Every day we brush past so many other people.
People we may never meet...
or people who may become close friends.
I'm a cop, No. 223. My name's He Qiwu.
Freeze!
This was the closest we ever got.
Just 0.01 of a centimetre between us.
But 57 hours later...
I fell in love with this woman.
Mrs. Chen? This is Qiwu.
Don't fetch May. it's you I'm calling!
It's been a while. how are you?
I'm okay. Yes. Give May time to get over it.
I'm sure she'll call me when she's ready.
Please don't tell her I called.
You're going to a movie?
I won't keep you. Is Mr. Chen there?
Mr. Chen? This is Qiwu.
No. don't call May! How's your cough?
You're going to the movie with your wife?
I won't keep you then.
Don't tell May I called! Is her sister there?
No? Pass on my regards.
We all have our habits.
Mine is to wait here for May after work.
The boss here says May looks like a Japanese star.
She and I just split up.
May wishes I were more like a Japanese star myself.
Message for account 368?
Call Ming? You mean May?
Spell it! "M-I-N-G" or "M-A-Y"?
Sure there's no mistake?
Don't you know English?
Ming? I guess May asked you to call.
Tell her not to worry. I'm fine.
I'm taking good care of myself.
She can call me anytime she wants.
You don't need to mediate.
She didn't?
So why are you paging me?
Jogging?
Are you heartbroken again?
Then why go jogging?
A race? You're crazy!
Jogging is something private. not something you do with an audience.
Forget it!
We're all unlucky in love sometimes.
When I am, I go jogging.
The body loses water when you jog...
so you have none left for tears.
Me, shed tears?
May always thought of me as "Mr. Cool. "
Still no go with your girlfriend?
It's been a month!
Get another!
How about May here? She's not bad.
She's off early tonight. Give it a go.
She fancies you.
Not tonight. I have a date.
A bigger one. but nothing fancy.
Give them some beers.
How much?
When I spent the night with May...
so her parents wouldn't find out...
I'd climb down from the balcony.
Will I ever get to do that again?
How much?
The date on the can tells me...
that I don't have much time left.
If I don't find those Indians...
I'll be in deep trouble.
Some how I've become very cautious.
When I put on a raincoat...
I put on sunglasses too.
Who knows when it will rain...
or when it will turn out sunny?
Any messages for account 368?
Password, please.
"Undying Love"
No messages?
Sorry, no.
Thanks anyway.
We split up on April Fool's Day.
Every day I buy a can of pineapple with a sell-by date of May 1.
May loves pineapple...
and May 1 is my birthday.
If May hasn't changed her mind by the time I've bought 30 cans...
then our love will also expire.
Sir. this can's life will expire tomorrow.
I'll get you another one.
No need.
The earliest flight tomorrow morning?
I want to make a reservation.
Just one.
Have you seen these people?
No.
Look carefully. they're with their kids.
Can't help you.
- You really don't know? - I've no idea where he is.
But he's a friend of yours!
No...
My daughter!
What do you want?
You have one hour to tell me.
Otherwise you'll never see your daughter again.
Please. an ice cream for her.
Some men might sacrifice a kid to save their own skin...
but he wasn't one of them.
One hour later, I set out.
Police! Freeze!
It's six months since I nabbed anyone.
But I ran into this wanted man today.
Whenever I made an arrest...
I wanted May to be the first to know.
Hello? Hello?
Any canned pineapple that expires on May 1 ?
You know what day it is today?
April 30?
Right!
You think we sell outdated stock?
There's still two hours to go.
Nobody would buy it! Get a fresh one.
People like you are hung up on freshness.
You realize what goes into a can of pineapple?
The fruit must be grown. harvested. sliced...
and you just throw it away!
How do you think the can feels about that?
Buddy. I only work here.
Who cares about how the cans feel? What about how I feel?
Loading. more loading. unloading...
How I wish cans wouldn't expire!
It'd save me loads of work.
You like expired cans? Help yourself!.
As many as you like! On the house!
Somehow everything comes with an expiry date.
Swordfish expires.
Meat sauce expires.
Even cling-film expires.
Is there anything in the world which doesn't?
It's expired! Don't want it!
You sure?
I finally found my 30th can.
As May 1 begins, realization dawns.
In May's eyes...
I'm no different from a can of pineapple.
Come on. try it!
Everyone says dogs are a man's best friend.
So how come mine won't share my grief?.
This must be some kind of record.
I ate all 30 cans this evening.
Just as well May wasn't into garlic.
I'd just love to go out on the town now.
May'll be in bed now.
But what about that other May?
Back again!
I'm thinking of going to a late show.
May's gone!
Gone?
You thought she'd wait around? No way!
Waiting makes women nervous.
Drives them crazy.
She went out with Richard.
Next time. get in quick.
I never dreamed...
two Mays could dump me in one night.
To get over it, I promise myself...
never to go out with another girl named May.
Lulu? This is Qiwu.
Want to come out for a drink?
You're in bed already?
This early?
You were asleep?
Never mind. bye.
Chieko-san? Guess who? This is Qiwu!
That's right!
Want to come out for a drink?
Your husband? When did you get married?
Five years!
Has it been that long?
You have two kids!
You're happy. that's great!
Okay. never mind.
Is Kong Siu-Wai there?
This is He Qiwu.
We were classmates in grade four.
You don't remember?
Nothing. good-bye.
All those pineapples gave me a stomach-ache.
So I went to a bar.
I thought alcohol would settle my stomach.
Are you okay?
Yes... another double.
There's a song "Love Dies at Dawn. "
That's how I feel now.
How can I forget May?
I promise myself...
I'll fall in love...
with the first woman who walks in here.
What can I get you. Miss?
Whiskey. please.
I have a feeling she'll like me.
And I know the perfect icebreaker.
Excuse me. Miss. do you like pineapple?
Maybe she's not Cantonese.
Excuse me. Miss. do you like pineapple?
May I ask you if you like pineapple?
You speak good Mandarin.
I grew up in Taiwan. and you?
I'm not in the mood to talk.
Leave me alone.
We don't have to talk.
Can I just sit here?
Plenty of seats. why sit here?
I can feel that you're lonely.
Really?
Yes.
Why would a woman be wearing shades this late?
Either she's blind...
or she's a poseur...
or she doesn't want people to see she's been crying.
So which reason applies?
The last one!
It's okay. No need to cry.
I've fallen out of love too.
I usually go jogging to get sweaty...
so that I have no more water for tears.
Wanna go jogging?
I've been racing around all evening. I'm tired.
If you want to talk...
find someone else.
I don't particularly want to talk.
I just want to keep you company.
I know how it feels to be broken hearted.
A woman needs a boyfriend to lean on.
I don't have a boyfriend.
And I don't have a girlfriend.
How old are you?
Two hours ago. I was still 24.
Now I'm 25.
I won't like you.
Don't be so sure.
We might hit it off!.
Do you like pineapple?
None of your business.
I'm just trying to learn more about you.
I was in love with a girl for five years.
We've just split up.
She says I don't understand her.
So I want to find out more about you.
You'll find out nothing.
Just give me a chance to!
Okay. find out more about me.
What kind of man do you like?
Knowing someone doesn't mean keeping them.
People change.
A person may like pineapple today...
and something else tomorrow.
Sir! Sir!
We're closing.
Closing?
Wanna jog?
I just want a place to rest.
When she said "rest", she meant it.
I watched two old movies on TV that night...
and had four chef's salads.
When the sun rose, I knew I had to go.
But I took her shoes off before I left.
My mother says a woman's feet swell up...
if she sleeps in high heels.
She must have walked a lot that night.
Such a pretty woman should have clean shoes.
I was actually born at 6:00 a.m.
So I'll really be 25 two minutes from now.
A quarter of a century!
To celebrate this historic moment, I'm jogging.
Getting rid of my body's excess water.
It feels pretty good.
Leaving the sports ground, I decide to ditch my pager.
After all, no one's gonna call me.
Account 368.
Password, please.
"Undying Love"
Your friend in room 702 says, "Happy Birthday".
Thank you.
On May 1, 1994...
a woman wishes me a happy birthday.
Now I'll remember her all my life.
If memories could be canned...
would they also have expiry dates?
If so, I hope they last for centuries.
Coke. please.
Jogging again?
Save your energy!
Hey. try Faye! She's not bad either.
Who's Faye?
She started here today.
Get in quick! Beat Richard to it!
-Thanks. but I don't go for boys. -Boys?
Excuse me!
This was the closest we ever got.
Just 0.01 of a centimetre between us.
I knew nothing about her.
But six hours later...
she fell in love with another man.
Chef's salad. please.
Take out?
New here?
You like noisy music?
Yes. the louder the better.
Stops me from thinking.
You don't like to think?
What do you like?
Never thought about it. I'll tell you when I know myself.
How about you? What do you like?
A chef's salad.
One chef's salad. please.
Chef's salad again?
Aren't you tired of it?
It's not for me.
Girlfriend?
It's her favourite?
I dunno. she never said it wasn't.
Maybe she'd like something different for once?
Try fish and chips. That's good.
What if she doesn't like it?
Get both and let her choose.
You can't go wrong.
Won't that be a waste?
Doesn't cost much.
Come on. give her a choice!
Okay. one chef's salad. one fish and chips.
Coming up!
Fish and chips. please.
See. I told you she'd like it.
She should have said she didn't like chef's salad.
You never gave her any choice!
If you had. she might have said.
Speaking of choice...
try pizza tonight.
Dunno if she'll like that.
Then do the same trick: get both.
Won't break the bank.
Okay!
Want to try something different again?
The hot dog is good.
No thanks. just a black coffee.
Nothing for your girlfriend?
She's gone.
Why?
To try something else. she said.
I guess she's right.
Plenty of choice in men. just like food.
I guess I should've stuck with the chef's salad.
Never mind!
She'll try someone else and find out you're better.
And she'll come running back.
Thanks.
Onboard every flight...
there's one stewardess you long to seduce.
This time last year, at 25,000 feet...
I actually seduced one.
I thought we'd stay together for the long haul.
Flying like a jumbo jet on a full tank.
But we changed course.
Black coffee. please.
A week and she's not back?
Excuse me!
Maybe she does have plenty of choices.
Then get her out of your mind!
You can't go on drinking black coffee like that.
Takes time to change.
I'll take things easy.
I'll be okay.
If you say so.
Excuse me.
The policeman who buys a chef's salad here every night...
Oh. you mean No. 633. He's off duty today.
Isn't he off on Saturdays?
He changed shifts. Didn't he tell you?
Can you give him this when he next comes?
No problem.
Thank you.
- I'll be back soon. - What?
I'll be right back!
Oh.