1. Are we still partners?Copy !req
2. We've been business partners
for 155 weeks now.Copy !req
3. We're sitting next to each other
for the first time today.Copy !req
4. We seldom see each other.Copy !req
5. I know too well that man
can hardly control his passion.Copy !req
6. Partners should never get
emotionally involved with each other.Copy !req
7. A message for 3662.Copy !req
8. I'm meeting his friends tomorrow.Copy !req
9. Ask him to let me know where.Copy !req
10. Most people work from 9:00 to 5:00.Copy !req
11. I'm just the opposite.Copy !req
12. My job is simple.Copy !req
13. I visit some "friends"
once in a while.Copy !req
14. I don't know any of them.Copy !req
15. And I'm not interested
in them either.Copy !req
16. Because they'll soon be gone forever.Copy !req
17. Going out?Copy !req
18. Yes.Copy !req
19. One's profession is very often
determined by one's personality.Copy !req
20. The best thing about my professionCopy !req
21. is there's no need
to make any decisions.Copy !req
22. Who's to die, when, where-Copy !req
23. it's all been planned by others.Copy !req
24. I'm a lazy person.Copy !req
25. I like people to arrange things for me.Copy !req
26. That's why I need a partner.Copy !req
27. Ming?Copy !req
28. Ming!Copy !req
29. You're Ming, aren't you?Copy !req
30. Remember me?
My name's Hoi.Copy !req
31. Don't you remember me?
I was always number one in grade school.Copy !req
32. - Remember?
- Yeah.Copy !req
33. What a coincidence!Copy !req
34. If my Mercedes hadn't broken down,
I wouldn't have run into you here.Copy !req
35. Every person has his own past.Copy !req
36. Even if you're a killer,Copy !req
37. you still have classmates
from grade school around.Copy !req
38. Every time I run into them,Copy !req
39. they ask me the same questions.Copy !req
40. What kind of work do you do?Copy !req
41. Give me your card
so we can keep in touch.Copy !req
42. Maybe we could work together.Copy !req
43. That would be great.
Always lookin' to make a buck.Copy !req
44. Your own business?
That's worth breaking your back for!Copy !req
45. You married?Copy !req
46. Don't tell me you can't find a girl!Copy !req
47. What? A son!Copy !req
48. Looks exactly like you!Copy !req
49. What's this-your wife's black?Copy !req
50. I mean... smart move!
Black grows on you.Copy !req
51. Your skin color's different,Copy !req
52. but you make a nice couple.Copy !req
53. Hey, are you insured?Copy !req
54. Maybe you can help me out.Copy !req
55. I've been in the business
over ten years.Copy !req
56. You might not know,Copy !req
57. but I'm rated the top insurance broker
in all Southeast Asia.Copy !req
58. I'm being interviewed
by the newspaper in a few days.Copy !req
59. For old time's sake,Copy !req
60. I'll work out the best plan for you.
You never can tell.Copy !req
61. God forbid, but what if
something should happen?Copy !req
62. It's not just for you.Copy !req
63. I see you travel a lot for work.Copy !req
64. If not for yourself,
think about your wife and little boy.Copy !req
65. I often wonder if any insurance company
would insure a professional killer.Copy !req
66. I'd really like to help him out,Copy !req
67. but I wouldn't know
whom to name as beneficiary.Copy !req
68. Remember that girl with the big boobs?
The one we were both after years ago?Copy !req
69. We're getting married next week.
Here's an invitation.Copy !req
70. Sorry-just write your own name on it.Copy !req
71. Come a little early.
I'll write up the policy for you.Copy !req
72. And bring your wife.
Bye-bye.Copy !req
73. A few years back, I paid a black woman
$30 to have her picture taken with me,Copy !req
74. so that if people asked,
I could say she was my wife.Copy !req
75. And the kid in the picture-
I just bought him an ice-cream cone.Copy !req
76. I've always wanted to go
to a wedding,Copy !req
77. but I know very well
it's not my kind of scene.Copy !req
78. Going through a person's trashCopy !req
79. can tell you a lot about them.Copy !req
80. He comes to this bar a lot.Copy !req
81. Maybe 'cause it's quiet.Copy !req
82. Sometimes I sit in his usual seat.Copy !req
83. Lets me feel close to him.Copy !req
84. Some people you really don't want
to get too close to.Copy !req
85. Find out too much about a person
and you lose interest.Copy !req
86. I'm the practical kind.Copy !req
87. I know how to make myself happy.Copy !req
88. No, he hasn't come back yet.Copy !req
89. You telling the truth?Copy !req
90. Why should I lie?Copy !req
91. - You live here?
- Something wrong with that?Copy !req
92. Have you seen this person around?Copy !req
93. No.Copy !req
94. Don't come out yet.Copy !req
95. The cops are still here.Copy !req
96. You know where he is. Tell us.Copy !req
97. You rub elbows
with a lot of people every day.Copy !req
98. Some strangers might become
your friends or even confidants.Copy !req
99. But I know very well these cops
will never be my confidants.Copy !req
100. My name is Ho Chi Moo.Copy !req
101. I was prisoner number 223.Copy !req
102. I haven't seen him in days.
I'll let you know when he comes back.Copy !req
103. I saw him come in.
You'd better tell the truth.Copy !req
104. Stop making faces!
Stand still!Copy !req
105. I'm a happy man.Copy !req
106. I was very talkative when I was small.Copy !req
107. But at age five, I ate
a can of pineapple that had expired,Copy !req
108. and I stopped talking.Copy !req
109. For that reason,
I have very few friends.Copy !req
110. I found it very hard
to find work too.Copy !req
111. I finally decided to be my own boss.Copy !req
112. Having no capital,
the only thing I can doCopy !req
113. is sneak into
other people's shops after hoursCopy !req
114. and run my own business.Copy !req
115. I'm not a freeloader.Copy !req
116. I just think it makes sense,
since the rent's already been paid,Copy !req
117. to run the business around the clock.Copy !req
118. Who says nobody
buys pork at 3:00 a.m.?Copy !req
119. I came yesterday
to buy some, didn't I?Copy !req
120. If you want to do business,Copy !req
121. you have to take
each customer's needs into account.Copy !req
122. Buddha said,
"If I don't descend into hell, who will?"Copy !req
123. When you're the boss,
you have to be kind,Copy !req
124. caring and tolerant.Copy !req
125. You can't just look to your own gain.Copy !req
126. I know very well
there's no such thing as a free lunch,Copy !req
127. so I always work very hard
until the wee hours.Copy !req
128. I don't make a lot of money,
but I'm happy.Copy !req
129. Are you nuts? Why should I let you
wash my clothes?Copy !req
130. I'm a beggar.
I don't need laundry done!Copy !req
131. I don't need it!Copy !req
132. Leave me alone!Copy !req
133. Are you nuts?
Keep your hands off my clothes!Copy !req
134. Give me back my clothes!Copy !req
135. Hands off!
I'll beat you up!Copy !req
136. Okay, I'll pay!Copy !req
137. I'll pay you,
if it's money you want.Copy !req
138. You're a lunatic!Copy !req
139. Don't push me!
I don't want any eggplant!Copy !req
140. You can't make me buy it!Copy !req
141. I'm single.
What would people think?Copy !req
142. Not even if they're free!Copy !req
143. I'll take some melon.Copy !req
144. Here!Copy !req
145. This is huge!
Are you out of your mind?Copy !req
146. Stop that!Copy !req
147. I washed my hair yesterday.Copy !req
148. Ouch! Easy!Copy !req
149. My head doesn't itch-
stop scratching it!Copy !req
150. I just came down for a late snack.Copy !req
151. I don't need a shampoo.Copy !req
152. I give up.
Do whatever you want.Copy !req
153. No!Copy !req
154. I don't want a shave!Copy !req
155. Hands off!Copy !req
156. Listen, I'm no regular guy.
I have underworld connections.Copy !req
157. I really don't want a shave.
How about-Copy !req
158. I'll pay you, okay?Copy !req
159. A double cone, please.Copy !req
160. Oh, no, it's you!Copy !req
161. Sorry.Copy !req
162. Stop pulling my hair.Copy !req
163. I'll climb in myself.Copy !req
164. Sorry!Copy !req
165. I'm coming in.Copy !req
166. Hello? It's me.
What are you doing?Copy !req
167. Go to bed. Don't wait for me.Copy !req
168. I'm having some ice cream.Copy !req
169. Uh, no, it's more than a scoop or two.Copy !req
170. I don't know how much more
I'll have to eat.Copy !req
171. No, it's not an eating contest.
Of course I'll have to pay!Copy !req
172. Yeah, but this guy won't let me...Copy !req
173. I don't know how to explain,
but it's the truth.Copy !req
174. Come see for yourself
if you don't believe me.Copy !req
175. Hello?Copy !req
176. No, I can't eat that!Copy !req
177. What if my mustache catches on fire?Copy !req
178. This isn't funny anymore.Copy !req
179. Why are you doing this?Copy !req
180. I said to come by yourself.Copy !req
181. I didn't tell you
to bring the whole family.Copy !req
182. Dad's too old for all this ice cream.Copy !req
183. What if something happens?Copy !req
184. The kids have to go to school tomorrow.Copy !req
185. Think about that.Copy !req
186. Has anyone in Hong Kong ever died
from too much ice cream?Copy !req
187. I don't want to be the first.Copy !req
188. I'll pay you, okay?Copy !req
189. Name a price.
I'll buy it all. Please.Copy !req
190. My ice cream may be
a bit more expensive,Copy !req
191. but I think this family
is having a great time.Copy !req
192. I love ice cream.Copy !req
193. When I was little, an ice cream truck
would stop by my house every day.Copy !req
194. I was always happy to see it.Copy !req
195. Once I asked my dad
why he didn't drive an ice cream truck.Copy !req
196. He didn't answer.Copy !req
197. I later found outCopy !req
198. my mother had been run over
by an ice cream truck.Copy !req
199. I was born in Taiwan.Copy !req
200. I came to Hong Kong
with my dad when I was five.Copy !req
201. He worked as an assistant
at the Chungking Mansions Hotel.Copy !req
202. He's rarely talked
since my mother died.Copy !req
203. No more ice cream, of course.Copy !req
204. Maybe the fact
we're both so quietCopy !req
205. explains why we've always been close.Copy !req
206. Why are you being so nice to me?Copy !req
207. You even bought me ice cream.Copy !req
208. You should know
I don't like ice cream.Copy !req
209. It's too cold!Copy !req
210. It's bad for my health.
Gives me the runs.Copy !req
211. Are you nuts?Copy !req
212. Hey, open up!
What game are you playing now?Copy !req
213. Open this door!Copy !req
214. What are you doing?Copy !req
215. I'll kill you!Copy !req
216. Open this door!
Stop playing around!Copy !req
217. 9090.Copy !req
218. I'd like to leave a message.Copy !req
219. I'm meeting his friends tomorrow.Copy !req
220. He should let me know where.Copy !req
221. I get it. It's clear.Copy !req
222. I just wanna make sure
the address was correct.Copy !req
223. It was a fast-food store,
not a barber shop.Copy !req
224. You may think
we must be making a lot of money.Copy !req
225. But how much is a human life worth?Copy !req
226. Demand comes and goes.Copy !req
227. It's not unusual to have
no business for months.Copy !req
228. So, once in a whileCopy !req
229. I moonlight in the financial field.Copy !req
230. Like debt collection.Copy !req
231. Thanks.Copy !req
232. Hold on.
I'll get you the money.Copy !req
233. Here.Copy !req
234. I don't know why,
but I've been injured a lot lately.Copy !req
235. I hate digging bullets
out of my own body.Copy !req
236. It's exhausting.Copy !req
237. I turned in early that night,Copy !req
238. knowing when I woke up the next day,
I'd have to make a decision.Copy !req
239. Lady, we're closed.Copy !req
240. Two weeks after I was injured,
I asked to see her.Copy !req
241. I wanted to tell her my decision.Copy !req
242. But I didn't show up.Copy !req
243. I'm sure she'll look for me here
in the next couple days.Copy !req
244. I know that because
we've been partners for so long.Copy !req
245. As her partner, it's not enough
for me to understand her.Copy !req
246. I have to let her understand me too.Copy !req
247. So sometimes I leave cluesCopy !req
248. so she can trace
my actions and whereabouts.Copy !req
249. She's become part of my life
these past years.Copy !req
250. But things always change.Copy !req
251. I desperately want to tell her
that I want to quit,Copy !req
252. but I don't know how to start.Copy !req
253. So I've devised another way.Copy !req
254. A woman may come asking for me
in the next few days.Copy !req
255. Please give her this coin.Copy !req
256. Tell her 1818 is my lucky number.Copy !req
257. 1818.Copy !req
258. The number of one
of the songs in this jukebox.Copy !req
259. When she hears the song,Copy !req
260. she'll understand my message.Copy !req
261. Forget himCopy !req
262. And it's like forgetting everythingCopy !req
263. It's like losing all directionCopy !req
264. Losing oneselfCopy !req
265. Forget himCopy !req
266. And it's like forgetting
the joy of lifeCopy !req
267. It's like a knife in the heartCopy !req
268. Bleeding in painCopy !req
269. May I sit here?Copy !req
270. It's raining!Copy !req
271. Let's have some fun!Copy !req
272. It feels great!Copy !req
273. Cover me too!Copy !req
274. Come on!Copy !req
275. What?Copy !req
276. I'm all nervous.Copy !req
277. Why?Copy !req
278. Come on up.Copy !req
279. No?Copy !req
280. Okay.Copy !req
281. Sure you don't wanna come up?Copy !req
282. Positive?Copy !req
283. Forget it.Copy !req
284. Come and get it.Copy !req
285. It won't dry out tonight.
You'll have to stay.Copy !req
286. I'll take it to the cleaners
for you tomorrow.Copy !req
287. Okay?Copy !req
288. Hey, I'm talking to you.Copy !req
289. Why are you ignoring me?Copy !req
290. Open the door!Copy !req
291. Looks nice.
Still fits you well.Copy !req
292. Whose is this?Copy !req
293. Why all the questions?Copy !req
294. Are we that close?Copy !req
295. Better be careful!Copy !req
296. What are you doing?Copy !req
297. Help!Copy !req
298. Hey!Copy !req
299. What do you want from me?Copy !req
300. What are you doing?Copy !req
301. I'm so happy!Copy !req
302. Don't let me stop you.Copy !req
303. Guess why I dyed my hair blond.Copy !req
304. I don't know.Copy !req
305. To make myself unforgettable.Copy !req
306. It's pretty special.Copy !req
307. You're making fun of me.Copy !req
308. I mean it.
You're very special.Copy !req
309. - Someone told me that once before.
- Who?Copy !req
310. You!Copy !req
311. We were together for some time.Copy !req
312. I had long hair then.Copy !req
313. You called me "baby."Copy !req
314. Really?Copy !req
315. Yes.Copy !req
316. But let's let bygones be bygones.Copy !req
317. If you like me now, it's fine.Copy !req
318. I didn't say that.Copy !req
319. I just wanted some company.Copy !req
320. Fine.Copy !req
321. Just for the night.Copy !req
322. Maybe you'll like me better tomorrow.Copy !req
323. No!Copy !req
324. Get out!Copy !req
325. Get the hell out of here!Copy !req
326. Get out or I'll clobber you!Copy !req
327. Hello?Copy !req
328. What did you want to tell me?Copy !req
329. You want to have kids?Copy !req
330. Why are you telling me this?Copy !req
331. You wanna get married?
Sure! I'll marry you.Copy !req
332. Give me time
to send out invitations.Copy !req
333. You already did?Copy !req
334. How come I'm the last to know?Copy !req
335. You're a sly one!Copy !req
336. You sent me an invitation?Copy !req
337. Why?Copy !req
338. I see.
Congratulations!Copy !req
339. Who's the lucky girl?Copy !req
340. Blondie?Copy !req
341. What a perfect couple!Copy !req
342. She wants me to be her bridesmaid?Copy !req
343. What should I wear?Copy !req
344. Chinese style?Copy !req
345. A lady-in-waiting?
How interesting!Copy !req
346. Sure! That's great!Copy !req
347. Where's Blondie now?Copy !req
348. I want to call and congratulate her.Copy !req
349. Okay, thanks. Bye-bye.Copy !req
350. Give me a dime.
You got a dime?Copy !req
351. Hello? Blondie?Copy !req
352. I know you're there.
Stop pretending you're the machine.Copy !req
353. You know what?
If you don't talk to me,Copy !req
354. you'll regret it
the rest of your life!Copy !req
355. You're marrying him?Copy !req
356. I shouldn't have asked you
to pay his electricity bill.Copy !req
357. Now you're getting married?Copy !req
358. You filthy bitch!
He doesn't love you.Copy !req
359. He just wants a son born
in the Year of the Pig-this year!Copy !req
360. But it's already April!Copy !req
361. There's not enough time!
It'll be premature.Copy !req
362. I've got it!Copy !req
363. You got pregnant by another guy
and told him it's his child.Copy !req
364. I'm warning you: Next time I see you,
I'm gonna push you down the stairs!Copy !req
365. You got that?Copy !req
366. Hello? Hello?
I'm not finished yet!Copy !req
367. Hello?Copy !req
368. Gimme another dime!Copy !req
369. That bitch!
She took the phone off the hook!Copy !req
370. I don't want any!Copy !req
371. Let me cry on your shoulder.Copy !req
372. The night's full of weirdos.Copy !req
373. This girl seems to turn up
wherever I go.Copy !req
374. I'm fine now.
I'll pay you back next time.Copy !req
375. But every time we meet,
it's the same story.Copy !req
376. I wish I could tell her some problems
can't be solved over the phone.Copy !req
377. You meet the guy face to face
and talk it out,Copy !req
378. or, if that fails,
you punch him in the nose.Copy !req
379. Too bad I couldn't put it into words.Copy !req
380. But she seemed to somehow
understand anyway.Copy !req
381. I think you're right.Copy !req
382. Let's go.Copy !req
383. Blondie, I know you're in there!Copy !req
384. Come out if you've got the guts!Copy !req
385. I'm gonna burn this place down
on the count of three!Copy !req
386. One... two... three!Copy !req
387. I think we got the wrong floor.Copy !req
388. Blondie, come on out!
I know you're in there!Copy !req
389. I'm gonna burn this place down
if you don't!Copy !req
390. One... two... three!Copy !req
391. Let's try the next floor.Copy !req
392. Are those gray hairs real?Copy !req
393. At my age? Of course they are!Copy !req
394. Looks like a faded blond dye job to me!
How are you related to Blondie?Copy !req
395. I don't know any Blondie.Copy !req
396. Her real name's Situ Hui Ling.
Ring a bell?Copy !req
397. Never heard of her.Copy !req
398. Is she your chick?Copy !req
399. Leave me alone, you loony!Copy !req
400. I'm sure they've got a thing together.Copy !req
401. Follow him!Copy !req
402. Do you have a daughter
named Blondie?Copy !req
403. Or Situ Hui Ling? You look a lot alike.
Have you forgotten?Copy !req
404. - Think hard.
- I don't know her.Copy !req
405. We searched high and low all night.Copy !req
406. After a while, I started to wonder
if she even knew where Blondie lived.Copy !req
407. I'm tired of this game.Copy !req
408. Why is everyone covering for you?
Where the hell are you?Copy !req
409. I'm a nice person.
Why doesn't anyone help me?Copy !req
410. You're a slut,
and everyone helps you!Copy !req
411. It's not fair.
What kind of world is this?Copy !req
412. I don't wanna play this game anymore.Copy !req
413. You must be sleeping with everyone.
You must have slept with her too.Copy !req
414. I bet you have,
but you won't admit it. Right?Copy !req
415. What a crazy world.
How am I gonna find you?Copy !req
416. Bitch! You've got
the whole world on your side.Copy !req
417. Blondie!Copy !req
418. You slut! How dare you show your face!
You're finished!Copy !req
419. Bitch! Slut! Tramp!Copy !req
420. I'll mop you to death!Copy !req
421. Bitch!Copy !req
422. How can you be so cruel!Copy !req
423. Hey, get your face out of the food
and watch the door!Copy !req
424. Blondie could walk in any minute.Copy !req
425. She used to come here
for dim sum with her pop.Copy !req
426. How do you spell "inadequate"?Copy !req
427. Never mind.
I'll just spell it like this.Copy !req
428. Listen to this.Copy !req
429. "I, Situ Hui Ling, aka Blondie,
am ugly and inadequate.Copy !req
430. I hereby return Mr. Johnny Kwong
to his rightful girlfriend, Charlie Young.Copy !req
431. I will have no more relationship with him.Copy !req
432. This will serve as proof.
Our signatures are binding unto death."Copy !req
433. This is great, right?Copy !req
434. I'll make Blondie sign this today.Copy !req
435. I gotta get her fingerprints
and ID number.Copy !req
436. Her old man can serve as witness.
I'll get a picture of them together.Copy !req
437. Blondie!Copy !req
438. - Your name is Blondie too?
- Shut up!Copy !req
439. I'll fucking chop you to pieces!Copy !req
440. This is Blondie!Copy !req
441. Your name is Blondie too?Copy !req
442. What if it is?Copy !req
443. Is your name really Blondie?Copy !req
444. What of it?Copy !req
445. They say women are made of water.Copy !req
446. So are some men.Copy !req
447. Most people fall in love
for the first time as teenagers.Copy !req
448. I guess I'm a late bloomer.Copy !req
449. Maybe I'm too picky.Copy !req
450. On May 30, 1995,Copy !req
451. I finally fell in love
for the first time.Copy !req
452. It was raining that night.Copy !req
453. When I looked at her,
I suddenly felt like I was a store.Copy !req
454. And she was me.Copy !req
455. Without any warning,
she suddenly enters the store.Copy !req
456. I don't know how long she'll stay.Copy !req
457. The longer the better, of course.Copy !req
458. You never wash
your feet or socks or hair.Copy !req
459. You stink all over.Copy !req
460. When did you dye your hair blond?Copy !req
461. They say love can change a man.Copy !req
462. I started to find myself
more handsome and charming.Copy !req
463. And suddenly I discovered
I was turning blond.Copy !req
464. Maybe because my mom was Russian.Copy !req
465. A lot of people don't understand
when my father speaks Taiwanese.Copy !req
466. And rightly so.Copy !req
467. It's actually Taiwanese
with the infamous Russian accent.Copy !req
468. Hello?
Chungking Mansions Hotel.Copy !req
469. Who's this?Copy !req
470. Blondie!Copy !req
471. On June 22, 1995,Copy !req
472. the Italian team Sampdoria
came to play in Hong Kong.Copy !req
473. I went to the game with Charlie.Copy !req
474. She wanted to see Ruud Gullit.Copy !req
475. She was ecstatic that night.Copy !req
476. She insisted on staying after the game.Copy !req
477. This is no fun!Copy !req
478. What's the point in playing them?Copy !req
479. They're all blond and superior.
Our players are no match.Copy !req
480. Did they really expect a miracle?
Fools!Copy !req
481. You know why I came?Copy !req
482. I was the one hoping for a miracle.Copy !req
483. Johnny is a huge fan of Gullit.Copy !req
484. I thought I might see him here.Copy !req
485. But how could he come?
He's getting married tomorrow.Copy !req
486. You know why I was yelling
and waving like crazy earlier?Copy !req
487. I was hoping he'd see me on TV.Copy !req
488. He promised me he'd come!Copy !req
489. So why didn't he?Copy !req
490. I realized that she still missed Johnny.Copy !req
491. It made me feel bad.Copy !req
492. But I'm an optimist.Copy !req
493. I've heard people say
everything has its expiration date.Copy !req
494. I wasn't sure this would apply
to her and Johnny,Copy !req
495. but I thought it might soon.Copy !req
496. I guess I might have been
a little too optimistic.Copy !req
497. A few days later,
I asked her to go to a second match.Copy !req
498. She didn't show up.Copy !req
499. I thought what she had
with Johnny would expire soon.Copy !req
500. But as it turned out,Copy !req
501. my expiration date came up first.Copy !req
502. I got there early
and stayed till everyone was gone.Copy !req
503. As the lights of the stadium went dark,Copy !req
504. I realized she wasn't gonna show.Copy !req
505. I was heartbroken.
This couldn't be.Copy !req
506. People say breaking up hurts.Copy !req
507. That wasn't true for me.Copy !req
508. But something strange did happen.Copy !req
509. After that day, my blond hair
suddenly disappeared.Copy !req
510. Just like my first love.Copy !req
511. I also began to realize my past behavior
had been very irresponsible.Copy !req
512. I shouldn't have taken over
other people's shops,Copy !req
513. coming and going as I pleased.Copy !req
514. Every shop has its own feelings.Copy !req
515. This realization
had a profound effect on me.Copy !req
516. It prompted me to change my ways.Copy !req
517. Welcome.Copy !req
518. One person.Copy !req
519. Look for our new menu next time.Copy !req
520. Am I making you stay overtime?Copy !req
521. Get a glass for yourself.
Be my guest.Copy !req
522. How's business?Copy !req
523. What's it cost
to open a place like this?Copy !req
524. Good evening.Copy !req
525. You have money?Copy !req
526. I was just wondering
what it costs to open a place like this.Copy !req
527. Do you have a million?Copy !req
528. I had never thought
about going into business before.Copy !req
529. When you live in a suitcase,
you don't need a place of your own.Copy !req
530. But things had changed.Copy !req
531. I had to start planning
for the future.Copy !req
532. That night,
I had a nice chat with the manager.Copy !req
533. He even offered a helping handCopy !req
534. should I ever open my own shop.Copy !req
535. - Another beer?
- Sure, one more.Copy !req
536. How much money do you have?Copy !req
537. I stayed away from that bar
for some time,Copy !req
538. partly because I didn't want
to hear song number 1818.Copy !req
539. But there are some things
you can't escape.Copy !req
540. I've never returned
to that restaurant since that night.Copy !req
541. Wishing you good fortune
and long life to reach the heavensCopy !req
542. Wishing you a happy birthdayCopy !req
543. May this day be joyous
for you every yearCopy !req
544. Best wishes to youCopy !req
545. How are you, my boy?Copy !req
546. Your dad's fine.
Don't worry about me.Copy !req
547. Soon it'll be your birthday.Copy !req
548. I'm sorry I can't come home.Copy !req
549. Is your mother feeling better?Copy !req
550. Is your sister behaving herself?Copy !req
551. Sato-san is a real family man.Copy !req
552. He was a film director
before he opened this place.Copy !req
553. So he always communicates
with his family by making a videotape.Copy !req
554. I'm sure his son must be very happy
to receive his videotapes.Copy !req
555. Sometimes I want
to try the same thing.Copy !req
556. But I don't know
who I'd send my tapes to.Copy !req
557. I don't want to end up
sending them to myself.Copy !req
558. You whom I hold in my heartCopy !req
559. Why did you leave my sideCopy !req
560. Because of youCopy !req
561. I'm sad all the timeCopy !req
562. I miss you with all my heartCopy !req
563. My belovedCopy !req
564. Come back to meCopy !req
565. Hurry back to my sideCopy !req
566. Though I'm not like Sato-san,Copy !req
567. I can feel the same happiness as his son
on receiving his father's tape.Copy !req
568. Get out of here!Copy !req
569. I've got nothing to say.
I want to go to sleep.Copy !req
570. Are you crazy?Copy !req
571. Get out of here!Copy !req
572. Go away!Copy !req
573. Later that night, I discovered Dad
secretly watching the tape.Copy !req
574. He really enjoyed it.Copy !req
575. I'm usually very bad at details,Copy !req
576. but I remember very well
that it was his 60th birthday.Copy !req
577. He kept laughing as he watched it.
Who knows what he found so funny.Copy !req
578. But I know he was happy.Copy !req
579. Stupid kid!Copy !req
580. When you've worked
with someone for a long time,Copy !req
581. he can have a certain effect on you.Copy !req
582. I knew that fragrance very well.Copy !req
583. I just wasn't used
to smelling it on another woman.Copy !req
584. This suit fits me well.Copy !req
585. But I think it's shrunk a little.Copy !req
586. I never liked this fragrance
all that much.Copy !req
587. This afternoon
I smelled it on another woman.Copy !req
588. She wants to see you very much.Copy !req
589. I set up a meeting for you with her.Copy !req
590. You're not gonna go, right?Copy !req
591. You should go.
That way you could clear things up.Copy !req
592. Then again,
it's even better if you don't go.Copy !req
593. I know you'll go.Copy !req
594. You can have this back.Copy !req
595. I want...Copy !req
596. a bag of chips.Copy !req
597. The yellow ones, not the red.Copy !req
598. They sat there together
for a long time that day.Copy !req
599. I wonder what they said
to each other.Copy !req
600. It rained the whole time.Copy !req
601. I started to think,Copy !req
602. "It's raining so hard.
How will I get home by myself?"Copy !req
603. Just when I really needed a raincoat,Copy !req
604. he returned to my side.Copy !req
605. It would be so greatCopy !req
606. if it could rain forever.Copy !req
607. I'm not coming up.Copy !req
608. Then why'd you walk me home?Copy !req
609. You should have let me
come back alone!Copy !req
610. I was thinking of coming back
by myself anyway.Copy !req
611. Why did you do that?
Think it'd be easier on me this way?Copy !req
612. You're crazy!Copy !req
613. Fuck off!
I never want to see you again!Copy !req
614. I thought we had agreed on this.Copy !req
615. Not me!
I never agreed to anything!Copy !req
616. I asked you not to see her, but you did.
Now what do you want from me?Copy !req
617. You think I'm a fool?Copy !req
618. Get lost!Copy !req
619. Liar!Copy !req
620. Give me your arm.Copy !req
621. Why'd you do that?Copy !req
622. Can't I leave you a memento?Copy !req
623. You might forget my face,
but not my bite.Copy !req
624. But my face is easy to remember.
I have a mole.Copy !req
625. If a woman with a mole on her face
comes up to you on the street,Copy !req
626. it could be me.Copy !req
627. You won't remember me.Copy !req
628. Yes, I will.Copy !req
629. Do I remember her?Copy !req
630. Actually, it's not that important.Copy !req
631. For her,Copy !req
632. I'm just a stopover
on the journey of her life.Copy !req
633. I hope she reaches
her destination soonCopy !req
634. and finds a man who really loves her.Copy !req
635. We all need a partner.Copy !req
636. When will I find mine?Copy !req
637. Are we still partners?Copy !req
638. I didn't know
how to answer that question.Copy !req
639. I had come to look at partners
from a new angle.Copy !req
640. As a business partner,
she was perfect.Copy !req
641. But she wasn't the kind of partner
you could spend your life with.Copy !req
642. I'd like to terminate
our business relationship.Copy !req
643. Do me one last favor, will you?Copy !req
644. I don't know why I agreed.Copy !req
645. Maybe because
it was the last time.Copy !req
646. I want to place
an advertisement for my friend.Copy !req
647. On the front page.Copy !req
648. The best thing about my professionCopy !req
649. is there's no need
to make any decisions.Copy !req
650. Who's to die, when, where-Copy !req
651. it's all been planned by others.Copy !req
652. I'm a lazy person.Copy !req
653. I like people to arrange things for me.Copy !req
654. It's been a bit different lately.Copy !req
655. I want to change this habit.Copy !req
656. I don't know
if it's a good decision or not,Copy !req
657. but at least it's mine.Copy !req
658. Old people say taking someone's picture
shortens that person's life.Copy !req
659. I'm not sure it's true.Copy !req
660. One evening, Dad wasn't feeling well.Copy !req
661. I took him to the hospital.Copy !req
662. He passed away a while later.Copy !req
663. All these years, I've always felt
like a little boy because of him.Copy !req
664. He was someone I could always turn to,
someone to solve all my problems.Copy !req
665. Packing up his stuff that evening,Copy !req
666. I felt like a grown-up
for the first time.Copy !req
667. But I don't wanna be a grown-up.Copy !req
668. I sure wish Dad
could always be with me!Copy !req
669. When I left the hotel,
the videotape was all I took with me.Copy !req
670. I watched it over and over
before I left.Copy !req
671. Watching Dad cook in the kitchen,
I feel very happy.Copy !req
672. Though I know
I'll never taste his steaks again,Copy !req
673. I'll never forget how they tasted.Copy !req
674. You again!
I'll be damned!Copy !req
675. Stop pulling my hair!
You promised!Copy !req
676. You should know not to touch it.Copy !req
677. I'd love to be your customer.Copy !req
678. Did I ever say no?Copy !req
679. Did I?Copy !req
680. Look at me! How do I look?
Don't touch me!Copy !req
681. My wife has gone to China.Copy !req
682. I have some business to take care of.Copy !req
683. Give me three hours.
I promise I'll be back on time.Copy !req
684. Three hours, okay?
Three hours.Copy !req
685. Two hours?Copy !req
686. It's a deal.
Two hours and I'll be back.Copy !req
687. Come on, trust me.
We're old friends now, aren't we?Copy !req
688. It's a small world. We keep running
into each other. Two hours.Copy !req
689. Trust me, please!Copy !req
690. You have my word.
We're brothers, right?Copy !req
691. You want it written in blood?Copy !req
692. You gotta be kidding!Copy !req
693. That's my bone!Copy !req
694. Just one, okay?Copy !req
695. If you cut them all off,
I won't be able to go out in public!Copy !req
696. Could I have some change, please?Copy !req
697. Thanks.Copy !req
698. I'm downstairs already.Copy !req
699. Hurry and come down.Copy !req
700. Bye-bye.Copy !req
701. It must have just been bad luck.Copy !req
702. Soon after Dad died,
Sato-san returned to Japan.Copy !req
703. Since I didn't have much in savings,Copy !req
704. I could only do what I'm best at:Copy !req
705. being my own boss.Copy !req
706. But I was very cautious this time.Copy !req
707. I tried to pick the stronger shops.Copy !req
708. Ones that wouldn't get hurt easily.Copy !req
709. Like this one.
Its equipment was mostly steel.Copy !req
710. It saves a lot of trouble.Copy !req
711. At times I'd run into acquaintances.Copy !req
712. Some hadn't changed much.Copy !req
713. Others I hardly recognized.Copy !req
714. I was always glad when I saw them,Copy !req
715. even though
they might not remember me.Copy !req
716. Of course, there were exceptions.Copy !req
717. On August 29, 1995,Copy !req
718. I ran into my first love again.Copy !req
719. But she seemed to have forgotten me.Copy !req
720. I guess I'd gotten too handsome.Copy !req
721. - How come you're so late?
- I was busy.Copy !req
722. What's he doing?Copy !req
723. Who knows?Copy !req
724. It was cold that evening.Copy !req
725. I hadn't expected winter
to come so soon.Copy !req
726. I'm less and less used
to this kind of weather.Copy !req
727. Winter seems so long this year.Copy !req
728. Though I eat a lot every day,Copy !req
729. I still feel cold.Copy !req
730. I've gotten used to life
without a partner.Copy !req
731. Though I work with others at times,Copy !req
732. I don't usually have fixed partners.Copy !req
733. I've grown more cautious.Copy !req
734. I won't make their beds anymore,
for example.Copy !req
735. I don't inspect their trash,Copy !req
736. 'cause I believe
even more strongly nowCopy !req
737. that the best partners
don't get emotionally involved.Copy !req
738. You rub elbows
with a lot of people every day.Copy !req
739. Some strangers might become
your friends or even confidants.Copy !req
740. So I never turn my back
on a chance to rub elbows.Copy !req
741. Sometimes I rub till I bleed.Copy !req
742. No big deal,
as long as I'm happy.Copy !req
743. That night,
I ran into that woman again.Copy !req
744. I knew very well we'd never be
friends or confidants.Copy !req
745. We'd had too many chances
to rub elbows in the past.Copy !req
746. We had rubbed elbows
till our clothes tore, but still no sparks.Copy !req
747. Maybe it was the weather,Copy !req
748. but that evening I felt a spark.Copy !req
749. As I was leaving,
I asked if he'd give me a ride home.Copy !req
750. I hadn't ridden
on a motorcycle in a long time.Copy !req
751. Actually, I hadn't been
that close to a man for a while.Copy !req
752. The road wasn't that long,Copy !req
753. and I knew I'd be getting off soon.Copy !req
754. But at that moment
I felt such warmth.Copy !req