here. You want him for something? 908 01:08:55,833 --> 01:08:58,074 Nothing important. I just want to give this back to him. 909 01:08:58,875 --> 01:09:00,206 Put it here. 910 01:09:01,000 --> 01:09:01,989 Where is he? 911 01:09:02,000 --> 01:09:04,207 He's with mother over there. I take you to him. 912 01:09:04,208 --> 01:09:05,414 Okay. 913 01:09:06,000 --> 01:09:07,331 Don't bully her. 914 01:09:13,625 --> 01:09:14,990 Look. 915 01:09:15,833 --> 01:09:17,323 What's this? 916 01:09:19,375 --> 01:09:21,331 He's over there. 917 01:09:25,792 --> 01:09:28,078 Brother. Odds-and-ends is here to see you. 918 01:09:28,583 --> 01:09:29,868 You want to see me? 919 01:09:29,875 --> 01:09:31,081 Yes. I'm here to... 920 01:09:31,083 --> 01:09:32,243 For you. 921 01:09:35,083 --> 01:09:36,448 Oh, it's nothing. 922 01:09:36,458 --> 01:09:38,538 I just returned something. It's round the other side. 923 01:09:39,792 --> 01:09:41,157 Who is she? 924 01:09:41,167 --> 01:09:43,032 Excuse me a moment. 925 01:09:43,042 --> 01:09:44,327 Where are you going? 926 01:09:49,458 --> 01:09:51,414 Odds-and-ends, where are you going? 927 01:09:51,625 --> 01:09:53,161 And not in America. 928 01:09:54,250 --> 01:09:57,208 That's because my english is a three-legged horse... 929 01:09:58,042 --> 01:10:03,617 And I don't want to ride it in the afterlife. 930 01:10:09,083 --> 01:10:10,289 Odds-and-ends! 931 01:10:10,708 --> 01:10:11,948 Odds-and-ends! 932 01:10:13,583 --> 01:10:15,790 Odds-and-ends, why did you do that? 933 01:10:16,042 --> 01:10:19,364 I deserve better for giving you my walkman. 934 01:10:19,375 --> 01:10:22,742 I didn't ask for it. I only wanted to learn english. 935 01:10:22,750 --> 01:10:24,430 You didn't even find any time to teach me. 936 01:10:24,750 --> 01:10:27,662 But I've been rushed off my feet since I got back. 937 01:10:27,667 --> 01:10:31,535 Of course! You're too busy meeting prospective brides. 938 01:10:31,833 --> 01:10:34,040 My mother wants me to. I can't refuse her. 939 01:10:34,292 --> 01:10:35,782 I won't keep you then. 940 01:10:35,792 --> 01:10:37,657 I can learn english at the overseas society. 941 01:10:37,667 --> 01:10:39,658 Your english is just a three-legged horse. 942 01:10:40,625 --> 01:10:42,286 Why are you in such a hurry to learn english? 943 01:10:42,292 --> 01:10:44,157 America's not all a bed of roses you know. 944 01:10:44,167 --> 01:10:46,408 You could end up worse off than you are now. 945 01:10:46,417 --> 01:10:49,830 Night and day, 7 days a week, you'll wash dishes... 946 01:10:49,833 --> 01:10:52,074 While your husband gambles in Chinatown... 947 01:10:52,083 --> 01:10:54,745 Until he's lost every last cent. 948 01:10:54,750 --> 01:10:56,536 My husband says he won't let me wash dishes. 949 01:10:56,542 --> 01:10:58,373 He saved all his money to open his restaurant. 950 01:10:58,375 --> 01:11:00,255 And he doesn't even allow his waiters to gamble. 951 01:11:00,375 --> 01:11:03,242 Big deal! A restaurant's nothing to boast about. 952 01:11:03,708 --> 01:11:05,448 You're the one who's been boasting. 953 01:11:05,458 --> 01:11:07,995 You've treated us like paupers ever since you came back. 954 01:11:08,000 --> 01:11:09,490 I've treated us like paupers? 955 01:11:09,500 --> 01:11:12,287 I've spent all the money I saved in 16 years. 956 01:11:12,292 --> 01:11:14,829 I really will be a pauper by the time I return. 957 01:11:19,917 --> 01:11:22,875 Why put on such a show when you don't have the money? 958 01:11:23,958 --> 01:11:26,074 It's my money. I can do what I want with it. 959 01:11:26,083 --> 01:11:29,120 Like this walkman, I can throw it away if I want to. 960 01:11:31,583 --> 01:11:35,371 Marry him. It'll be like a cold rinse. It'll soon sober you up. 961 01:12:24,292 --> 01:12:25,623 Little buffalo. 962 01:12:26,042 --> 01:12:27,202 Uncle. 963 01:12:27,708 --> 01:12:29,244 Why didn't you bring an umbrella? 964 01:12:29,250 --> 01:12:31,115 Sister said she'd bring me one. 965 01:12:31,125 --> 01:12:32,786 She never holds fast to her vows. 966 01:12:33,208 --> 01:12:35,449 What are you doing here? 967 01:12:36,500 --> 01:12:38,206 I studied here when I was young. 968 01:12:38,292 --> 01:12:39,077 Really? 969 01:12:39,083 --> 01:12:40,118 Really. 970 01:12:42,250 --> 01:12:44,741 I was a notorious troublemaker. 971 01:12:45,208 --> 01:12:47,574 I was kicked out even before the first term finished. 972 01:12:47,583 --> 01:12:48,823 Really? 973 01:12:49,042 --> 01:12:52,614 Really. This used to be a graveyard. 974 01:12:52,875 --> 01:12:55,742 The unit said it had to give way to a school. 975 01:12:55,750 --> 01:12:59,288 But the villagers refused. They fought over it. 976 01:12:59,625 --> 01:13:02,367 I think they must have come to an agreement. 977 01:13:04,958 --> 01:13:10,407 With 5 beads here, move 1 bead there... 978 01:13:10,458 --> 01:13:13,074 Wai keung. Come and repeat it for the class. 979 01:13:16,042 --> 01:13:19,739 This isn't bad. You can have a dialogue with your ancestors. 980 01:13:19,750 --> 01:13:21,456 I'm going to join the class. 981 01:13:22,125 --> 01:13:23,581 Alright. Take the umbrella. 982 01:13:24,042 --> 01:13:25,373 What about you? 983 01:13:25,792 --> 01:13:28,408 I've got more hair to cover my head. Go. 984 01:13:31,125 --> 01:13:32,365 Reporting to the teacher! 985 01:13:33,958 --> 01:13:37,155 Go to your seat. Don't late again. 986 01:13:39,042 --> 01:13:40,327 Sit down. 987 01:14:36,458 --> 01:14:39,165 Cousin. Why didn't you bring an umbrella? 988 01:14:40,667 --> 01:14:42,828 Sister said she was bringing one for me... 989 01:14:42,833 --> 01:14:44,448 But she never holds fast to here vows. 990 01:14:44,958 --> 01:14:46,494 Let's share one. 991 01:14:46,833 --> 01:14:48,664 Never mind. It's stopped raining. 992 01:14:59,542 --> 01:15:02,375 I thought you were broke. Why give so much money? 993 01:15:04,375 --> 01:15:06,331 Before I came to school here... 994 01:15:06,833 --> 01:15:08,994 I couldn't even spell the word money. 995 01:15:09,958 --> 01:15:12,165 Will you really be penniless when you go back? 996 01:15:13,750 --> 01:15:17,163 I didn't have a dime the first time I went either. 997 01:15:19,083 --> 01:15:21,244 Were you unhappy there? 998 01:15:22,083 --> 01:15:24,574 I'm on my own. Happy or unhappy makes no difference. 999 01:15:24,667 --> 01:15:26,658 On a good day I'll drink the night away. 1000 01:15:26,875 --> 01:15:28,957 On a bad one I'll sleep it away. 1001 01:15:31,958 --> 01:15:33,323 When do you leave? 1002 01:15:34,750 --> 01:15:37,162 Actually I'm not completely sure I want to go. 1003 01:15:38,125 --> 01:15:40,207 All my girlfriends say that life there's pretty good. 1004 01:15:40,458 --> 01:15:42,198 My mother thinks so too. 1005 01:15:42,250 --> 01:15:44,992 Here, I work in the revolving rest every day... 1006 01:15:45,000 --> 01:15:47,332 Going round and round in circles but getting nowhere. 1007 01:15:48,125 --> 01:15:51,447 It's a good thing to get out. The world is pretty big. 1008 01:15:52,208 --> 01:15:53,948 China's not exactly small. 1009 01:15:53,958 --> 01:15:59,328 China's big. Its assets are many, but its people poor. 1010 01:15:59,792 --> 01:16:02,454 He said there are a lot of poor people in America too. 1011 01:16:02,625 --> 01:16:03,910 He? He who? 1012 01:16:05,042 --> 01:16:06,782 Him. You know. 1013 01:16:08,292 --> 01:16:13,207 Oh, him! Yes, there are a lot of us poor people there. 1014 01:16:13,583 --> 01:16:16,996 Who's poor? You have your eight taels of gold. 1015 01:16:18,667 --> 01:16:21,534 You need some props even to feel like a human being. 1016 01:16:22,875 --> 01:16:24,411 I'll help you buy your trousseau. 1017 01:16:24,583 --> 01:16:25,789 Never mind. 1018 01:16:26,583 --> 01:16:29,370 You need some props even to get married. 1019 01:16:29,375 --> 01:16:30,410 Forget it. 1020 01:16:30,417 --> 01:16:32,282 - Let's go. Come on. - Forget it. 1021 01:16:53,708 --> 01:16:55,573 Many things to buy here. 1022 01:16:56,875 --> 01:17:00,447 Don't you think this is nice? Isn't this pretty? 1023 01:17:01,292 --> 01:17:02,893 It's not bad. Buy it if you like it so much. 1024 01:17:02,917 --> 01:17:04,657 Your trousseau should look impressive. 1025 01:17:04,667 --> 01:17:06,373 Otherwise people will look down on you. 1026 01:17:07,708 --> 01:17:12,372 Look, this is really pretty. It's like fireworks. 1027 01:17:13,375 --> 01:17:14,581 You like fireworks? 1028 01:17:14,583 --> 01:17:16,665 Yes, but I've never seen any in real life. 1029 01:17:16,667 --> 01:17:17,998 I've only seen them on television. 1030 01:17:18,000 --> 01:17:20,662 They were pretty. Bang! And they flew into the sky. 1031 01:17:20,667 --> 01:17:22,248 Another bang! And they came down in showers. 1032 01:17:22,250 --> 01:17:26,289 Then the others, crossing the sky like streamers. 1033 01:17:26,292 --> 01:17:30,535 Then bang again! 1034 01:17:31,500 --> 01:17:35,413 What's wrong? Are you getting too hot? 1035 01:17:36,375 --> 01:17:37,615 Yes. 1036 01:17:39,667 --> 01:17:40,952 Do you want a soft drink? 1037 01:17:40,958 --> 01:17:42,198 Why not? 1038 01:17:47,208 --> 01:17:49,574 Look you're wet through. 1039 01:17:49,583 --> 01:17:51,198 I hate spring. 1040 01:17:53,667 --> 01:17:54,907 What's wrong? 1041 01:17:56,458 --> 01:17:57,664 Me too. 1042 01:17:58,583 --> 01:17:59,868 You too what? 1043 01:18:01,917 --> 01:18:03,373 I hate spring. 1044 01:18:04,125 --> 01:18:05,331 Why? 1045 01:18:07,708 --> 01:18:08,993 Why? 1046 01:18:10,750 --> 01:18:14,572 My fiancee will come for me in spring. 1047 01:18:58,500 --> 01:19:00,286 Do they really hatch so punctually? 1048 01:19:00,917 --> 01:19:04,910 Yes. We have to be sure we can make the market days. 1049 01:19:05,750 --> 01:19:08,947 In this cold they might be less willing to hatch. 1050 01:19:11,000 --> 01:19:15,664 This will warm them. The cold will be over soon anyway. 1051 01:19:21,083 --> 01:19:22,573 When will this cold spell end? 1052 01:19:23,417 --> 01:19:27,205 Grandfather said when all the kapok flowers are gone... 1053 01:19:27,208 --> 01:19:29,915 It won't be cold any more. Spring will be here then. 1054 01:20:59,750 --> 01:21:03,663 Tonight I'll take in the waist. It'll fit perfectly. 1055 01:21:03,667 --> 01:21:05,828 Don't bother. It already fits more or less. 1056 01:21:05,833 --> 01:21:09,030 Marriage is important. More or less isn't good enough. 1057 01:21:09,042 --> 01:21:12,660 Mother. There's scaffolding outside. Are they conducting activities? 1058 01:21:13,125 --> 01:21:15,241 What does your sister like best? 1059 01:21:15,250 --> 01:21:16,285 I don't know. 1060 01:21:16,292 --> 01:21:20,285 Fireworks! Your future brother-in-law gave money... 1061 01:21:20,292 --> 01:21:22,578 To celebrate the spring festival with fireworks. 1062 01:21:22,583 --> 01:21:24,574 It's arranged for her pleasure. 1063 01:21:24,958 --> 01:21:26,698 There's a movie show as well. 1064 01:21:26,708 --> 01:21:29,165 Great! I like Bruce Lee's films. 1065 01:21:40,792 --> 01:21:44,410 Mother. Little buffalo's still such a handful. 1066 01:21:44,750 --> 01:21:47,287 Maybe I should help with him instead of marrying. 1067 01:21:47,292 --> 01:21:49,874 Don't be silly. Don't talk nonsense. 1068 01:21:50,000 --> 01:21:51,615 You're not getting any younger. 1069 01:21:51,625 --> 01:21:54,788 The whole village is ready for your wedding banquet. 1070 01:21:55,375 --> 01:21:58,993 Sis, you have to marry or there'll be no films to see. 1071 01:21:59,542 --> 01:22:01,703 You'd sell your sister down the drain for a movie. 1072 01:22:02,250 --> 01:22:05,037 I promise I won't run away again, alright? 1073 01:22:48,333 --> 01:22:49,539 Look at that rice field over there. 1074 01:22:49,542 --> 01:22:51,749 There are now tractors working it. 1075 01:22:52,917 --> 01:22:55,203 - Look! - I haven't seen a paddy-field for ages. 1076 01:22:55,208 --> 01:22:57,790 Of course you haven't 1077 01:22:57,792 --> 01:22:59,432 America's all high-rises and skyscrapers. 1078 01:22:59,875 --> 01:23:00,910 That looks familiar. 1079 01:23:00,917 --> 01:23:04,614 That used to be the ancestral hall, remember? 1080 01:23:04,792 --> 01:23:06,373 Now it's a youth association hall. 1081 01:23:06,375 --> 01:23:08,832 The countryside changes much. 1082 01:23:08,833 --> 01:23:10,664 The faces are new. 1083 01:23:11,167 --> 01:23:12,623 Third aunt! 1084 01:23:23,042 --> 01:23:25,533 Right, let's take a photo! 1085 01:23:25,750 --> 01:23:33,532 Closer, more intimate. Don't be shy. 1086 01:23:36,500 --> 01:23:41,290 Let's take some more group photos, 1087 01:23:45,292 --> 01:23:46,657 they look right for each other. 1088 01:23:46,667 --> 01:23:48,077 Born to a pair. 1089 01:23:56,792 --> 01:23:59,408 Jenny, you sit down. I'll look after the guests. 1090 01:24:10,417 --> 01:24:11,953 Everyone, make yourself at home. 1091 01:24:12,417 --> 01:24:13,873 Jenny, what do you want to drink? 1092 01:24:14,208 --> 01:24:15,573 Orange juice. 1093 01:24:18,083 --> 01:24:19,744 - That's enough. - Okay. 1094 01:24:19,750 --> 01:24:21,786 Have more, no need to be polite. 1095 01:24:22,458 --> 01:24:24,949 Slim, dear brother. Let's down one together. 1096 01:24:27,167 --> 01:24:29,533 - Let me drink a toast to you. - Cheers. 1097 01:24:32,042 --> 01:24:35,455 Slim, you look familiar. Have we met before? 1098 01:24:36,167 --> 01:24:39,239 It's not possible. I rarely go to Chinatown. 1099 01:24:39,250 --> 01:24:41,491 I don't like the dirt and bustle. 1100 01:24:42,208 --> 01:24:44,073 Do you stay in Chinatown all the time? 1101 01:24:44,667 --> 01:24:47,249 I have no choice. My english is bad. 1102 01:24:47,250 --> 01:24:48,615 I see, I see! 1103 01:24:49,375 --> 01:24:51,661 Don't you go to the classes at the Chinese centre? 1104 01:24:51,667 --> 01:24:54,989 Yes, I go Monday, Tuesday and Friday. It's hard work. 1105 01:24:55,458 --> 01:24:58,165 I have to leave the staff to manage the restaurant. 1106 01:24:58,167 --> 01:24:59,498 And I can't help worrying. 1107 01:24:59,500 --> 01:25:02,742 When we're too busy my brain just can't handle it all. 1108 01:25:03,167 --> 01:25:05,829 Of course! It's a long time since you were a student. 1109 01:25:07,083 --> 01:25:10,371 Slim, which school did you go to? 1110 01:25:10,583 --> 01:25:11,743 Ho shan. 1111 01:25:11,750 --> 01:25:14,617 Ho shan? So did I. 1112 01:25:15,042 --> 01:25:17,249 No wonder you look familiar. 1113 01:25:18,167 --> 01:25:19,623 What a small world! 1114 01:25:20,167 --> 01:25:22,579 Yes. We were divided into 6 classes called... 1115 01:25:22,583 --> 01:25:25,825 Hold, onto, revolution, don't, lose, production. 1116 01:25:25,833 --> 01:25:28,620 I was in class 'hold'. Which one were you in? 1117 01:25:29,458 --> 01:25:30,413 Class 'lose'. 1118 01:25:30,417 --> 01:25:32,908 He didn't lose any time getting kicked out. 1119 01:25:39,458 --> 01:25:43,030 This town! Each time you look up you see a familiar face. 1120 01:25:45,667 --> 01:25:48,739 Yes. Each time you look up you see a familiar face. 1121 01:26:04,333 --> 01:26:05,994 Slim! 1122 01:26:09,667 --> 01:26:11,248 Slim! 1123 01:26:11,250 --> 01:26:12,615 What's the matter? 1124 01:26:14,250 --> 01:26:15,535 Slim! 1125 01:26:16,667 --> 01:26:17,622 What's wrong? 1126 01:26:17,625 --> 01:26:18,990 Sitting by yourself ruminating? 1127 01:26:19,000 --> 01:26:20,865 No, what are you doing? 1128 01:26:21,292 --> 01:26:23,533 I picked these flowers for medicine... 1129 01:26:23,542 --> 01:26:25,783 And I'm using the leftover ones for decoration. 1130 01:26:26,667 --> 01:26:28,077 How are the wedding arrangements? 1131 01:26:28,083 --> 01:26:29,698 They're almost complete. 1132 01:26:29,708 --> 01:26:31,573 Almost complete? 1133 01:26:32,292 --> 01:26:36,956 Bridegrooms here need 4 whorls and 36 legs, you know. 1134 01:26:37,750 --> 01:26:40,947 4 wheels? I have a car ready for Jenny in America. 1135 01:26:40,958 --> 01:26:42,289 When she learns to drive... 1136 01:26:42,292 --> 01:26:43,998 She won't even need her own 2 legs... 1137 01:26:44,000 --> 01:26:46,036 Let alone 36 legs. 1138 01:26:46,667 --> 01:26:49,909 Who will teach her to read the road signs then? 1139 01:26:50,375 --> 01:26:51,990 They are all in english. 1140 01:26:52,583 --> 01:26:54,699 Who'll teach her to shop at the supermarket? 1141 01:26:55,250 --> 01:26:58,447 And what about buying stamps to post letters home? 1142 01:26:59,958 --> 01:27:02,370 Going to the doctor? Declaring tax? 1143 01:27:02,375 --> 01:27:04,866 Going to the bank to open an account? Bringing up babies? 1144 01:27:05,042 --> 01:27:07,579 Make sure you don't have too many! 1145 01:27:07,583 --> 01:27:09,119 Do you hear me? 1146 01:27:14,750 --> 01:27:17,822 Forget it. You're a decent enough guy. 1147 01:27:18,292 --> 01:27:19,748 Yes, brother slim. 1148 01:27:22,417 --> 01:27:26,410 Jenny, come over here. I've something to show you. 1149 01:27:39,750 --> 01:27:43,868 I made it especially for you. Isn't it pretty? 1150 01:27:44,542 --> 01:27:46,874 Shall I hang the flower wreath here? 1151 01:27:47,167 --> 01:27:49,533 You know, I spent the whole of last night making it. 1152 01:27:49,792 --> 01:27:51,657 Do you like it? 1153 01:27:52,125 --> 01:27:54,662 Yes, it's pretty. 1154 01:28:57,000 --> 01:28:58,581 It's so pretty. 1155 01:29:02,500 --> 01:29:04,081 Look! 1156 01:29:14,208 --> 01:29:15,789 Did it frighten you? 1157 01:29:28,917 --> 01:29:30,282 It's noisy. I'm a little dizzy. 1158 01:29:30,292 --> 01:29:31,281 Aren't you feeling well? 1159 01:29:31,292 --> 01:29:32,498 - I'm fine. - Are you sure? 1160 01:29:32,500 --> 01:29:34,036 - 1'd just like to freshen up. - Ok! 1161 01:29:59,875 --> 01:30:01,581 The fireworks are pretty. 1162 01:30:02,250 --> 01:30:08,075 Not bad. At last I've seen them. 1163 01:30:09,000 --> 01:30:10,661 When do you leave for America? 1164 01:30:11,792 --> 01:30:13,248 Next week. 1165 01:30:13,708 --> 01:30:16,199 Where will you be living? New York? 1166 01:30:17,458 --> 01:30:21,997 San Francisco. He said he wants to move there. 1167 01:30:23,000 --> 01:30:26,322 San Francisco? That's good. 1168 01:30:28,042 --> 01:30:32,786 It's all the same. Anywhere we go we'll be in Chinatown. 1169 01:30:34,333 --> 01:30:37,700 Actually, I'd rather go to Hong Kong. 1170 01:30:39,875 --> 01:30:42,161 Do you know which is the largest Chinatown in the world? 1171 01:30:42,458 --> 01:30:43,618 Which? 1172 01:30:43,625 --> 01:30:44,956 Hong Kong. 1173 01:30:51,875 --> 01:30:53,490 When are you going back? 1174 01:30:54,958 --> 01:30:59,247 It doesn't matter when. After all, I'm on my own. 1175 01:31:02,750 --> 01:31:05,583 Didn't you like any of the girls you've seen recently? 1176 01:31:08,208 --> 01:31:09,994 I've decided not to get married. 1177 01:31:13,708 --> 01:31:17,496 Is it true, what you said last time? 1178 01:31:18,417 --> 01:31:19,827 What? 1179 01:31:20,833 --> 01:31:24,826 That you've neither mar-any-ry... 1180 01:31:25,542 --> 01:31:27,203 Nor even ss-any-kki. 1181 01:31:27,500 --> 01:31:30,663 Yes. What about you? 1182 01:31:35,708 --> 01:31:39,200 To be honest, neither have I. Really. 1183 01:31:56,875 --> 01:31:58,866 We don't seem to be doing things right. 1184 01:32:01,583 --> 01:32:02,948 I think so too. 1185 01:32:05,667 --> 01:32:07,578 Shouldn't we close our eyes? 1186 01:32:11,292 --> 01:32:12,748 I guess so. 1187 01:32:15,250 --> 01:32:16,865 You close yours first. 1188 01:33:06,500 --> 01:33:08,912 The first stroke of the brush is for luck and fortune. 1189 01:33:08,917 --> 01:33:11,499 The second is for a long marriage. 1190 01:33:11,500 --> 01:33:14,162 The third is for a flourishing business. 1191 01:33:14,667 --> 01:33:18,956 The fourth is for sons and heirs. 1192 01:35:39,667 --> 01:35:41,248 Where are your eight taels of gold? 1193 01:35:47,458 --> 01:35:50,530 This is for you. May your marriage be a happy one. 1194 01:36:04,208 --> 01:36:05,789 What about you? 1195 01:36:09,417 --> 01:36:13,205 A bride is not a bride without eight taels of gold. 1196 01:36:28,375 --> 01:36:30,036 They're here. 1197 01:36:36,667 --> 01:36:38,999 Jenny, we're ready. 1198 01:36:42,792 --> 01:36:44,202 Thanks! 1199 01:36:48,292 --> 01:36:52,285 Congratulations! 1200 01:36:52,958 --> 01:36:56,450 Congratulations! God speed. 1201 01:36:59,500 --> 01:37:00,535 The bride is beautiful. 1202 01:37:00,542 --> 01:37:04,865 Leave with good spirits, return with success. 1203 01:37:07,042 --> 01:37:10,785 Please go home. Thanks! 1204 01:37:10,875 --> 01:37:12,285 Goodbye! 1205 01:37:12,292 --> 01:37:16,661 Bye, sister! 1206 01:37:17,625 --> 01:37:20,116 Write when you get there! 1207 01:37:21,083 --> 01:37:27,454 Bye, sister! 1208 01:37:30,917 --> 01:37:32,407 Bye! 1209 01:38:36,458 --> 01:38:43,364 "The maid with the blossom in her hair rows through the wind and spray..." 1210 01:38:43,875 --> 01:38:49,916 "In pursuit of the gleaming clouds." 1211 01:38:50,750 --> 01:38:57,076 "Soundlessly the boat glides through the placid water." 1212 01:38:57,375 --> 01:39:03,200 "In pursuit of the gleaming clouds." 1213 01:39:04,333 --> 01:39:11,080 "Soundlessly the boat glides though the placid water." 1214 01:39:11,542 --> 01:39:18,414 "It drifts with the song into the dream where he dwells." 1215 01:39:19,333 --> 01:39:25,909 "Who is it that dreams. Of the one who does not speak?" 1216 01:39:26,542 --> 01:39:33,948 "Whose house will it be in which I find my home?" 1217 01:42:10,875 --> 01:42:14,788 "The changes of the land, as sea becomes soil and soil gives way to sea," 1218 01:42:14,792 --> 01:42:17,534 "what changes do they cause in me?" 1219 01:42:17,833 --> 01:42:21,576 "Fallen leaves, old roots, dust of my hometown," 1220 01:42:21,583 --> 01:42:24,655 "all part of the legend within my tale." 1221 01:42:24,750 --> 01:42:28,288 "Who do I not make my way back home? Why do I not let the feeling" 1222 01:42:28,500 --> 01:42:31,412 "how much love and hatred have I already known?" 1223 01:42:31,500 --> 01:42:34,820 "Why do you not use me to fill the sea? Why do you not make your way into my dream," 1224 01:42:35,000 --> 01:42:38,538 "never happening to meet in this life-time?" 1225 01:42:38,542 --> 01:42:41,830 "Why do you not use me to fill the sea? Why do you not make your way into my dream," 1226 01:42:41,833 --> 01:42:47,328 "never happening to meet in this life-time?" 82625

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