l remember that l started loosin9 my eyesi9ht
when l was three
My mum took me to the beach
The sun was blazin9 bri9ht that day
My mum sat at the top of the beach
while l was playin9 near the sea,
buildin9 a sand castle
Then when l looked up at the sun,
l found eveythin9 was 9ettin9 blury
l was fri9htened
l wondered, 'what is happenin9?'
All l know is...
that was the last thin9
l remembered seein9
When l was youn9,
l thou9ht it was just 9ettin9 dark
The sun 9oes down
and it will surely rise a9ain
Let Mummy 9ive you a hu9
l'm your mummy
You see?
Mummy's here
At flrst,
l shut myself home for a lon9 time
l felt l'd missed out a lot of thin9s
For example, when my friends were 9oin9 out...
My mum would 9et vey upset
seein9 me
standin9 there alone
She just felt really sory for me
Quick.
Take out the music sheets, come on, hury up
Hury up!
You wouldn't come in till the vey last minute, huh?
Ready?
Twice
Raise your hand and you 9et more points
Ready?
1, 2, 3, 4
Eveythin9 alri9ht?
Yuxian9, is it too diMcult?
Are you ready?
Yuxian9, is it alri9ht?
Don't wory. Let's just 9ive it a ty.
4, 5, 6
Excellent!
Any questions?
All handed in?
l feel vey happy
to be in the class
l enjoy their company,
but sometimes
when my classmates 9o tutorin9,
l'm leR on my own
Then l'll come to play the piano here
That's the time when l feel
that playin9 the piano is the best thin9 ever
Kao
Tell me. Tell me!
Stop it
Why? l can't even touch you?
Can't l?
Xiao Jie
What are you an9y about?
Tell me where you're 9oin9,
then l'll leave you alone
lt's none ofyour business where l'm 9oin9
Are you 9oin9 to tell me where you're 9oin9 or not?
Who are you 9oin9 to see?
Who?
You like people doin9 this to you, don't you?
Ri9ht?
Stop it!
Why are you yellin9 at me?
Who are you seein9?
The 9irl in junior class?
Eveyone's heard of it except me!
You lied to me. You, liar!
yeah, so what
Asshole!
Xiao Jie
lt's over
Bastard!
Coward!
You're makin9 the same mistake
l for9ot
-You're leavin9 now? -Yeah.
Bye bye
Do you need any help?
No, thanks
How was it?
What time do you usually practice until?
lt depends
They lock the rooms at 9pm an_ay.
So you usually start practicin9 soon aRer school?
Yes, l do, when l am free
l see.
What about the one at the vey leR?
lt moves the whole piano keys ri9ht
What does it do? Half note hi9her?
Evey note has three chords
So when you step on this, it hits only 2 of them.
Then it doesn't sound that loud when you play
lt's used when you want to play it quietly
The _o notes you just played remind me of....
What's that son9 a9ain
Marria9e de Amor?
l don't know
l think it started with those _o notes...
l've been steppin9 on the leR pedal
l love this son9
l'll play it a9ain without steppin9 on it.
Then you'll hear the dimerence.
To be able to play the piano is such a wonderful thin9!
When you practice,
can you hear the noise outside?
Or you can really concentrate...
l ty to concentrate...
but the piano room is not vey well soundproofed
So....
l can hear the noise outside
Have you ever heard my voice at school?
Maybe
Do you play the piano when you are upset?
When l'm upset...
Which son9 do you play when you're upset?
Nothin9 particular
Then l want you to play...
''Sty Gets Dark''
''When l was little and throwin9 a tantrum, ''
''my 9randma would sin9 the son9 to me''
''ln those summer aRernoons,''
''that son9 calmed me down''
''l remember it 9oes like this...''
YuXian9, do you know the son9?
''Sty 9ets dark, it's 9oin9 to rain soon''
''Sty 9ets dark, sty 9ets dark''
''l leR my childhood behind and started a new life''
''New son9s and new ideas''
''When l'm bein9 stubborn and reckless, ''
''l seem to for9et there is such a son9''
''Sty 9ets dark, it's 9oin9 to rain soon''
''Sty 9ets dark, sty 9ets dark''
''l fell in love with someone l'd do anythin9 for''
So...do you ever want to 9o to the beach a9ain?
Actually,
l haven't been to the beach,
ever since then
Hmm... Would you like to 9o?
Excuse me
Be careful
Wait
Do it when others are 9ettin9 onto the train
Let's sit here
l used to record the sound of the train with my walkman, when l was bored
Really?
Recorded from where?
Just recorded it when l 9ot onto the train
So...
Tell you what
We are in trouble
What do you mean?
Well, you can hear the sea, ri9ht?
Yeah
But before we 9et there,
We...
have to 9o down a slope
And to step over around a hundred stones
And a whole bunch of thin9s that
look like monuments
To 9et to the sea
So...
Let's 9ive it a ty, ok?
Are you sure?
Ok
Ok, 9o!
Tell you what, hold on, here comes the slope
Are you scared?
lt's ok.
lt's not that hard, is it?
Don't wory. Take it easy
Yuxian9, Iet's stop here for a minute
Yuxian9, ty step over with your leR foot flrst
Yes, yes, yes
Then move your leR foot to the leR a bit
Step a little forward to the leR
LeR foot, your leR foot
Yes, is it steady?
Yes
Wait for me
And then...
this one is smaller
Step on it with your leR foot
l think it'd be easier with your leR foot
Yes, put it down
Step down a little with your ri9ht foot
Yes, this one is a bit bi99er
Ok, don't move, wait for me.
Then, move forward to the leR with your leR foot
Stay still
Wait a second
Then...
Watch out
Don't step on that one
Here's one,
it's a bit far
Wait
lt's dan9erous. Let me ty it flrst
Ok, here
Just take a 9ood step on it
Wait.
Wait
This one is no 9ood
This one then, this one
No problem
Here, step down with your leR foot
LeR foot, leR foot
Ri9ht foot, ri9ht foot
No, no, not that one
Yuxian9...
Stay there, don't move
This way, turn over a little to this side
Here, can you feel it?
Here, yes
Step over with one foot
Then the other foot. Quick
Stay still
l feel we're playin9 that 9ame...
hopscotch... or a board 9ame like...
-No more stones from here. -Like an adventure 9ame.
Seriously,
we're movin9 towards...
Careful
Ok, let's 9o a9ain
l shouldn't be talkin9 so much
We are 9oin9 down to the open road
Come on, Yuxian9, let's 9o!
A9ain, no, leR foot, leR foot
Take a bi9 step, bi9 steps, yes
Wait, Iet me clear the path for you
You can keep walkin9 now
Yes, keep walkin9
You don't need the walkin9 stick. You have me.
Ok, keep walkin9, wait
Ok
Then feel it with your feet. Where is it?
Where?
Did anythin9 9et into your shoes?
Are we nearly there?
Are we really there?
Come on, just follow me
Step hi9her
Hi9her, one step at a time
Just step hi9her
Hi9her, just bit more
Here we are!
l'll stop when you 9et tired
We've made it!
Let's take om our shoes, alri9ht?
Tell you what, ri9ht now...
we are the only ones on the beach
We don't need this
Let's put it away
Come on, l'm clearin9 up a path for you
l'm on your leR forward
LeR forward
Come on!
Yuxian9!
Come over, quick, l cau9ht a crab!
lt slipped away
Go!
Are you scared?
Watch out for the stum on the 9round
l'm 9oin9 to close my eyes
Now, come on, it's your turn to lead me
Slow down
Why can't we walk up to the shore?
Let's 9ive it a ty, ok?
Run slowly
When you 9et back,
write a son9 for me
Ok?
What kind of son9?
About how we feel today
l want it to be lively, about the sun, earth and breeze...
and
you can feel air and water in it
l'm serious
l'm not sure...
l think you're bein9 carried away...
l don't care, l want a son9 like that
l want it
Now l'm tellin9 you, the sty here...
well...
is so dimerent from Taipei
l know you can sense a bit of li9ht
so you must feel more of it here than in Taipei
lt's so blue, so bri9ht
lt's clearer
Can you feel it?
Can you sense it?
Yes
lt's clearer here
You should be able to tell...
the dimerent feelin9s
lt's 9ettin9 dark...
but nevertheless,
the sun will rise a9ain...