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Dinner time!

Do you want me to walk you to the bus stop?

No, I'm okay. Pang's coming over.

(in Cantonese) Hello, big sis!

I got my pay today.

Do you want me to send some money home?

I have saved enough for Taiwan, no worries.

Of course, I'll come back and visit you guys before I go.

- Hey Hui Ling, waiting for the bus? - Yes, sir.

The buses here are never punctual, don't waste your time.

I'm heading to the restaurant now, I'll give you a ride.

Come on.

Thanks, boss!

Sit tight.

Everything okay?

Hui Ling, deliver this to Pak Chu.

Pak Chu!

Here's your Khao Jam (Thai mixed rice)!

(in Thai) Thank you!

This is beautiful.

You can try it.

This is a Malay woman. The other is a Thai woman.

(in Malay) "How are you?"

(in Thai) "Hello!"

That's right, we speak both languages.

Because we are so close to the border huh?

That's correct.

The languages are all mixed up, Malay and Thai.

Miss Lau!

Just put it here.

How much?

Here's twenty, keep the change.

Wait, Miss Lau!

Are you thirsty?

For you.

Just take it. Thanks for your hard work.

Where's Pang?

- Where's Pang? - Fuck if I know! He ran off!

Keep counting

Actually, I'm planning to let my daughter study abroad too.

So I understand your situation.

Regarding our earlier discussion have you decided?

How much?

If you agree.

Go to the market tomorrow and meet this guy, Wing.

Understand?

Is this new?

He got this yesterday.

What? Really?

David bought this fish yesterday?

Yeah.

They do look good.

- Hey uncle! - Hey!

Wei, what's up?

(in Hokkien) Are you David's girl?

You speak Hokkien?

Cantonese?

Come with me.

Hock!

Hey chief, your new girlfriend?

Shut up. Where's Lam and Sei?

Lam! Sei!

Chief.

This is Lam, Sei, and Hock.

Meet Hui Ling.

Everything ready?

All set.

When are they arriving?

Soon.

Don't let the boat guy touch the girls this time.

Bad for business.

Take some photos.

Hey, hurry up. Shoot some videos too.

Is this okay?

Okay, follow me.

Come with us!

Men only. Women. Stay here.

Move it!

Hurry up!

Is this your brother?

And his kid?

Are you sure?

He can work in the city after you pay.

Three thousand.

You understand Malay?

Go get it now.

Count it.

Make sure you get it right.

Well?

One thousand.

Okay.

(in Hokkien) Hock, cut off his fingers.

(in Hokkien) All right. I know.

Here, your pay.

Want to go for drinks?

All right, I'll drive you home.

Damn it, I didn't pay you to sleep here!

Excuse me?

Are you Wei?

How much?

Boss said it's his treat.

Thanks.

Hey!

Can you tell me your name?

Hui Ling.

Hui Ling, take what you want.

Miss Lau

if I were to ask whether you would marry me

Will you marry me?

Listen carefully.

Two choices. Die here?

Or get 'cleansed' in Myanmar?

Your choice.

"I have killed them all, I devoured their bones," She said.

"Now they seek revenge. Now I shall suffer in solitude."

She said these words to her father, the Demon.

Words have eaten into her heart, burrowing a gaping hole within.

The Demon felt a sorrow unlike anything before.

"Go, as far as you can," The Demon said.

"Beyond the glistening sea, beyond the mountains,

where jewel-shaped stars illuminate the skies.

The wind will carry my love to you."

The princess arrived a few hours later.

"I seek your daughter," she said to the Demon.

"I seek the demon child who hast slain many of my men."

"She has to answer for the lives she had taken."

"I know not where she went," the Demon said.

"We are puppets of repetition," the Demon said.

"You repeat the same questions whilst I repeat the same answers,

"We are trapped in a never-ending dance."

"Ask me again and you will die," The Demon roared.

And thus the princess battled the Demon.

Weeks into months, months into years...

passage of time passing without acknowledgment

The princess numbed her pain with songs of valor.

with remembered sensations of love

"Have I died and tis' merely an echo of my dream?"

The princess sought her answer from the burning sun.

And thus she began to sing

For she was alive...

Hurry up!

Fix this, now.

Let's go.

Come on.

Don't be afraid.

Everything will be fine.

Don't be afraid.

We will get out of here.

We will get out of here.

Don't let David know that I'm here.

Hey! Calm down guys!

Years ago, there was a girl

I have never actually seen her face before.

Even so,

I often think of her.

And you now think that

I'm actually her?

Without noticing at all

You have become a girl on a train.

The train rumbles towards its unknown destination.

A pop song from a few years ago plays in the background.

The glass of the window has become a mirror.

You see reflections of yourself,

your lover, your family and your best friend.

Your surroundings are familiar.

Bathing together in sounds of laughter.

Suddenly, you are assaulted by forces of Time

You hold each other closely.

But the attack is relentless.

Before you can even look back,

you are all separated from one another

You watch the other passengers of the train.

Impassive faces of strangers.

But if you stare long enough

These faces will become faces of your loved ones.

I was at the canteen just now.

Their food's pretty good.

This hospital is quite nice.

The people are friendly too.

Spending some time here won't be so bad.

If you open the window,

you'll be able to see this nice courtyard.

Really good fresh air!

Qiqi...

Will you open the window for me?

Are you local?

Oh no, I'm from Kuala Lumpur.

Of all places, why come to this town?

There's nothing here at all.

It wasn't part of our plan. We were just traveling around.

Then she got into an accident.

I've never been here before.

I don't really know much about this town.

Do you have any good food recommendations?

Sure! The 'moo-ping'

Skewered grill pork

I can buy you some tomorrow if you wanna try.

I didn't expect to see that many Burmese immigrants in this town

Yeah, they've been moving here the past few years.

Half of our patients these days are Burmese.

Meanwhile, many of us yearn to leave this country.

Hey!

Man, you look horrible.

Been having some strange dreams lately.

I dreamt I had a wife.

You have my sympathies.

And my wife was a Rohingyan girl.

The one they brought in last July, remember?

Been trying so hard not to remember her.

Naked. Bleeding. Crying.

And I couldn't even understand a word she was saying.

Fucking doctors didn't even want to see her.

She was only sixteen. Why did they ignore her? Shit.

But in my dreams

Sse was so happy.

I still hope she found peace.

I have handed in my resignation this morning.

I'm moving to Kuala Lumpur.

I think I'm really getting married.

What is she like?

She has a beautiful smile.

I once talked to her on the phone for hours

without knowing that she had hung up.

That place used to be a village.

I remember how villagers would just

gather at the elder's house at night and dance away.

My mom loved it.

But if you stare long enough

These faces will become faces of your loved ones.

And then you begin to weep.

When you wipe your tears away

You find yourself staring at unfamiliar faces of strangers.

An unfamiliar face.

A cold feeling of fear.

Wow, you have so many cats here.

No choice, they are my only companions.

- Do you have children? - No.

I have nothing at all. I just live alone.

And now that I have a cataract

Everything is a perpetual blur.

- Are you Hakka? - Yes, miss.

How could you tell?

The Hakka accent is very distinctive.

Hakka people use "Ah Moi' to address women

Ah Moi!

How old are you?

I'm 25.

You really need to eat more.

25 is a good age to get married.

Getting married huh?

There are many who end up alone their whole lives.

Unmarried?

Time had just passed them by.

So did the opportunity for love.

Either you are rich or poor, it's always great to be loved.

As long as you have loved, that's the best.

Light seeping in like blood

The room suspended in time

Pictures playing from film negatives

Your silhouette descending

slowly, and languorously

each frame moist with tears

waiting to be dried by winds of time

sun rises, my thoughts melting like snow

leaving nothing but a sea of salt

We can never seem to leave the rain behind.

I've contacted a friend in Singapore.

I'm probably moving there.

Why?

To work, of course.

Once we have enough, we will invest. Start a cafe.

After all, there are always more opportunities in Singapore.

Really.

Are you going alone?

How about you?

Have you ever wanted to leave this place?

When I was a child,

My worst nightmares weren't the ones with ghosts or monsters.

It's always the ones

where my mother had died.

Someone would just tell me she is dead.

And I would feel so, so sad.

I can't even describe it.

I was so sad. As if my heart was about to burst in pain

Even long after I'd woken up.

But after she really passed away

I realized this:

She will always remember me as

as this guy who gets into fights at school.

She died with this memory of me as a gangster.

It just sucks.

Always feels better if I pretend that

she reincarnated as a ladybird,

or a horse

or a drifting cloud.

Why? So she'll always be watching over you?

No.

So she can go wherever she wants to.

She would know where to go.

I don't.

I just don't know.

Go back, I'll be fine.

Go away!

Hui Ling! Hui Ling!

Hui Ling!

Hui Ling, don't do this to me!

Hui Ling!

Hui Ling! Hui Ling!

Hui Ling!

Hui Ling!

Hui Ling! Hui Ling!

Miss Lau

Miss Lau

Miss Lau

Chief

It's been two hours and he's still saying nothing.

Tell us!

Speak up!

Speak!

I really don't know!

Where is she!

Where the hell is she?

Speak!

Where should we go now?

Remember, when you grow up

When you have your own career

Never forget to be pious.

Always donate to the temples

So Lord Buddha will bless us with wisdom

It's good karma, understand?

"Portrait of the late Wong Ya Siang"

What do you see behind the window?

I see some trees

and a little bit of smoke

What do you see?

An airplane.

What is behind the window?

The stars.

The moon.

Hiding coyly behind the clouds.

What is behind the window?