=== The Eye ===

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呪舛 貢 壕匂澗 切政脊艦陥.

 

Some people say, this world is ugly

 

yet, it is beautiful at the same time

 

I don't know if they are right

 

But

 

I'm about to see the world with fresh eyes

 

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Wong Kar Mun
I'm giving you a local anesthetic now

 

The operation will take about 2 hours

 

Are you ready?

 

Who's that?

 

Quiet! We don't want to alarm the nurses

 

I am in the bed next to yours

 

I heard that you just had an eye operation

 

I've had many operations here

 

I know the whole hospital. They are all nice to me

 

How old are you?

 

Why so many operations?

 

I'm 1 1. I should have been in junior high by now

 

but my mother says I have a brain tumor

 

which affects my nerves

 

That's why I pass out all the time

 

They have to remove it

 

But it's so large and dangerous

 

they have to operate many times

 

So I skipped school last year
and stayed here ever since

 

You're so young, yet so brave!

 

Once you can see again

 

I'll take you out to play

 

The world is really beautiful.

 

Wong Kar Mun
when I remove the bandages from your eyes

 

it might hurt a little at first

 

If it hurts too much, let me know

 

We can always do it tomorrow

 

Now, let's try.

 

Open your eyes slowly

 

Hey, don't force yourself if it hurts

 

It hurts!

 

Is it too painful?

 

Dr Lo, she must be in a lot of pain!

 

She hasn't cried out
in pain ever since she was a kid!

 

Grandma, let Dr Lo do his job

 

Please don't worry about it.

 

Very few patients experience immediate success

 

It takes time...

 

...for the eye and brain to work together

 

Come on

 

Ying Ying

 

Ying Ying

 

Hi, can you see now?

 

I'm Ying Ying

 

Can you really see me?

 

I think I can see. I'm not sure

 

Great! You can see!

 

Nurse, she can see!

 

Nurse

 

her eyes are working!

 

She sees me! Come quick

 

Grandma!

 

The hospital called!

 

What?

 

Mun can see!

 

Really?

 

Let's go to the hospital now

 

Are you going to discharge me now?

 

Not so soon

 

Every cornea recipient starts off near-sighted,,,

 

by as much as 1,000 degrees

 

Only when your eye muscles are able to adapt

 

will this falls to about 200 degrees

 

When will she have perfect eyesight then?

 

No one has perfect eyesight,

 

most people are near-sighted by about 100 degrees

 

Does that mean...

 

...she will need to wear glasses?

 

That won't be necessary

 

All she needs
for the moment is a pair of sunglasses.

 

Mun, get some rest

 

If everything goes well, you can be released early

 

You can take off your sunglasses now

 

Try to get used to the light gradually

 

If you feel pain

 

or if your eyes start watering

 

then you should close your eyes

 

and let your eyes rest

 

Here, I'll help you onto bed

 

Nurse

 

Is there a mirror in every washroom?

 

I'll take you there

 

Here

 

Slowly

 

Take your time and call me if you need anything

 

Who's that?

 

Ying Ying, is that you?

 

Why are you so quiet?

 

I'm having another operation tomorrow

 

You promised to take me out once I can see

 

You promised to take me out...

 

...once I can see

 

We'll go out and have fun...

 

...after your operation

 

Did they say you can leave the hospital already?

 

Not yet!

 

But even if I do, I can always drop by for a visit

 

Let's take a picture together.

 

Let's do it outside! Alright

 

Let's go... But where?

 

Let's go that way!

 

What's this?

 

A camera

 

Camera?

 

Now, look this way

 

Ok

 

Ready...1, 2, 3!

 

Madam, are you alright?

 

Hello...

 

I'm freezing...

 

Send this one to Block C

 

We have a ful house in Block B

 

Nurse...

 

did the old lady pass away?

 

Yes, we've taken her away

 

But last night...

 

I saw someone drop by to visit her

 

They even went out together

 

Are you sure?

 

We don't allow any visitors here at night

 

Where's Ying Ying?

 

She went for an operation this morning

 

Dr. Lo preferred that

 

you stay for two more days...

 

but because
I'll be away on flight duty for two weeks

 

No one will be able to pick you up then

 

It was easier to have you discharged now.

 

This way
you and grandma can spend more time together.

 

you and grandma can spend more time together

 

My...it's already 3 p.m.!

 

Hope this place is easy to find...

 

...hope we won't be too late

 

We're only 10 minutes late for our appointment

 

We're only 10 minutes late for our appointment

 

I have to leave for work soon

 

I'm sorry.
Dr Lo just stepped out for a few minutes

 

I'm sorry

 

Dr. Lo just stepped out for a few minutes

 

Ok

 

There he is

 

Is my 3 o'clock here?

 

Yes, they are

 

Mun, let's go

 

Let me introduce you to the nature of my work.

 

From now on

 

I am Ms Wong Kar Mun's psychotherapist

 

Since Ms Wong lost her sight at the age of two

 

Her visual vocabulary

 

is extremely limited

 

and she has probably forgotten most of that

 

Lets' say

 

Ms Wong, could you please remove your glasses?

 

and let your eyes get used to the light

 

Can you tell me what's in my hand?

 

You'll recognize that it's a stapler...

 

...once you touch it

 

because all your previous knowledge of objects

 

were based on touch, not on sight

 

Now you are no longer blind

 

My job is

 

help you re-establish

 

how to use your eyes

 

and understand what you see

 

Actually, I'm not too worried about that aspect

 

What concerns me is your psychological state

 

After regaining sight,,,

 

many patients end up feeling alienated and fearful

 

Dr. Lo

 

Is the other Dr Lo a relative of yours?

 

You mean Dr C.T.Lo?

 

Yes, he's my uncle

 

So...what time do you finish work today?

 

Ms Wong is my last patient for the day

 

Well...you see, I need to catch my flight

 

Can I trouble you to send Mun home after this?

 

I see, of course

 

AnyAfter all, starting from today,,,

 

I need to take
Ms Wong outdoors for her training anyway.

 

OK

 

You can go ahead

 

I'm fine by myself

 

I'm used to it

 

That's you as a little girl

 

Your father filmed this a long time ago,,,

 

so that you could see it if your eyes ever healed

 

He stopped filming after he divorced your mother

 

That was 7 or 8 years ago

 

Grandma,,,

 

Is it true when Dad comes back

 

he'll take us to Vancouver?

 

I know you don't want to go,

 

but life in Vancouver moves at a slower pace

 

It will be better for you

 

I can't even read Chinese
how will I learn English?

 

Grandma

 

I don't want to rely on others forever

 

I want to learn to write

 

and find a job in Hong Kong

 

I want to be independent

 

Your father would worry about you going to work.

 

I have to do the dishes
I'll leave you to watch this alone

 

Can I help you?

 

Have you seen my report card?

 

No

 

Do your live around here?

 

Mun, who's that?

 

It's a little boy, Grandma

 

Did a report card ever turn up on our balcony?

 

That kid is teasing you

 

Just ignore him

 

Kid, what are you eating?

 

I'm very hungry

 

What's your problem?

 

Everyone
we have two pieces of good news today

 

First,,,

 

Ms. Tone Deaf had a successful operation!

 

And second, for our Christmas charity concert,,,

 

We'll be performing with Vanessa Mae!

 

Mr. Cheng
why haven't I received the practice schedule?

 

Mun, you know, after all...

 

we're an organization for the blind

 

You're always welcome to come to practice,,,

 

but perhaps you should do something else
for the performance

 

such as coordination

 

or taking care of our members

 

I can even arrange for you

 

to help out at the centre

 

Mr. Cheng

 

I really want to take part in this performance

 

I've practiced so long

 

was just because of this concert!

 

I understand, but...

 

Excuse me, Mr. Cheng

 

Vanessa Mae's agent

 

wants us to fax over her schedule

 

I'll be with you right away.

 

Mun, Mun?

 

Let's finish our discussion again. I have to go.

 

Let's finish our discussion again. I have to go

 

Grandma!

 

Are you leaving?

 

Yes, to class

 

Come back early for dinner

 

I've prepared some special turnip soup

 

Bye!

 

Have you seen my report card?

 

Didn't you find it yet?

 

I really haven't seen it

 

Perhaps you should ask someone else

 

Ying Ying!

 

Excuse me, I'd like to talk to her

 

Look what I've brought for you?

 

Sis, I've just had chemo-therapy,

 

I'll throw up if I eat

 

It's OK

 

Then we'll save it for when you get better.

 

If only we had believed him just that once

 

or given him a chance to explain

 

he might still be here playing video games

 

Who would have expected
him to jump off just like that?

 

Suicide is a dreadful sin

 

The souls of those who commit suicide,,,

 

are obliged to repeat their painful deaths everyda

 

To help him break out of this vicious cycle of pai

 

we need to tackle the cause of his suicide

 

Only then can his soul leave this world in peace

 

Have you ever considered

 

he might be telling the truth?

 

Perhaps he really did lose his report card.

 

Have you been teaching calligraphy long?

 

Yes, many years indeed

 

I'll teach you how to hold the brush

 

I'll teach you how to hold the brush

 

Use your big thumb and middle finger

 

and form a circle just like this

 

Like this, try

 

Very few want to learn calligraphy nowadays

 

I used to teach 3 lessons a week

 

Now, it's down to only one

 

I'll let you try writing by yourself

 

Try it yourself

 

Why are you sitting in my chair?

 

Why are you sitting in my chair?!

 

What is this? What is going on?

 

What are you looking for? Are you okay?

 

What happened?

 

Are you feeling unwell?

 

Is Dr. Lo here?

 

Ms. Wong, you are early

 

Your next appointment isn't until Friday

 

He won't be back from his meeting until 5 p.m.

 

Will he definitely be here at 5 p.m.?

 

If it's urgent

 

I can page him for you now

 

I'll be back at 5

 

You can see them, too?

 

They don't usually want to be seen

 

But you'll get used to it

 

All the stores nearby have been bought up

 

only my boss refuses to sell

 

He seems to be
expecting his wife and child to visit

 

Actually, he can't see them at all

 

...there was a car accident over there...

 

Mun!

 

My secretary said you were asking for me

 

What's the matter?

 

Will you help me?

 

Of course I will

 

Your eyes hurt?

 

Will you believe me?

 

Yes...

 

What is it?

 

The shadows,,,they come to bring the dead

 

What shadow?

 

When I was at the hospital...

 

I saw a man

 

He...he took an old lady with him

 

The next morning, the old lady was dead...

 

My room keeps changing
suddenly into a different room...

 

I even saw a person missing her lower body...

 

When he rushed over, it was like an electric shock

 

my whole body went numb...

 

Calm down

 

And tell me slowly

 

When I was little...

 

Granny told me...

 

I was not an ordinary child.

 

God had given me some obstacles,,,

 

so that I would grow up
to be an extraordinary person

 

Now I understand

 

what it means to be extraordinary

 

An extraordinary person

 

can see things others can't,,,

 

and feel pain that others won't feel

 

Maybe, I was never meant to see this world

 

I don't want to terrified in bed every night,,,

 

I don't want to terrified in bed every night,,,

 

then awaken horrors every morning

 

I just want to be an ordinary person

 

Dr. Lo, can you help me?

 

Yes, of course I will

 

One of my psychology professors...

 

from the States,,,

 

has just come to Hong Kong to visit

 

Let's meet him tomorrow

 

He might be able to help

 

How can you help me when you don't believe me?

 

What's going on?

 

Excuse me, I have to go

 

Call me if you need anything

 

Goodbye

 

Who's that?

 

A friend

 

He asked your sister to take something to States

 

Yes, that's right

 

You are home early

 

Aren't you supposed to be back next week?

 

Well...

 

a co-worker switched her shift with mine.

 

So I come back a bit earlier

 

It's smoky here

 

Why don't you go up?

 

14th floor, unit-C

 

Have you seen my report card?

 

Stop asking me?!
I've already told you I haven't seen it!

 

Have you seen my report card?

 

15th floor, unit-C

 

Uncle, listen to me...

 

No way!

 

Only you can help us with this!

 

I've already said no!

 

If you still respect me as your uncle

 

and respect yourself as my nephew

 

you should have never approached me with this!

 

First of all

 

You should know only too well...

 

what medical ethics are regarding organ transplant

 

And you should also know that...

 

the identity of the cornea donor

 

is concealed from me

 

What shadow?

 

One cornea transplant and she starts seeing ghosts

 

You actually believe that?

 

What if I do?

 

Then we have even less to talk about!

 

Uncle...

 

Don't tell me you fell for your own patient

 

Hello?

 

Dr. Lo, is that you?

 

Mun is in trouble!

 

Can you come over immediately?

 

Yes, right away

 

Yes, I admit

 

she's more than a patient to me

 

Mun!

 

How long do you plan on hiding in this little room

 

Five years? Seven? Or ten?

 

You have to confront your problem sooner or later

 

You want to play violin? Go play with the troupe!

 

I can accept you pretending to be blind

 

But even then

 

then you didn't isolate yourself here

 

I just want to help

 

Mun!

 

Sis.

 

Ying Ying, what are you doing here?

 

I can leave the hospital now

 

You can?

 

Yes, I don't need any more operations

 

I can go to school now

 

So...

 

hen once I am out of here

 

we can go out...

 

we can take pictures, we can even...

 

I'm so happy that you can see now,

 

because this world is really beautiful

 

Ying Ying...

 

It's alright! Cheer up.

 

Be strong and things will work out for the best

 

I have to go now

 

Ying Ying!

 

Wong Kar Mun, I want to tell you,,,

 

Ying Ying has already...

 

I know... I just saw her

 

I know she's dead

 

What are you looking at?

 

Ying Ying

 

Can you see her?

 

It wasn't her

 

Don't know why she didn't show up today

 

Are you not afraid anymore?

 

I don't think I have a choice

 

I see all these things anyway.

 

At least, I get to see the people I care about

 

What's this?

 

Ying Ying made this for you

 

What's written on it?

 

Don't forget me

 

She put in the wrong photo though

 

Who's this?

 

It's you!

 

Don't you recognize yourself yet?

 

What is going on?

 

Who are you?

 

Who the hell are you?!

 

We believe that
the very last consciousness of a mortal

 

carries over to the afterlife

 

That is
the very thought of a person in his final moment..

 

would become the eternal consciousness of his soul

 

Those who die a sudden death

 

have no recollection of the instance of death

 

Their souls remain in
this world as if they're still alive

 

But there are others
who intentionally refuse to leave

 

mostly due to unresolved
problems during their lifetime

 

These souls can't be consoled
while their problems remain

 

There is only one way to help them,

 

and that is to resolve what they left unsettled.

 

The woman whom
Ms Wong keeps seeing after resuming her sight.

 

We have to resolve her problems
so that she can move on

 

I hope I haven't done anything wrong

 

Even if it's wrong, it'd be my fault

 

And I won't regret it

 

Were you reincarnated into the wrong body?

 

Why are you so different from...

 

...the rest of the family?

 

Be careful

 

Bangkok, Thailand

 

Dr. Lo believed you in the end?

 

Let's just say Dr Lo is not involved

 

He's a professional after all

 

you know what I mean?

 

Yes

 

Are we close?

 

I'm not sure

 

It says here that her
Chinese name was Chiu Wai Ling

 

A Thai born Chinese

 

Here are her hospital records

 

This is Siam-Rach Hospital

 

Sl-AM-LA?

 

This is probably the place

 

Let's get off to take a look

 

Hi

 

This is Siam-Rach Hospital?

 

Yes. Right

 

I want to meet a doctor, his name is Eak

 

Please come help

 

Can I help you?

 

I want to meet a doctor

 

his name is Eak

 

You know him?

 

No

 

It's there a Doctor name Eak here?

 

It mentioned here

 

It's this hospital, his name is Eak

 

He's not here now

 

Not here?

 

Wah!

 

Wah!

 

What is it?

 

This is the place

 

What place?

 

The place I've been having nightmaes about

 

Nightmares?

 

This has to be it!

 

Doctor Eak!

 

What's the matter?

 

You have two visitors.

 

Mister, this is Dr Eak

 

You're Dr. Eak

 

Yes

 

My name is Wah

 

Hello Nice to meet you

 

It's her

 

After the Cornea operation

 

We come over here

 

To thank the donator's family

 

Hope you can give us some detail

 

Here is the file

 

Are you two from Hong Kong?

 

You speak Mandarin?

 

Can you help us?

 

Sorry

 

Sorry, I can't disclose our hospital records

 

This is our hospital policy

 

Please understand

 

Wait!

 

We need to see the donor's family urgently

 

Could you perhaps ask them

 

if they are willing to meet us?

 

Her family will not be willing to meet with you

 

Who are you to Ling?

 

Please leave

 

Wait!

 

After I got Ling's corneas

 

I started to see things that she saw!

 

Ling was a sad and lonely girl

 

All of the villagers stayed away from her

 

Why?

 

From time to time

 

she would weep outside someone's door

 

Afterwards

 

a person in that house would pass away

 

So everyone took her to be a witch,,,

 

and always chased her away when they saw she

 

The children treated her like a monster

 

even I threw stones at her when I was a kid...

 

Because none of you
could believe that she foresaw death?

 

Maybe it was because of fear.

 

So, do you believe it now?

 

This is it

 

Mrs. Chui, these two friends are from Hong Kong

 

Nobody welcomed Ling

 

so she hardly ever set foot in the village

 

Yet, on the night of the fire

 

many saw her running around

 

shouting hysterically,,,

 

as if talking to herself

 

Since everyone detested Ling

 

no one paid any attention to her

 

Some villagers threw water on her

 

to drive her away

 

Around midnight, a big fire erupted

 

and kept burning till noon the next day

 

Among the deceased
300 were burnt beyond recognition

 

How exactly did Ling die?

 

She hanged herself

 

Ling killed herself the day after the big fire

 

Is Mrs. Chui alright?

 

She's fine

 

So you too believed that she wasn't insane,

 

but that she only saw things no one else could

 

She foresaw a big disaster

 

and tried to warn everyone

 

but no one listened to her

 

I don't understand any of this spiritual stuff

 

I just want you two to know that

 

Ling was a very kind person...

 

and she had a tough life

 

Can I take a look at Ling's room?

 

Tonight...

 

...I want to stay here

 

I'll take you to Ling's grave tomorrow morning

 

You've been very kind to us, thank you

 

You should go to bed now

 

Alright, I'll stay next door

 

Shout if anything happens

 

I know
you've wanted me to come here all this time

 

Well, here I am now

 

What do you want to tell me?

 

...ill-fated...ill-fated...

 

Hurry...take her to the hospital!

 

Get lost,,,

 

You should be ashamed of yourself,,,

 

You are a curse!

 

Told you not to come here!

 

She's evil! Don't ever play with her!

 

Go save him! Save my boy...

 

Help him... Make him breathe,,,

 

What have you done to my boy...

 

You little bitch! Go to hell,,,

 

She's evil!

 

Stay away from my house! Get lost!

 

Be reasonable!

 

My daughter is only trying to help...

 

Go away!

 

Mrs. Chui, I know how to help Ling

 

Iet's go upstairs to see her

 

Her most painful time was not in the past

 

it's right now!

 

Since she killed herself,

 

she's been trapped in a time warp,,,
constantly repeating her suicide

 

She was dead

 

How can someone who's dead die again?

 

Listen to me

 

very soon she'll appear upstairs

 

Let's go up to see her!

 

I won't see her!

 

I spent my whole life protecting her

 

I never once gave up on her,

 

but she gave up on herself!

 

For that I can never forgive her!

 

Just listen,

 

I'm sure you hear this sound every night

 

Ling died at 3'o clock, didn't she?

 

Mrs. Chui, come with me and you'll understand!

 

I'm not going upstairs!

 

Mom...

 

Help me...

 

Help me...

 

Ling?

 

Help me...

 

Help me!

 

Help me...help me...

 

Is it Ling?

 

Is it really Ling?

 

Mom...

 

Help me...

 

Ling, you were the one who left me...

 

you were the one who left me...

 

Mom...

 

Help me...

 

Mom...

 

Ling, Mommy is coming!

 

Ling! Ling!

 

My girl, mommy's right here

 

Don't be afraid

 

No one can bully you anymore

 

Mom, I'm so sorry

 

I was wrong

 

Please forgive me!

 

I've already forgiven you

 

Mun!

 

What happened?

 

Are you alright?

 

Go that way! Move over...

 

Hurry! Pull him out!

 

Careful! Come on keep pulling...

 

Over there! Move!

 

Get out!

 

Get out!

 

Something's happening, get out, quick!

 

Granny, leave your house now!

 

Leave your house now!

 

Brother, run for your life!

 

Get out! Quick! Run!

 

Get out! Run...

 

Run! Run for your life!

 

Run! Run for your life!

 

Run! A disaster is coming!

 

Run! Run now!

 

What's she saying?

 

Run! Get out!

 

Mun!

 

Go, go, go...Move over...

 

Go, go, go...Move over...

 

...Listen to me...

 

Mun...

 

Ever since that day, Ling never appears again

 

I hold no resentment towards her,,,

 

Since I saw
and experienced the same pain that she did.

 

But aside from pain

 

I saw beauty

 

I no longer question why am I blind

 

It is becasue

 

I've already seen
the most beautiful things in this world

 

Things I'll never forget