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There's too much choice and not enough time.

Aiming for your head, get down.

You're the only one in town.

One of the scary parts of growing up is realizing how much of your personality

you get from your parents.

Like my love of surfing, for instance.

That's from my dad.

And my love of surprises?

That's from mom.

I think I got mom's sprinting ability, too.

Luckily.

Don't think I'll forget this.

I'm pretty sure my taste for cheese and Vegemite comes from my dad.

And my addiction to horoscopes?

Definitely from mum.

Oh, horoscopes. You know, someone just makes them all up. So what?

They're fun.

Ready? Here's one.

This week, someone unexpected will turn your life upside down.

It could mean anything.

Let's just wait and see.

Okay, what's your star sign?

Libra. Libra.

Libra, that means your birthday soon.

Does it?

Come on, Eric.

When's your birthday?

The 12th.

This Saturday?

How come you didn't say anything?

Oh, because my birthdays always end up a total disaster.

Don't be silly. I'm serious. For instance, last birthday, mum threw me

party, right? Broke her leg halfway through.

Another one. I got this brand new board.

Snapped in half first wave.

Eric, stop.

And they were the good ones, so I think it's just safer to ignore it.

Ignore your own birthday. You can't do that.

Hello?

Hey, Mum.

You're kidding.

You're coming down?

That's great.

When?

Now?

Surprise!

I didn't believe that.

Why didn't you say anything?

Oh, it was your mother's idea. You know how she loves surprises, just like you.

Oh, no, he said we should check, but I knew it wouldn't be a problem.

Well, it isn't a problem, is it? No, no, of course not.

Hey, nice board.

Thanks. Looks like a Rick Stevens design, but there's more to it.

Sounds like you know your boards.

He's obsessed.

Shaped blankly in blue.

It's awesome, mate.

Mind if I ask where you got it?

It's one of my own designs, actually.

You made it?

Yeah, got a little business going. Just making custom boards, you know.

Are they all as good as this?

Any chance we could see any more of them? No.

Got a few back at the workshop if you guys want to look.

You bet. Oh, yeah.

Can we see these, Rachel?

Hey, Brooke.

Hi. Anne, fly. Oh, well, Fiona.

Fly's fine. Nice to meet you. You too.

It's great to finally put faces to the name.

Uh, Linda, what do you want me to do with this? Oh, Jilly, we brought a few

treats to the house.

A few?

Looks like enough to feed a small country.

Mum, you didn't have to do that. Oh, look, thank you, Linda. The way these

eat, all contributions are welcome.

Now, look, I know how busy you must be, but we'd love to take you out.

Maybe tomorrow after training?

I guess we could forget training one afternoon.

Not every day your parents fly in. The afternoon of training, you lucky dog.

Oh, maybe Eric could come too. Yeah?

Jimmo, would that be okay?

Just this once.

Now, would you two like the grand tour?

We'd love it.

Walk this way.

They seem really nice.

Yeah, they can be.

Tiniest bit overwhelming.

These boards are amazing, Ben.

And you do these all yourself?

Yeah, it's the only way to go.

It means you can make sure every board's perfect.

I can't believe I haven't heard your name before.

Yeah, it takes me a while to finish one, so there aren't that many around.

But I mean, the customers keep coming back.

This one's still my favourite, though.

Lines.

Magic. Why don't you borrow it, if you like?

You serious?

You know I can't afford to pay for it. Yeah, look, just bring it back in one

piece, alright?

And remember... I know where you live.

What? It's Eric's birthday this Saturday.

Yeah, I think he's in the quiet.

That's unusual for Eric.

He has this weird idea that his birthday is a jinx. A jinx? What century is he

living in?

Anyway, I thought we could throw him a surprise party.

Great. And take him out for a birthday show fast food? Sounds good. What's the

plan? Look out.

Birthday boy at 50 o 'clock. What's going on, guys?

Nothing. Ooh, someone's dog died or something.

Isn't that your parents?

That's them.

Come on, Ames. You don't want to leave the limo waiting. Have fun at training,

guys.

Hi, Amy.

G'day, mate. Hello, you two.

Just so you know, Linda's got a major shopping trip planned.

I'm not sure I'll be able to sit up.

Mum, he'll be bored to death. He'll be fine. We'll take you both out for pizza

afterwards. You'll get a chance to get to know him.

How's the board? Awesome. Take for a spin.

No, pity Ben can't make more of these. Make a fortune.

Exactly what I've been thinking.

This place is local, and they've got a computerised shaping machine.

They can mass produce those boards in no time flat.

So you think if you get these guys together with Ben and his designs... The

sky's the limit with the right marketing.

Reality check.

You're not a business tycoon.

You're still in school, remember?

Hey, even Bill Gates had to start somewhere.

Anyway, I organised to have a meeting with him.

What does Ben think about that?

Nothing. Yet.

Don't you think you should ask him? I mean, his boards. I will. I just want to

do my research.

There's no point talking to him until I've got all my facts, is there?

You'll amaze me, Mum.

You can still shop till you drop. Oh, well. It's in the jeans.

Does anyone want a cold drink?

Sounds great.

Did you see the prices in some of those shops? I was waiting for someone to look

at me and yell, security!

That's Mum.

Top of the range.

I'd have to work full -time for a month to afford half that stuff.

So what do you think? The orange or the green?

I really didn't need both of them, Mum.

Well, there's no sense in leaving them on the rack.

Well, I fight it.

Exactly. Come on, Amy.

Let's give the boys a fashion break.

It's good to see Amy and her mum together.

You've got no idea how much Linda's been looking forward to this. I bet.

We're pleased that Amy got into Polar Blue, but we can't help missing it.

Hey, kid, look what you did.

Wow,

holy cow.

That machine is amazing.

Feed in the data and it spits out a board.

How many can it make?

20 a day, no sweat. 20 a day?

Ask them to make a copy of Ben's board, just as a demo.

They'll do that. As long as I pay costs and do all the measurements myself.

So, what about the partnership I did?

Well, they said they'd consider it. I'll have to do up a proper business

proposal. And then, that's my next step.

Consider it now.

Corey Petrie, businessman of the year.

It's all about the deal.

So you reckon Ben will go for it? He'd be mad not to, no?

We'll be locked all the way to the bank.

You're going to have to build a new wardrobe to fit all this stuff in.

Once Mum gets shopping, there's no stopping her.

Sorry she likes to spend money on her only daughter. That's fair enough.

I know.

Just my whole life, my parents have always done everything for me.

Doesn't sound so bad.

It isn't. It's just sometimes it's good to do things yourself, you know.

Since I've been here, it's been great.

Haven't had everything handed to me on a plate.

Then maybe you should talk to your folks.

Ask them to ease off a bit.

I couldn't.

They'd just get offended.

All right, then I suppose you could ask them to spend all their money on me

instead. That's a problem solved.

Corey, Simmo's looking for you.

Training, remember?

I know. I'll be there in a sec.

Hey, Mike.

You got a minute?

Big cheesy smile.

What's going on?

Simmo sent me to find you two.

Why? Just to our needs. Someone with surfing cred and sex appeal. What are

talking about?

I just need a couple of photos to glam up my business plan. If I only take 30

seconds, tops.

Beautiful. One more.

Fly, what is this?

Sorry, he said it'd take 30 seconds.

It's not their fault, Simo. I can explain. Don't bother.

Training. Now. All of you.

Well, that's ordered.

I'll make the cake and do the food. Yep, Rach and I will do the decorations.

I'll organise the drink. And I'll keep Eric occupied for the morning.

Where is he now?

I told him I needed him out of the way, so he gave him an extra training run.

Some friends you turned out to be.

Hello? Anybody home?

Mum? In here.

Oh, I hope I'm not interrupting anything.

No, we just finished.

What's up? We are still taking you out for dinner, aren't we?

Oh, yeah.

Sorry. See ya.

See ya. Bye -bye. See ya.

So what was that little meeting about?

Eric's birthday month, so I organised a surprise party. Good on you. I love

surprise parties.

Well, since we're here, we could help.

Thanks, but I really don't need to.

Oh, no, it'd be no trouble.

What about that function room at the hotel, Ray? That'd be perfect.

Good idea.

I'll see you at the book.

No doubt it. That's okay.

Um, just a small thing. I can manage.

I'm sorry.

Just trying to help.

I know, Beth.

This is something I'd like to do on my own.

Well, would it be all right if I brought Erica presents?

Yeah, that'd be great.

You'd like that.

It's two in the morning.

I'm just finishing my business plan. Check it out.

Great. It's very professional.

Tomorrow morning, I pick up a copy of the board, and then I take the whole lot

down to show Ben.

Corey. Yeah.

Is this radical new concept sweeping the world at the moment? I don't know if

you've heard of it.

What's it called? Sleep.

You should try it sometime.

Here we come.

No one say anything about his birthday.

Morning, all.

Morning. Hey, Eric.

Hartley's is going off. You want to catch a bus down?

Yeah, sweet. I'll just get something. Sure, go on.

Try to keep him out till midday, all right?

Sure.

See you, boys.

Have a good time.

See you, love.

Hello? Mum, I wasn't expecting you. We're here to pick you up. Come on,

jump in.

Yeah, where are we going?

Can't say. It's a surprise.

Amy, you're coming too.

Mum, I can't.

I've got things to do.

It's okay.

You take him out.

We'll get everything ready back here.

Are you sure?

Yeah.

Go ahead, Eric.

We'll do Hartley's later.

Cool? Well, I'll just dump my board.

Mum, what's all this about? Told you, it's a surprise.

First of all, happy birthday, Eric.

Yeah, happy birthday, Eric. Thanks, guys.

You told them?

Sorry, must have flipped out.

And here's your present, Eric.

You got me a seaplane.

Not quite. Sorry to disappoint you.

No, no, that's all right. Mum bought me one last year anyway.

Oh. No, we thought you might like to go for a flight.

A flight? Yeah, yeah, excellent.

Mum,

how long is this going to take? I've got to be back by lunch.

Don't worry, you'll be home in plenty of time.

Come on.

Hey, Ben.

Ben.

Oh, g'day.

Hey, you brought the board back. Yeah.

Notice anything different?

Hang on.

This isn't my board.

Yours is in here.

This is an identical copy made with a computer shaper.

A copy?

Why would I want a copy?

Because that's how you take your business to the next level.

What are you talking about?

It's all in here.

This is your ticket to the big time.

So have a read.

Give me a call.

Well, that was brilliant. Thank you so much, guys.

It's our pleasure, Eric.

Mum, what are we doing all the way out here?

Well, we thought we'd take you for morning tea. Over there.

Well, this just keeps getting better and better. For once, my birthday's a total

disaster. Not yet, maybe.

Where are they? I thought they would have called us by now.

I'll give their mobile a try.

Amy's fine.

She left it behind.

So, how do we know when the guest owner will be here?

Well, I suppose we just get everything ready and keep an eye out.

I have a bad feeling about this.

Well, that was the best birthday I've ever eaten.

I'm glad you enjoyed it, Eric.

Um, it paid to be a pain, but we get going.

Of course.

Come on, Linda.

Sorry, guys. It'll be a short delay. The speed plane is having a few mechanical

problems. Are you kidding?

Oh, don't worry. The pilot, he's fixing it now.

How long will it take?

You couldn't say. Maybe ten minutes, maybe more.

More? One hour, two hours?

I don't know. Sorry.

Oh, no.

We've really got to get back. Is there another way? I can call a taxi, but it's

over an hour by road.

Does anyone want to tell me what the big hurry is?

Nothing.

I've just got to do some stuff.

Homework.

Amy, this is the ultimate excuse not to do homework.

Why fight it?

I'll be back in a tick.

Bye.

Excuse me.

Is there a phone I could use?

Certainly. There's one inside.

Yeah, I'll tell them.

Well?

They're halfway to Timbuktu and the seaplane's broken down.

The seaplane?

Don't ask.

But when are they going to show? Who knows? She said it might be ten minutes

two hours. We just have to wait.

OK,

who's up for a surf?

Corey, we can't. They could be here any minute. Well, Eric's birthday's really

our jinx.

Not his luck. He won't be home till tonight.

Anyway, who wants to come?

You know where to find me.

Just give me a minute.

Hello?

Hello?

Where is everybody?

Ames, what's going on?

It's all this stuff.

Surprise. Surprise party for me.

That was the idea, but it was supposed to be home ages ago.

It all makes sense now. I am so sorry, Amy.

It's not your fault.

It's no one's fault.

Amy, are you okay?

Yeah, I'll be fine. I'm just going to go lay down.

Happy birthday, by the way.

Hey, guys.

Eric. Why have we got here?

Yeah, Amy's parents organised this big birthday surprise.

What? You mean it's your birthday? I think we're past that, mate. But I was

wondering if you guys were still up for a party. Eric, when have we ever not

been up for a party?

Not feeling any better?

A bit.

Look, Ames, even if the whole surprise thing didn't happen, it was really nice

of you to try.

That's okay.

And besides, if there's anyone to blame for this whole mix -up thing, it's me.

You?

I told you my birthdays are always a catastrophe.

Don't be silly. I did, didn't I? And I've decided I'm not going to have any

birthdays. They're banned.

I'm just going to stay the same age for the rest of my life.

What do you say we go downstairs and have a little non -birthday of our own,

Just us.

Not my birthday, his.

Yeah, but I thought you needed to party more than I did.

Happy birthday, Eric.

Happy birthday, Eric. Thank you, guys.

One, two, three, four, five.

Come on, make a wish.

Hello?

Ben.

Sure, I'll be right there.

Looks like you put a lot of work into this.

Sales campaign, marketing strategy.

It's pretty impressive.

Thanks. So we're partners then?

No. Look, I'm sorry.

No.

Why not?

Look, I must admit, I was tempted for a moment.

Only a moment?

Yeah, I realised it would turn me into a businessman and not a board shaper.

You'd still be designing boards. You just wouldn't be so hands -on. Yeah,

exactly.

And being hands -on is what I'm all about.

That's what I love.

Have you seen the projected profits? Like, you could make a lot of money.

Money. What for?

Nice house, holidays, free time. Yeah, I've already got all that here.

A bigger house then. Look, I'm sorry, Corey, but I like my life just the way

is. I think you're making a big mistake.

Look, it may be, but it's a mistake I can live with.

Okay, well, I guess that's it then.

See ya.

Hey, hang on.

You better take this with ya.

Is that the copy? Yeah. Added a few extra artworks for you.

Thought you might like a souvenir.

Thanks.

Dad!

You know you're invited too?

Yeah. Yeah, just thought I'd get some fresh air.

Where's Mum?

Well, that didn't turn out exactly like I planned.

Turns out I came in the end.

Eric got his party.

No thanks to me.

I know you're only trying to help.

But I had everything organised the way I wanted it to be.

And along comes Mum thinking, bigger has got to be better.

It's pretty hard to top a seaplane.

Sorry, Amy.

We meant well.

I know.

Don't get me wrong.

I love having you around, but there's some things I have to do on my own.

You understand, don't you?

You growing up?

I've got to move on. I've got a party to get to.

You want a drink, darling?

What happened with your plans about global business domination?

Let's just say they've been put on hold temporarily.

So what was the problem?

I had this big picture all worked out in my head.

But then the little details got in the way. Details?

You mean other people?

I just don't understand why everyone doesn't think the same as me.

It'd make life so much easier.

Well, the party's still going.

That is, if you can spare some time between your business deals.

I think I can squeeze it in.

Want a penner?

Now, be honest.

Which did you prefer more?

My little party or my parents' seaplane splurge?

Um, right now I'd say they're about even.

Even?

Are you sure?

Yeah.

But I suppose there's something you could do to swing it in your favour.

How about now?

No, now the seaplane's definitely out in front of them. What? Eric, you are so

dead.

Oi.

Okay, I know a lot of my personality comes from my parents.

But that isn't so bad.

Lucky for me, they both love to party.

You're the only one.