""Fall, 1999"" "What are you doing?" "Don't!" "..." "Mom... don't..." "Be good!" "My baby!" "Mom..." "Mom!" "Don't!" "Good girl!" "Mom!" "Stop it... be my girl... don't!" "Mom..." "See how nice I am to you!" ""Since that night, I've started wondering..."" ""how much does a woman have to give up on herself to survive?"" ""Dad dumped Mom and I, and disappeared when I was 10."" ""Mom has had to work to keep us both alive."" ""She hasn't had much education, and didn't have much choice"" ""yet she has earned a pretty good living."" ""I knew she was a hooker, but pretended not to..."" "Ho Yuk Ling, have you learned all about sine and cosine?" "You're in my Math class, not Chinese." "Why don't you show us your great work?" "You!" "Go get it!" "Don't you dare!" "Put your pen down, Yuk Ling!" "Put it down!" "You must be out of your mind!" ""I enjoy writing so much that" " Back to your seats, all of you!" " I always need new pens."" ""Mom would take me to a stationery shop, and let me get as many as I want."" ""Soon the shop owner became my stepfather."" "Yuk Ling has attitude problems, Mrs. Ho." ""Since then, I can take whatever pen I like."" ""All my classmates envy me."" "Sorry about that." ""Mom said we're lucky to have found such a caring man."" ""She's right, my stepfather is really fond of me."" "Mom, sis!" "There you are!" "I'm going out, make sure everything is OK." "All right." "Who is it?" "Sis!" "Come in!" "I've finished my homework." "You promised to go and get the McDonald's toy with me." "Let me see!" "You've got "peace" wrong again." "I told you there's a roof on top here, and a girl is safe when she gets home." "Understand?" "Yes!" "I'll correct it." "OK" "Hey, come here!" "Look!" "All yours!" "Be good," " OK?" " OK." "Where are you going?" "Why aren't you doing your homework?" "Mom, sis wants to give you this." ""I have gone!" "Do not call the police, or else I will tell them what you did to me."" ""Summer, 2000"" ""They really didn't come to look for me."" ""I knew I had to be on my own now."" " This one!" "It's good." " They're coming!" " They're coming!" "Hurry!" " Stop!" "Police!" "OK" "Fork it out!" "15, got ya!" "Just one drink, no big deal." "One of you better drink this." "I'll drink with you." "Hey, muddy girl!" "500 bucks, come with me to a sauna." "$1000, How about it?" "Bugger off!" "We can fuck you together!" "Are you out of your fucking mind, man?" ""That creep called me muddy girl."" ""Do I really look so out-of-date?"" ""There's none left in Hong Kong now."" ""Finding a place to sleep isn't difficult at all."" ""24hour restaurants, camping in country parks,"" ""under the flyovers, parked trucks, anywhere."" ""As for baths, even simpler, public bathrooms on the beaches."" ""Or during the day, government sports centers with hot water."" ""Or grab an empty bottle and wash in a public toilet."" ""As a homeless person, sometimes things don't go the way you want."" ""But it's still better than having a creep sneaking into your bed."" ""We're just swimming around like little fish."" ""And will "swim" to Tsim Sha Tsui East on special occasions..."" ""where there's no minimum charge, we hang around as long as we want."" ""Over there, I see a man from time to time."" ""There he is!" "He comes fishing once in a while."" ""Sitting there all night long, he seems to have nothing better to do."" ""But the silliest part is, he lets all the fish go before he leaves."" ""Yes!" "All the fish."" ""I really want to ask him,"" ""are you really so bored,"" ""or do you think you're a savior?"" "I tell you what, my boyfriend just can't leave me." "You bragged." "It's raining!" "The typhoon is coming!" "Let's go!" "C'mon quick." ""Spring, 2014"" "Hurry." "Ma'am." "Since you've brought no clothes, just pick one." "Harrieta." "Ma'am." "Help her out!" "OK!" "Come this way." "This place is restricted to the rich and famous." "They're all VIPs, do your best." "What university are you from?" "Will they ask me that?" "Don't tell me you have no degree." "Do you?" "BBA;" "a customer offered me a job." "Investment banking!" "Those people you're gonna see in there, even if you know who they are, don't use their names." "Don't ask for any autographs or signatures, clear?" "OK!" "Collusion between Government and the business sector, got it?" "A degree does matter." "Alright!" "C'mon!" "Do you want some ice?" "Sure." "Bottoms up." "He's lost!" "Have I lost?" "I'll drink, you too, bottoms up." " Excuse me, I'm going to the washroom." " OK." "Which one has the most money?" "That baldy is a high-ranking government man," "I've seen him on the TV news." "Those with him are all high-powered real-estate jerks, bidding for tenders, submitting bidding documents." "You know so much about everything, you don't need to work here." "High pay, minimal hours;" "where do you think my school fees come from?" "So are you trying to get some big shot here?" "Not a chance!" "Big shots go after film stars only." "The real-estate men are mine, you take those from the government." "Enough for 2 weeks, make them parts 1  2." "What headline should I make?" "Zipper, please!" "A young woman crashing a private party, prying into the danger zone?" "Have you ever cared about how I feel?" ""Collusion Between Government and the Business Sector;" "Lewd and Degrading Party."" "This headline should be eye-catching." "Did you hear what I said?" "Am I your boyfriend or not?" "This issue is gonna sell like crazy." "Go pick the photos, my article will be ready tomorrow." "OK" "It's alright, just a bad dream." "Isn't life a bad dream?" "What happened to you at home?" "You don't want to know." "I do." "You won't love me then." "How can't I, silly girl?" "Our article will be out today." "Let me have a look." ""Property Prices Hit Record High"" "Where is my article?" "I worked for 4 months on it." "Your story was real good." "But millions' worth of ads almost went down the drain." "But it's a true story, isn't this what we're here for?" "You've always wanted to be a hero, but you might've become a martyr." "A magazine can't survive this way." "Why didn't you stop her?" "Who could have, tell me?" "Our magazine is for Hong Kong readers, not for ads." "You knew he wasn't going to put my story in." "Am I right?" "Why did you gang up with him?" "He's been very kind to you, your salary is much higher than others." "Don't make things difficult for him." "Try to understand him." "Understand him?" "Is a correspondent's job to understand his boss, or to investigate the truth?" "Want to know why I hate my family?" "Let me tell you." "Because my mom sold me out just like you, she wanted me to understand her." "One of us was attacked a while ago;" "now the same people threatened to stop their ads." "True!" "They gave us the ads but our readers are all over Hong Kong." "Why don't you see it from their side?" "Please!" "Don't act like this." "You know I care about you." "Why did you become a correspondent if you want big bucks?" "Because you are out of your fucking mind!" "Wendy?" " Yes" " Sara here..." "Hi, Sara." "Could you please get me a ticket for tomorrow?" "Flying tomorrow all of a sudden?" "Just got a few days off." "Where?" "Anywhere, as long as it leaves tomorrow..." "There's a super saver package of Chiang Mai." "Good, Ching Mai." "OK!" "OK!" "The Chiang Mai package is fine." "I will handle for you." "Thanks." "Bye!" "Bye!" "There you are finally." "You left this here when it rained." "It's mine." "I know!" "That's why I made a trip back hereto wait for you." "Did you glance at it?" "It was all wet," "I blow-dried it, and put something heavy on it to flatten it." "Which means you did." "It would be garbage now if nobody found it." "Thanks to you, then." "Also..." "I'm not a savior, or have nothing better to do." "I fish, and then let them go, in fact..." "In fact, I don't know why, and have never thought of why." ""Sometimes a person keeps doing the same thing"" ""all because he's used to doing it."" ""He doesn't know why."" "I finally understand why I'm here fishing." "I enjoy this feeling a lot." "And I think the fish are happiest in the water." "How do you know?" "Maybe the fish want you to take them home." "Because they won't need to worry about food any more, you'll feed them." "Being fed isn't necessarily happiness." "Bullshit!" "As long as you enjoy what you're doing, eat less or spend less, doesn't matter much." "But not everyone dares to enjoy life that way." ""That was the first time I had a real chat with someone."" "A fish!" "Yeah?" "So soon?" ""I mean..."" ""I talked, he listened."" ""He seemed to understand what I said, too."" "What kind is it?" ""He even let me do the same thing"" ""although it still made no sense to me."" "It's late, I must go." "Here you are!" "Take it home." "No!" "It's all in English." "You should go home, too." "Home?" "No way!" "Go back to school, at least." "Otherwise your talent will be wasted." "No school would admit me." "What if they did?" "Going back to a school like the one I attended." "Would bore me even more than fishing." "If only it were a Band One school, but why would Band One admit me?" "Good night!" ""I've been thinking."" ""whether I can choose a career."" ""I don't want to be like her..."" "OK!" "I'm coming home." "OK" "Hey!" "Do you really want to help me?" "Band One school?" "I can if you want me to." "What's your name?" "Ho Yuk Ling." "May I sleep in there tonight?" "Got nowhere else." "Sleep in my car?" "It's sort of dirty..." "I can clean it for you." "Remember what you promised me." "Look me in the eye." "Will you really help me?" "I want to go to school, I want a choice of my own, that's all." "Will you regret it?" ""Incoming; call:" "Wife"" ""1 missed call"" "This is a Band One school." "I kept my promise, it's your turn now." "Did I promise you anything?" "You promised yourself." "What about the school fees?" "How... how many times a month would you want me?" "None if you aren't willing." "The principal is waiting." "Ho Yuk Ling..." "Mr. Kam Ho Yin is your guardian?" "Yes." ""That school did admit me,"" ""not because of me,"" ""it is because of him."" ""I didn't know who he was until later."" "Mr. Kam Ho Yin, Senior Education Officer of the Education and Manpower Bureau, please!" "Mr. Principal, fellow teachers, parents, and students, today I'd like to talk to you about the relationship between education and society." "I've always said that knowledge can change one's destiny, as well as our society." "We believe that society comes from people's education." "The Education and Manpower Bureau will review the Native Language Teaching policy... as soon as possible." "At the same time, suggestions from all stakeholders are welcome." ""This is an English school."" ""In the first year, I fell behind in all subjects."" "Ho Yuk Ling" ""But, I got an A in Chinese composition many times."" "Tsang Ka Pik" ""So the Chinese teacher gave me an English book."" ""Isn't it ironic?"" ""She said it was her favorite book when she was my age."" ""it tells the story of a rich man secretly sponsoring a girl."" ""The most interesting part is,"" ""not only was the sponsor rich,"" ""he was also nice and young."" ""But, under normal circumstances,"" ""this is just a fantasy."" ""How can such support be unconditional?"" "Enjoy." "Thank you." "This is what people call a deluxe western cuisine?" "It's not even cooked." "Why did you pick n?" "I didn't!" "I was just trying my luck." "The menu is all in English, totally alien to me." "Thank you." "Enjoy." "Hey, why don't we switch?" "OK" "Thank you." "What does it taste like?" "Can't tell you." "You have to taste it yourself." "Our tastes aren't the same." "That's true, though." "What are you waiting for?" "Let me finish this first." "You didn't do good, did you?" "An A in Chinese, not bad." "But..." "The others are B or C." "Except..." "An E in English, barely a pass." "No university would admit you without passing English, you need extra tutoring." "No!" "I don't want it." "Yes!" "You will." "If only you were the tutor." ""For your rent."" "Chiang Mai, Thailand, please!" "OK" ""Chiang Mai, Thailand"" "Hello." "Welcome to Siripanna." "I have a reservation." "Let me see your passport, please." "Thank you." "Enjoy your tea." ""I'm told that most single girls here are looking for "Falangs" (Farangs),"" ""meaning westerners."" ""Thai girls learn about" ""Farangs" when they are small."" ""if one finds a Falang boyfriend or husband, who is willing to pay on her behalf,"" ""she can build a big house back home."" ""A "Falang" is simply a "sugar daddy" to them."" "Hi, sweetie, looking for a Falang boyfriend?" "I am a tourist." "Alone?" "My boyfriend is coming." "OK." "Sorry to disturb you." ""I've been wondering what sort of man my own sugar daddy is."" ""So I start gathering information about him."" ""Spring, 2005"" ""Actually he's a stick-to-the-rules civil servant,"" ""and very religious."" ""He goes to church with his wife and son every Sunday."" ""His friends at church all seem to be very nice,"" ""but look very boring."" ""I fully understand that"" ""I mustn't tell anyone about us,"" ""that would get him in deep trouble."" "You want a drink?" "No, thanks, I'm leaving." "OK." "Hey!" "A drink?" "How old are you?" "I'm Sorry." "Wow, a new girl." "Yes, fresh." "That's Angela." "New girl?" "Yes, she is a new girl," "I can represent her." "How much "Bar Fine" for that new girl?" "Triple the price." "Sure!" "One night." "But... you guys together?" "I only watch, OK?" "Give me extra charge." "Add another $100." "Hey!" "I'm taking her with me tonight." "Hey, so where are we going?" "I just want to buy you a night of freedom, you may go now." "No, I cannot go, I can massage you." "Or you want to try something else?" "I can make you comfortable and happy." "You really enjoy selling yourself?" "But you have paid for me." "If I don't serve you, if you complain to mamasan, the boss will be mad." "OK, then you go back to the bar and serve those Falangs." "Go back?" "Yeah, go..." "Hey!" "You stupid?" "Follow me." "Help yourself..." "Hey!" "What are you doing?" "I serve you." "But I don't want this!" "Just tell me what to do." "If you insist to sell, sell me something else of yourself." "What?" "Sell me your story." "I don't understand." "Everyone has a story." "Why does everyone have a story?" "Because..." "Because our lives are different, so what we've come across is also different." ""Summer, 2006"" "Everyone can tell their story..." "We each have a way to tell it." "Our lives bring us experience," "By the way, are you free after class?" "Whether the experience is good or bad, we don't forget it." ""1 new message"" ""From Kam:" "You're late"" "it's how we tell our stories that matters." "We'll discuss how our listeners feel about our stories in the next class." "That's all for today." "You haven't given me an answer yet." "What answer?" "If you would be free after class today." "No!" "Not today." "Well, next time, then." "See you." "I caught you late for class, and trying to chat up a boy in class." "I was late, but didn't chat up anyone." "I can tell he's interested in you." "Are you spying on me?" "I used to be an inspector." "You're jealous!" "You know I don't like youngsters." "I like this mature inspector." "We're in a classroom." "What about you?" "Have you ever wanted to do it here?" "There's a hidden camera." "What is there to celebrate?" "I got promoted." "Congratulations!" "Got promoted from a low to a high rank." "More or less." "You didn't need to defend anything you didn't agree before, but now after promotion, you have to lie no matter what." "Does journalism say so?" "No!" "I said so." "We'll need to be more careful from now on." "I've got you a gift." "This pen is called "Hemingway"." "It's beautiful!" "Hemingway, an American journalist and writer." "Thank you." "Let me try." ""I was thinking, if ever I became a journalist."" ""I would interview him one day."" ""And he would lie in front of me."" ""Then how should I write about him?"" "Help." "Tell me the truth." "What's your name?" "Angela." "No, I mean your real name." "Sorry, I cannot tell you." "Why not?" "I don't want to tell you my real name." "Give me back the money, then." "But I need the money." "You can take off your clothes in front of strangers, but you can't tell me your real name?" "Your real name!" "Dok-my." "Dok-my?" "How to spell?" "D-O-K and then M-Y." "It means flowers." "Flowers, that's nice." "Dok-my, where are you from?" "Sorry, I cannot tell you." "Never mind," "I know it's hard to tell the truth." "Take the money and go." "How about..." "I serve you another way?" ""If she were Angela, she could sell her body,"" ""but not if she were Dok-my."" "Mr. Kam Ho Yin, the Deputy Secretary for Education is here today to talk about the dispute over reducing university funding." ""Winter, 2006"" "First of all, I hope everyone can understand that..." "Hong Kong spends a lot more on higher education than the neighboring regions." "Take a look at Taiwan." "It has 162 universities, and spends about 70 billion NT on higher education yearly." "Whereas in Hong Kong, our government spending on higher education is equivalent to some 6 billion NT." "But don't forget the number of universities in Hong Kong, now is only 5% of Taiwan's." "Hong Kong Government sees education as a social investment." "Although the decision has been made to axe university funding," "I can assure you that it won't affect the quality of education." "Are you out of your fucking mind?" "You talked shit!" "And in the upcoming years, the quota for higher education will increase to certain extent." "I must stop you for now, Mr. Kam." "You say the funding will be reduced, the next you say the quota will be increased." "And the quality of education won't be affected." "Aren't you contradicting yourself?" "That's political sophistry." "He thinks people are ignorant, unable to make judgments." "He probably hopes all Hongkongers are ignorant, so nobody can criticize him." "He thinks it's best to cancel university funds, so all people are ignorant," " and nobody" " We'll encourage universities would know what goes on in the Government." "To raise funds themselves, to work on finding donors." "Hi, there!" "Busy?" "I need to submit this term paper tomorrow." "I gave up my lunch break to see you." "You're always like that." "Come and go as you like." "I'm often the one gives in, not you." "You always wanted me to come before, anytime I like." "I don't know why I try so hard to make the time to come here." "I still have to attend several meetings." "Don't feel like talking to me now?" "I see, enough schooling, eh?" "It must've been that boy." "What are you talking about?" "Have you fucked anyone else?" "In here, have you?" "Hey!" "I haven't saved it yet." "You came just to say that you're in a hurry, let me fuck you quick." "I need to go to a meeting after that." "OK, come quick, fuck me, c'mon." "Sorry, there's been a lot of pressure lately." "Your pressure comes from talking nonsense on TV." "Even you say so?" "Even uneducated people know you talked nonsense." "I didn't talk nonsense." "Who's paying for your fees, your rent, your food, and your clothes?" "I've let you fuck me!" "I earn my school fees, my food, my clothes, my rent..." "OK, fuck me now, c'mon quick." "You still have a few meetings to attend, right?" "C'mon!" "You're going nuts!" "I'm not!" "I know what I'm doing." ""In fact, when the whole world gets him wrong"" ""or when he is frustrated, he most needs me."" ""But what I didn't understand back then was"" ""we had reached a stage that"" ""I wasn't selling any more,"" ""he wasn't buying."" ""I told Dok-my I was a journalist."" ""She said she would take me somewhere I want to go."" "A funeral?" "Yes, when people die, their sufferings are over." "But some people would rather keep on suffering, so that they can be together with their beloved ones." ""I don't know why,"" ""I really want to know the story of Dok-my."" "The consulting report will be ready next week." ""Fall, 2008"" "I thought it was ready this week." "They say they need more data and may delay a few days." "Someone is on the phone for you, Mr. Kam." "Urgent!" "Push them for me." "Yes!" "Hello?" "This is the assistant to Secretary for Education Bureau calling, to notify you that the Journalism student," "Ho Yuk Ling, is graduating with first honor." "How may I help you?" "You are cordially invited to her convocation." "The date is the afternoon of November 13." "Let me check first, I'll call you back." "Promise me you will come." "All right." "Write down the date for me, Nov 13th afternoon." "What event is that?" "Convocation." "All right." "Ready, one, two, three." "One, two, three, cheers." "Let's take some photos together, Sara." "Sure!" "You go first." "The number you have dialed cannot be reached." "Please try again later." "Sara" "Everybody's waiting for you to take the group picture." "Don't." "What?" "Why not?" "ls everything all right?" "He's not here yet." "Who?" "You don't know him." "Go back to taking photos." "I found you were different from other girls when I first met you, now that we have graduated, so..." "Sorry, it's really not the right time..." "You have a boyfriend?" "I really love him, but he doesn't know..." "The number you have dialed cannot be reached." "Please try again later." "Get in the car." "Why didn't you come to my convocation?" "Get in the car." "I'm asking you, why didn't you come?" "I thought you had an accident." "Get in!" "Why didn't you come?" "You shouldn't have come here." "What if someone sees you?" "You should know not to do this." "We should never have started." "You've got your degree, what more do you want from me?" "Why didn't you come to my convocation?" "You promised." "Why?" "OK!" "I did go." "I saw you talking to that boy, too." "Were you jealous?" "How would you introduce me to your classmates?" "I would say you were..." "They might've seen me on TV or newspapers, and recognized me." "I shouldn't have promised to go." "I did drive there yesterday which was a very risky decision." "Very risky?" "Why did you risk sitting in my class before?" "We never took any photos together." "I told you from start that we can't come out into the open." "I want us to come out now, can we?" "I can't." "Eight years!" "Have you ever loved me?" "I can't answer that." "Answer me!" "Have you?" "Must you force me to say "No!"?" "Don't be silly." "You're young, and have the whole world in front of you." "You don't need me." "Sara" "Let us stop." "Please!" ""I just couldn't let go like that,"" ""I still watched him from afar."" ""Later on, I found out that..."" ""his wife has had a stroke, her lower half is paralyzed."" ""He probably wants to focus on taking care of her."" ""She is a really lucky woman,"" ""who doesn't need to know the truth,"" ""nor to worry about her simple yet boring life."" ""I have had a wicked thought."" ""Maybe we could be together"" ""after his wife dies."" ""So, I'll try my best to live."" ""I can't die before his wife."" "Sorry, excuse me!" "Hey. are you OK?" "Shall we go?" ""When I was working on the "Collusion Between Government and the Business Sector" story,"" ""I got a call from him."" "Hello?" ""That was the last time we met."" ""Winter, 2013"" "Why don't we order Steak Tartare?" "I can't eat raw meat." "I've never paid before, so it's my treat tonight." "I've read your coverage, you're a good journalist." "You have retired?" "Two years earlier... earlier than scheduled." "Why don't we order fish?" "I'm leaving soon." "Why did you ask to meet me, then?" "I'm ill," "final stage liver cancer, chemo won't help." "I'll get you another doctor." "No need!" "I'm very tired." "If you want," "I can quit everything to look after you." "Sara" "I asked to see you because..." "I'd like you to do me one last favor." "Please do not come to my funeral." "Do you think I will cause your family trouble?" "No!" "It's not about my family." "It's about you." "Don't let anyone find out about us." "You have a promising career." "Does that mean... you love me?" "Does it matter now?" ""Forty-six days later, he passed away."" ""And I did not keep my promise."" ""I went to his funeral"" ""to witness the secret between us,"" ""forever sealed and buried."" "Good morning." "Morning." "Sara!" "Hey, sister!" "Can you help me to open the door?" "OK!" "Sara!" "Help!" "Anybody help?" "Sara!" "You wake up!" "Help!" "Anybody help?" "You wake up!" "Sara..." "Sara" "I want to go back." "Go where?" "You've saved me." "Police telephoned your friend in HK." "I'm OK." "Can we stop by the temple?" "I have to thank the Buddha as I have promised..." "I don't know why you want to end your life, your life is so beautiful." "Even so poor as me, no money, no education," "I never thought of killing myself." "So are you going back to the bar?" "When I was 8, my family moved to a city called Maesai." "There were many young girls from Thai," "Cambodia and Laos, as young as 6." "My parents sold me to a pimp for $100 dollars US." "I was placed in a hotel room with some girls." "Men would go there to spend a week or a month with virgins." "I earned 15,000 baht for selling my first time." "Girls like me are then sent to Bangkok," "Chiang Mai and Pattaya, and work on and on." "How long do you have to work before they let you go?" "I don't know, maybe forever." "My village has no employment." "My family has no income," "I am their only hope." "Tell me, do you have a dream?" "Dream?" "I cannot afford." "I am different from you." "My boss said," "Ten thousand US dollars in cash and she may go." "Here is half." "I'll get you the rest of the money in two days." "My boss needs a pledge." "I have told you;" "that's all I have for now." "Do you have anything?" "A watch, ring or anything valuable?" "No." "Go get her bag!" "No!" "Stop!" "Stop!" "You videotaped us!" "Stop!" "You want to die?" "Hey, stop!" "Hey, stop!" "Hurry up, go!" "We need to get a car." "Keep driving!" "They are coming!" "Faster!" "You!" "Stop!" "Don't stop!" "Stop the car!" "Stop!" "What you guys doing?" "Come on!" "Help!" " Hey, let's split!" " Please help!" "Stop!" "Hey, what are you doing?" "Stop!" "What's happening to you?" "Follow me, please!" "Miss Ho, we've tried our best to recover your belongings." "I understand that you are a journalist, but I would like to give you a suggestion," ""safety goes first."" "Dok-my will be free from now on?" "She is under 18." "We will transfer her to the Welfare Department." "Her friend from HK has arrived." "Are you OK?" "Yes!" "To Hong Kong tomorrow." "OK, thank you very much." "Bye." "I've booked the tickets, we're flying back to Hong Kong tomorrow." "Why did you do that?" "I think we broke up already." "But we're still friends and colleagues." "Wait a minute, when did we break up?" "Don't tell me you committed suicide because of me?" "OK, I got it!" "Who is he?" "No one." "I think I have the right to know." "I'm thinking of writing a story about Dok-my." "What's so special about her?" "She's just one of the 2.8 million hookers in Thailand." "Even if her story interests you, don't need to trade your life for it." "Unless you're aiming at the Pulitzer Prize, or you're stupid enough to think the 2.8 million hookers can be saved by your pen." "Won't you please pay some respect?" "They're sex workers, not hookers." "No need to be so keen on these terms, so long as you understand what I say." "In fact..." ""Raymond doesn't understand that I am another Dok-my."" ""I was rescued by someone."" ""Now I'm trying to rescue Dok-my."" ""Probably it's all God's Will."" "Many people are looking for job opportunity in big city;" "there is no job in the village." "That's why the agents can get the girls." "Some parents even think that there is nothing wrong to sell their daughters to work in the bars." "Come in." "Are you OK?" "Are you leaving?" "I can stay for a while... come!" "I thought you won't come back for me, just like the men, they fucked me and have me forgotten." "From now on you can have your dreams." "Will you come back to see me?" "Yes, of course." "You can reach me anytime." "Thank you..." "Who is that man?" "It's a long story." "I have to go now." "Take care." "OK?" "Sara!" "OK, Let's go." ""Hong Kong"" "What are you doing here?" "Kick him out." "Call security." "Sara" "Your mom is dying." "Your mom wants to see you." "Dad!" "How's Mom?" "Your sister is here." "Sis!" "Mom" "Yuk Ling." "I owe you an apology." "I'm fine." "Don't worry about me." "You'll lose it to some man sooner or later." "Might as well let him take it, better than losing it to some kid out there." "Mom can't protect you." "But don't all women go through the same thing?" "How can it be otherwise?" ""He played a considerable part in my life."" ""I regret it so much,"" ""I could've handled the situation better."" "I've got a new story." "What story?" "Sex Tourism!" "Prostitutes, female, male, children." "There are 2.8 million sex workers in Thailand, 2 million are women," "20,000 men, 800,000 underage." "The sex industry makes up 17% of Thailand's GDP." "One third of the sex workers are HIV-positive." "Do you believe that?" "There's a market for its novelty." "It's a good story, we can look into it." "Sara!" "Long time no see." "You haven't changed much." "I heard that you're connected to a social network called "Golden Brotherhood"." "The magazine you work with now is so prestigious, why do you still want to get in touch with them?" "Nothing is as powerful as the voice of people." ""Collusion Between Government and the Business Sector;" "Lewd and Degrading Party."" "This is the real McCoy." "Help me to get it out." "Aren't you worried that they could come and get you for this?" "Are you?" ""I went to Chiang Mai to look for Dok-my"" ""but the social worker said that..."" ""Dok-my asked to leave, nobody knows where she went."" ""In fact, many girls leave, too."" ""Because they know that without work, their families will starve."" ""Some girls return to the sex business."" ""Because they can make money to support their families"" ""and even build big houses for them."" ""I asked the Thai police to search the bar where Dok-my worked before"" ""but she wasn't there."" ""I also went to her home in Maesai"" ""hoping that she actually had returned home."" ""She hadn't."" ""But in Maesai."" ""I saw many Dok-mys."" ""I also saw myself.""