"Patpong, Bangkok" "Is Parinya performing tonight?" "Huh?" "Parinya..." "Oh..." "Nong Toom" "Nong Toom." "Hi!" "I'm Jack, the reporter." "We spoke on the phone." "I'm supposed to interview you after the show" "Hi!" "Handsome..." "What is it?" "I don't understand" "Nong Toom!" "Oh..." "You want to see Toom." "Toom has just gone back." "I'm sorry?" "Toom go home!" "Nong Toom!" "Nong Toom!" "Watch where you're going, idiot!" "I'm fine!" "Wait!" "Wait!" "Thanks!" "I saw your match at Lumpini Stadium two years ago." "You were so fierce then..." "But look... you're now so beautiful... and you haven't had your sex change yet." "Thank you." "Thanks." "You must be used to seeing blood" "Actually, this is nothing compared to the time" "I covered the riots in Indonesia." "I almost got shot but it was worth it." "I love going after hard news, it's much more..." "Wait a minute." "Do you understand all of what I've just said" "They told me you could speak English but I'm not sure if you are able to..." "Great!" "How am I going to do this damned interview without an interpreter?" "No need to do damned interview." "I not give a damn." "Shit." "I'm sorry." "I don't mean to be rude." "Mr..." "Just call me Jack" "Jack, what do you want to know?" "When did your realize you want to be come a woman?" "When did it all start?" "You wait here for Ma, okay?" "Don't go anywhere." "Ma will go and look for your Pa." "Chiang Mai, a Northern Province" "That's my first time at a temple fair." "I've never seen so many beautiful things in one place before." "Even though I was born a genteel girl" "I will never let anyone intimidate me" "I will fight like a man without fear" "Until my last breath" "Quick!" "You're up next." "Corn again?" "I hate Corn!" "We want Chicken Rice!" "Chicken Rice!" "Chicken Rice!" "Quiet!" "You're lucky you have food to eat." "Where's Toom?" "Why is he not here for dinner?" "Toom, what are you doing to the puppy?" "Who put lipstick on the dog?" "Like being whipped in my heart" "Tears rolling down my cheeks" "Even though I was born a genteel girl" "I won't let anyone intimidate me" "I'll give my blood and tears" "To save my beloved land" "Monday!" "Tuesday!" "Wednesday!" "Fly here!" "Fly there!" "Thursday!" "Friday!" "Prajuab, a Southern Province" "Hard to move around with so many kids, right?" "We have to go wherever there's work." "Your hair is so beautiful." "May I keep long hair too?" "Boys don't keep long hair." "They also don't put on women's clothes." "Why?" "People will laugh at you, make fun of you." "You don't want them to do that, right?" "Cry baby!" "Cry baby!" "How did Toom turn out this way?" "He's still young." "He doesn't know what's right or wrong." "If he turns out to be a transvestite, what are we going to do?" "If he's fated that way, there's nothing we can do." "Chiang Mai Province" "Why are you crying?" "The bully is inside our house?" "Come out now, you coward!" "Tam?" "It's you?" "Where's my cane?" "How can you let your kid brother bully you?" "If even your kid brother can bully you, everybody else will!" "I hate you Ma!" "Toom..." "Eat something?" "Toom..." "Ma won't scold you for playing with flowers or with the girls." "But you must never let anyone bully you" "I cannot always be there to protect you." "Understand?" "But I still don't understand..." "How can your parents be so... accepting about the fact that you want to be a girl." "They know it's my karma." "I did bad things in past life." "So I have to suffer in this life" "Where did you learn that from?" "In the temple, when I was a monk." "Don't worry." "We'll come visit you often." "I thought I'd never get a chance to see you in a yellow robe." "It's simple to be a novice monk." "You have to adhere to just ten precepts." "Who can tell me what they are?" "Novice monk Toom!" "No consumption of entertainment." "Very good." "And the last one?" "No decorating oneself with flowers, perfume or jewelry of any kind" "You see?" "Isn't that so easy?" "Especially the last precept." "Can you imagine any monk wanting to put flowers on his baldhead?" "This is not a laughing matter." "You're in the monastery to accumulate good karma for your parents." "But if you behave badly, you will cause your parents suffering." "When you find yourself having sinful thoughts, what must you do?" "Concentrate and chant to calm our restless hearts." "Free gift!" "Lip gloss..." "Who would need a lip gloss in a temple?" "Look out!" "Jan Jao the Warrior is coming!" "Look out!" "Princess Siaw Leng Neung is coming!" "What are you doing here?" "I thought you'd drowned." "Beautiful?" "Don't you remember precept no.8?" "I never break any rule." "This is lip gloss, not lipstick." "There's no colour." "But you are still making yourself beautiful." "That's wrong!" "You think I'm beautiful?" "Wipe it off now before anyone sees it!" "Lu Fu, I don't want to be a monk anymore." "Why not?" "I'm not a boy." "What?" "I want to have soft skin, beautiful nails, long hair... and breasts!" "Yes." "You must not have such sinful thoughts!" "Why?" "You will cause your parents suffering." "Throw away the lip gloss!" "Good!" "Now your parents won't suffer because of your sin!" "And you won't go to hell!" "Ma!" "Ma!" "This hut was built using illegal timber." "Your parents broke the law." "But the house was here even before we came." "When your father is back, ask him to come to the police station." "Toom, don't come out from the house, ok?" "Ma!" "Ma!" "It's all my fault, I thought." "It's my fault, I thought." "The lip gloss." "My sinful thought." "Pa!" "How did you get this chicken rice?" "I washed plates at the store for a week" "Don't let the Abbot know you're out working or he'll punish you." "Eat the chicken rice, Ma." "How's your Pa?" "He still cannot move." "The cliff he fell off from was very high." "I think he's broken both his ankles." "Don't worry, Ma." "I'll get more jobs." "And I'll earn more money to buy medicine for Pa." "And next week, I'll buy chicken rice for you again." "Go away!" "I told you not to come so often!" "Hungry?" "I know someone in the police station." "I'll talk to him if you want." "He owes me a favour." "Really?" "Yes." "But you must eat something first." "I have no money." "Then just come to my noodle stall." "Pi Nid is so beautiful and kind." "She helped get my mother out of prison." "She even brought me to see the traveling monk to get medicine for my father." "She's my angel, my new sister." "Pi Nid!" "Pi Nid!" "I'm here!" "Pa and Ma asked me to bring you gifts" "I thought if I was as beautiful as those beauty queens, my boyfriend wouldn't leave me." "That's why I spent all my savings on sex change operation." "Now that you know the truth, please don't hate me like others." "Please don't hit Toom." "He didn't run away to play." "He went to take care of his parents." "Don't lie on his behalf or you'll be punished as well!" "After that I had to leave temple and follow the traveling monk." "Sometimes at night, everything's so quiet but not in my heart." "Do you know which way the water flows to?" "To wherever it desires." "Miss home?" "Yes." "You've been traveling with me for a long time now." "If you want to go home, it's alright with me." "Not everyone can walk this path." "Sir, if I do many good deeds in this life, will I get what I wish for in my next life?" "If it's your destiny, you may even get what you wish for in this life." "Years Later" "Good morning." "How are you?" "I'm fine thank you and you?" "Goodbye..." "Flowers, sir!" "Flowers!" "Come on, Toom!" "Good morning sir, beautiful flowers from beautiful lady." "How much is this?" "20 Baht, sir." "Sell him the elephants also!" "You want to buy elephants also?" "You give one to Buddha." "You will get beautiful girlfriend!" "OK!" "If I don't get a beautiful girlfriend" "I will come back to get you." "Okay!" "Thank you, sir!" "Thank you" "Thank you" "Bye..." "Bye..." "You're such a flirt!" "A woman must be reserved, understand?" "I'm not woman." "And I don't know if I'll ever get to become one in this life." "Come to the temple fair with me, tonight?" "I don't like watching kickboxing." "How could men just beat each other up like that?" "So painful..." "For the prize money." "If you win, you'll get 500 baht!" "That's pathetic!" "How're you going to knock out anyone tonite?" "This is how you do it." "Watch!" "Kick with your head!" "Not your feet!" "What do you mean?" "Concentrate before you kick!" "Now, kick!" "That's my boy!" "Don't tell your Ma I taught you or she'll complain to no end." "Hurry up!" "They've started pairing up boxers!" "Don't run too fast!" "You'll fall and get hurt!" "These boys!" "I'm so thirsty." "I'll get water." "See you at ringside." "I'll go to watch Likay dance." "Come with me to the boxing ring first." "I want to see if there's any handsome boxer." "You and you." "You and you." "That's all for tonight." "That's all?" "What about me?" "You're too big to fight with anyone here." "I wanna fight!" "Find me an opponent!" "I will fight with him!" "He's bigger than you." "It won't be fair." "What about him?" "He's my size." "Oh, this one..." "He doesn't fight..." "Why don't you let him decide?" "Are you his mother?" "Hey!" "Watch your mouth!" "Don't talk to my friend like that!" "I'll say what I want." "If you're not happy, we can sort it out" "Just as I thought." "Scared little sissy!" "Running away?" "You're the sissy one!" "See you in the ring!" "Good luck!" "Put on the ballguard!" "Not so tight..." "Must be tight!" "To protect your balls!" "So tight..." "Are you ready, Black Eagle?" "Black Eagle?" "That's your name!" "Black Eagle!" "Black Eagle vs. Destroyer Chiang Mai Province" "Stop!" "6, 7, 8..." "Tell me when you're ready!" "Can't even save yourself!" "What is it?" "Come on!" "Pa!" "Ma!" "See what we've brought back!" "Where did you get the money to buy these?" "You stole it?" "Tam, it's okay..." "Tell your Ma you've won the match!" "I..." "I didn't fight and I didn't win..." "Then who did?" "See..." "We bought so much food for you Ma..." "Ma..." "Whose sweater is it?" "The puppy's." "How come our dog gets a sweater and I don't?" "Because I love him the puppy more." "Ma, dinner is great tonight." "Well, for once, I had good stuff to cook for you all." "Toom, don't go and fight with people again." " Ma." "But I..." " You could get hurt... and it's not your kind of thing." "I know." "But Ma, I felt really good today." "To be punched and kicked at?" "No... to be able to protect myself." "There's one for you in the house." "One for me?" "The sweater." "It's inside." "Now go to sleep." "Toom, stop peeping." "Let's go in." "Wait!" "Tam!" "How can we just walk in?" "Now, let's see what you can do..." "Wanna learn kickboxing?" "No, sir." "Then why did you come here?" "My brother wants to be a boxer." "What about you?" "No sir." "I don't wanna get hurt." "If you're a good boxer, you'll know how to avoid getting hurt." "Sir, you think I can become a good boxer?" "No way." "But I will train very hard, sir!" "I thought you didn't want to become a boxer?" "Sir," "Is it true that boxers can earn lots of money?" "Why would a young boy like you need so much money for?" "To give to my parents." "For their lychee plantation." "6 o'clock." "Sorry?" "Are you deaf?" "You haven't started boxing..." "and you're already deaf?" "6 o'clock." "Thank you, sir!" "No stopping till you reach the top!" "Are you ready?" "Yes, sir!" "Come on, go!" "Toom, what are you waiting for?" "Run!" "Can you go on?" "Just imagine what you want most in life is up there..." "And run for it!" "How many minutes?" "30 minutes, sir." "Another 30." "What?" "Are you a man or a woman?" "100% woman!" " Are you sure?" " Very sure!" "Transvestites are pathetic!" "Neither men nor women!" "Don't know what they're born for?" "For horny men like you!" "No way!" "I'm not that desperate." "Besides, I don't go for freaks!" "How do you know they're freaks?" "You've tried one?" "Pi Bua, your chilli dish is the best!" "No wonder... our trainer loves you so much!" "You stop talking so much." "301!" "Turn your weakness into strength or forget about becoming a boxer!" "Pi Bua, want any help?" "You know what to do?" "Used to help my Ma at home." "Our trainer is not here yet?" "Soon." "Pi Chart should have finished his work at the hotel by now." "What does Pi Chart do at the hotel?" "Horrible job at the laundry department." "That smells so nice!" "Really?" "I'll miss your cooking when I'm not here." "Pi Bua, I don't belong here." "I'll never be good at kickboxing." "Besides, I see no point in learning it." "Thai boxing is nothing but violence." "Come to see me at 6am tomorrow." "But there's no practice tomorrow 6 am." "Don't be late." "How beautiful..." "It is..." "How come Pi Chart has never taught me those moves?" "He'll only teach you when you're good enough." "What if I'm never good enough?" "Then Thai boxing will be nothing to you but violence." "299!" "300!" "Jate, hit my abs for me." "Wow!" "You still want more?" "OK!" "We take turns then." "Give me 3 best fighters for the match next month." "No problem." "Some of the new recruits are really good." "Good!" "Another thing..." "Those who will never make it as professional boxers..." "Get rid of them!" "But Pi Moo... many of them come from broken homes." "At least, when they're here, they have friends..." "They won't go astray..." "I'm running a boxing camp... not a charity home!" "If you're so kind-hearted," "I'll be thrilled to decide who stays and who goes!" "Pok..." "Chai..." "Wut..." "Toom..." "Just move here and stay at the camp." "It will save you traveling time." "From now on," "I'll train you much harder." "Hit it hard here." "It's a weak spot." "Bend lower and sweep up!" "Great!" "Well done!" "Okay, now it's your turn." "Whoa!" "Watch where you're going!" "Sorry." "Bathed already?" "How come so dry?" "Uhh..." "I forgot my soap." "Oh... my darling" "It's so hot tonight!" "Can't sleep too?" "Yes, very hot, very very hot!" "Can't sleep when it's so hot" "Do you know what I'd love to do when it's this hot?" "I hope it's okay with you if I do it now." "When there're too many people around, I'd rather not do it." "Coz they don't feel comfortable watching me do it." "So I don't do it." "Whatever you want to do, just go ahead and do it." "You've promised me... that you'd love me" "We're connected" "I love you!" "If it's not for my father," "I wouldn't be here." "What about you?" "Your father wanted you to be a boxer?" "No." "Then?" "I've won a match at a temple fair once." "And I felt really good." "I know how you feel." "When you fight in front of a cheering audience..." "You get such a good feeling..." "It makes you feel proud... and special..." "Yes... because even though I'm like this" "I could do it." "What do you mean?" "I mean... even though I didn't have any training," "I still managed to win." "So aren't you glad you might get another chance to win?" "Really?" "Pi Chart told me our names will be on the board tomorrow." "You, me and Jate" "have been picked to fight in Mae Hong Sorn!" "Next will be our homeboy Samson vs. Black Eagle from Chiang Mai." "Black Eagle vs. Samson Mae Hong Sorn Province" "Samson, my son!" "Samson, my son!" "Keep attacking!" "Stop hurting my son or I'll destroy you!" "I was a champion before you know!" "Don't worry." "He's bigger than you." "Don't exchange punches with him." "Find a moment to execute your swooping kick!" "The winner is Samson from Mae Hong Sorn province!" "I'm sorry, Pi Chart" "Sorry for what?" "He's from the host province." "They would never let you win." "Toom!" "What are you doing?" "What is it?" "They're calling your name." "Tonight's 'Fiercest Fighter' and" "Winner of the 500 Baht cash prize is..." "Black Eagle from Chiang Mai!" "Toom, what happened to your face?" "You're now speaking to a professional boxer!" "You really did it?" "Don't be so playful." "You really did it, didn't you?" "I can't believe it myself, Ma!" "Let me look at your wound." "Cry baby!" "And you call yourself a man?" "I never call myself a man." "I think this colour suits you very well." "Maybe another shade darker..." "But you're so fair." "It's actually not for me..." "It's for him." "Oh!" "I mean it's for his girlfriend." "I see." "Your girlfriend is so lucky to have a cute boyfriend like you." "Would you like to get lipstick for her also?" " Yes" " No" "Yes." "And I'd like to choose the colour myself." "Why are you taking so long?" "I need to shit!" "Who's in there?" "It's me." "I've got stomachache." "So gross!" "Hurry up!" "Whose is this?" "Umm..." "It's mine." "Oh, Pi Bua." "Black Eagle vs. Mountain Top Sankampang, Chiang Mai Province" "Dirty magazines!" "Dirty Magazines!" "Never share with your friends!" "So many positions..." "You know them all?" "Well... there are a few more I haven't mastered." "Like which one?" "Well... there's this one called Giant Twirls the Earth." "Giant twirls your father's head!" "Black Eagle vs. Night Tiger Lampoon Province" "Keep attacking!" "Black Eagle vs. Sharp Axe Hang Dong, Chiang Mai Province" "Toom, make it a quick match!" "We want to come and look at all the pretty girls!" "Try for a knockout in the first round, okay?" "Black Eagle vs. Sky Giant Payao Province" "Beautiful!" "No.6 will win!" "I say No.2!" "No way!" "What about you, Toom?" "Everyone is so beautiful..." "I can't decide." "This year's Queen of the Northern Region is..." "Miss Toom Parinya from Chiang Mai!" "What's wrong with you?" "Nothing..." "Dust gets into my eyes." "I told you..." "No.6 would win!" "It's his first time." "Treat him well, ok?" "Don't be nervous." "Just relax" "If you're too tense, you won't enjoy it fully." "Now that you've seen mine." "Let me see yours." "I don't have them yet..." "But one day, I definitely will." "I found out later that it was Nat who paid for my... first time" "I don't know why he did it and I never asked." "That night, we talked and sang the whole night." "That was the last time I saw him before he left to join another camp the next day." "You're breathing in really harsh stuff." "I'm used to it." "Pi Chart, what happened this morning?" "I heard you yelling in Pi Moo's office?" "I'm not a good trainer." "Is that what Pi Moo said?" "And he's probably right." "Not even one of my trainees has made it to Lumpini stadium in Bangkok." "Pi Chart..." "You know it's not that easy." "It's about opportunities..." "Timing..." "A boxer needs something special... to attract others' attention." "Even a great boxer like yourself has never made it there." "Where's the cupboard you want me to help move?" "Actually, I didn't ask you to help me with moving things." "It's for something else..." "What is it?" "Here..." "Pi Chart bought it for me 3 years ago and I've never used it." "Wow..." "It's got everything in one box..." "Let me see." "You like putting on makeup?" "Good... that's good." "When is he coming?" "Just a moment." "Where's your brother?" "The match is about to start!" "Toom is coming!" "He's here." "I guarantee you my boy is a great fighter." "That's my boy!" "My boy!" "My boy!" "My..." "Toom!" "Ignore the rest and do your best!" "I don't fight with a woman!" "Are you a man or a woman?" "I'm a... man!" "Then you have to fight with him!" "Be prepared to die... you faggot!" "Nong Toom vs. Iron Soldier Chiang Mai Province" "I can't believe that Chart came up with that idea!" "I know I've disgraced your camp, Pi Moo." "It will never happen again." "What kind of makeup did you use?" "Sorry?" "Here!" "Go and get the waterproof type!" "When you sweat, you look damned ugly!" "This brand is really good." "It's waterproof so it won't smudge." "I'm sure your girlfriend would love it." "It's not for my girlfriend." "It's for my own use..." "Toom is here to see you guys." "Don't come too close." "I'm afraid of being raped!" "Come on in Honey!" "I'm ready!" "Boss, I don't wanna fight with a transvestite." "Why?" "Afraid of him?" "Nong Toom vs. Hercules Hang Dong, Chiang Mai Province" "It seems like the more makeup I put on, the harder my opponents kick me." "So I kick them back harder!" "The crowd loved it whenever I did that." "Especially the reporters." "But they don't know that I kiss to say I'm sorry" "I don't like to hurt strangers." "But in the ring, you have no choice." "Wow..." "A single room all to yourself!" "I'm dying to get one also!" "Now that you have your own room, let's have some fun!" "Nong Toom vs. Ramba Chiang Rai Province" "Toom!" "Don't underestimate him!" "Look!" "How can he hurt the weaker sex?" "Nong Toom, please don't hurt me anymore." "We are both girls..." "Yes, but girls like you give girls like me a bad name!" "Tam..." "Tam..." "Don't you realize everyone thinks you're a clown?" "They're all laughing at you!" "Don't you know?" "Pi Bua..." "Do you think I'm a clown?" "Sometimes, I feel silly fighting with my makeup on." "Do you feel silly having your makeup on now?" "You are a clown the day... you stop fighting like a man in the ring." "Now you're say this..." "I shall see whether you'll put on any make-up when you know who you'll be fighting with next..." "I thought you wouldn't come." "Why not?" "Well, we're in different camps now and we'll have to face each other in the ring next week" "But hey, we're still friends, right?" "You look different from before." "I've been reading about you in newspapers and magazines." "So you've seen me in..." "You look nice." "Really?" "But in the beginning, I thought you had too much makeup on." "But lately, the look is more natural... better." "And you're a much better boxer now than before." "Probably better than me." "No, please." "Toom..." "About next week's fight..." "What is it?" "Forget it." "It doesn't matter." "Pi Nat, what's bothering you?" "You can tell me..." "We're still friends, right?" "Nong Toom vs. Battlefield Lampoon Province" "Attack him!" "Toom, What happen?" "What's going on?" "What's wrong with you?" "Why are you not hitting him back?" "Don't tell me... that you're rigging this match!" "But his mother is sick and he really needs the money." "His mother?" "Sick?" "You mean she's REBORN?" "I just attended her funeral last month!" "I want to fight in Lumpini stadium one day." "I dare not even dream about that." "Fifty thousand baht." "Just for one fight." "That much?" "Yes." "And that's not counting other extras like 'beef-up' money and other things." "Like what?" "Money from rigging a match?" "Hey!" "You want to be kicked?" "A real man would never rig a match for money!" "Wait..." "Don't leave..." "Though I was born a genteel girl" "I'll never let anyone intimidate me" "I'll wear a lion's heart" "I can't wait to tell Toom the news!" "Good morning, Pi Chart." "Where's Toom?" "Why is he not here for breakfast?" "He didn't join us for training this morning." "I think he's not feeling well." "He's not answering his door." "Toom, you alright in there?" "Who's that?" "Wait a minute." "I have something to tell you." "So do I..." "Toom, you've been scheduled to fight at Lumpini stadium next month!" "Toom, you've made it!" "You'll be famous!" "I would have left the camp that day if not for that piece of news and if not for..." "One month before my Lumpini fight, we found out that Pi Chart had lung cancer." "Pi Chart... how are you feeling?" "It sure hurts less than being kicked in the ring." "Toom," "I am afraid..." "Please don't be..." "You'll get well soon." "I'm afraid I won't get to watch your Lumpini match." "Don't worry..." "You'll definitely be there to guide me." "Okay." "I'll be there..." "and at all your matches." "Pa..." "About the Lumpini match..." "Ma and I won't be able to go to Bangkok with you." "It's the harvest season." "Bangkok, City of Angels" "Those are not real women, stupid!" "Toom, those are your friends!" "Your opponent Anaconda says you're tarnishing the image of Thai boxing." "He also threatens to crush you till your chest explodes over his." "What do you have to say about that?" "Please tell him not to get distracted by my makeup." "This transvestite boxer has knocked out 18 real men in the past 22 fights." "This is your first match in Bangkok." "How do you prepare for it?" "I've made all the necessary arrangements" "Facial massage, steam bath, spa treatments..." "The complete beauty regime!" "I guarantee you that Nong Toom will be the most beautiful boxer in the boxing history!" "What the public wants to know is... whether you pretend to be a transvestite to get all the attention to boost your career?" "Is this a promotional ploy... or are you really a transvestite?" "I've never lied and I won't." "So you are really a transvestite." "Do you plan to go for a sex change operation?" "Please answer..." "One day when I've managed to take good care of my family... and still have some money left," "I will do it." "Your complexion is not bad." "But you must care for it a bit more." "I do apply moisturizer every night." "For best results, you have to care for it from outside in and also inside out." "You have to take this..." "These are female hormone pills." "It will make your skin and body radiate." "Consider this a gift from me." "Give it a try." "Thank you so much." "Our economy must be really bad." "Even transvestites must become kick boxers to make a living!" "The promoter is so generous!" "All transvestites will get free admission tonight!" "Nong Toom has appealed to the public not to turn up to see him during the weigh-in." "Anaconda is here!" "I can't wait till tonight, honey..." "Anaconda. 118 pound." "Pass!" "Toom, ready to strip for us?" "Tonight, I'll show you the real thing!" "Next, Toom Parinya!" "Take it off!" "Take it off!" "Take it off!" "You can't get in like this." "Take it off." "May I go in with my underwear on?" "Don't think you'll get preferred treatment just because you're famous!" "Take it off and go in just like everyone else." "Strip!" "Take it off..." "I'm not gonna fight anymore!" "Are you out of your mind?" "You wanna throw away your future just because you don't want people to see you naked?" "Crying transvestite!" "Cry baby!" "Okay, okay, you can leave your underwear on." "But if you exceed the weight limit still, you know what you have to do, right?" "Strip!" "Take it off..." "Toom Parinya, 118 Pound." "Pass!" "Hey, Toom!" "A real man should not be shy about letting others see his 'thingie'!" "Yes, and only sissies would flock to see what a real man has got!" "Thailand has found a new way of attracting tourists." "Transvestite slugger, Toom Parinya, is able to execute ancient Thai boxing moves very deftly." "Nong Toom is able to generate interest in Thai boxing again amongst Thais and foreigners alike." "Ladies  Gentlemen," "Parinya is now performing an ancient ritual called Wai Kru as a way of paying respect to his mentors." "This rarely seen movement is called 'Sao Noi Pa Pang' or a girl putting on powder." "Nong Toom vs. Anaconda Lumpini Stadium, Bangkok" "Stay out!" "Don't plunge in!" "Can't even help yourself and you dare to call yourself a boxer!" "Let's celebrate!" "But don't order too much!" "Where's Toom?" "He's gone to make a phone call." "Pi Bua!" "Did you see it?" "Live telecast on three channels!" "Sorry I didn't." "I was busy..." "What about Pi Chart?" "He saw it, right?" "What did he say?" "Pi Chart couldn't see it." "Why couldn't he?" "Pi Chart..." "I knew then I no longer wanted a life in the boxing ring" "But what else could I do?" "I was still far from having enough to make the change" "Think Rocky with mascara and... you'll get the picture of Nong Toom, a novelty act cleverly packaged by shrewd promoters in Thailand." "But judging from the waning public interest..." "Nong Toom vs. Dennis Watanachai Rachadamnern Stadium, Bangkok" "Nong Toom vs. Yamada Tokyo Gym Lumpini Stadium, Bangkok" "Where's all your strength?" "It's because of those damned pills, right?" "I can't believe you're doing this to yourself!" "Do you think they'll let me wear a bra in the ring?" "A bra?" "Nong Toom vs. Roger Rajchadamnern Stadium, Bangkok" "Aren't you ashamed of yourself?" "I'm so ashamed for you!" "Keep this up and you can forget about boxing!" "Are you flying to Japan again for your match because you're banned here?" "Since no woman is allowed in the boxing ring in Thailand..." "Can't be you more supportive?" "Nong Toom is going to Japan regularly to promote Thai boxing!" "We should be proud of what Toom is doing for our country." "It's the first spectacular fight between two sports." "Some Japanese female fans go as far as believing that" "Nong Toom is a real man pretending to be a transvestite to generate publicity for his matches." "Japanese men are cute." "Thai Boxing vs. Wrestling." "Thai men are strong." "30 kg different" "Two sports, two genders." "A fierce battle of sexes!" "Soft..." "Soft..." "A sports event or a circus show?" "Just come to proof it." "Make way!" "Make way!" "Wait!" "I sign for her first." "She's from Thailand." "Thank you." "You disgrace Thailand!" "You disgrace our culture!" "Shame on you!" "Take her away!" "A historical match is about to take place at Tokyo Dome..." "There's so much excitement in the air..." "Where else in the world you find a match between a wild woman and a butt-kicking ladyboy?" "The Princess of Thai boxing will confront our Queen of Wrestling!" "Upon whom will the God of Victory smile?" "Ladies  Gentlemen!" "Welcome to Tokyo Dome!" "From the Land of Smiles, the prettiest boxer in the World!" "Parinya!" "From the Land of Rising Sun, the strongest woman on the planet!" "Kyoko Inoue!" "Nong Toom vs. Kyoko Inoue Tokyo Dome, Japan" "Pi Chart, I know you'd be here." "Look!" "I'm doing Thai boxing proud, am I not?" "As long as you fight like a man on the ring," "I don't care how much makeup you have on." "That was the first time I fought with a woman" "And the first time I wasn't sure who I was or what I had become" "A woman in a boxer's body?" "Or an animal in a circus show?" "Toom!" "Open the door!" "So many fans and reporters are waiting!" "What are you doing inside?" "You wait for me whole night?" "I must give you flowers." "They are beautiful." "Nobody gives me rose before." "May I use your bathroom?" "Many girls want to give flowers to you." "You're more handsome when no makeup." "Handsome?" "You can be yourself with me tonight." "What?" "I know you pretend to be lady for work, for famous." "No, you do not understand me." "If you know me, you will know that I really want..." "Must be expensive." "You didn't have to..." "You like it?" "It's beautiful." "There must be many beautiful things in Japan." "Ma, I've decided." "I know." "Is it alright with you?" "Are you asking for my permission?" "I'd really like to have your blessings..." "How do you know you want this for sure?" "I cannot live until I die in this body..." "Ma..." "Please sign here, sir." "I will not sign on this consent form not until you can assure me that my boy will be safe." "I don't want him to turn into a cripple." "Sir, your son's heart has been... emotionally crippled for a long while now." "This operation will merely enable his body and his soul to co-exist more harmoniously." "Pa..." "So, when is the your big day?" "24 days 4 hours and 42 seconds to go." "You can't wait, can you?" "I have to go and meet some people." "Oh... sure... yes... yes... thank you." "Let me get the bill..." "One last question..." "What's more difficult, being a man or being a woman?" "It's hard being a man." "And it's difficult being a woman." "But the most difficult thing is trying not to forget who you really want to be." "One year later Chiang Mai Province" "This year's annual celebration has attracted an unprecedented crowd." "Many turn up to see Nong Toom making her first public appearance after her operation..." "Are you a transvestite?" "Then why did you put on makeup?" "Get closer to her!" "Take photo!" "From now on, whether you fight in here and out there, you fight from here, okay?" "When did you come in?" "Beautiful... more beautiful than I've ever imagined." "Thank you." "I have to go." "So soon?" "You don't need me anymore, right?" "I..." "Don't worry." "When you do, just let me know."