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Headmaster, ladies and gentlemen

Headmaster, ladies and gentlemen

All of my dear teachers

And all students in campus

Six years ago, as I first

came into our school

Everything to me

was so fresh

and interesting

I didn't understand

Why the graduates

always cry at graduation

Now I understand

My heart is so heavy

at this moment of parting

Like a leaking faucet

my tears flow

Time passes amidst the laughter

What left are the memories

and the reluctance to leave

We are about to part

from this womb of 6 years

Inexpressible feelings well up through the heart

And an incomprehensible sorrow brings tears

Yet I think of our completed education

We are striding unto a new journey

Toward more knowledge

Excitement grips my heart

and a prompting sense

of uncertainty

These 6 years

We have cried, we have laughed, we have had fun

We tasted the flavor of a beating

Happy Physical class

fascinating science

Math riddled with puzzles

Clashing and other noises making in music

All, all this

shall forever preserve and be printed in the mind

So hard to forget

Teachers, dear teachers!

Under the beating sun, you led us in exercise

Mom

Hi!

How do you feel? All right, sister?

Chang-ming is here, too?

Uh... this is Pi-yun... Lives in Miao-li

She came to help me pick up Tung-tung

Have a seat

Thank you

Mom, let me tell you

She's uncle's girlfriend

Stop talking nonsense

Have a seat

Would you like something to drink?

No, thanks

Did you bring your cod-liver oil?

Yes

Remember to take one each day

Okay

Chang-ming, help me remind her

Cod-liver oil! Otherwise give it to mom

Okay

Don't forget!

Okay

Look at your shirt!

How could you wear it this way?

Why didn't you say something?

It looks terrible! Come here

You're going to enterjunior high that means you're a grown up!

Mom is worried about you most

Be nice to your sister, okay?

- Ting-ting, listen to your brother - Ok

- Don't fight! - Ok

Once you get to Grandpa's, make sure to write once a week

Okay

Don't call too often

Grandpa doesn't like people making calls

- Okay? - Yes

Same with you, Ting-ting, okay?

Remember to go to bed and get up early

Don't act like you do at home,

lying in bed till 11

Okay?

What does dad say?

He says he's talked to the chief doctor here,

so don't worry

What happened to uncle?

The train's leaving

Tung-tung!

Tung-tung!

Hey, Chang!

Where are you going?

Lo-tung, Grandpa's house, and you?

Tung-lo, Grandpa's house

You know what?

Ling's mother took him

to Tokyo Disneyland

Do you want to go there?

I can't

My dad's taking me there next summer

Really?

Boys can't leave the country after 15

Really?

I'd better get my dad to take me there next year

What's your address in Lo-tung?

I'll write to you

Write? How troublesome.

I give you my phone number.

941452, memorize this

Okay

Call me!

Goodbye... Okay, bye

Here's chicken feet and beefjerky,

couldn't get duck tongues

I also bought you two new shirts,

really pretty!

- Let's go! - Get on!

Brother, I want to pee-pee

Stupid! The train's leaving and you have to pee!

What's going on?

She has to pee

No time, pee on the train!

Here

Come on, let uncle take that

There you go

Don't be nervous, once the train moves you can pee

Hold it

How does it look?

Nice.

Not bad

Uncle! It's no use!

She can't pee while the train's moving

What? Then hurry now. Come on!

Well? Did you?

I can't! The train keeps moving!

Hold onto the bars

I can't

I can't

Don't be nervous

Well, did you do it?

Not yet

I want to try it on

Wait until she pees

Did you do it?

It's all wet!

What? Dress all wet?

Underpants too?

Let's go

Come on, change your underwear

You help her change. I'm going to put this on

Take off your wet pants

I don't want this one

You're lots of trouble!

How is it?

Well? How is it?

Nice.

I knew you'd look nice in it

Want some?

Let me get this

Auntie forgot her clothes!

What shall we do? Uncle hasn't got back!

Forget it. Stop looking

We can't go to Grandpa's home right now

Because uncle isn't here yet

If we go before he does, he'll be in trouble

So let's wait

Yen Cheng-kou... quick Yen Cheng-Kou

Wow, that's awesome

Uncle!

So you are here!

Where is your brother?

Over there

Tung-tung!

Uncle!

Let's go

Okay

Uncle, look!

Who gave it to you?

I exchanged it with my car

Let's go

- Hey, Yen Cheng-kuo, he really traded with you - Yes

Scared me to death. I thought you disappeared

Didn't think you're still here waiting for me

Otherwise, Grandpa would have killed me!

Come here. Say hello to Grandpa

Grandpa!

Put your things over here

Ting-ting! Tung-tung!

Let me help you

Grandma!

Good!

Oh, look how tall you are!

It's so hot. Have some tea

I don't want it!

Me neither!

Auntie

- Go upstairs! Cooler there! ...- Auntie! Auntie!

Bring your stuff upstairs!

Come on, put your things here

Come on

put your things here

Be careful!

How come they wait so long for the operation?

Her bilitary system is infected They have to cure that first

Dad said mom's too weak

So she has to recover and rest for awhile

before they can operate

How come?

How could it become acute?

This is the house! Hello! Hello!

Let's go around the house, come on!

That's him!

- Hello - That's him!!

Come down!

Here they come!

Everyone's got a turtle

to trade for a toy

Look! Can I trade with you?

- Let me trade with you! - I'll change it with you

I can't! I only have this airplane

Let me trade with you!

Give it to me! Trade with me!

Want to trade your fan away?

Who wants to trade with you? Turtles are terrible!

What about this

Whoever's turtle is the fastest gets to trade!

Okay! Let's race! Hurry!

Start from here!

Ready... Go!

The toy will be traded for his

Ready, Go!

- Go go go! - Run faster

Go turtle

Run faster

Go faster

Run, turtle

Turtle go

Faster, Faster

Run run

Go

Go

Big turtle, run run

Hurry up, go ahead

Run

Run run

Take it over here

Go Run faster

- Run - Go Run faster

Go

Go away! Girls can't look

Your eyes will grow germs if you look!

Go away!

Go away!

Trouble Luo, what are you doing?

Trouble Luo, what are you doing?

Shitting

He's shitting

It's stinky

Don't push me

Don't touch me

The bad guy

Here comes the cow's dreg!

Here comes the cow's dreg!

Here comes the cow's dreg!

Here comes the cow's dreg! It's disgusting

My clothes are gone They're gone

My clothes are gone

My cow is gone!

The cow is gone!

If the cow walks down the river it will become a sea-cow and eat eat people

Nonsense!

Yen Cheng-kuo! Wait!

Yen Cheng-kuo! Wait!

You bastard! Where are your clothes?

Where did you go swimming?

Hurry! Find your clothes!

You can't run around like this!

Go!

What you're standing around for?

Hurry up and go!

Where are your clothes?

Where did you go?

Where is your shirt?

One more shot

Where is Kuo?

I don't know

Isn't he with you guys?

No

He was playing with the kid from Taipei

Help me to find him

Ok

Tung-tung, get up!

Hurry up!

No need to be worried

Tung-tung went swimming in the river

and lost his clothes

He only wore a short pant as he came home

Sit down. Have some tea

Tung-tung, where is Ah Cheng-kuo?

I don't know

They say you were with him last

That's right.

But I didn't know what happened later

But he was with you

What's going on?

My Ah Cheng-kuo is missing

The cow came home,

but the boy...

What? The cow came home?

He thought it got lost

Went by the river, said he was going to the ocean

Ah Cheng-kuo!

Ah Cheng-kuo!

Ah Cheng-kuo!

Ah Cheng-kuo!

Ah Cheng-kuo!

Ah Cheng-kuo! Where are you?

"Being a stranger in a strange land..."

"Each... Each..."

"Each festival...

Intensifies my longing..."

Heard from... Heard from afar

Heard from afar

That brother... passed the exam...

Is staying...

"Arranging... arranging...

The dogwood, one person is missing!

Yen Cheng-kuo...

It's really cool up here.

Want to come up?

No!

Yen Cheng-kuo, you can see a long way up here

Dim-ma's coming!

Ah Cheng-kuo, what's going on?

What's going on?

Dim-ma!

What's Dim-ma?

Madwoman. She beats people

Really?

Why can I grasp it?

What are you doing?

Han-tzu

What's all this?

I could never tell

if Ah-ching didn't tell me

She must have been 3,4 months pregnant

That bird catcher,

really nasty!

I bet it was also him last time

It's really unfair...

for a girl like that...

No mother

Her poor father

Mom, I'm back

You've come back? How come you didn't call?

I was on my way to Tai-chung for business. No time to call

Kids, greet your father

Pop!

Pop!

So?

The head-doctor said Hwei-cheng has a blockage in the gall tube

He's worried that it might rupture

and the bile might cause peritonitis

He'll give her the operation as soon as possible

But Kwang-ling told me that

she's too weak to receive the operation

He's worried

We better go to Taipei soon

What's the use?

The head-doctor knows his business

Go! Go away!

Have some soda

Thank you

Uncle, it went in!

You play yourself. I'll be right out

Dr. Liu! Dr. Liu!

Dr. Liu! Dr. Liu!

Dr. Liu!

Someone's got hurt!

His head was hurt!

OK. OK.

Sir, someone is injured

What happened?

He was sleeping in the underpass. Got robbed

And they smashed him with a rock

What are you looking at? Get away!

Grandma

I know who did it!

Child, don't stick your nose in!

Grandma! Grandma!

Grandma, it's true!

Don't stick your nose in

Come on, have some guava

Uncle! Uncle!

Auntie Lin is here!

And so is her mother!

Grandpa is really mad!

Her mother says

she has a baby!

Pi-yun is foolish!

Every time I ask her

If he's sincere,

why doesn't he take you home...

to see the elders?

She always says you're busy...

running this clinic of your own

It's all a ruse!

Her brother came back from the army yesterday

and couldn't take it

He scolded her

She cried and wanted to kill herself!

Chang-ming is out running around all the time

He didn't say anything about this,

so we weren't aware...

I'll ask him when he gets back.

He's no kid

If he did something wrong, he can't run away free

I've no special purpose to bring her along today

I just want to see if you've got planned for this

Whether they shall get married or engaged

You've got to do something

Don't come back!

I'll kill you if you do!

It's okay.

Pick them up after you eat, come on!

What's up?

Don't wait. If he doesn't come, forget it!

Go home!

Go away! Go home!

Don't follow us!

Go home!

You threw away our clothes last time,

how dare you come along?

Go home! Go away!

Don't you understand? Go home!

Give me your fan,

or else don't follow us

That's right!

Ting-ting

Ting-ting, get off...

Get off! Ting-ting!

Ting-ting

Ting-ting, get off...

Ting-ting, get off...

Ting-ting, get off...

Get off!

Get off!

Ting-ting, get off...

Miles after miles,

I bid you farewell

Distance grows each day,

While we are apart

The road is long and winding,

The day we meet again is far

The Hun horses bathe in the north wind

The Viet birds rest in the south trees

Let her have the baby

Poor child!

It'll do her mental illness a lot of good

I've already asked Mrs. Tren to take care of it

Well

How about having her sterilized

after childbirth

I'm concerned about the possibility that

the baby will be born retarded just like her?

That's right! Then it'll really be a pity

No, it won't

Uncle

Uncle

Uncle

Uncle

Uncle

Don't be so loud!

Where do you stay now, uncle?

On the old street. Want to come over?

Sure, just a second!

What a naughty boy!

Tell your girl friend,

I really can't go there

Alright

Pi-yun! Pi-yun!

How do I look?

Not this one! Your belly can be obvious!

Why don't you wear that skirt as I told you?

It's not obvious now

What do you mean it's not obvious? Change it

I just bought it

Wear it some other time. Change it

My mom is not able to come

Have a seat

We can do nothing. We're both in a mess

This is only for the time being

All the stuff here belongs to the landlord

Does Grandpa know you're staying here?

No

Her mother...

thinks she can jump on the chance

She thinks

we are a wealthy doctor's family

Wealthy! The money belongs to your Grandpa but not me

She's silly, too

Came to our house with her mother

With all the make-up

and everything!

So, I told her frankly

You want to get married? Fine

Make one thing perfectly clear to your mom

Don't ever think of getting a penny out of us!

Even if I allow it

your Grandpa won't

I'm always a black sheep in your Grandpa's eyes anyway

The grooms, the brides, ladies and gentlemen

Today, Mr. Liu Chang-ming and Ms. Lin Pi-yun,

Mr. Chen Wu-ling and Ms. Lee Li-chung

are having notarial weddings

in this court

Marriage is the most important event in life

Family is the foundation

of our society

Families are building rocks of a nation

of a nation

Our ancestors told us, The order of the world...

starts from the order

of a family

Today, the court conducts wedding ceremonies

for you newlyweds

It marks the beginning of a new life

for each of you

I wish you would be in harmony

Respect each other and trust each other

Help each other and create a happy family

It is the same effort you devote

in creating a greater society

Face each other

Step back a bit

First bow

Second bow

Third bow

Dear Mom and Dad,

The noise of the crickets disturbs me a lot

Every time the train

rumbles pass my window,

I feel saddened

I was the only family at Uncle's wedding

Aunt Lin

didn't have a wedding gown

She didn't look

as pretty as mom in mom's wedding album

Poor uncle

No one dares to mention his name

in front of Grandpa

I seem to have lost him all of a sudden

If Grandpa and Grandma

had attended his wedding

Uncle would have been so much happier

So many things happen each day that

I can't keep tracks

I'll tell you later if they come back to my mind

I feel depressed today. I'll stop for now

Wish mommy recover soon

Love, Tung-tung

Doctor Liu!

Officer Lee, have a seat!

Thanks

Officer Lee

Sorry to bother you

What's up?

Remember the taxi driver

who got beaten under the flyover?

Do you have his address?

I have to make a record of it

Sure

Ah-hung, get me the records

Did you get those rubbers?

Not yet. But we found out who they are

and the news is in the papers

Some other driver came to report a robbery saying...

One of the rubbers

hurt himself during the robbery

It's in the papers

Right here

Uncle! Uncle!

Who are you looking for?

Chang-ming

What?

They are beating up Tung-tung

by the creek!

Big Head!

Big Head!

He's my nephew!

Tung-tung

He ran as soon as he saw us.

He recognized us

Your pictures are in the papers

Who doesn't?

Tung-tung, after you get back

Tung-tung, don't tell anyone

They broke the law,

but we grew up together

I must help them out

Understand?

The Old St., Fu-shing Rd. No.3,

My son's place

Right... right...

My grandson ran into them

when he visited

They really frightened the boy

No...

Have some tea

Certainly... Certainly...

Who?

The landowner

Don't move

Since when did they hide at your place?

Did they mention where they were going?

Say something!

Did they head for Taipei for Big-head's sister?

Did they threaten you?

Don't be afraid. Speak out!

If you don't tell us, I'd just have to arrest you

Speak up! Say something...

You treat them as buddies,

but they won't do the same

Once they are caught,

They'll drag you into this mess

Say something

Take the medicine at the pharmacy over there

Tung-tung, Tung-tung

Tung-tung, Tung-tung

Be quiet!

Tung-tung. Tung-tung

Tung-tung. Tung-tung

What?

This little bird is injured

It's dead

What should I do with it?

Throw it into the river.

Let it be carried away

Then it can reincarnate. Stupid!

Hey...

Wait a second

Oh, Kwang-ling, it's you

How could this possibly happen...

Well... you take care of yourself

Hwei-cheng became allergic

to the aesthetic

She hasn't waken up for 3 hours after the operation

How could it happen?

I haven't got the details yet

Once he gets the news, he'll call me

Wait... I'd better call the head doctor first

Director Lin

It's useless for you to go.

You'll bother Kwuang-ling

I just called the head doctor

Hwei-cheng is too weak physically

It depends on whether she'll come around this evening

He'll phone us any time

It will be better if there's extra helper

Besides, if I stay here, I'll go crazy

Well, you pack then...

I'll tell Ah-hung to buy the train tickets

My little bird is dead

Tung-tung said it'll come alive

if it is thrown into the water

Go away!

Don't you listen to me? Go! Go!

Go away! Go!

It's your fault

Went looking for Dim-ma

Now Grandpa can't go to Taipei to see mom

Mom is seriously ill, you know?

Where are you going?

Don't you listen to me?

Go to bed!

Your mother is very disappointed at you, you know?

Mom, I'll bring her to bed later

I've never seen such a dogged kid

Why are you sitting up?

Go to bed! Don't sit here!

I want to stay up for the call from Mom

I'll wake you up when she calls, OK?

Hurry up! Go to bed!

None of you kids listens to the elders nowadays!

Dear Mom and Dad...

I fell to sleep

when I waited for the call

I didn't hear the phone ring

Grandma promised to wake me up,

but she didn't

I was so angry!

However, I'm happy to hear that

mom is getting well

I wish Mom healthy and pretty forever

Uncle got out ofjail

Grandma told me it was grandpa who bailed him out

Grandpa is so weird.

He never tells others what he did

Auntie told me

Han-tzu lost her baby

Grandpa tried to save it...

...even when Mom was in coma

But Han-tzu's father

was mad at Grandpa

I feel sorry for Grandpa

Grandma said she's sorry for Han-tzu's father

I really can't tell why

It's better

to have her sterilized this time

Why don't you mind your own business!

I'm grateful for your advice...

But I'm getting old,

I can't take care of her for the rest of my life

Once she has a baby,

she won't run around so often

She'll then stay home and take care of her baby

People like Han-tzu

are unfortunate

Perhaps she doesn't realize this herself

Her father is even more unfortunate

For her misfortunes stay with him

as long as he lives

No one can take care of his children forever

The only thing a parent can do is to provide the children

a sound fundamentality before they step into the society

Teach them the basic qualities of

becoming a decent individual

I didn't quite understand

what Grandpa was saying

But I was sure

Grandpa

was referring to uncle

Time flies.

The summer is almost gone

I'm homesick.

When will Dad come and pick us home?

My hand is getting sore from writing I'll stop for now

Love, Tung-tung

Uncle! Uncle! Grandpa is here!

What's the matter?

He was operated for hemorrhoids

It hurts whenever the muscle contracts

Grandpa

Papa

Your sister had an operation The gall flew out

It was very dangerous,

but it's ok now

Tung-tung will go to the orientation course in Taipei

Think about when you can drive him home

Goodbye, uncle

Uncle! Auntie!

Han-tzu!

Ting-ting, hurry up!

Get in the car, Ting-ting!

Drive carefully!

I know

Be good

Goodbye Grandmother

Kuo, Trouble Lou,

Goodbye! Bye! Bye!

I'm leaving for Taipei. So long! So long!

I'll be back. So long! So long!

Dad, they are ashamed They all swam nakedly

- Really. - I'll come back!