"Let me help you" "Step on that rock" "Be careful How long does it take?" "May I help you?" "No need." "I can do that" "Alright" "Sean, watch out Okay" "Take away that rock" "That one?" "That one" "Don't throw I just ask you to take it away" "What if it hurts somebody?" "It won't." "I watched out already" "By the way" "Veggie told us to protect our natural environment" "Don't disturb it" "Don't be so stubborn, okay?" "The loosened rock is dangerous" "Know it... marvellous" "We're here!" "Over there!" "I have no energy!" "It's cold" "Oh, it's freezingly cold" "Half Pint, snuggle up" "Wait..." "Which direction is east?" "The sun will rise over there" "That's east" "Have you decided on your wishes?" "Done..." "Say them when the sun rises" "Otherwise they won't come true" "Be quiet!" "I'll make the first wish to spend a lifetime with the one I love" "I want to be a billionaire before I'm 25 so I can build an old folk's home" "I wish I could make a wish everyday!" "I wish I could go to medical school" "I wish I were muscular!" "I wish OK would have her make-up on before I wake up" "I wish Kara would brush his teeth before I wake up" "I wish people were ecologically conscious" "Half Pint, your turn" "I wish my parents a safe fishing journey" "And my brother's wound to heal soon" "That will be great" "I wish that everyone's wishes come true" "I remember, at Primary 4" "I had to write an essay on myself" "I put a lot of effort into it" "When I got it back from my teacher I found out I barely passed" "She said I digressed too much" "I was supposed to write about myself" "Not about my brother" "I kept that essay" "We in the country seldom take photos" "Bet alone videos" "Actually my essay is more vivid than video" "It tells everything about our childhood" "Like the first time he taught me to swim" "Brother told me to pay attention to the water surface" "If I see crap floating towards me" "I should quickly shove them away" "He said, cow dung isn't the worst human's even more foul" "After reading my essay, brother said" "It smells." "No wonder you failed" "As a kid I waited for his words:" "It's cool now" "Before I'd drink hot water" "He says, it's raining Then I'd stay indoors" "At the time, we didn't own a TV set" "I wasn't bored Soon after the TV was bought" "He left for Hong Kong to work" "I felt worse" "Our brick house was rented to a group" "To be a camping center for environmental protection" "The person-in-charge is a foreigner" "We all call him Veggie" "He lives there with his wife" "Three years ago, for the summer holidays" "They started a camp for students" "I was constantly invited to join them" "So much bacteria." "The water's polluted" "Not necessarily" "The microbes sometimes indicate a high nutrition level, not pollution" "Mr. Veggie already explained it yesterday" "You're just regurgitating his words" "Let's see!" "Wait" "Good that someone teach me" "See" "Flora, give me a hand" "Okay Don't hurt it" "Yes, you caught it yesterday Hey, what are you doing?" "Flora, what are you doing?" "At about the same time brother came back to Tai O to live" "People say he was jilted" "On TV, when people fall out of love they're always wailing and weeping" "Few are like brother who ended up with a broken arm" "Like I say, all because of a stranger" "Is it worth it?" "So what?" "What's the big deal about the Mafia?" "Beating me up?" "That year there was a hole in the ozone layer" "People became aware of ecology" "Brother says we're the most ecological family" "We don't drive, we don't use hairspray" "We don't even read the newspaper" "He thinks city people should be fined and reward us for more clothes" "Let us enjoy a bit" "He says not to mention ecology to grandma because if everyone is ecological" "There won't be any cans or plastic bags to pick for selling" "She must be angry" "What are they up to?" "What a mess!" "Mrs. Veggie, look what I found?" "It's lovely." "Where did you find it?" "Over there" "How about a look?" "How will the tree frogs adapt to their new environment?" "Here it is" "We have a question for you, Half Pint" "Why your brother broke his arm?" "How did your brother break his arm?" "I don't know either" "It was already like that when he got back from the city" "Is he on the run?" "What do you mean 'on the run'?" "Young people only come to Tai O to hide out" "Ridiculous!" "What was his job?" "He worked on a yacht as the pilot" "Pilot?" "On your mark, get set, go!" "Why aren't you with the others?" "I've already played that game" "Climb on board!" "I don't want to catch a mermaid!" "Okay Don't scare away my fishes" "Sit still Okay" "Does it hurt?" "Aren't you afraid of pain?" "I like boys who aren't afraid of pain" "But I only know the opposite" "My ex-beau screamed over the slightest scratch" "Push him here" "Go" "Let's try a psychological test" "Make a mental picture of the sea" "Tell me the first thing you visualize" "A little boat alone at night on a choppy sea" "Night?" "Means you're pessimistic" "The dark sky means you always look at the bad side" "Alone in a boat on a rocky sea" "That means you're searching for a soul mate" "That's all in the hands of fate" "Well, do you feel fate's hands at work?" "Not yet" "Not even a little bit?" "There's no such thing as a little bit" "It either happens or it doesn't" "I guess it hasn't happened!" "This game's different from the last one" "You all have to stand inside the circle" "Right!" "How's that possible?" "You can't if you fight each other" "Try cooperating Understand?" "Okay Let's start" "Sean and Lang, we'll form the base Okay" "Let's hold our hands" "Don't cheat me Ready, start" "Flora, come here I go first" "I'll give you a lift" "Slower, watch out" "Be careful" "How to get there?" "Slower, watch out No problem" "How can I get there?" "Help me" "Let me help you" "Slower" "Hold it" "Calm down" "We made it!" "Hold it" "What an achievement!" "Flora..." "Let me have first try at the joss sticks" "Stop carping" "Let me have first try at the joss sticks May you draw one that bodes ill" "If that happens, I'll give it to you!" "You want to ask about your studies?" "I'll put these away for you No. 68, 69" "The oracle reads:" "'Into the heavens the eagle soars... '" "'Why should the high-flier wait to take his flight?" "'" "It bodes well for studies" "It says you can go anywhere you like" "Work hard and you'll get good results" "Does it say when I should go?" "Go as soon as possible" "Serves you right!" "You got the worst for tune" "Such a foul mouth!" "Chew on this!" "'Why should the high-flier wait to take his flight?" "'" "What's wrong?" "You got what you wanted, right?" "Aren't you happy for me?" "When are you going?" "Hey, cheer up!" "I'll be back after my studies 4 years or 8 years?" "You can always visit me, right?" "I might not be going anyway" "Cheer up!" "Maybe country life is new to them" "They enjoyed it tremendously" "They became as tanned as me" "Brother says city people lose their tan easily" "Unlike us Tai O people" "This stream water is for the plants over here" "What's the difference?" "Stream watered plants are stronger" "Not enough?" "Stop singing" "When others sing, their plants thrive" "But yours are all wilted" "It's so poor" "Plants thrive only on sweet music" "Catch me... come on" "Throw to you..." "Lonely planting trees all by yourself, Lang?" "You need company?" "You're volunteering?" "I caught you Don't be that" "How can you assume I'm not when you haven't asked?" "Very well." "I'm asking" "Well, ask then!" "Care to join me?" "You'll be sorry if I say 'yes'!" "Plant them yourself!" "The three of them were the rowdiest" "They fooled around constantly" "Walking in the hills at night" "I wished for 2 brothers one in front one back" "I'd be well protected from demons" "Just like Flora with 2 boys attending to her" "I wonder if Flora is afraid of demons" "I don't understand their relationship" "The three of them are always together" "Which one's Flora?" "The one who sings?" "No, you're thinking of OK" "Her boyfriend is Kara" "Flora's the pretty one" "Boys like to be around her" "Are you jealous of her looks or Lam's attention to her?" "Who says she's pretty?" "You just said so!" "Oh, I got it!" "What?" "You fall for Lam" "Don't say so" "I'm not interested in dating anyone!" "Worries dispel with the toll of bells" "Wisdom grows with broadened vision" "Escaping the fiery pits of hell" "And help me be a Buddha a saver of souls" "May my prayer be answered" "Have you signed it?" "Yes" "And here are the lawyer's fees" "Thanks" "A stroked of the pen and you're disposed of wife and son" "Wife no longer wife; son no longer son" "Phoenix now works in an office She's fine" "She's going with a co-worker" "They're getting along fine He treats your son well" "He's no longer my son He's just another soul" "Why have you become so cold-blooded?" "You used to be so sentimental" "When you left our village belle to work in the city you cried for 3 days and 3 nights" "Now you're monk living in total seclusion" "I'm not in seclusion I've forsaken the material world" "How can I hope to enter the universe if I don't give up all worldly cares?" "I consider every soul to be family" "Don't you feel guilty about abandoning Phoenix?" "I'll receive due punishment in the future if what I do now is wrong" "'In the course of Destiny all justice will be meted out'" "It's too profound for me" "You understand." "I'm sure you do" "Come and have a dip." "It's funny." "Quick!" "Just leave her alone" "Come and join us" "It's that time of month" "What?" "I can't..." "Quicker" "You want to climb up there?" "It's too dangerous." "Count me out Nothing to fear" "Wait for me here then Okay" "I'll go over there, okay?" "Okay, I wait for you" "Let's climb" "It's too steep to climb!" "Stupid" "Don't go" "Damn it!" "It's too slippery" "Flora..." "Flora..." "The moss didn't make you slip?" "Not bad, right?" "Come over here" "Why don't you come over here?" "There's no room!" "Not really!" "Here is more spacious" "Come here" "Done?" "Done" "Is she ill?" "She's been so quiet the last few days" "Is she laying eggs?" "How am I going to get down?" "Shout, and all the boys will come to your rescue" "This is for you" "You can make a necklace out of it You like it?" "Yes." "Thank you" "The view's nice No wonder you like it up here" "Do you keep a diary?" "I used to keep one but stopped because" "I found out that Mom was reading it" "I don't keep a diary either" "This tree is my sole confidante" "It knows all my secrets" "If you have any worries you need only voice them to your heart and the tree will know" "Really?" "Sure" "You're in love with Lam, aren't you?" "Didn't you say to keep your secrets to yourself?" "Forget it, then" "Does Lam like you?" "You'll have to ask him that!" "You have a crush on Lam, don't you?" "Sure I do" "Lend him to me for a couple of days" "If you like" "You have to get Sean's permission first" "Don't turn it around I'm sorry" "You did that on purpose" "Don't go Turn it" "Sean Stick it along the edges" "Here's one" "Give it to me" "There's a line at the bottom of the lantern" "Don't glue it until the rattan ring is exactly on the line" "Lift it up a little" "Now that you're written down your personal wishes" "We should try to set our sights higher" "Think about the sufferings and needs of this world" "We'll write it on the big lantern" "This one here" "This one more to be front" "Put that over here" "This is the place, right" "When the lanterns take off we hope that the gods will be moved and take away our sufferings along with the lantern" "Good!" "Soon it will be ready" "It's so hot" "Darling, watch out!" "It's very hot" "It's inflated." "Quick, start writing!" "'No hunger. '" "'Everybody has a roof over their heads. '" "'A Cure For AIDS.'" "'No more war. '" "Up" "Higher" "Good" "Look" "Look" "We did it!" "Our greatest wish is to come back next year and see if our wishes have been fulfilled" "Wonderful!" "I always like balloons" "They're so imperious and baffling" "If you're not careful they'd slipped through your fingers and rise to heaven" "Every day, who knows how many escape" "Where do they end up?" "One day, if I'm on a plane will I meet up with them and these lanterns?" "Brother says I have no brains" "Balloons, like the lanterns become deflated and will plunge back to earth as an unsightly blob" "Nonetheless those destined to fly will fly" "See how majestic they look!" "The next summer, offerings to heaven must have been defiled" "My friends from Hong Kong were late showing up" "Something evil was aroused" "Feed the chicken" "Where is my chicken?" "My chicken..." "My chickens are all dead!" "Come!" "Help me!" "My chickens are all dead!" "Kwai's dog did it for sure!" "That dog is so big and ferocious!" "Besides chicken" "Even other dogs aren't safe around it" "It can fear a man to pieces" "Kwai keeps his dogs caged up" "How could they have gotten loose?" "May it was wild dogs" "But why would wild dogs just tear off the heads?" "What's wrong?" "Left something?" "I left my clothes" "Where is it?" "Near the tyre" "Half Pint, see what I bought you!" "You're back" "Back early for the festival" "There's mountain demons" "Aunt Luk saw an ape-like monster with flashing green eyes" "Think she's been jinxed?" "Is it possible?" "Good that you are here" "Don't let Half Pint go out at night" "So?" "So what?" "What are your plans?" "What plans?" "If you have any plans, tell us" "Not for the time being" "Good morning, Big Belly" "Morning" "Where's your husband?" "Gone into town" "Meeting with Green Power" "When are Flora and Lam arriving?" "In a couple of days, after exams" "It takes so long" "Wai, my window leaks" "Fix it for me when you have time" "Mind your business" "Bye" "See where else can you go" "Go to hell" "How many times I have to repeat?" "She hasn't come" "Don't pretend" "Okay, get down What?" "Brother, help!" "Say!" "Say what?" "You can search everywhere here" "Search?" "This is not our practice!" "If I notice anything shows that she's here with you the one to suffer will not be you" "I'll kill you if you touch my family" "I won't let you go" "Your family?" "!" "Let my sister go!" "Our sister-in-law is member of your family, too?" "!" "Leave her alone!" "Help!" "Brother" "What?" "Brother" "I already told you I haven't seen her for a year" "What do you want?" "She's been missing for a week" "If she's not here then where can she be?" "Your boss can't keep track of his woman so he puts the blame on me" "This is a small village Check for yourselves" "If anyone's seen her you can do what you want with me" "We won't be after you" "We'll be after your sister" "Help" "Let's go!" "You're all right?" "Turn around" "Who are they?" "Forget it" "I'll never let them near you again" "Who believes you?" "Half Pint" "You build temple by knowing nothing about fengshui?" "What temple do you build?" "Go to the city now!" "Why did he chop down the tree?" "All the trees around the temple are auspicious" "Demons are held in check by them" "Chop them down and disaster will strike" "If the tree was blocking his TV reception why didn't he just raise the antenna higher instead?" "Yes, you can hang higher" "Why didn't he set it on top of the tree?" "Now his TV has a clear picture" "But our village has become a mess" "You think the demon will be appeased merely by gobbling up a few chickens?" "Isn't it possible that it's the work of wild beasts from the mainland?" "This is an island" "How could they get here from the mainland?" "They could swim!" "Our creek's pollution would kill them before they got ashore" "If they die from the pollution it's fine" "But what if they become rabid?" "We're destroying evil for good of mankind!" "They should get rid of you first!" "Besides me there are no more heroes in Tai O" "Hero?" "You're nothing but trouble" "What do you woman know?" "You know so much?" "You've seen the demon?" "I haven't!" "Of course not otherwise I'd have caught it" "With those flimsy hooks and spears?" "I'll believe it when I see it!" "Okay." "We'll catch it and hang it on your front door" "You dare?" "My brother'll hang you upside down" "So what?" "Nancy!" "Nancy!" "Here!" "Half Pint!" "You're back at last!" "Half Pint, how are you?" "What took you people so long?" "Some of them have exams" "Where's Flora and the rest?" "They're crossing on the ferry" "We've arrived" "Flora!" "Half Pint!" "Where's Sean and Lam?" "Half Pint" "Why didn't you meet us at the bus station?" "What happened?" "They're going together" "Lam is studying in Australia" "He had to save up for half a year" "At first he wrote regularly" "But now, not even a word No one knows how he is now" "And Sean?" "After Lam left he really changed" "Lost all self-control" "Some days he's been really hyper and then he'd turn into a recluse" "His mother's death really affected him" "Did you know that she jumped to her death?" "Couldn't cope with her illness" "Sean rang me up afterwards Scared me to death!" "He was crying and laughing hysterically" "We tried to get him out of the house but he didn't want to see anybody" "We didn't know how to console him" "I don't know when Flora started going steady with Lang" "We only discovered it at Kara  OK's wedding when they turned up together hand in hand" "I was shocked, too" "Guess I'm used to seeing Flora and Lam together" "Lang doesn't seem as a good match" "Forget the rules!" "Old rules are meant to be broken." "Okay?" "How about it!" "A pregnant woman" "Stop shooting!" "I look awful!" "Mrs. Veggie!" "Your belly is so big!" "Yes" "How many months?" "Five" "Five already?" "Does it hurt?" "I used to it" "Get out of the way!" "Get out of the way!" "Half Pint!" "You've grown!" "Prettier, too!" "Come!" "Something for you" "Exams over?" "Flunk anything?" "No" "Close your eyes" "Pretty isn't it!" "You can use it when your hair's longer" "Still wearing this?" "Half Pint!" "I used to think foreigners were broad-minded" "But I couldn't convince Veggie to allot us a private room" "Forget it." "We shouldn't force him" "They've got their rules here We'll have to adjust" "Excuse me!" "What's your name?" "I'm Hau" "But everybody calls me Chimp" "Chimp?" "Monkey's more appropriate!" "Monkey?" "What a spitfire!" "Where do I sleep?" "We'll make mincemeat out of the demon" "I won't." "Its meat is probably poisonous!" "Be on the alert!" "Or you'll be beaten by the demon" "What if it attacks us from behind?" "No fear!" "Go ahead!" "Okay" "Go get your grandma Okay" "Time to go, Granny" "She's calling you." "Let me help you" "Are you Half Pint?" "Who is that woman?" "To get rich!" "Try it..." "No, thanks" "It tastes good" "Take a picture of us" "I don't understand how come you like this so much" "Half Pint, want some?" "Why so glum?" "Worried about your brother losing?" "Give it to you Okay" "Why there's one more?" "Not your business" "Wai's over there!" "Wai" "We're rooting for you" "I won't let you down" "He's so sharp!" "Male competition is on the go" "All three teams please gather at the starting point" "I say he will lose again Let me see" "Don't say that." "He will win this time What will I see?" "It's in black and white!" "Yes" "That's just the viewfinder" "We zoom out by this button right?" "Yes, you see You eat this" "Can you see way into the distance?" "Yes" "Look!" "There's the ladies' team Can you see that?" "Shoot me!" "What are you doing up here?" "Who asked you up here?" "Go away!" "I want to see the race from up here" "See the race?" "No room for you?" "Let me have a look" "Careful!" "Don't drop it It'll cost you an arm and a leg!" "Here!" "Take it back" "It doesn't matter I'll teach you how to use" "What a nuisance That's easy" "Good!" "My name's Chimp Call me Mister" "Go" "From here we can see" "Oath has been leading and win the race" "The other two arrived about the same time" "The final ranking will be announced when our judges finish discussion" "All competitors please come to the main boat" "The prize presentation is about to begin" "What's going on?" "Who gave them the trophy?" "We won." "That's obvious!" "A woman's been here to see you" "When was that?" "This morning" "What did she look like?" "She was dressed in white wearing a large hat" "Did she say anything?" "No" "Let's see who's next" "Flora!" "Who speaks first?" "Yes, who first?" "Let me speak first" "Otherwise I'll never get a word in" "You're a marvelous cook, Flora" "I always have a healthy appetite when it's your team's turn to cook" "Just a few days here and I've already gained weight" "Flora's unique virtue is that she can eat everything and not gain an ounce" "I'm not so lucky" "I only need to look at food to gain weight" "It's so unfair!" "What we're most eager to hear about is" "Lang's view of Flora Yes" "No please." "It's too embarrassing" "Don't be shy!" "Say" "Flora has many virtues" "And I'm the chief beneficiary" "For example?" "Last year my family ran a flower stall at the New Year's fair" "You helped sell flowers till dawn" "And you yelled yourself hoarse" "What's more you wouldn't even tell your own mother the real reason for your sore throat" "Don't let her slight figure deceive you" "She has no trouble hauling crates of kumquats" "What's Flora's chief virtue?" "She never loses her temper with me" "That's why we're so happy together" "Wonderful" "She has him eating out of her hand!" "Sean, where have you been?" "Why didn't you contact us?" "Some private matters to attend to" "What are you playing?" "Can I join?" "Go on." "Don't let me stop you" "Who is he?" "Anything to add, Lang?" "Let me have a go" "Whenever I'm talking to you, Flora" "It seems that you can read my mind" "You're so understanding" "Especially when it comes to men" "Also, you're always so kind to your friends" "You're tolerant and not prejudiced" "Yeah, first come first served" "What're you driving at?" "In this game we only talk about virtues" "I'm sure you'll make" "a good wife" "And an even better mistress" "What are you up to?" "Flora..." "Where are you going?" "Sean" "You're trouble-maker" "Trouble?" "What trouble?" "Sean..." "Stop it!" "All right let's talk about Lang's virtues" "You think he's considerate?" "As considerate as a dog!" "You're nuts!" "You think he's kind-hearted?" "Haven't you said enough?" "He's a wolf in sheep's clothing" "And what do you think?" "Shut up!" "Can't even name one of his virtues?" "Say!" "Get out of here!" "Stop it!" "Okay..." "There's one great thing about him" "He's not finicky" "He doesn't mind second hand goods" "That's enough!" "Hold it" "He's so aggressive, especially in bed!" "You go too far" "You've gone too far Want to start a fight?" "Don't go too far" "If you want to stay with us don't stir up any more trouble" "Don't be so pigheaded, Sean." "Loosen up!" "How did this loony get here?" "Who is he?" "He's Sean." "But he's changed a lot" "Is he crazy?" "Is he going to stay?" "We are so dangerous" "Don't worry" "What do you want?" "Your husband sent his goons here a few days ago" "They forced themselves on my sister" "I've already left him" "I'm never going back to him" "That's not my concern" "Ready to give up your penthouse?" "And your BMW as well?" "Or have you already sponged enough off him?" "Got enough fun?" "I like the smell of the sea breeze" "I haven't had the chance to enjoy it since you left" "That bastard gave my yacht to a beauty queen" "Why?" "Afraid you'd seduce the pilot again?" "I'm flying away tonight" "Don't tell me where you're going" "I won't tell a soul" "I don't want to get anyone involved" "Don't pluck the banana leaves!" "Or else the tree demons will be let loose!" "It's deep enough" "Is that so?" "How about us?" "When will the fruit ripe?" "How's this, Lang?" "You have to dig some more It's too sunny" "Cover up." "You want a tan, not a sunburn" "What?" "Can we fertilize them now?" "Yes, you can" "Lang!" "It's alright." "Leave them alone" "Last year did we eat the vegetables we grew?" "Did we have any harvest at all?" "Our banana tree has really grown" "The one we planted together, remember?" "It's the only one to bear fruit" "We can have Lam's share" "Let's not touch on the past" "We're no longer the same" "I have a new life now" "Even if you cannot accept it it's not going to change" "Anything's the matter?" "No!" "What's going on?" "Who knows?" "Nancy, pass the fertilizer to me Okay" "Hail Mary, full of grace" "The Lord is with thee Blessed art thou among women" "Hail Mary, full of grace" "Hail Mary, full of grace No" "The Lord is with thee Blessed art thou among women No" "Hail Mary, full of grace" "Holy Mary, mother of God Pray for us sinners" "Stop it" "Why let them bother you so much?" "Let them do whatever they want!" "They're not your friends Of course, you don't care" "What can you do?" "God!" "What's happened to everybody?" "Chimp, have you ever been in love?" "I asked if you've been in love" "I don't know if you can call it love" "Why?" "I was quite young at the time" "I had a date" "But we didn't have much in common" "Is that turn?" "She said I was boring" "You didn't have anything to talk about?" "Maybe because she's Caucasian" "A Caucasian?" "Is she your classmate?" "Are there Western girls at your school?" "My whole family emigrated to New Zealand" "So you're from overseas?" "Yes." "I'm back for summer vacation" "Nobody told you that?" "No!" "And you?" "Ever been in love?" "No!" "But I've been married!" "Who you've married to?" "Nine Junior" "Is it customary here to marry so young?" "No!" "When we were little we often played wedding games" "He and I were always chosen as a pair!" "I never wanted to marry him" "I want to play too, can I?" "How old are you now?" "Whom do you play with?" "Come on." "I never play that" "You really want to play?" "Yes" "Maybe, there will be chance" "Really?" "When?" "I don't know" "Today you leave this place by boat" "When you return the new airport here will probably be built" "Only if I come back" "Still mad at me?" "You're a grown-up already" "I should be more candid about myself" "But something I don't want to talk about" "Others I don't know how to put into words" "Emotions are hard to explain" "Like Flora and Lang being together" "Of course you're unhappy about it" "But how do you know it's not Lam's fault?" "You wish everything remain the same as last year" "But the world's constantly changing" "You've grown taller this year" "Even I've gained a few white hair" "I have some unhappy experiences that I'd rather forget" "Maybe later, when it's less painful" "I can chat with you about it" "Like any ordinary subject matter" "Is it all about that woman?" "I don't want to talk about it" "You'd just get mad at me if I tell" "Why do you all treat me like a little girl?" "I wish I can be treated like a child" "Does one have to be in love to be considered mature?" "Maturity comes from the pain of finding love and losing it" "You're fourteen or fifteen?" "I'm sixteen already" "Sixteen?" "Since the last incident has anyone seen Sean at all?" "No, he hasn't appeared again" "I think Sean's more scary than the demon" "If he really show up I'm the first one to run for my life" "Don't be afraid" "We have Nine Jr." "Here to protect us" "Sean's so crazy." "It can be so scary" "Nine Junior alone can't subdue him" "I still haven't recovered my nerve since the day he went crazy" "I caught it" "Our village has been unlucky why they still draw this devil picture?" "Yes!" "Why they draw this devil picture on wall?" "That's why Auntie Six was dead suddenly She is unlucky" "No wonder many of us are sick!" "They drew this devil picture" "What do you guys want to do?" "Yes!" "What mumbo-jumbo are you kids up to This is nothing to joke about" "If something dire happens to our village you're all to blame" "It's none of our business" "What's wrong?" "Sean?" "Why are you there?" "Come down!" "Stop the trouble!" "Stop this insanity!" "What is he doing?" "Stop that!" "What does he throw?" "That's snake!" "Get inside, quick!" "Bobo... where are you?" "Bobo" "What's up!" "Bobo has disappeared?" "Yes" "Where can it be?" "It vanished last night" "I hope it wasn't dragged off by the demon" "Someone must have stolen it Think it over" "If you are that careless again, I won't give you a helping hand Okay" "Where are you all going?" "To catch the mountain demon Also to look for Anna's dog" "Want to come?" "It's pitch dark." "Count me out" "What about you?" "You're not going." "I'm not going either" "Fine." "We don't care" "There is no one nor chicken Nine Junior!" "What can the mountain demon eat?" "Yes Let's go to Fan Lau for a look!" "So far away we won't get there till dawn" "This is your classroom?" "No!" "This is the hall Classrooms are on the other side" "Really?" "Then where's yours?" "Over there" "You have classes here?" "Yes!" "The desks are so small" "This is the boondocks" "Now, where did she put it?" "Here it is!" "Where did this come from?" "It was confiscated by our teacher" "Hey catch" "Yeah!" "You're done" "I throw to you too" "I have to make it in" "Oh, it's in again" "Stupid You are" "Come on!" "What's so funny?" "Hey you!" "So ugly!" "Wipe it off!" "Wipe yours off as well" "Attention, today's topic is" "'My Summer Vacation'" "During this summer..." "Or 'My Aspirations'" "I met a rascal!" "He's from a dairy country" "So boring!" "Same topic every year!" "I hate it" "I don't know what my aspirations are" "Don't you have any aspirations?" "No!" "Perhaps my only aspirations is to grow up fast" "So that I'm free to do what I want" "What do you want to do?" "I won't tell!" "Keep you guessing!" "Can I call you from New Zealand?" "You can write" "Write?" "I've never written letters before" "As you like" "How about coming to visit me?" "How do I get there?" "Swim?" "What if I come back to see you?" "Fine!" "Can you give me this necklace?" "I can't." "It's a gift from a friend" "Sorry!" "Mrs. Veggie" "What's wrong?" "Not good" "How come?" "I don't know." "Go upstairs first" "I go with you Quick" "Follow me Quick" "The doctor's here!" "Hurry" "Boys aren't allowed up" "What happened?" "Flora doesn't feel well" "How's Flora?" "Don't know yet." "The doctor's inside" "Why this?" "She's going to be fine" "Doctor, how is she?" "Could be a miscarriage" "I'm not so sure I think we should call emergency" "Hubby, contact the hospital now Okay" "Go make the call then Okay" "Lang, calm down please" "Where have you taken my dog?" "Give it back to me!" "Let me go" "What is it?" "Wai, he's stolen my dog Make him give it back" "Did you steal her dog?" "Give it back if you did" "I already ate it." "Barbecued!" "Pervert!" "You're insane!" "Why did you eat my dog?" "Don't cry" "Give it back to me" "Why are you inflicting such pain on others?" "Does it solve any of your problems?" "When will you ever be satisfied?" "You want to torment everybody to death?" "Right?" "Is that so?" "Flora!" "Wai, forget him" "Flora miscarried is because of his curse!" "I understand why you're like this but stop torturing them!" "Marvellous!" "Great!" "Son of a bitch!" "Demon!" "Show up!" "What's that noise?" "Back up!" "Stay clear" "Stop the non-sense" "Over there!" "Let me see" "Beat the demon!" "Enough!" "It's man!" "Sean?" "It's man!" "Go now... blood" "Thinking back on that summer" "I am reminded of a confusing detective movie" "Nothing made sense" "One incomprehensible episode after another" "That demon cropping out whenever it pleased gnawing on whoever it desired" "Me, my brother and Flora we were all bitten" "So were Sean and Flora's baby" "I don't think the demon will ever be caught" "I just hope Flora will recover soon and Sean will get well" "I hope the wishes we wrote on the lantern will finally come true" "God bless me" "Ask Grandma for her blessings" "Grandma, make sure I go to college and help brother find a wife soon" "And have many many children!" "How dare you tease me like that?" "Don't step on Grandma!" "She'll have a stomachache" "You count me in?" "!" "Stop it" "Be serious" "So when are you going to look for a girlfriend?" "You're already this old" "Not quite!" "You want to become a monk?" "Don't you have other things to harp on?" "No!" "When you come back with your husband" "I will show you a wife" "Maybe by that time I'd have so many kids" "You'd be overwhelmed by the choruses of 'Auntie, auntie!" "'" "You" "Poking my eyes?" "Let me ram your nose!" "Quiet!" "Stand still." "Go over there" "You go to the back" "Ka Po, you sit here" "Mimi, you move over there!" "You're the shortest!" "Always running around." "Naughty!" "Okay?" "Hold the certificate" "Right hand higher, left hand lower" "Lift it higher Close your legs" "How many students are coming this year?" "Thirty of them" "You're going to have your hands full" "So what's new!" "Honey Hello" "Higher" "Half Pint is leaving She wants to say goodbye" "You're leaving?" "Yes" "Make it higher" "Roll more thread... higher, right" "Will you miss this place?" "I won't" "Can't understand why you like it so much here" "Because we have sponsors for our research here" "Tai O is such a tiny place" "It suits me and my wife" "We both love being close to nature" "Aren't you homesick?" "This is my home" "But you're an American!" "Yes, but the whole world is my home" "No matter where I go it's like moving from one relative to another" "You think the world outside Tai O is big" "It's actually quite small" "Just by growing flowers here my parents in the States can smell the fragrance" "It's him!" "Darling... time to change diapers!" "The necklace that Flora gave me" "I'm burying under the tree for safe keeping" "That tree was witness to my growing up" "Brother says it's older than grandma" "It's the only thing that's constant in Tai O" "Remember the banana tree that Flora and Lam planted?" "It died" "Because no one cared for it" "I love my tree that's why it is so fit and strong" "I'm glad I didn't let Chimp inscribe that heart on" "Chimp?" "I don't know how he's going" "He says when it's summer here" "It is winter in New Zealand" "Perhaps he is making a snowman with those New Zealand girls" "Let it go!" "What did brother say about having found and lost love" "Does that mean I've grown up now?" "Uncle Moon is offering $450,000 for our boat" "Don't sell it for less than $500,000" "The engine has just been overhauled" "Once you get off the boat, stay there" "Don't run around" "Your auntie is never on time" "If you go somewhere else she may not find you" "What's more behave yourself in your aunt's house" "It's not the same as home" "Call me once you're accepted by a school" "If you aren't accepted come home immediately" "I'm going to look for a job" "Better than marrying a fisherman I suppose" "How do you write 'take care'?" "What's happening?" "The goddess is being relocated" "A temple was torn down to make way for the new airport" "The temple is going to be demolished" "Half Pint, you're leaving now?" "Those Hong Kong people are absolutely ruthless" "It's dangerous there" "A girl alone in the big city you're bound to run into trouble!" "Call if you need help" "You're scared?" "Don't be!" "Just look over your shoulder" "Wherever you go you'll always have your home behind you" "Study hard" "I know you can" "Take care" "Wait!" "The bus' leaving soon" "Why are you like this?" "It is you who said to buy me that" "Nancy..." "Here I am" "You are too noisy Where are you going?" "To the city" "What for?" "To live with my aunt" "Are you coming back?" "I don't know" "By the way, what are you doing here?" "Showing a friend around." "This is Simon Hello" "Simon" "Simon, this is Half Pint" "That's her name?" "She was so tiny when she was born that they named her Half Pint" "Hi, Half Pint" "I bought many clothes for Little Veggie Half Pint" "Nancy is there, with her boy friend" "This is for you" "My brother is here" "Really?" "Wai" "Half Pint" "I don't have your phone number and address" "Don't worry." "I'll call Flora Half Pint" "Brother Remember what I said your family's always there behind you I can't reach" "Don't call Flora, call Lang Flora's moved" "Get my number from my brother" "I know." "Do find us!" "Brother Take care" "Bye..." "Nancy" "Take care" "Wai" "My friend Simon" "Hi" "He's Half Pint's brother" "How do you do?" "How do you do?" "Not long ago for a girl like me to finish school was something of an accomplishment" "My aunts, after they finished Form Three helped the family with salting fish and then got married, had kids" "They say, 'only one road leads to Tai O'" "That's true." "There is only one road" "But if you have company and you have the choice to get off and on the road it makes a world of difference" "Brother got off to catch his breath" "Now it's my turn to be on the road for a spin." "It's part of the game" "Brother says I'm qualified for student discount subway fares" "How convenient!" "Where did I place that address brother gave me for the Pizza place?" "Lucky that I didn't lose it" "It's great that you can use your hands to eat Pizza" "I heard that restaurants come and go" "Businesses start and shut down regularly" "I hope this one's still there"