"Everyday, he stares as the Swan swam by" "But... the Swan didn't even notice him" "When the Swan finally turned and left the Frog was so heartbroken" "he cried" "THE ROMANTIC FOOL" "Fung, everything here is beyond my imagination" "The classrooms are so spacious" "The trees are so tall" "Lovers strolling by the lake I can't image that... they can date in the university now" "So this is university life" "How romantic" "Thanks for care about me all along" "But I'm wondering... where are you now" "Take good care of yourself... and don't forget to keep in touch" "Shasha, hurry" "Don't be late for lunch Yeah, I'm coming" "(Out for lunch." "Talk to you later)" "(l know you'll make new friends)" "(l'm not sure that) (l can keep in touch with you)" "(Take good care of yourself)" "What's wrong with her?" "Always forgot to switch off" "(Eight months later...)" "Fung, how are you?" "The holiday has begun but I didn't go home l decided to stay here to write my novel" "My cousin let me stay in his house" "A nice and quiet place lt's good for writing" "Fung, the house is really beautiful" "Sunshine penetrates... through the branches" "As if the sunray... grew from the trees wish you were here" "Haven't heard from you for quite sometime and your phone doesn't work too I think..." "Perhaps, you are no longer in town" "Anyone home?" "Anybody home?" "Hello" "Miss Sha?" "Your package" "Don't understand?" "You are not from here?" "Your package" "Please sign here" "You live alone?" "Pretty brave to live... in such a big house... all by yourself" "You've been around here long?" "is twenty years long enough?" "So you know everybody here?" "I know them by their nicknames" "Who lives over there?" "Nobody is collecting mails" "Those letters just keep coming but no one gets them" "What kind of letters?" "Who cares?" "They aren't lottery winner notice" "Where is the owner?" "They migrated few years ago" "Used to have a relative came over to clean up the house" "The house is too old lt must be very beautiful then" "All beautiful things deteriorate fast" "Just like my wife, when she was young" "She attracted boys like honey to the bees" "Then she turned into a big fat... nagging machine I can't stand her I'm sure you can't stand the silence... once she stops nagging you lf that day comes I'll stand on my hands... and circle around this island three times" "All those letters I think at least we should notify the relative" "She is an elderly woman the owner's sister." "Let me check I know that feeling" "Waiting for a reply is unbearable" "Don't worry, you're such a sweet girl I'll let you know if I can locate the Auntie" "Thank you!" "Miss Sha" "I know where the Auntie lives I got that for you" "Oh, that's great!" "But, I still have to ask you one question" "You really want to waste time on such trivial matters" "You consider this trivial?" "Aren't they?" "Don't you understand that every letter is filled with the writer's love" "Don't you know how painful it is when getting no reply?" "You think a postman's job... is simply stuffing the letters into the mailbox?" "So many unanswered mail" "You consider it is a trivial matter?" "Well, what do I know?" "I'm leaving I'm sorry, I..." "Anyway, I think you are right" "Sometimes, it's good to do a nice thing" "I came because I hate to see... all those letters unattended" "Please forgive me for not notifying you earlier" "Nobody visits me for a long time" "Just like the old house has been long forgotten" "Where are the rest of the family?" "All gone" "Shuman got married" "She lives in England now I still remember her as a little girl with two pony tails" "What a pretty girl" "How fast the times has gone" "The sweet little girl is now a mother" "May I..." "May I come to visit you again?" "You're so kind I'll give you Shuman's contact" "You may ask her what to do with those letters and I think you should keep the letters" "before you reach her" "Pretty girl like you must have a boyfriend?" "Me, no" "Fung, still haven't heard from you I hope you are well l am waiting for a reply from the owner of those letters" "I know the writer is longing for a response" "Just like me, longing to hear from you" "Sha, I got your mail" "Thanks for being so kind and doing this lt's been several years since I left China" "There's nothing I have left and concerned about except my auntie" "Please take care of her for me" "(What about those letters?" ")" "Burn them." "Thanks again for taking care of my auntie" "She left peacefully... last night" "Even the duty nurse didn't notice it" "Please leave my auntie's belongings at the old house's front door" "The lawyer will handle everything later" "This place is a legacy from my grandfather and it contained a lot of my childhood sweet times" "Thanks again" "Shuman... I wonder who would be so persistent to send all the letters" "Got to be some weird character" "Like Ali Baba's cave these letters must contain a big secret" "How can she ask me to burn them?" "Shuman, the crystal Swan is standing on my windowsill" "Reflecting lights from the sun like a diamond" "The lights brought me back to the past I remember it was a beautiful summer day" "The air smells so sweet, the sudden rain" "And you speak like a foreigner" "How can we get back in this pouring rain?" "Vegehead, any idea?" "Vege needs irrigation, so I'm fine" "Mike, this guy is never serious" "What can we do?" "Just wait, it will stop soon" "What if it doesn't?" "Then we can hang around till it does" "No, I want to go home" "Shuman, you're a sophomore" "Don't you know that..." "This kind of summer rain is like everything else... just comes and goes lt won't last forever lt will stop eventually" "What about love?" "Shuman, no one answered your question that day" "After all these years I'm still searching for the answer of your question" "Take a guess" "Have I found it?" "I'll tell you later" "Good luck!" "Shuman, I can't even remember how I got into the University... and how did I get through it" "My memory is like a dolphin sliding in and out of the ocean" "And then disappeared into the abyss" "But I remember that... sunny morning just like yesterday" "8:30!" "Who changed my alarm?" "There's an exam" "Concentrate" "You are so agile you can audition for the Chinese Spiderman" "Thank you for your compliment" "Get your paper." "Don't disturb others" "Drink up... lf only they... pass me the ball I'll score" "Vegehead, you've ruined my bike you'd better pay for that I already paid you ten dollars Stop bothering me" "Ten dollars, you think I'm an idiot?" "It's a new bike" "You call that a new bike, get lost" "Ten dollars is more than that deserved I won't give you one more dollar" "OK, Vegehead, we'll see" "Vegehead, you surely know how to bully him" "Sometimes you need to be tough... to a person like him" "Hey, who is this new chick I saw today?" "You got her name?" "You fancy her?" "Just asking" "She started yesterday beautiful and rich" "A perfect Ten" "You know a lot about her" "What is her name?" "First name Pretty, Last name Gorgeous" "Sex, female nickname Yao Shuman I heard she grew up at a western country" "Which one?" "The Ohio, United States" "She speaks perfect English" "So her Mandarin must be like this" "Hi, I came from America" "That's why her father sent her back to learn about... our magnificent culture" "Today, the Star of this lesson is Mr. Toad" "Please don't confuse a Toad with a Frog" "Who can tell me what its daily food is?" "He wants a taste of the Swan" "Rare or well done?" "Sometimes, it didn't really want to eat the swan" "The toad only wants to be in love with the Swan" "Who said that?" "Einstein did" "No, it was Newton" "Newton my foot" "Sir lt was me" "Very creative, please elaborate" "The Toad was crouching by the water edge catching mosquitoes and flies" "Day after day, the only thing it got was mosquito" "One day a Swan appeared" "Her beauty captivated the Toad" "The Toad fainted and fell into the sea of love" "Very creative" "You should be a romantic novels' writer" "That's him" "He is the guy who ruined my bike" "So you're the one I'm looking for" "The one who refused to pay" "Bring him to the rooftop lt's only a misunderstanding..." "Get him" "Stop" "If you're so tough... try taking me by yourself" "Hei-Long" "Mike" "Let him go please, for my sake" "Who is he to you?" "He is my buddy" "OK, just this time" "Don't let me run into you again" "Let's go" "I didn't ask for your help" "Don't expect me to buy you dinner" "Then let me buy you a drink" "So you're from that village" "You've been there?" "My aunt is living there now" "Grandma was so mad with her for moving there" "Why?" "It was her own choice" "But the living environment there is a lot worse than the city" "Why would your aunt move to there?" "For love I don't believe this love thing" "Do you?" "Me?" "Yes and no, but more yes than no" "So you've found someone." "Who's she?" "I was going to make a move but Hei-Long was after me before I could" "Right, Hei-Long, you'd better stay away from him" "Don't mess with him" "Why is he picking on me... and back off from you?" "Oh, please!" "Big fish swallows small fish" "Like how you treat that bike guy, understand?" "So you're a big fish I'm a Shark, fearless" "What's your name?" "I'm Fei-Fei" "Hi, do you think I am outstanding?" "You know what time it is, jerk?" "Where are you going?" "Mr. Driver I've got a question for you" "Do you think I am outstanding?" "As long as you pay the fare you're the best" "I really envy this guy" "Everybody respects him" "He is handsome and loaded" "Why can't I be like him?" "Tell me where to go or get the hell out my car" "You called me last night?" "Oh, you, what's up?" "Dad told me there was a strange phone call last night" "Guess it must be you" "Miss me?" "You wish!" "Hey, I'll talk to you later" "You've got some great lunch here" "Hi cousin, it's me I'm not here right now Please leave a message after the tone" "Hi cousin, it's me I want to ask you that... do you know a girl name Shuman?" "She used to live across your house" "Nothing is urgent" "Call me when you are free" "Honest to God, the cafeteria... school path or the library wherever I go she is there" "She must be following me" "Once she played the piano... to attract my attention" "Although she is not very good at it... that was the most beautiful sound in the world" "I understand girls should play hard-to-catch sometimes but everything has its limitation" "Why didn't she say so if she likes me?" "I decided to confront her" "Can I help you?" "Do you... do you have tissue?" "That was our first conversation lt brings us much closer" "Then I noticed she belongs to the Drama club" "So, I decided..." "What brings you here?" "Um, is there..." "Um" "Just speak it out!" "is there a small part... in this play for me?" "Everybody concentrates ready for the rehearsal" "Lin, she plays the main actress in this play" "We are lovers" "You played Kai, my servant but I decided to leave her... at the end" "When I call your name you step up and say" "Sir, your car key" "OK Don't forget I won't Let's run through it" "Alright Lin, we have to run through it" "When I call you, step up right away" "OK?" "Alright!" "Let's start!" "Ming, don't go!" "Please tell me you won't leave me." "Please" "No I have to go" "One day you will understand why" "Please forget and forgive me I am sorry" "Kai" "Hurry..." "Say the line" "Oh, no car key" "Pretend you have." "Just act" "Sir, your car key" "Don't smile" "Don't smile on the stage" "Sir, your car key" "Go on, cry out" "Cry louder" "Now leave" "Hey, we heard you are in the play" "And you got a line" "Go get them." "We support you" "Sir, your car key" "Oh my God, so many people" "Vegehead, three minutes I don't understand" "All the time we spent together doesn't it mean anything to you?" "You are on" "Hurry up" "Can you get someone else?" "Just go" "Ming, don't go" "Please tell me you won't leave me." "Please" "No I have to go" "One day you will understand why" "Please forget and forgive me I am sorry" "Kai lt's your turn, go on!" "Kai" "I'm sorry" "Vegehead, your line" "Say your damn line" "Where is my car key?" "Mike, I'm sorry. I didn't mean it I was so scared that I couldn't move" "I'm very sorry lt's too late to apologize" "You are out of the Drama Club from now on I never thought of joining" "Then why are you here?" "To ruin our play?" "Because of you, we became a joke" "Six months of preparation and you ruined everything I was panic, really scared" "Enough I don't want to hear your excuses" "Sorry lt was my fault" "I shouldn't have let you in at the first place" "I am the joke of the school, not you and I am used to it I joined not because I love to act I do not love anything" "except this girl" "I just want to draw her attention" "What girl?" "Mike, let's go!" "The least thing I wanted to happen... it happened even before I knew it" "Hey guys, Shuman's got a boyfriend" "Who..." "Who in this University... is the most outstanding, talented... wealthy and handsome and envies of us all?" "Got to be Mike That's the guy I must protest." "Why does he always get the good stuff?" "Hey, he was born to be number one" "You born to be number eleven I have to protest to my dad" "Vegehead, you and he are buddies, didn't you know?" "Vegehead, did you know?" "Did you?" "Yeah, I did" "Hey, why didn't you tell me that you're back?" "What are you doing here?" "Why aren't you speak?" "You've got problems?" "Need my advice?" "You're too young to understand" "You dumbbell you just give up like this?" "What else can I do?" "She didn't even know my feeling lf you love a person you should be like the stars" "Like stars?" "Did you know the star lights we see now... were already extinguished long time ago?" "Exactly, yet they keep on traveling... until being seen by us" "I still don't get it" "Think again" "Though it hurts even more I still watch Shuman from afar" "I can't stand seeing them... holding hands" "Gradually, we just drifted apart" "Vegehead, it's me, Mike" "What are you doing?" "Wanna come out?" "I... I can't I'm working on my photo contest maybe next time" "Hey, Vegehead" "Who is there?" "Vegehead" "Vegehead" "You think you can hide in your dark room forever?" "Happy birthday to you..." "Happy birthday to Vegehead" "Happy birthday to you" "That night we were all slightly tipsy" "Later we went to the beach in Mike's Jeep I asked them... to look at the stars" "For I will be like one... traveling on my journey of no return" "Legend says a star in heaven a man on earth" "There are so many stars in the sky I wonder which three stars are us" "No idea but I know the stars look very close to each other" "actually are very far apart" "Vegehead I know... whoever your lights shine upon she must be blessed" "We were so young and lively without noticing it" "We happily plunged into our third year" "Until one day..." "Ten Eight" "Ten Jack" "Pass..." "Two fives and two sixes" "Pass..." "Three Kings I've got the trump cards." "Who can beat me?" "Come on Dumphead" "You Vegehead, is three Aces higher?" "Can you beat three Deuces?" "Come on, stick it on his face" "And get under the table" "You still have to get under the table" "Go through it" "Go..." "Go and wait for me downstairs" "What's up?" "Go talk to Mike." "He's out of his mind" "Yeah Drink up" "Let's get drunk Right" "Yeah Let's get drunk" "Vegehead We need to talk" "Sit down..." "You want a beer?" "Mike, I heard you are leaving" "Yeah" "Where are you heading?" "I don't know" "Tell us where so we can find you" "What for?" "To borrow money" "Tell me where you are going" "Maybe South Africa maybe Europe" "Or maybe... right here" "She said you're insane" "You really are" "Mike, what's wrong with you?" "Nothing is wrong I just want to live my own life" "I don't want to waste my time playing student chasing after every pretty face complaining about the system" "Yet once graduated, become another faceless man in suits" "Get married, become a father... worry about the kid's future" "When it comes to Sunday it's Supermarket and Laundry day" "And worry about meeting payments for the house" "Then suddenly you realize your age and your savings... are going in an opposite direction" "No, I don't want that" "So is Shuman just another pretty face?" "You know she is not but she is getting too serious I can't stand it" "Don't you care about her?" "I don't know" "All I know is I'm not a kite I don't want to tie up with someone" "Mike Alright" "No, I've decided" "Vegehead" "Where is my car key?" "That's all he said?" "He's very firm" "OK" "Where are you going?" "Class" "After Mike left although Shuman acted... as if nothing has happened" "She never be late for class I know her heart is bleeding I know it" "When are you going to stop this silly act?" "Until I can catch you taking shower" "Disgusting" "Keep quiet back there" "(Meet me after school)" "We didn't talk" "Just keep walking... like a blind mule... having no destination" "I know she is holding back her tears" "But I couldn't find a way to comfort her I do not mind a bit" "The cars passed through us... like the glowing fish I wish our journey... would never, ever, end..." "Are you hungry?" "No" "Then let's go home" "Let me walk you home" "No, thank you" "Are you alright?" "Allow me" "May I lean on you?" "What?" "Holding her in my arms is my wildest dream" "Our bodies are only a heartbeat away" "And yet, we are so far apart" "I can feel her warm tears drifting down on her face" "But... those tears she shed... are for someone else" "Sorry, the number you have dialed is not registered" "Fung I still haven't heard from you I'm very frustrated" "We used to talk about everything" "What happened to you?" "You seems changed" "He wrote?" "Did he ask about me?" "No" "I want a cigarette" "What?" "May I have a cigarette?" "Stop punishing yourself" "This is too strong" "You have anything lighter?" "I don't know which brand you prefer so I bought them all" "I don't even want to smoke" "So..." "You want something else?" "Water?" "Ice cream?" "I just spent my last dime" "You know I'm not well off" "But I've decided to find a part time job" "Then I can treat you to Haagen-Dazs everyday. I promise" "Do you like me?" "What?" "You like me, don't you?" "If you really do like me make your move, I will say yes" "Well, I'm not very good at chasing girls I don't say any fancy words and... I don't think I'm right for you" "What should I do?" "Just bring me flowers." "But do it in public I will say yes and I will be with you forever unless you don't want me" "Promise you'll do it" "Shuman, let's go for lunch" "Did any of you notice the professor today?" "There are at least four holes on his socks I wasn't even paying attention to what he said I rather focus on the handsome one" "Let me ask you guys a question" "Hey, what is the worst situation of finding a worm in your apple?" "I know, two worms" "No, half a worm" "Oh, disgusting..." "Shuman, are you ill?" "Shuman I love you just like rats love rice..." "Shuman, now everybody knows" "You shouldn't sing" "Just trying to impress you" "Shuman I love you just like rats love rice..." "You remember that Frog and Swan story... that you once told in the class?" "Yes lt's about this Frog who falls in love with the Swan" "But... the Swan never even noticed the Frog" "Give me your flashlight" "Shouldn't you be at home now?" "Madrid, the capital of Spain is a famous ancient city in Europe which situates on Meseta, a plateau in the centre of Iberian Peninsula" "With an altitude of 670m, it is a capital with the highest terrain in Europe" "What happened?" "Why didn't you attend class?" "My father wants to send me out to another country" "Out?" "Where?" "But I want you to come with me" "You know my father's job" "He is a blue collar My mom works in a garment factory" "They don't have that kind of money for me not even they saved for a long time" "Sorry" "But I can tell my father I want to stay here" "Because of me?" "I told you I would be with you unless you don't want me" "Vegehead, what are you pondering?" "Must be thinking about Shuman" "You lucky sun of a gun just like winning a lottery" "You would save at least 20 years of hard work" "Principal Principal" "I gave Shuman a good lecture when she said she wanted to stay here" "She never act like this I guessed it must be because of you" "You wouldn't want her... to live in the village helping your father raise ducks... and feeding pigs, do you?" "My father don't raise ducks" "He's paralyzed" "He can't even feed himself How can he feed pigs?" "This is none of my business" "Right, it's none of your business not your concern" "But I need to care about him" "We are also human being" "We're poor but we still know how to love someone I love Shuman" "Why can't I love her?" "Didn't you know she is a pretty and gentle person?" "I am not a callous person I know how you feel" "But... you two are not right for each other" "Shuman should live in a castle and marry to a noble" "not the son of a crippled" "Sorry no offense" "Reality is cruel and unfair" "That is the fact" "Leave her" "You two... are not right for each other" "What if I refuse?" "You'd better not otherwise" "you might never graduate ls that a threat?" "No lt's the truth" "Do you know that... this school... was built by her great grandfather" "I can do it" "I know how tough it is for your parents to send you here" "Literally your mom sewed your way to college" "How would she feel if you get kicked out of school?" "Do you want to make her sad?" "I will make my mother proud I will make Shuman happy" "How are you going to do that?" "I don't know." "But I know I love her" "How are you going to love her?" "You two live in a separate world" "Listen lf you really love her let her go" "Let her be where she belongs" "Well?" "I'm asking you as a favor Don't ruin her life" "Please?" "Great" "Thank you" "Thank you" "From that day on there was no sign of Shuman" "Her seats are vacant" "The world seems stopped revolving I think..." "She must have gone" "My father prevents me from coming to school" "He locked me up but I sneaked out" "Let's stop seeing each other, OK?" "How are you?" "Do you miss me?" "I don't want to see you again" "Stop kidding, we don't have much time" "You talked to my father?" "No, I just don't love you anymore" "You lied." "My father made you do this I never really like you lt was only a bet I said I could win your heart in no time" "Yeah, you're pretty and rich" "But that doesn't mean every boy here will fall for you" "You're wrong" "Stop" "You are lying, right?" "Tell me you are lying!" "No, it's true I won 500 dollars from the bet" "500 dollars that's all I'm worth?" "There will be another 500 dollars bet waiting for me" "Farewell" "Shuman" "Forgive me lt breaks my heart... looking at you" "Yet can never ever let you know how much I love you" "Just look at you you might catch pneumonia" "Don't you know that your clothes are all wet?" "Here, let me dry your hair" "You're not a kid." "You should know how to take care of yourself" "What's wrong with you?" "I came all this way to see you" "You... lt can't be!" "Vegehead is Fung?" "The handwriting is different" "Cousin?" "Hello Cousin, it's me, Ling" "Hi Ling, you like the place?" "Those letters" "Vegehead to Shuman's letters you're the one who mailed them, right?" "How did you know?" "Where did he write all these letters?" "The attic room upstairs impossible" "He is no longer there" "Ling..." "Shuman if you are reading this diary it means that I'm no longer here lt was fate that brought us together, or was it destiny?" "I can never forget the time we spent together I wish I can turn the clock back" "but I know it is impossible" "So I'll have to cheat myself by using my hand" "After graduated, I became a photographer I spent three months in Alee... to capture the Tibet Antelope" "There I saw the most beautiful sunset and the glorious starry nights" "Then one day the oil derrick caught fire lt was big" "Many people died" "While watching the leaves withered outside my hospital room I knew I don't have much time left" "But I still... have one regret" "The clock is clicking backward I remember all those wonderful times" "My life is dripping like sand down the hourglass" "Shuman, are you well?" "Take good care of yourself I'll be gone soon" "nothing worth to leave behind except... I just want to tell you" "like those starlight's... there was a fool" "he... cherished you with undying love" "just like the star above you... lt will always be shining for you" "When I heard he was hospitalized I came back at once" "He was so badly burnt I couldn't recognize him" "He asked me to do something as his last wish" "He said he wanted to spend his last days in the attic room" "So he could stare at your window" "That was his last wish" "I discovered these letters after he died" "That was how he spent the last time of his life" "Mike, thank you for everything" "Like the stars in the sky, I am long gone" "There is something I never say to you" "Sir, your car key" "He just wanted to write the letters but never sent those off" "You fool" "But how can I just leave them there?" "So every week I mailed one to you, as if he is still alive" "That is the least I can do for him" "Mom, why are you crying?" "Mommy's not crying just something got into my eyes" "Mike, Vegehead, hurry" "My dad is back" "Miss Sha you are leaving?" "Yes, I have to" "Holiday is almost over I should spend sometime with my mother" "You've finished your novel?" "I want to write another story a story about a fool" "Who wants to read a fool's story?" "Remember those letters?" "They finally arrived home" "Have a pleasant journey" "Bye" "Fung, miss you a lot I want you to know in your life there is a fool... who loves you" "ENG sync for Ivy-ca"