C’mon, let’s study.
Oh, yeah, Mr. FuNan will test you on Chinese idioms, right?
I've collected the past papers for you to try.
30 questions.
I’ll time you.
And you try doing the test.
If you're stuck with any, just skip it first.
Mmm.
Hoon, Hello.
Hoon, you didn’t tell me that you’d come back earlier than scheduled.
I would’ve prepared a big meal.
Ma, this is alright.
Actually, the main reason Nozomi came was-
she wanted to come try your Hokkian Mee.
And how about you two-
when did you start seeing each other-
why didn’t I know about this?
Oh, I wanted to be sure first.
And I’d tell you all.
Actually, Nozomi is a tour guide.
Met her in Japan.
Wow, my son, you've never disappointed me.
So hurry up. I want to have grandchildren.
Ma!
I was just teasing, Nozomi.
Teh, Hoon has taken his girlfriend to see me.
When you have one, take her here to see me, alright?
Teh already has one. I think the name’s Tarn, right?
The girl that Ma told me about, you brought her here.
Ma!
Alright, alright, we’ll stop talking about this.
Let’s eat!
Okay.
Oh-aew.
When Teh and Tarn become a couple, don’t forget to tell me, okay?
Ma!
Of course.
Nozomi, what do you like about my son?
Ma!
Well…
I really want to know.
Well, Hoon is sincere,
and he loves me for who I am.
I don’t have to change anything about myself.
I don't feel uncomfortable when I’m with Hoon.
Hoon is a good friend and also, a good boyfriend of mine.
He’s just as the same as the first day.
Tarn’s been to your place? You’ve never told me.
Well, it’s not important, so I didn’t tell you.
Oh.
It happened a long time ago, I myself, can’t even remember it.
I don't even remember if we became close again back then.
Okay.
I don't want you to get mad because of this stuff.
Why can’t I get mad?
Mmm.
I won’t be like this ever again.
And-
You and Tarn, how are things now?
Pretty much the same.
Okay.
'Oh-aew: You’re not up yet today?'
Teh, don’t worry about it.
Make yourself at home.
And-
where are you friends drawing today?
I told my friends I wanted to draw alone today.
So you won’t get uncomfy.
Go on.
Teh.
Hmm?
Could you color for me?
Here.
Choose the color that you like.
Shit.
What's wrong?
I’m losing my focus now, Teh.
I shouldn’t be losing it like this, Teh.
Why?
Did anyone do anything to you?
Well,
After that day-
that you and I-
I don't know why.
I feel like I've focused only on you.
I focus on whether you’ll be interested in me.
And the last time, you told me-
if you’re free, you’d come see me, right?
But then you went tutoring with your friends at the resort.
And you told me that you’d come see me right away after you’re back,
you postponed, Teh.
And what about Oh-aew?
You could get up at 4 a.m. to tutor him.
And today, when you said you’re coming to see me, right?
I was so happy, so fucking happy.
And then I realized that you had less interest in me.
What's happened to you, Teh?
Are you bored of me?
Am I a nuisance to you?
Or what the hell is it?
Can you tell me now what you’re feeling about me?
Tell me now.
I really don’t know what’s going on with me.
I'm so sorry.
I think you should live your own fullest life.
If you want to be with your friends, so be it.
So, you’d know what your heart is telling you,
what you’re feeling.
Hey.
Is that a good idea?
Tarn.
You should go home now, Teh.
I have to pass this admission exam.
I want to have a uni to study at.
'Oh-aew: I’m gonna arrive at your place sooner than usual, going to…'
‘Bang Dao Mang’ means 'Reverse Help'
Or to be more of a hindrance than a help.
And-
why couldn’t I study at your place today?
It's chaotic at home now.
There are Ma, Hoon and Nozomi.
You couldn't concentrate.
So I found this quiet cafe for you to study.
By the way, if you don’t want to get up at 4,
or you don’t want me to go to your place,
you can just tell me frankly.
I understand.
But-
But what?
Could you reply my messages?
You haven’t replied my texts all day.
You acted like you’re not okay with me.
Well, you want me to reply your messages everyday?
Well, hasn’t it been like that all this time?
It's not everyday.
I’ve got something else to do in my life as well.
But when you didn’t reply my messages,
you were on Instagram.
Actually, if you don't want to do it,
it's fine.
But don’t do this to me at the first place.
Alright, put your pens down.
And everyone, count your score.
Then, write it on the right corner of the paper as usual.
We’ll take a 10-minute break.
After 10 minutes, come back and I’ll give you the correct answers.
We'll go through it together.
Alright, let’s take a break.
Hey, wanna have some A-pong, sweet treats?
Teh, A-pong?
Nah, I’m too lazy.
I'll sit and wait here.
What?
What the hell happened with you two again?
C'mon, let's go before the break’s over.
If you wanna eat, just catch up.
Let's play rock, paper, scissors.
The winner gets to eat for free.
Guys.
I get to eat for free.
I'm going home.
You guys go ahead and eat Oh-aew dessert.
Do you want a ride to the pier?
That’s alright. Go eat for me.
I'm off.
Hey!
Wait, wait.
What was that?
Guys.
You guys go ahead.
I'm going home.
Eat for me.
Teh!
See ya.
Wait, wait.
You said we’re gonna go altogether.
What is it now?
Hey.
Or are they really hitting on each other?
Could that be?
Oh!
Did you review what I taught you?
Yes.
What's wrong?
How come you got low score then?
Did you peek at my score again?
If you don’t understand anything, just ask me.
I wanna help you.
Here’s the deal.
Next time that we go study at my-
my place.
I'll find an easy way to help you memorize Chinese idioms,
like we did with flash cards, how’s that sound?
Okay?
You’ve never understood me.
I'm hurt.
Chinese Language Proficiency
‘A marathon of 8 subjects’
‘Guess what? Almost done.’
What have you been doing all day and night?
You’ve been doing this since yesterday.
I’m making a tutorial guide for my friends.
So much for caring about your friends.
Have you already managed your thing?
Next week, you gotta go to Bangkok to report yourself at the faculty.
Have you prepared all the paperwork?
Have you packed your bags?
What, Ma?
I’ll be there for one day, I can pack later.
All papers have been prepared since long ago.
The plane ticket has never been so ready.
Don’t be so careless!
Teh.
When you’re done with all of this,
leave the papers and the scissor here.
Let me borrow them.
What for, Ma?
C’mon.
I'll decorate the restaurant.
My son is about to be a uni student.
Hey!
Oh-aew.
Oh-aew, someone left this for you earlier this afternoon.
‘Chinese Idioms’
'Ru Shi Di Jie' - ‘Easy pickings’ To gain something
without your effort. To get promoted with ease.
‘To be more of a hindrance than a help’ - 'Bang Dao Mang'
Try reading what I made for you.
I think it might help.
You've been reading many subjects.
Are you tired?
Wanna go swimming?
Sure.
This feels good.
I don’t have to think about anything.
Mmm.
Wanna keep staying this way.
I love it when the seawater touches my back.
I feel like something is holding me up.
But you need to hold your breath all the way with this posture.
Sometimes, it gets uncomfortable.
And when I don’t want to control anything,
I release my breath.
and let myself sink.
Damn, that feels so nice.
So what now?
About what?
Us.
What about it?
What about what?
Isn’t it nice the way it is now?
What’s ‘nice the way it is’?
Well-
being friends.
Why?
Friends did what happened earlier?
Why?
I’m sorry.
Why? What did I do wrong?
What did I do wrong?
I won’t do it anymore.
You feel it too.
You feel it too, so why?
Why?
You feel it too.
I won’t do it anymore.
Why are you doing this?
What did I do wrong?
What did I do?
Why?
I'm sorry.
Can it not be this way?
Please.
I'm begging you.
I think-
I'm not sure.
One day, I’ll stop feeling this way.
Then stop it today.
You're no longer my friend.
What’s up?
I'm buying vegetables, you alright?
Hoon.
What’s the problem?
You can tell your Mom.
Yeah, tell Mom and Dad, we’re here to help you fix your problem.
Are you both proud of me?
Oh, dear.
We’re proud of you.
Proud of you everyday.
There aren’t any days we’re not proud of you.
What makes you think that we’re not, huh?
C’mon, dear. Don’t question it again.
‘Delete photo?’
‘Deleting'
‘KAI sent a photo.’
'Kai: What’s wrong with him? He posted this,
but I’d saved it before he deleted it.'
What brought you here this early?
I have something to talk to you now.
Mmm.
What is it?
Do you still love me?
Tell me you love me.
Huh?
What are you saying, Teh?
I just want to hear it.
Tell me you love me if you still do.
Just one more time.
Please say it.
Mmm.
I love you.
There.
It’s your turn.
Tell me you love me.
Why are you quiet?
It's your turn now, say it!
Say it!
Why are you doing this, Teh?
What the fuck is wrong with you?
Get off me!
Bastard!
I'm so confused right now.
I still wanna know if I can still love you.
What's going on with you?
I don't know what to do.
Hey, Rose.
Oh-aew, someone’s left you these sheets.
Where is he now?
He’s over there.
Okay, thank you very much.
You’re welcome.
So, you’re coming alone?
Yes, I am.
But you gotta go to school.
Text me and I’ll come pick you up.
The guys miss you.
Don’t worry about me.
You can go home.
You still gotta study for the exam.
I have. But have you?
I don’t think I’ll take the exam.
I’ll work at this resort.
But you wanna get in Communication Arts.
You must take the exam.
What happened to you?
What’s the problem?
Do you want my help?
You can tell me anything.
I can-keep listening to you.
You can text me, you can call me-
I really can listen to you.
Or let’s talk now, what’s wrong?
I’m okay.
I can work at this resort.
Oh-aew.
Don't be like this.
Tell me now.
I'm exhausted.
I don't know why I’m fighting for it.
I just want days to pass by quickly.
Why are people born to experience pain?
Is this because of Teh?
It's alright. There, there.
I know that you’re being sad right now.
But you still have the goal to reach.
Let me help you.
‘Direct-Examination Confirmation Day’
Don’t be sluggish. You'll be late.
I've prepared your ticket.
And when you get off the cab,
check you things. Don't forget.
Teh!
Hey!
What are you guys doing here?
Well, we have to come send our friend off to Bangkok!
You guys really didn’t have to.
I'll be gone for a while.
I'll be back tonight.
I knew it.
Just tell me.
Oh-aew didn’t go to school this past week.
Both at school, and the tutoring school.
Hey, why didn’t you guys make him go?
We tried everything.
We called and he didn’t answer.
We texted him and he didn’t reply.
I went to see him at the resort. He was in despair.
He looked terrible.
And he told me he wouldn’t take the exam to get in the uni.
He will work at his family's resort business.
Did he really say that?
Can you go talk to him?
I-I really don’t know what you guys are fighting about.
But at least, you should call him up.
You could be the only one who helped him get back on his feet.
‘Bangkok, Anantasart University’
‘oh.aew: As promised @teh_tunn’
‘teh_tunn: As promised.’
‘Faculty of Communication Arts’
Please wait to sign your confirmation.
All you have to do is sign your name here.
And then your seniors will come here and share-
their experience in China with this project.
So far, 9 students have comfirmed their places.
If the other one doesn't show up,
just check and call those in the waiting list.
Yes, certainly.
Ready, guys?
First one.
Congratulations.
Krittakorn.
Sir.
What's the closing time for confirmation?
11:30 a.m.
Excuse me.
I'm sorry, my Mom got lost.
Okay, come sit here.
Um...please sign it.
Ma'am
Hello, yes.
Yes.
Huh?
I got in?
What?
In 3 days?
Okay, okay.
Thank you.
Mom, I got in!
They're calling the waiting list.
I'm going to Bangkok in 3 days, Mom.
Okay, okay, hurry home, Mom!
‘I got the hell in!!!!!!!’
'Phillip: Shit! Congrats! You’re awesome!'
'Kai: What? That’s great. The treat is on you!'
'Mod: You’re so lucky. Who relinguished?'
You couldn’t reach Teh at all, Phillip?
I don't know. I’m not sure.
I got a bad feeling about this.
Just keep calling him.
And let me know.
Yeah. I thought so, let me try to find out.
Mmm. Okay.
Hello, yes?
Hello, is this Tarn?
Yes, and who’s this?
I'm Oh-aew, Teh’s friend.
I have a bad feeling about Teh. I need your help.
Today it's on the house.
There, a uni student!
My uni student!
Please give an applause for a new uni student!
Have some Hokkian Mee.
Hello, Hoon.
Hey.
Hello there, Nozomi.
Is everything alright?
Yeah.
Did you have fun?
Sit, sit!
Oh, Tarn is here to congratulate you.
Are you tired?
A little bit, Ma.
A little dizzy.
Let me see.
Flying for the first time is like this. You get nauseous.
You’ll get used to it.
He flew for the first time!
If there’s the first time, the next times will come.
‘Tarn: Did you give it to Oh-aew?’
‘Tarn: You went through all that just for him?’
Teh is so good, he got into uni before anyone else.
It's so nice, Sui, our bro is still watching football.
Teh’s been so good at studying since little.
Time passed and now he's got in the uni.
So, let's clink glasses.
Yes, that’s right.
We must. Altogether!
Cheers!
All your kids are successful, Sui.
And they're about to settle down.
You guys are grown ups now.
You have my permission to have girlfriends!
Look at them, coming as pairs.
Excuse me.
I-
Teh and I aren’t a thing.
We’re just friends.
I’m very tired, Ma.
Would you excuse me?
Why were you quiet earlier?
Why didn’t you say no when I said we weren’t a thing?
Are you afraid that others will know that you are…
What the fuck are you talking about?
I'm not fucking anything.
Go home.
Go home now.
I will not.
Why the fuck would you embarrass my Mom for?
There are lots of people.
Could you please go home?
Please go home now.
I feel like-
I’ve been used by you all these times.
And I don’t even know how serious you’ve been with me all along, Teh.
But right now, you’re throwing away this for another person?
You hurt me and I’m alright with that, Teh.
But right now, you're hurting yourself.
Go home please.
No.
You don’t have to say sorry to me.
Because the person you need to apologize-
is your Mom!
Fucking asshole!
I shouldn't have said like that.
Now, Tarn got nervous.
Ma, don’t overthink.
Tarn will be alright. She understands.
So what happened earlier?
I will go take the admission exam.
What happened?
And what about you going up to comfirm your place?
I didn’t confirm.
What’s wrong, Son?
I gave it to my friend.
Why did you do that?
Why did you give it to your friend?
Give me your phone.
I’m going to call the teacher now.
Give me the phone number.
Ma.
Give me the number, I’ll find the number.
Ma, calm down.
If the teacher hears my voice, he’ll recognize.
And he’ll sympathize.
Alright?
Right now, you go pray to the gods.
Go.
They’ll help us.
Ma!
Ma, please believe me.
It’s too late.
I've made my decision.
If you care about what your friends think, don’t tell them then.
Because I’ll get in anyhow.
Just let it be the way it is now.
What if in the end, you won’t make it?
Huh?
What are we going to do?
Aren’t you gonna be stressed out?
And look at you.
Performed as Yongjian,
saved money for your brother,
don't you think it's a waste of money?
And you had to take extra Chinese class.
Came home late at night.
Huh?
You didn't eat properly.
And you got stomachache.
Now, you had medicine more than food.
Huh?
When you got bad scores, you cried badly.
You wouldn't go to school.
You know what, I won’t take this.
I won’t.
I won't take it.
You said you were gonna make me proud.
Why don't you be like him?
Huh?
My friend will never get in.
What was I supposed to do?
‘Son, I bought this for you. I’m proud of you.’
‘Here, take for 2 semesters first. Study hard. Hoon.’
'Mod: You can tell me anything.’ ‘Phillip: Did you
give it to Oh-aew?’ ‘KAI: He couldn’t reach you.'
‘I’ve made my decision. Thanks, everyone.’
‘Bang Dao Mang’ 'to be more of a hindrance than a help' ‘hindrance’
‘Give’
‘No'
'Phillip: But he's already relinguished. What are you gonna do?'
'Oh-aew: Why did he do this? It’s like an insult.' 'Phillip: He’s worried about you.' 'Oh-aew: So I just
steal his dream like this? Nonsense.' 'Phillip: But he's already relinguished. What are you gonna do?'
‘Idiot! Overlooking others' good intention’
‘I can do it, admission exam!’
Fucking stupid!
Shit!