THE NEXT DAY
How old are you?
I am ten.
Good bone structure...
A little skinny.
You are pregnant.
Don't overtire yourself.
Today Ah Mei returns
to express her gratitude to you, sir.
Without your kind intervention, this would not have happened.
You leave tomorrow, when will you come again?
I will assist Mr. Liang with his plan for a newspaper.
I may turn up here at any time.
I have something to ask you...
Last time you said that you assented in Ah Mei's case...
...for the sake of her future.
Now Madame is asking me to stay here longer.
Have you given a thought about my future?
THREE MONTHS LATER THE WUCHANG UPRISING
"I reached Tokyo a day ago to join Mr. Liang"
"We leave for Shanghai tomorrow"
"I visited the hall where the treaty ceding Taiwan to Japan was signed"
"Thinking of Mr. Liang's poem, I couldn't help shedding tears"
"Although this place has torn my heart, it is wrenching to leave it.
"With all that has passed in these 17 years
the tears of the oppressed are not assuaged."
TAIPEI,2005
Are you okay?
A TIME FOR YOUTH
Mother, did you just call me?
I see
Are you okay?
"Born premature"
"Showed up too early..."
"High price to pay"
"Fractured bones, a hole in the heart"
"Epilepsy, almost blind in my right eye"
"A yen sign branded on my neck"
"Name your price! I want to sell my soul..."
"No past, no future, just a hungry present"
Please open your eyes
Open your ears
Check you brain
To realize what you want
To realize who you are
No one can decide how you feel
Don't be afraid to
Liberate deep inside your mind
The color which you've seen
The shape which you're in
May reveal the secret
You've never known before
So celebrate when you're honest to yourself
So celebrate when you no need to disregard how you feel
So celebrate when you feel different from mine
Let's celebrate when we no need to tell lie and hide
"I suffer from epilepsy"
"Please do not call an ambulance"
"Please move me to a safe, warm place"
"Taipei Medical University Hospital"
Piss off!
Come home
Don't bug me!
I need napkins
Pass me some napkins
Thanks
Why didn't you take my calls?
I kept ringing, you never picked up
Even if you were sleeping, you could have called back
I was sleeping
Why didn't you call me to say so?
I told you I was tired
Then why did you switch off your phone after my call?
I told you, I had a fit
But right after you texted me
you switched off your phone
I went to sleep right away
You could still have called me
Couldn't you hear your phone?
Couldn't you?
I left it in vibration mode
Don't be angry
If you were me, what would you think?
I'll wait for you when you finish, okay?
TEXT MESSAGE
"Can't sleep, miss you, you left your epilepsy card at my place"
"Developed the photos, will show you tomorrow"
I burn my hand every time I light a candle with this lighter.
My thumb hurts.
It's almost run out.
I can hardly light this one.
Pass that one to me.
Thanks.
We'll light this one later.
And that one.
That one too.
Has water gone inside?
You hear that funny sound?
The wick is wet.
Let's buy some new ones tomorrow.
There are two left.
The water is dirty.
Can you change it later?
Is it because of the candle wax?
I can't even light them
Shall I put some fragrant oils in the bath?
Okay
Let's bathe together.
I'll take silence as a 'Yes'
Okay
I'll go get clothes
"The pictures taken before
"With smiling gray eyes
"May rest, such cruel sound
Jing! It's ready, hurry up!
"It's still vivid, like a bird"
Jing...
You're still awake?
Grandma made some chicken soup
I'll get some for you?
Jing!
Grandma made some chicken soup
I'll get some for you?
Okay
Sorry, I'm late
I called you just now
But you didn't answer
The photos.
Go to your place.
Jing?
"One missed call"
"Connecting..."
You must have gone out before 12:45.
You left your cell phone here.
I think you did it on purpose.
To make me think you had...
just stepped out for a minute.
Your last missed call was at 12.45.
So you'd have gone by then.
Now it's 3:33.
You've been out for over 3 hours.
You knew I'd wake up at 4.
I don't want to hear any more of your lies.
I'm fed up with waiting for you.
You keep pushing me.
You know that I love you more than you love me.
You'll regret this
I will kill myself just like Olika.
"I think you did it on purpose"
"Your last missed call was at 12:45"
"You've been out for over 3 hours"
"I don't want to hear anymore of your lies"
"I'm fed up with waiting for you"
"You keep pushing me"
"You know that I love you more than you love me"
"You'll regret this"
"I will kill myself just like Olika"