1. Your name?Copy !req
2. Julio Madiaga.Copy !req
3. I came to you last week.Copy !req
4. You told me to come back today.Copy !req
5. Ever been a labourer before?Copy !req
6. I have.Copy !req
7. Where?Copy !req
8. In Cubao, sir.Copy !req
9. But the building is nearly finished.Copy !req
10. They don't need labourers anymore.Copy !req
11. OK, you got the job.
But I don't like lazy people.Copy !req
12. I'll pay you 2.50 pesos a day.Copy !req
13. But my former employer
paid me 3 pesos.Copy !req
14. Then go work there!Copy !req
15. Sorry, sir, I just thought...Copy !req
16. Omeng!Copy !req
17. Have him replace Gorio.Copy !req
18. Put Gorio back in cement mixing.Copy !req
19. Thank you, Mr. Balajadia.Copy !req
20. Thank you.Copy !req
21. What's wrong?Copy !req
22. It's probably from hunger.Copy !req
23. I haven't eaten since yesterday.Copy !req
24. What happened to him?Copy !req
25. He probably fainted out of hunger.Copy !req
26. Never go to work on an empty stomach.Copy !req
27. What's going on?Copy !req
28. Hasn't eaten since yesterday,
He passed out.Copy !req
29. Wait here.Copy !req
30. Where's his food?Copy !req
31. - What?
- His food?Copy !req
32. Idiot! He has no food!Copy !req
33. Exactly.Copy !req
34. OK, back to work.Copy !req
35. Your work is waiting for you. Come on!Copy !req
36. Come on. Let's all go back to work.Copy !req
37. Here. Go eat something.Copy !req
38. - Just leave some for me for lunch.
- Thanks.Copy !req
39. Watch out for the foreman.Copy !req
40. He'll surely give you hell.Copy !req
41. Thanks, man.Copy !req
42. Thanks. Haven't smoked
these in a while.Copy !req
43. How did you end up here?Copy !req
44. I don't know.Copy !req
45. Tough life back home.Copy !req
46. I was just a fisherman.Copy !req
47. Tougher out here.Copy !req
48. With money, living here
is bliss. Otherwise, it's hell.Copy !req
49. - Got any relatives here?
- I don't know.Copy !req
50. I probably have some
but I don't know them.Copy !req
51. - Have you been here long?
- About seven months.Copy !req
52. How did you manage?Copy !req
53. I had some money with me.Copy !req
54. Sometimes, I'd find some menial
work here and there.Copy !req
55. Where do you sleep?Copy !req
56. Anywhere.Copy !req
57. Tough situation.Copy !req
58. Be thankful you're still fit for work.Copy !req
59. I had a body like that
when I first came here.Copy !req
60. But look at me now,
thin as a grill rack.Copy !req
61. Why don't you find another job?Copy !req
62. Like what?Copy !req
63. Hey! We're trying to sleep here!
Damn it!Copy !req
64. - I'm just practicing.
- Practice later!Copy !req
65. Take Benny,
all he wants to be is a singer.Copy !req
66. But somehow he ended up here.Copy !req
67. He's lucky, he doesn't have
a family to take care of.Copy !req
68. Unlike me, with a wife and 6 kids.Copy !req
69. That's 8 mouths to feed.Copy !req
70. - How much does Balajadia pay you?
- 7 pesos.Copy !req
71. That's 42 if I work all week.Copy !req
72. What is Fatso paying you?Copy !req
73. 2.50 pesos.Copy !req
74. Crafty son-of-a-bitch!Copy !req
75. That's how much he paid me
when I first started.Copy !req
76. In 5 months, all I got
was a peso raise,Copy !req
77. - Plus "Taiwan."
- "Taiwan"? What's that?Copy !req
78. That means "selling" your wages.Copy !req
79. This is how it goes:
on your payday,Copy !req
80. say this is your pay.Copy !req
81. The contractor says:
"There's no money...Copy !req
82. But there's "Taiwan".Copy !req
83. We'll give you an advance.Copy !req
84. But...Copy !req
85. we'll take a 10% deduction."Copy !req
86. So what can you do?
A poor guy like you,Copy !req
87. living from hand to mouth?Copy !req
88. What else but "borrow" your wages?Copy !req
89. Even if it means getting less.Copy !req
90. What really hurts is "buying"
your wages with money...Copy !req
91. that is actually owed to you.Copy !req
92. Like being fried in your own fat.Copy !req
93. Try complaining
and you're out of a job.Copy !req
94. Not easy to find work these days.Copy !req
95. I'll be leaving tomorrow.Copy !req
96. I'm going with Mrs. Cruz.Copy !req
97. Is that your decision?Copy !req
98. I'll try my luck in Manila.Copy !req
99. That is what Mother wants.Copy !req
100. You can come to Manila, too.Copy !req
101. That's okay.Copy !req
102. I'm better off here.Copy !req
103. I will wait for you.Copy !req
104. Abobo, Francisco.Copy !req
105. Bondallan, Maximo.Copy !req
106. Madiaga, Julio.Copy !req
107. Why does it say 4 pesos on this paper?Copy !req
108. Don't be a smartass!Copy !req
109. If I say sign, you sign!Copy !req
110. That's my business!Copy !req
111. - But...
- Son-of-a-bitch!Copy !req
112. But why write 4 pesos?Copy !req
113. That's the scam.
The pay's bigger on paper.Copy !req
114. That's called magic!Copy !req
115. Don't dare complain again,Copy !req
116. or you're out of a job.Copy !req
117. You can sleep here.Copy !req
118. A lot of workers sleep here,
so you won't be alone.Copy !req
119. What's this for?Copy !req
120. For cigarettes.Copy !req
121. Thanks, man.Copy !req
122. Frank.Copy !req
123. Gido.Copy !req
124. Imo!Copy !req
125. What's up?Copy !req
126. Take care of him.Copy !req
127. They'll take care of you.
They cook their meals here.Copy !req
128. You don't sleep here?Copy !req
129. No, they go home to their families.Copy !req
130. See you.Copy !req
131. Stop singing and eat.Copy !req
132. Where's Imo?Copy !req
133. In the back,
washing himself.Copy !req
134. Imo! Chow time!Copy !req
135. Okay!Copy !req
136. Imo's ambitious.
He goes to night school.Copy !req
137. You should do it, too.Copy !req
138. Or you're stuck here forever.Copy !req
139. Times have changed.Copy !req
140. Everyone needs a diploma nowadays.Copy !req
141. The only way to get respect
is to finish school.Copy !req
142. One thing I don't
like about you, man...Copy !req
143. What?Copy !req
144. You can't sing!Copy !req
145. Smartass!Copy !req
146. What about you?
Any plans to study?Copy !req
147. I'm too old.Copy !req
148. So what? Older people
than you are still studying.Copy !req
149. Like Maximo and his balding head!Copy !req
150. Idiot! Stop picking on my head!Copy !req
151. How old are you anyway?Copy !req
152. 21.Copy !req
153. You're only 21?Copy !req
154. Imo's 33, losing his hair,
but he's still studying.Copy !req
155. Moron. Who's 33?Copy !req
156. You mean 23!Copy !req
157. 23? Did you hear that?
Good God! Your move!Copy !req
158. Get an education.Copy !req
159. Take my example.Copy !req
160. Even with 4 subjects at a time,
I'm nearly finished.Copy !req
161. It just takes persistence
and, of course, some brain power.Copy !req
162. When did you stop studying?Copy !req
163. I only finished elementary school.Copy !req
164. Elementary?Copy !req
165. Well, that's a little difficult.Copy !req
166. So listen, Benny: go back
to school before you shrivel up.Copy !req
167. There is no future in this hell-hole.Copy !req
168. See you later, guys!Copy !req
169. 'Bye. Study well, my son.Copy !req
170. Protect your head
from the cold night air!Copy !req
171. Assholes!Copy !req
172. In a way, I'm impressed with Imo.Copy !req
173. He's got ambition, that fool.Copy !req
174. As for me, I'm content with this.
Got no problems.Copy !req
175. How about you?Copy !req
176. What?Copy !req
177. Nothing.Copy !req
178. What do you mean nothing?Copy !req
179. What do you want to know?Copy !req
180. Why are you here?Copy !req
181. I don't know.Copy !req
182. You ran away from home?Copy !req
183. Yes.Copy !req
184. Same with me, I ran away, too.Copy !req
185. Around two years ago.Copy !req
186. I'm from the South.Copy !req
187. But now I'm a Manila boy.Copy !req
188. With a heavy Southern accent!Copy !req
189. Wooh! That's hot!Copy !req
190. Someday, it won't just be
steak or liver for me.Copy !req
191. In the province, I get
better food than this.Copy !req
192. Then go home, stupid.Copy !req
193. Sometimes, I think about it but...Copy !req
194. There's nothing for you
in the province.Copy !req
195. What are you going to do there?Copy !req
196. I'll plow land.Copy !req
197. Then I think twice,
and I decide to stay put.Copy !req
198. It's still better here.Copy !req
199. Right. With all the hardships
come all the pleasures.Copy !req
200. With 3 bucks, you can buy
all the happiness you want.Copy !req
201. In the province, probably not.Copy !req
202. True! Even with little money,
there are many places to see.Copy !req
203. And lots of women!Copy !req
204. Not only that.Copy !req
205. Living here may be hard,Copy !req
206. but as long as you're here,Copy !req
207. there's always the chance
of hitting the jackpot.Copy !req
208. That's right. Like me,
if I make it as a singer here,Copy !req
209. I'll make it big time!Copy !req
210. That is if you get lucky.Copy !req
211. I'm sure of it!Copy !req
212. In the province,
if you're born with the plow,Copy !req
213. you die with the plow.Copy !req
214. So it's settled,
I'm taking her to Manila.Copy !req
215. She's taking you to Manila.Copy !req
216. But...Copy !req
217. The work's easy.Copy !req
218. And you'll be with girls
like yourself.Copy !req
219. You get free food while
earning 30 pesos a month.Copy !req
220. Just think about it,Copy !req
221. God knows you'll never earn
that kind of money here.Copy !req
222. I'll even send you to school.Copy !req
223. See? Think about that.Copy !req
224. You can even send money
for your siblings' education.Copy !req
225. Madiaga! Get off your ass!Copy !req
226. Where's Imo?Copy !req
227. Why are you late?Copy !req
228. I was just looking for
the chief electrician.Copy !req
229. Why? Do you work for him now?Copy !req
230. I just returned
the newspaper I borrowed.Copy !req
231. Do I pay you to read?Copy !req
232. Go on! Start working!Copy !req
233. Lazy bums! You're being paid to work!Copy !req
234. Go ahead, sing.Copy !req
235. Hey! It's too early for that.Copy !req
236. Now you can sing!
As loud as you want!Copy !req
237. Any request, Imo?Copy !req
238. Crazy guy! I was just kidding!Copy !req
239. What's your request?Copy !req
240. Sing "Thirst"!Copy !req
241. "Thirst"? OK.Copy !req
242. My broken heart grievesCopy !req
243. Give it to me!Copy !req
244. Forever...Copy !req
245. Watch out!Copy !req
246. Let's go! Quick!Copy !req
247. That's what happens
when you fool around.Copy !req
248. Let's move him slowly.Copy !req
249. Be careful of his head.Copy !req
250. Is he dead?Copy !req
251. Call a cab, quick!Copy !req
252. To the Makati Hospital?Copy !req
253. No! Take him where it's free!Copy !req
254. Fuck! Anywhere! Hurry!Copy !req
255. Hurry up!Copy !req
256. Be careful with his head.Copy !req
257. Make way! Take him to the hospital.Copy !req
258. You over there!
What are you still looking at?Copy !req
259. Slacking off?Copy !req
260. Go on! Get back to work!Copy !req
261. Why are you still standing around?Copy !req
262. Get back to work!Copy !req
263. Useless bums!Copy !req
264. What about you? Get back to work.Copy !req
265. That goes for all of you.Copy !req
266. What about you?
What are you sitting around for?Copy !req
267. Sorry, sir.Copy !req
268. - Get back to work.
- Yes, sir.Copy !req
269. Take off your shoes for now.Copy !req
270. You're lucky
you only got hit on the foot.Copy !req
271. Yeah.Copy !req
272. Poor Benny.Copy !req
273. He was too carefree.Copy !req
274. Don't! It hurts!Copy !req
275. It's swelling.
Maybe you should go home.Copy !req
276. It might get worse.Copy !req
277. It's okay, I'll bear the pain.Copy !req
278. Can't lose half a day's pay.Copy !req
279. That's still 1.75 pesos.Copy !req
280. He's dead.Copy !req
281. What happens to Benny?Copy !req
282. Who cares? He's dead.
He's finished.Copy !req
283. Has he got relatives here?Copy !req
284. None.Copy !req
285. If no one claims his body
from the morgue,Copy !req
286. it'll probably be sold to schools,Copy !req
287. to be dissected by medical students.Copy !req
288. Lay off the wheelbarrow.Copy !req
289. Stick to shoveling.
Your foot could get worse.Copy !req
290. Thanks.Copy !req
291. This is where we live,
it's a slum.Copy !req
292. Whom do you live with?Copy !req
293. My father and my sister.Copy !req
294. And your mother?Copy !req
295. She's dead.Copy !req
296. What's it like here?Copy !req
297. You get used to it.Copy !req
298. We get by somehow.Copy !req
299. The canal's really black.Copy !req
300. All of them are.Copy !req
301. Atong, what's wrong with your foot?Copy !req
302. A piece of lumber fell on it.Copy !req
303. - Be more careful.
- I will.Copy !req
304. - Early to work?
- Hard to find a cab.Copy !req
305. - Pretty today!
- None of your business!Copy !req
306. I just itch looking at the water.Copy !req
307. - What happened to you, Atong?
- Accident at work.Copy !req
308. Be careful!Copy !req
309. Eat well! Don't be shy.Copy !req
310. We may be poor, but we manage to eat.Copy !req
311. What about Perla?Copy !req
312. She'll eat after Father's been fed.Copy !req
313. Look at those kids,Copy !req
314. not a care in the world.Copy !req
315. That won't last.
Wait till they grow up.Copy !req
316. Julio, you're taking too long!Copy !req
317. I'm pushing as hard as I can!Copy !req
318. You fell!Copy !req
319. C'mon Julio. Stop that!Copy !req
320. My father is paralyzed.Copy !req
321. He was shot in the spine.Copy !req
322. Why did he get shot?Copy !req
323. Our land was taken away from us.Copy !req
324. We used to farm 5 hectares
of land in Quezon City.Copy !req
325. Till Giazon, a Spanish millionaire,
took it.Copy !req
326. We lost the dispute.Copy !req
327. We were ordered to leave,
but we refused.Copy !req
328. Father was stubborn, he said
they'd have to kill us first.Copy !req
329. When the bulldozer came,
he charged with his bolo knife.Copy !req
330. But one of Giazon's men shot him.Copy !req
331. How did they get the land
if it was rightfully yours?Copy !req
332. We didn't have any papers
to prove ownership.Copy !req
333. But Giazon did.Copy !req
334. Father insisted the land had
always belonged to our family.Copy !req
335. Even our ancestors
were born there.Copy !req
336. But that didn't matter.Copy !req
337. We still lost the case.Copy !req
338. Duck eggs!Copy !req
339. Want a Chinese girl?
She's a student and very young.Copy !req
340. It's your lucky day.
How about it, Mister?Copy !req
341. She'll give you a manicure,
a pedicure, the works.Copy !req
342. C'mon, Mister. She's really good.Copy !req
343. Here comes the paymaster!Copy !req
344. The paymaster's here!Copy !req
345. Fall in line.Copy !req
346. How can I say this?
Contractor's got no funds again.Copy !req
347. Really? Then it's "Taiwan" again!Copy !req
348. Quiet!Copy !req
349. That's better than nothing.Copy !req
350. "Taiwan" it is.Copy !req
351. Okay.Copy !req
352. 6 pesos?Copy !req
353. Yes, my last price.Copy !req
354. I'll take it for 1.50.Copy !req
355. I say 6 and you say 1.50?Copy !req
356. That's not dried fish!Copy !req
357. - Buy elsewhere...
- I'm just trying to bargain!Copy !req
358. - You call that bargaining?
- Okay, fine!Copy !req
359. I don't want your money,
you can shove it...Copy !req
360. You're wasting my time.Copy !req
361. I don't want to buy this anyway!Copy !req
362. - Bitch!
- Just like you!Copy !req
363. - Ugly hag!
- You're uglier!Copy !req
364. - Come here!
- And what?Copy !req
365. - Wanna fight?
- Get out of here!Copy !req
366. Go shop in a flea market!Copy !req
367. Ma'am...Copy !req
368. - Bitch!
- You're the bitch!Copy !req
369. - Stuck-up bitch!
- Pest!Copy !req
370. Ma'am...Copy !req
371. I'm sorry, sir.Copy !req
372. How much for this?Copy !req
373. This one? 9 pesos.Copy !req
374. My best price.Copy !req
375. I'll give you 6 for it.
The fabric's kinda thin.Copy !req
376. That's too low.
8 and you can have it.Copy !req
377. Still too much. 6 is fine.Copy !req
378. But this is good fabric.Copy !req
379. Can't afford it. Let's go.Copy !req
380. It's a bargain. I'll make no profit
if I sell it for 6 pesos.Copy !req
381. Sir! Come back!Copy !req
382. 7, okay?Copy !req
383. How about 6.50?Copy !req
384. I'll lose money.
7.00 pesos is as cheap as it gets.Copy !req
385. Wait, Sir!
How about 6.80?Copy !req
386. I'm sure we can agree on that price.Copy !req
387. Okay, wrap it up.Copy !req
388. You're lucky we're closing soon.
This is a losing sale.Copy !req
389. Julio?Copy !req
390. Julio?Copy !req
391. Mrs. Cruz!Copy !req
392. Help! Police!Copy !req
393. What's wrong? Julio!Copy !req
394. Thanks.Copy !req
395. Why did you run after her?Copy !req
396. She looked like the woman
who took Ligaya.Copy !req
397. Ligaya? Who is she?Copy !req
398. Just between you and me,Copy !req
399. Ligaya is my girl from back home.Copy !req
400. What about the woman
you were chasing?Copy !req
401. She looked like the woman
who brought Ligaya here.Copy !req
402. I didn't know her but...Copy !req
403. They called her Mrs. Cruz.Copy !req
404. Fat, like the woman I chased.Copy !req
405. Mrs. Cruz came to our town
looking for young women.Copy !req
406. She said they'd be
factory workers in Manila,Copy !req
407. and they could study, too.Copy !req
408. She recruited three women
from our town.Copy !req
409. One of them was my girlfriend.Copy !req
410. Where is she now?Copy !req
411. I don't know.Copy !req
412. I mean, I'm not sure.Copy !req
413. Does your family know
you're here in Manila?Copy !req
414. No, I left without telling anyone.Copy !req
415. Your mother must be
worried about you.Copy !req
416. My parents died
a long time ago,Copy !req
417. leaving four orphaned children.Copy !req
418. We got split among aunts and uncles.Copy !req
419. We grew up separately.Copy !req
420. I ended up with
an ill-tempered uncle,Copy !req
421. who loved coconut liquor.Copy !req
422. He became abusive
whenever he drank.Copy !req
423. What now?Copy !req
424. What do you mean?Copy !req
425. What are you going to do?Copy !req
426. I don't know.Copy !req
427. What happened, man?Copy !req
428. I lost all my money.Copy !req
429. How?Copy !req
430. Someone brought a woman here.Copy !req
431. At first, only Enteng was interested.Copy !req
432. I wasn't really interested.Copy !req
433. But when the show started,Copy !req
434. I got all horny, I lost control.Copy !req
435. How can you ignore something
happening in front of you?Copy !req
436. Like the devil himself
jumped on my nape.Copy !req
437. Where are they doing it?Copy !req
438. Over there.Copy !req
439. Gido just finished,
he was 6th in line.Copy !req
440. Isn't that prohibited in here?Copy !req
441. Prohibited? Try stopping them now!Copy !req
442. How did they get inside?Copy !req
443. The guards must have let them in.Copy !req
444. Fucking hell.
Why did they let those devils in?Copy !req
445. Hey buddy...Copy !req
446. You got money to spare?Copy !req
447. I need some for my
exam expenses tomorrow.Copy !req
448. Here's 3 pesos.Copy !req
449. What about you?Copy !req
450. Don't worry about it.Copy !req
451. Thanks. I owe you.Copy !req
452. I shouldn't take your
money but I really need it.Copy !req
453. - Till next payday.
- Okay.Copy !req
454. How was it?Copy !req
455. Was it good?Copy !req
456. Great. Gotta shower now!Copy !req
457. How about you? You want some?Copy !req
458. Cheap, like I charged
your friends.Copy !req
459. Look, he's the last one.Copy !req
460. Psst... Come over here!Copy !req
461. Just look at her body.Copy !req
462. That body!Copy !req
463. Just take a look at her.Copy !req
464. You don't want her?Copy !req
465. I'll pass.Copy !req
466. You might regret it.Copy !req
467. No.Copy !req
468. Okay, it's up to you.Copy !req
469. It's your loss.Copy !req
470. Listen, everybody!Copy !req
471. The building is nearly finished.Copy !req
472. As you all know,Copy !req
473. I have to let some of you go.Copy !req
474. Some of you are no longer needed.Copy !req
475. If I call out your name,
that means tough luck.Copy !req
476. You broke it! Just leave
and I'll take care of it.Copy !req
477. So careless. Cost me money.Copy !req
478. Ligaya!Copy !req
479. Hey.Copy !req
480. What happened to your girl?Copy !req
481. What girl?Copy !req
482. A certain...Copy !req
483. Ligaya?Copy !req
484. Who told you about her?Copy !req
485. Atong did.Copy !req
486. Ligaya is my girlfriend.Copy !req
487. For a long time now.Copy !req
488. But her mother didn't approve of me.Copy !req
489. I was only a fisherman.Copy !req
490. Her mother had high hopes for her.Copy !req
491. One day, this Mrs. Cruz
arrived in our town.Copy !req
492. Fat woman, looked like a pig.Copy !req
493. She was looking for girls
who wanted to work in Manila.Copy !req
494. She guaranteed them jobs
and a chance to study.Copy !req
495. She told stories about
the good life in Manila.Copy !req
496. Especially for the pretty ones.Copy !req
497. She convinced Ligaya's mother
to send her to Manila.Copy !req
498. Ligaya was reluctant, but she
was also curious about Manila.Copy !req
499. She even asked me to go with her
the last time we talked.Copy !req
500. She wrote me just once.Copy !req
501. I wrote her a few letters,
but she never replied.Copy !req
502. One day, a letter arrived
at Ligaya's home.Copy !req
503. Her mother was in tears.Copy !req
504. It said that Ligaya was missing.Copy !req
505. Mrs. Cruz wrote that Ligaya
ran away without notice.Copy !req
506. And that she was missing
a pair of diamond earrings.Copy !req
507. She said that Ligaya
showed her no gratitude.Copy !req
508. That filthy pig.Copy !req
509. Where's your girl now?Copy !req
510. That's why I came to Manila.Copy !req
511. I had a lot of money at first.Copy !req
512. 137 pesos to be exact.Copy !req
513. I searched all over Manila.Copy !req
514. But...Copy !req
515. I couldn't find Ligaya.Copy !req
516. I must have scoured
every corner of the city.Copy !req
517. One day, in Pandacan...Copy !req
518. I got mugged by a group of men.Copy !req
519. Luckily, they didn't take my diary.Copy !req
520. It's where I keep Ligaya's only letter.Copy !req
521. What did you do then?Copy !req
522. What else could I do?Copy !req
523. I couldn't search for her
on an empty stomach.Copy !req
524. Thankfully, I found a job
at a construction site in Cubao.Copy !req
525. A new building like
this one was going up.Copy !req
526. There I became friends with Pol.Copy !req
527. He was a co-worker.Copy !req
528. He's also a student, like you.Copy !req
529. I told him about Ligaya.Copy !req
530. He told meCopy !req
531. that "Mrs. Cruz" was
probably just an aliasCopy !req
532. that she uses when
she's on the prowl for girls.Copy !req
533. Pol said Ligaya
was probably pretty.Copy !req
534. I told him yes.Copy !req
535. Ligaya is beautiful.Copy !req
536. She's the most beautiful woman for me.Copy !req
537. The most beautiful girl in our town.Copy !req
538. I took Pol's adviceCopy !req
539. and went to Doroteo Jose street.Copy !req
540. I got lucky.Copy !req
541. Within that first day of watching,
I spotted Mrs. Cruz.Copy !req
542. She looked like a pig.Copy !req
543. She probably has the soul of a pig.Copy !req
544. I followed her everywhere.Copy !req
545. But...Copy !req
546. Nothing happened.Copy !req
547. Then one day,
I followed her again...Copy !req
548. until the Sta. Cruz district,
to a house on Misericordia.Copy !req
549. Then she entered a house
with a sign that said "Chua Tek."Copy !req
550. I waited.Copy !req
551. Probably for half an hour.Copy !req
552. When Mrs. Cruz left,
I approached the door.Copy !req
553. What is it?Copy !req
554. Does Ligaya live here?Copy !req
555. Who is Ligaya?Copy !req
556. Ligaya Paraiso.Copy !req
557. I don't know the name
of the master's wife.Copy !req
558. I'm new here. But...Copy !req
559. Who is it?Copy !req
560. He's looking for someone
named Ligaya Paraiso.Copy !req
561. There is no one here
by that name!Copy !req
562. What are you planning
in case you're right?Copy !req
563. I'm thinking perhaps...Copy !req
564. Can I ask...Copy !req
565. the police?Copy !req
566. The police? Are you crazy?Copy !req
567. You can't just do that.Copy !req
568. Especially if she's already married
to that Chinese.Copy !req
569. It's tough to get her back.Copy !req
570. Maybe if you had money.Copy !req
571. But the guy's Chinese,
they always have lots of money.Copy !req
572. By the way,Copy !req
573. can you pitch in for me tomorrow?Copy !req
574. I've got an important appointment.Copy !req
575. You should tell Mr. Balajadia first.Copy !req
576. No, I won't. He'd only get mad.Copy !req
577. He'd never let me go.Copy !req
578. But I gotta skip work
for that appointment.Copy !req
579. What'll I tell Mr. Balajadia?Copy !req
580. Tell him I have to be
at a relative's funeral.Copy !req
581. Really? Who died?Copy !req
582. No one! I just made it up.Copy !req
583. I'm applying for a new job tomorrow.Copy !req
584. Where?Copy !req
585. At an advertising company, man.Copy !req
586. Hey, man...Copy !req
587. Wake up. Hey.Copy !req
588. You can't sleep here anymore.Copy !req
589. Why not?Copy !req
590. According to the contractor,Copy !req
591. laid off workers can't
sleep here anymore.Copy !req
592. It's the contractor's order.
That's why I'm here.Copy !req
593. Where are you gonna sleep tonight?Copy !req
594. I don't know.Copy !req
595. It doesn't matter.Copy !req
596. Wish I could take you in
but there's no room.Copy !req
597. I got six kids.Copy !req
598. You can sleep at my place.Copy !req
599. I was thinking of that.Copy !req
600. What about tomorrow?Copy !req
601. What are you gonna do?Copy !req
602. I don't know.Copy !req
603. That's unfortunate.
It's almost Christmas.Copy !req
604. I'm saving up for Christmas.Copy !req
605. I can finally buy Perla
new shoes and a new dress.Copy !req
606. She hasn't worn
anything new in a while.Copy !req
607. She should look "fresh"
this Christmas.Copy !req
608. Right?Copy !req
609. Yeah.Copy !req
610. How much are you paid
for overtime work?Copy !req
611. Same as the regular rate.Copy !req
612. It's like half a day's pay.Copy !req
613. It's only another 4 hours.Copy !req
614. Shouldn't overtime pay be higher?Copy !req
615. It should, but our contractor
doesn't do it.Copy !req
616. If you tell Fatso that,Copy !req
617. he'll say he doesn't force
anyone to work overtime.Copy !req
618. Doesn't matter.
Overtime's a big help.Copy !req
619. Hey, man, that lucky guy's
gonna have a merry Christmas!Copy !req
620. What guy?Copy !req
621. Imo.Copy !req
622. What a lucky bastard!Copy !req
623. Some people have all the luck!Copy !req
624. How much are they paying you?Copy !req
625. 250 pesos, man!Copy !req
626. Imagine! 250 pesos!Copy !req
627. Will we ever see such money?Copy !req
628. Some people just
have all the luck.Copy !req
629. Just coming home?Copy !req
630. Had a busy night?Copy !req
631. None of your business!Copy !req
632. - May I have some of that?
- Watch it!Copy !req
633. You dirty old man!Copy !req
634. Bastard! Your child's hungry!Copy !req
635. Where are you going?Copy !req
636. Don't know. I'll manage.Copy !req
637. Don't worry about me.Copy !req
638. Thanks for the breakfast, Perla.Copy !req
639. - Come back soon.
- Sure.Copy !req
640. Take care.Copy !req
641. But why work in Manila?Copy !req
642. It's Mother's wish, Julio.Copy !req
643. And Mrs. Cruz says
I can study in Manila.Copy !req
644. Don't you want that?Copy !req
645. She will also give me work.Copy !req
646. That means I can help Mother.Copy !req
647. Please say yes, Julio.
I won't be there forever.Copy !req
648. Please...Copy !req
649. Some harm may befall you.Copy !req
650. Don't worry, Edes and Saling
are coming, too.Copy !req
651. I've been looking for this kid.Copy !req
652. Sorry to bother you, sir.Copy !req
653. Thief! He snatched my bag!
Stop him, please!Copy !req
654. Thief!Copy !req
655. Somebody call the cops!Copy !req
656. He's getting away!Copy !req
657. Help!Copy !req
658. Call the cops!Copy !req
659. Please! I won't do it again!Copy !req
660. Mister! Mister!Copy !req
661. Thanks!Copy !req
662. Let me win! Let me win!Copy !req
663. Presenting, Miss International:
Aurora Pijuan!Copy !req
664. You're so lovely!Copy !req
665. A man...Copy !req
666. Fall in line! Quick!Copy !req
667. Hey, stud!Copy !req
668. What a snob!Copy !req
669. Looks like our plans won't go through.Copy !req
670. Here he is.Copy !req
671. Looks like he just
got out of bed.Copy !req
672. What do you want?Copy !req
673. Nothing.Copy !req
674. Hey, man, got a light?Copy !req
675. You hang around here?Copy !req
676. Why are you here?Copy !req
677. No reason.Copy !req
678. I thought you didn't have a light.Copy !req
679. I was kidding.Copy !req
680. One can't be too
careful here. Cigarette?Copy !req
681. It's not safe here.Copy !req
682. Especially if you're alone.Copy !req
683. A lot of thieves.Copy !req
684. I've got nothing worth stealing.Copy !req
685. How about you? Why are you alone?Copy !req
686. I know a lot of people here.
I have lots of friends.Copy !req
687. What's your name anyway?Copy !req
688. I'm Bobby Reyes.Copy !req
689. I'm Julio. Madiaga.Copy !req
690. Any plans tonight?Copy !req
691. None.Copy !req
692. Wanna have some fun?Copy !req
693. No, thanks.Copy !req
694. I'm broke.Copy !req
695. I'll take care of that.Copy !req
696. Thanks but I just wanna rest here.Copy !req
697. This place is dangerous.Copy !req
698. You might end up in jail
if you stay here.Copy !req
699. Come to my apartment, if you like.Copy !req
700. It's in Ermita.Copy !req
701. What work did you do
in construction?Copy !req
702. I was just a labourer.Copy !req
703. How much did you earn?Copy !req
704. 2.50 a day, 4 on paper.Copy !req
705. The foreman's scam.Copy !req
706. 2.50 a day?
How'd you survive?Copy !req
707. You can stay here while
you have no other place.Copy !req
708. Won't I be a bother?Copy !req
709. Your apartment's really nice.Copy !req
710. No bother at all.Copy !req
711. Where's your family?Copy !req
712. They're in the province.Copy !req
713. My work's here in Manila
but I visit them once a week.Copy !req
714. What's your work?Copy !req
715. I work in a night club.Copy !req
716. Can you get me a job there?Copy !req
717. That would depend on you.
You'd need nice clothes.Copy !req
718. Wait a minute.Copy !req
719. Try this shirt on.Copy !req
720. Wear this instead of that one.Copy !req
721. This is a bit too much.Copy !req
722. No, it's okay.Copy !req
723. That's old but
it still looks good.Copy !req
724. Here are pillows. You can
sleep on the floor for now.Copy !req
725. Maybe I shouldn't.
You're too kind.Copy !req
726. Hey, you're my guest.Copy !req
727. Okay?Copy !req
728. Thanks.Copy !req
729. Slowly...Copy !req
730. See you.Copy !req
731. Thanks, Bobby. I'll call you.Copy !req
732. Okay.Copy !req
733. A friend.Copy !req
734. Thanks.Copy !req
735. Let's eat.Copy !req
736. Why don't you wear
the shirt I gave you?Copy !req
737. I'm not going anywhere special.Copy !req
738. Who was that man?Copy !req
739. Well, that's my job.Copy !req
740. Don't worry, I'm not gay,Copy !req
741. if that's what you're thinking.Copy !req
742. That's my job.Copy !req
743. I'm a call-boy.Copy !req
744. What's a call-boy?Copy !req
745. What do you call women
who sell their bodies?Copy !req
746. Whores.Copy !req
747. What do you call men
who do the same?Copy !req
748. Man-whores?Copy !req
749. How do you think
I can afford all this?Copy !req
750. What should I do?Copy !req
751. Work in a construction site?Copy !req
752. For 2.50 a day?Copy !req
753. Not me.Copy !req
754. What's wrong with this?Copy !req
755. Our clients are people, too.Copy !req
756. How else can I afford
to eat like this?Copy !req
757. Don't worry, man.Copy !req
758. I won't force you into this.Copy !req
759. But if money's your problem,
this is the solution.Copy !req
760. You gotta have the stomach
for where we're going.Copy !req
761. You worked in construction,
so you're probably tougher than me.Copy !req
762. Where are we going?Copy !req
763. To Cesar's apartment.Copy !req
764. In one night, you can
easily make 20 pesos.Copy !req
765. More if you're diligent.Copy !req
766. Just a moment.Copy !req
767. What's the matter?Copy !req
768. Nothing.Copy !req
769. I thought I saw someone I knew.Copy !req
770. C'mon. This is no time
to play Peeping Tom.Copy !req
771. Come in.
Don't be nervous.Copy !req
772. Welcome to Scheherazade,
the House of Pleasure!Copy !req
773. Bobby!Copy !req
774. Who's that gorgeous
beauty with you?Copy !req
775. Come in, don't be shy.
Welcome, Bobby!Copy !req
776. This is our newest recruit.Copy !req
777. His name is Julio.
Julio, meet Pitay.Copy !req
778. This is Veronica.Copy !req
779. Meet our friends.
This is Jerry.Copy !req
780. That's Bert.Copy !req
781. And that's Perry...Copy !req
782. Edgar.Copy !req
783. Peter.Copy !req
784. Ricky.Copy !req
785. That's Lito, Pete.Copy !req
786. And many others, like Boy.Copy !req
787. There's Ricky, then Romy.Copy !req
788. Hold on for a second.Copy !req
789. Romy.Copy !req
790. And there's Jong.Copy !req
791. Oh God, there are so many of you.Copy !req
792. Call me later, around 9? OK?Copy !req
793. Julio.Copy !req
794. Meet Cesar.
He owns the place.Copy !req
795. This is Julio.Copy !req
796. How are you doing, Julio?Copy !req
797. Is he ready?Copy !req
798. Coming?Copy !req
799. Come this way,
the Jasmine room is ready.Copy !req
800. Veronica, any vacant room?Copy !req
801. In a moment.Copy !req
802. I've been waiting long.Copy !req
803. Do you want to work here?Copy !req
804. Do you know what to do?Copy !req
805. There's only one reason
why people work here.Copy !req
806. Money.Copy !req
807. If that's what you want,
you can find that here.Copy !req
808. Easily.Copy !req
809. But a little cooperation is needed.Copy !req
810. No one here's forcing you.Copy !req
811. We can always negotiate.Copy !req
812. This one's finished.Copy !req
813. - Next!
- Thank God!Copy !req
814. Well?Copy !req
815. What?Copy !req
816. The first time is the hardest.Copy !req
817. Did Cesar say
you can refuse certain tricks?Copy !req
818. It's true.Copy !req
819. Pitay tells the client
about each guy's specialty.Copy !req
820. You'll be okay.Copy !req
821. Ricky! Welcome back!
Come in, you fabulous thing!Copy !req
822. Sabrina! Welcome!Copy !req
823. Pitay, call the boys.Copy !req
824. We have many new discoveries!
Come in, all of you.Copy !req
825. Choose anyone you want.Copy !req
826. There you are, Ricky!
They're so lovely.Copy !req
827. It's been a long time, Ricky.
We've missed you so.Copy !req
828. Make your choice.Copy !req
829. We have a lot of new recruits.Copy !req
830. New superstars
from all over the country.Copy !req
831. That's Edgar. He can do wonders
with that mustache.Copy !req
832. He's really good.Copy !req
833. And Perry with a great body!Copy !req
834. Then there's Boy, whose long legs
will drive you crazy.Copy !req
835. Latin-type Bobby, seasoned stud.Copy !req
836. Julio. Well, he's new...Copy !req
837. There's Peter,Copy !req
838. There's uh...Copy !req
839. Romy, Johnson...Copy !req
840. And there are the new arrivals,
like Mario...Copy !req
841. So many!
You'll have fun tonight!Copy !req
842. They've been gathered
here tonight so...Copy !req
843. I wish you to enjoy, my dear.Copy !req
844. - Your puppy's having a fit!
- I like him.Copy !req
845. That's Julio,
our newest discovery.Copy !req
846. - Julio, our Mexican beauty...
- I want him.Copy !req
847. We need to instruct him well,Copy !req
848. knowing how finicky you are!Copy !req
849. Which room would you like?
The Blue Room?Copy !req
850. Veronica, give Julio instructions.Copy !req
851. We don't want to disappoint Ricky.Copy !req
852. It's been a long time
since he was here.Copy !req
853. I'll get the Blue Room ready.Copy !req
854. Make it good, Julio. It's like hitting
the jackpot! You're his type!Copy !req
855. Are you finished, my dear?Copy !req
856. Give us a moment
while we fix your room.Copy !req
857. - What's your name?
- Julio.Copy !req
858. How old are you?Copy !req
859. 21.Copy !req
860. What's wrong?Copy !req
861. I'm quite new to this.Copy !req
862. I forgot you're new!Copy !req
863. Come here, I'll work on you.Copy !req
864. C'mon, don't be shy now.Copy !req
865. Come on. Please.
You're being coy.Copy !req
866. Just relax.Copy !req
867. Bullet, not there.
I told you not to bother us.Copy !req
868. You're very naughty!Copy !req
869. Wait till Mama's finished.Copy !req
870. Stay there and be a good dog.Copy !req
871. Bullet, what's with you?Copy !req
872. You're being a pest.Copy !req
873. Bullet, I told you
not to lick Julio's feet.Copy !req
874. You're so annoying.Copy !req
875. Can't you see I'm busy?Copy !req
876. Don't do that again.
Just stay there.Copy !req
877. C'mon, Bullet, it's all over.
Mama's finished.Copy !req
878. Now you can be annoying.Copy !req
879. Before I forget...Copy !req
880. This is for you.Copy !req
881. If you want to earn big bucks,
learn all the tricks!Copy !req
882. Otherwise, you'll be a flop.
Let's go, Bullet!Copy !req
883. Anybody home?Copy !req
884. - Good morning.
- Good morning to you, too.Copy !req
885. - What do you want?
- Is Pol home?Copy !req
886. - May I know who's asking?
- Julio, a friend.Copy !req
887. Pol! Pol!Copy !req
888. A friend to see you.Copy !req
889. Okay.Copy !req
890. Julio! Nice to see you!
Come in!Copy !req
891. Have some eggs.Copy !req
892. Thanks.Copy !req
893. When were you laid off?
I haven't seen you in a while.Copy !req
894. It was a bit sudden.Copy !req
895. Maybe there's a spot
for me where you work.Copy !req
896. Okay. Come with me.Copy !req
897. - Hey, man, you want some...?
- No, thanks.Copy !req
898. What about you?
She's very young.Copy !req
899. Look.Copy !req
900. We don't have any money.Copy !req
901. Then borrow some, right?Copy !req
902. Look.Copy !req
903. We said no!Copy !req
904. Don't be a jerk.Copy !req
905. Have you tried asking
if Ligaya lives there?Copy !req
906. Just the one time
I told you about.Copy !req
907. Want to try again?Copy !req
908. Okay, but...
they may recognize me.Copy !req
909. Can you do it for me?Copy !req
910. Okay. I'll be right back.Copy !req
911. Well?Copy !req
912. No Ligaya in that house.Copy !req
913. That Chinese has probably told
the maid what to say.Copy !req
914. Let's go.Copy !req
915. Risky to push it.Copy !req
916. We're wasting our time.Copy !req
917. - Good morning.
- Hey, man, come in!Copy !req
918. Have a seat.Copy !req
919. I'll leave you guys alone.Copy !req
920. Have some coffee.Copy !req
921. This is nice.Copy !req
922. Any good news?Copy !req
923. Yes, we've got work again.Copy !req
924. You available next week, Julio?Copy !req
925. Yes, of course.Copy !req
926. Great. Another big job?Copy !req
927. Yup, a wall around a big property.Copy !req
928. Where?Copy !req
929. At Loyola Heights,
in Quezon City.Copy !req
930. Where's that?Copy !req
931. Near the Jesuit university.Copy !req
932. An upscale place.
Many rich people live there.Copy !req
933. It's a big property.
I'll need a couple more workers.Copy !req
934. You know anyone?Copy !req
935. - Yes! Atong!
- Who?Copy !req
936. I worked with him at La Madrid.Copy !req
937. Nice guy. Hardworking, too.Copy !req
938. I can vouch for him.Copy !req
939. Is he the guy
you told me about?Copy !req
940. Yes, he always helped
when I was in a fix.Copy !req
941. Doesn't he have a job?Copy !req
942. Probably. But not much longer.Copy !req
943. The building is almost finished.Copy !req
944. Hey Julio! What's up?
Omeng, it's Julio.Copy !req
945. - Hey, merry Christmas!
- You've put on weight.Copy !req
946. How have you been?
Long time no see.Copy !req
947. You look smart.Copy !req
948. How are you?Copy !req
949. This is my friend Pol.Copy !req
950. Eddie, this is Pol.Copy !req
951. What brings you here?Copy !req
952. I'm looking for Atong.Copy !req
953. Didn't you hear?Copy !req
954. Atong is dead.Copy !req
955. What?Copy !req
956. Happened last week.
We just buried him.Copy !req
957. What happened?Copy !req
958. Balajadia was probably involved.Copy !req
959. He and Atong had a big fight.Copy !req
960. He withheld Atong's pay
because of a broken soap dish.Copy !req
961. Atong became livid.Copy !req
962. He said the soap dish
came in broken.Copy !req
963. Atong attacked Balajadia.Copy !req
964. Next we hear Atong's in jail.Copy !req
965. Then he's dead.Copy !req
966. He got beaten up bad while inside.Copy !req
967. Turns out Fatso's got
a cousin who works there.Copy !req
968. Stop reading and work!Copy !req
969. They live here now but
they once owned land in Quezon City.Copy !req
970. - But they were forced out.
- Why?Copy !req
971. I'm not sure.
Atong just mentioned it briefly.Copy !req
972. I thought our place was bad
but look at this.Copy !req
973. Right, we're lucky in a way.Copy !req
974. I slept here once, there's plenty
of mosquitoes and it reeked of...Copy !req
975. - The sewer?
- Yeah.Copy !req
976. But Atong was a good friend.Copy !req
977. He always said I could
count on him anytime.Copy !req
978. - It's you. Come in.
- Perla.Copy !req
979. Please, sit down.Copy !req
980. Good morning, sir.Copy !req
981. Perla, I'd like you to meet Pol.Copy !req
982. Sit down.Copy !req
983. He helped me get a job.Copy !req
984. It wasn't me, really,
but my friend.Copy !req
985. By the way, have you eaten?Copy !req
986. We have.Copy !req
987. Don't worry about us.Copy !req
988. I just learned about it, Perla.Copy !req
989. Had I found out sooner,
we'd have been at his funeral.Copy !req
990. Are you sure you've already eaten?Copy !req
991. I can cook something quickly.Copy !req
992. We've eaten.Copy !req
993. What about your case?Copy !req
994. Aren't you filing charges?Copy !req
995. No one can do that...Copy !req
996. except me, but
I don't know where to start.Copy !req
997. A person talked to me,Copy !req
998. a detective.Copy !req
999. He told me he'd take care of it,Copy !req
1000. and I should just wait for his report.Copy !req
1001. But I know nothing's being done.Copy !req
1002. That's a problem.Copy !req
1003. Why would they act
when they're behind the crime?Copy !req
1004. People here keep telling me...Copy !req
1005. that I should just keep quiet.Copy !req
1006. Because if I don't,
some harm may befall me.Copy !req
1007. It's because I'm practically alone.Copy !req
1008. A young man who lived here
was beaten up by the police.Copy !req
1009. When his parents complained,Copy !req
1010. thugs came and threatened them.Copy !req
1011. What's your plan?Copy !req
1012. None.Copy !req
1013. I don't know.Copy !req
1014. We're leaving now, Perla.Copy !req
1015. It's still early.Copy !req
1016. We'll be back.Copy !req
1017. Goodbye, sir.Copy !req
1018. Take this, Perla.Copy !req
1019. A little help.Copy !req
1020. Thank you.Copy !req
1021. This is from me, Perla.Copy !req
1022. It's nothing, really.Copy !req
1023. Take it.Copy !req
1024. Thank you.Copy !req
1025. You know what?Copy !req
1026. Perla's my type.Copy !req
1027. And she's used to hardship.Copy !req
1028. A lot of men go for rich women,Copy !req
1029. but me, I like
the poor ones better. You agree?Copy !req
1030. Sure.Copy !req
1031. A girl used to dried fish...Copy !req
1032. will be happy with smoked fish.Copy !req
1033. But take a girl used to ham,
and feed her fish...Copy !req
1034. and it's a big showdown.Copy !req
1035. It's easy to please a poor girl.Copy !req
1036. Right.Copy !req
1037. Why don't you court her instead?Copy !req
1038. She's like a sister to me.Copy !req
1039. - You sure?
- Yeah.Copy !req
1040. - Seriously?
- I'm serious.Copy !req
1041. You won't be sorry if I courted her?Copy !req
1042. No.Copy !req
1043. Okay.Copy !req
1044. Merry Christmas, sir!Copy !req
1045. Take this.Copy !req
1046. Thank you, sir.Copy !req
1047. Here, I've finished writing it.Copy !req
1048. Thanks.Copy !req
1049. - How much will you give her?
- 10 pesos. Is that enough?Copy !req
1050. That's about right.Copy !req
1051. Here, add this.Copy !req
1052. She'll think it's all from me.Copy !req
1053. That's okay.Copy !req
1054. Let's add a note.
The 10 is from you.Copy !req
1055. That's not necessary.Copy !req
1056. If you say so.Copy !req
1057. Hey, are you going
anywhere tomorrow?Copy !req
1058. No. Why?Copy !req
1059. You should come with me.Copy !req
1060. Let's give our present to Perla.Copy !req
1061. Sure!Copy !req
1062. Excuse me. Do you know where Perla is?Copy !req
1063. Perla?Copy !req
1064. - The daughter of Pilo, the cripple?
- Yes.Copy !req
1065. She's gone.Copy !req
1066. And she probably won't come back.Copy !req
1067. I saw her last night.Copy !req
1068. She was in an ambulance.Copy !req
1069. Her father was burned.Copy !req
1070. - Where did they go?
- No idea.Copy !req
1071. Are you a relative?Copy !req
1072. No, we're just friends.Copy !req
1073. She wasn't here when the fire started.Copy !req
1074. She'd left to get some
thread for her knitting jobs.Copy !req
1075. When she returned,
the fire was almost out.Copy !req
1076. Mrs. Cruz! Where's Ligaya?Copy !req
1077. Who? Let go of me!Copy !req
1078. Ligaya Paraiso!
The girl from Marinduque!Copy !req
1079. - I don't know anyone by that name!
- Where is she, Mrs. Cruz?Copy !req
1080. Police!Copy !req
1081. - A thief! Police!
- Where's Ligaya?Copy !req
1082. What's going on?Copy !req
1083. He tried to steal my bag!Copy !req
1084. You bastard!Copy !req
1085. No, sir! I know Mrs. Cruz!Copy !req
1086. Do your explaining
at the station!Copy !req
1087. You thieving piece of shit!Copy !req
1088. Let's go!Copy !req
1089. Do you have an ID?Copy !req
1090. This is not an ID.Copy !req
1091. That's all I got.Copy !req
1092. This won't do. Let's go.Copy !req
1093. Wanna fight me?Copy !req
1094. Why won't you come willingly?Copy !req
1095. I did nothing wrong.Copy !req
1096. You were stealing someone's bag. Go!Copy !req
1097. - Bastard!
- Give me back my diary.Copy !req
1098. Later, at the station.Copy !req
1099. I need it.Copy !req
1100. You don't trust me?
Wanna get beaten up?Copy !req
1101. No, sir, but that letter
is important to me.Copy !req
1102. Wait here. Don't move.
I'm going to the bathroom.Copy !req
1103. Miss, did you see a guy in blue,
with a mustache?Copy !req
1104. Yes, he went that way.Copy !req
1105. If I see his face again,Copy !req
1106. I would kill him.Copy !req
1107. I don't care about my money,
but he also took Perla's!Copy !req
1108. And Ligaya's letter...Copy !req
1109. But I'll never forget that face.Copy !req
1110. He shouldn't show himself to me.Copy !req
1111. So you're broke?Copy !req
1112. If you ever need money,Copy !req
1113. just ask.Copy !req
1114. Forget about what happened.Copy !req
1115. Tough guy, huh?Copy !req
1116. Go ahead, it's just the heat.Copy !req
1117. He's smaller than you.Copy !req
1118. What now?Copy !req
1119. My friend's not scared but
there's nothing to fight about.Copy !req
1120. C'mon, shake hands.Copy !req
1121. Let's get drunk one day, Toro,Copy !req
1122. and settle this over liquor.Copy !req
1123. - Okay?
- Sure.Copy !req
1124. 2 pesos, my best price.Copy !req
1125. Too much.Copy !req
1126. It's got a long shaft.Copy !req
1127. - Your last price?
- Okay, 1.50.Copy !req
1128. - 1 peso.
- 1.50.Copy !req
1129. 1.50 is a bit much.Copy !req
1130. Okay, you win.Copy !req
1131. Hey, man!Copy !req
1132. - Don't you remember me?
- You startled me.Copy !req
1133. You look guilty.
Guilty people startle easily.Copy !req
1134. It's been a while, man.Copy !req
1135. Where are you headed?Copy !req
1136. Nowhere.Copy !req
1137. C'mon, let's grab a bite.Copy !req
1138. Come on, it's my treat.Copy !req
1139. - I can't.
- Come on.Copy !req
1140. How's Omeng and the others?Copy !req
1141. I don't know.
I haven't seen them in a while.Copy !req
1142. I bet they're still in construction.Copy !req
1143. You know what?Copy !req
1144. You've got no future
if you're stuck in construction.Copy !req
1145. Did you hear about Atong?Copy !req
1146. Yeah.Copy !req
1147. I'm glad you mentioned it.
Can you clean this up?Copy !req
1148. I just heard about it recently.Copy !req
1149. Guess who told me?Copy !req
1150. Who?Copy !req
1151. Ever met Atong's sister?Copy !req
1152. Perla.Copy !req
1153. So you've been to their place.Copy !req
1154. Yeah, where is she?Copy !req
1155. You met up with her?Copy !req
1156. She told me about Atong's deathCopy !req
1157. and the fire
that killed their father.Copy !req
1158. Where is she now?Copy !req
1159. At Etang's place, in Makati.Copy !req
1160. Do you know about it?Copy !req
1161. Why? Where is it?Copy !req
1162. You don't know? It's where men go...Copy !req
1163. You know, when they're in heat.Copy !req
1164. I couldn't believe it when I saw her.Copy !req
1165. I was surprised to see her there.Copy !req
1166. You should visit her sometime.
She's always there.Copy !req
1167. 20 pesos and you're set.Copy !req
1168. 12 for the girl and 8 for the beer.
Reasonable!Copy !req
1169. You can afford it.Copy !req
1170. Did he take Perla?Copy !req
1171. What do you mean?Copy !req
1172. Did he take her into a room?Copy !req
1173. Fuck him... if he did!Copy !req
1174. She's his friend's sister.Copy !req
1175. He didn't say that he did,
but they talked.Copy !req
1176. What did Perla say? Why is she there?Copy !req
1177. Imo didn't say anything about that.Copy !req
1178. Who's Imo?Copy !req
1179. The guy who invited me to eat.Copy !req
1180. Let's go see her.Copy !req
1181. - Perla?
- Yeah.Copy !req
1182. Are you crazy?Copy !req
1183. She'd be ashamed to see us.Copy !req
1184. I'm to blame
for what happened to Perla.Copy !req
1185. Why?Copy !req
1186. I'm unlucky with women.Copy !req
1187. I like Perla.Copy !req
1188. I should have courted her.Copy !req
1189. This is the third time. Remember?Copy !req
1190. Ligaya?Copy !req
1191. How are you?Copy !req
1192. Okay...Copy !req
1193. Why are you here?Copy !req
1194. I've been searching for you.Copy !req
1195. You've changed.Copy !req
1196. Where can we talk?Copy !req
1197. You decide.Copy !req
1198. How've you been?Copy !req
1199. I'm fine.Copy !req
1200. And you?Copy !req
1201. I'm happy.
Because I found you.Copy !req
1202. What happened to you?Copy !req
1203. I've been in Manila
for a while now...Copy !req
1204. About a year.Copy !req
1205. I've been looking for you,
because you stopped writing.Copy !req
1206. We shouldn't talk here.Copy !req
1207. Where should we go?Copy !req
1208. Do you remember Mrs. Cruz?Copy !req
1209. She must be the devil personified.Copy !req
1210. She took me to a big house.Copy !req
1211. I don't know where.Copy !req
1212. It had a big yard...Copy !req
1213. with high walls...Copy !req
1214. and tall acacia trees.Copy !req
1215. Guards manned the gate.Copy !req
1216. Mrs. Cruz said it was a factory
and the manager would see us.Copy !req
1217. And the fool that I was,Copy !req
1218. I just followed her everywhere.Copy !req
1219. And then she spoke to a woman...Copy !req
1220. who looked like a witch.Copy !req
1221. And then...Copy !req
1222. we were taken to...Copy !req
1223. a room...Copy !req
1224. that looked like an office.Copy !req
1225. We were told to wait
there for the manager.Copy !req
1226. Then someone brought in a drink.Copy !req
1227. Orange.Copy !req
1228. I hadn't finished the drink,Copy !req
1229. but I already felt dizzy.Copy !req
1230. Then I woke up in bed.Copy !req
1231. With a Chinese beside me.Copy !req
1232. Ah Tek?Copy !req
1233. How did you know?Copy !req
1234. The house on Misericordia?Copy !req
1235. I've been watching that house.Copy !req
1236. I was hoping to find you there.Copy !req
1237. I followed Mrs. Cruz
from the flat on Doroteo Jose.Copy !req
1238. The address you wrote me.Copy !req
1239. And then,Copy !req
1240. she walked all the way
to Misericordia.Copy !req
1241. I got the feeling you were there.Copy !req
1242. Yes.Copy !req
1243. Mrs. Cruz collects money there.Copy !req
1244. Ah Tek pays for me.Copy !req
1245. I lived 2 months in the
house where she first took me.Copy !req
1246. Ah Tek came to me twice a week.Copy !req
1247. There were many girls there.Copy !req
1248. I couldn't find the others because...Copy !req
1249. I was locked up in a room.Copy !req
1250. A room so small it was like...Copy !req
1251. living inside a box of matches,Copy !req
1252. where no one could
hear even if you screamed.Copy !req
1253. But sometimes...Copy !req
1254. sometimes I'd hear...Copy !req
1255. screaming, crying.Copy !req
1256. And then one day,Copy !req
1257. Ah Tek told me...Copy !req
1258. I was lucky he took care of me.Copy !req
1259. You know.Copy !req
1260. Like I was somehow...Copy !req
1261. indebted to him.Copy !req
1262. The fool confessed...Copy !req
1263. he liked me.Copy !req
1264. The other women who lived there...Copy !req
1265. served different men every night.Copy !req
1266. 3 or 4 men.Copy !req
1267. And I was the only one
not injected with morphine.Copy !req
1268. He said I should be
grateful for that, too.Copy !req
1269. He said...Copy !req
1270. I had only him to thank...Copy !req
1271. Because otherwise,Copy !req
1272. I would be addicted to morphine.Copy !req
1273. If I get injected with it,Copy !req
1274. I would lose all my inhibitions.Copy !req
1275. I'd be displayed before menCopy !req
1276. and made to dance...Copy !req
1277. dance naked.Copy !req
1278. But he didn't want
that to happen to me.Copy !req
1279. Because he liked me.Copy !req
1280. He'd already given me
a lot of money.Copy !req
1281. He had paid a lot for me.Copy !req
1282. And he felt like giving me up.Copy !req
1283. But, he liked me.Copy !req
1284. He didn't want me
to end up like the others.Copy !req
1285. So if I agreed,Copy !req
1286. he'd take me out of there,Copy !req
1287. and I'd live with him.Copy !req
1288. But I had to follow his every wish.Copy !req
1289. Because if I didn't...Copy !req
1290. I'd be sent right back.Copy !req
1291. It was an ultimatum.Copy !req
1292. I kept silent.Copy !req
1293. So he called that woman,Copy !req
1294. the one who looked like a witch.Copy !req
1295. Then they took me
to another room.Copy !req
1296. Inside was a woman...Copy !req
1297. being shot up with morphine.Copy !req
1298. Then yet to another room.Copy !req
1299. Inside was another woman...Copy !req
1300. who was being denied the morphine.Copy !req
1301. She was going insane.Copy !req
1302. How does he treat you?Copy !req
1303. He's good to me.Copy !req
1304. He always consoles me and...Copy !req
1305. He buys me things.Copy !req
1306. A watch, a ring...Copy !req
1307. A bracelet.Copy !req
1308. But I can't leave the house.
I'm like a prisoner.Copy !req
1309. Whenever he steps out,
someone else watches me.Copy !req
1310. How did you get out today?Copy !req
1311. I got out only today,Copy !req
1312. the first time in a week.Copy !req
1313. Don't you want to go home?Copy !req
1314. Why don't you? You're free now.Copy !req
1315. If you want to go home,
you can do that now.Copy !req
1316. I can't leave my baby.Copy !req
1317. How old is your baby?Copy !req
1318. 4 months.Copy !req
1319. Did he marry you?Copy !req
1320. No.Copy !req
1321. It's better that way.Copy !req
1322. By the way,Copy !req
1323. how are they doing back home?Copy !req
1324. I don't know.Copy !req
1325. You know, I've written them
about 3 times.Copy !req
1326. I sent them money.Copy !req
1327. But Ah Tek hardly
entrusts me with money.Copy !req
1328. He gives me some
only when I need it.Copy !req
1329. Do they know?Copy !req
1330. In the province? No.Copy !req
1331. I've told them
nothing at all about me.Copy !req
1332. They think I live a good life
here in Manila.Copy !req
1333. But I've never told them
where to write me here.Copy !req
1334. Help me.Copy !req
1335. Help me.Copy !req
1336. Hush now.Copy !req
1337. Don't cry.Copy !req
1338. I'll take care of it.Copy !req
1339. We'll run away.Copy !req
1340. We'll take your baby with us.Copy !req
1341. It's not easy.
I tried escaping before.Copy !req
1342. I was caught and that Chinese
nearly killed me!Copy !req
1343. He said that if he caught me again,Copy !req
1344. he'd really kill me.Copy !req
1345. I can't take my baby
because of the nanny.Copy !req
1346. She sleeps beside my baby.Copy !req
1347. You can always try again.Copy !req
1348. How about tonight?
Let's go home together.Copy !req
1349. That's not possible.Copy !req
1350. You don't know Ah Tek,
he'd really kill me.Copy !req
1351. If you really want to leave,Copy !req
1352. you mustn't stop trying,
no matter what happens to you.Copy !req
1353. You don't know
how angry he can get.Copy !req
1354. If you really want to escape,Copy !req
1355. you'll try anything.
Nothing else matters.Copy !req
1356. Pity my poor baby,
should anything happen to me.Copy !req
1357. If that's how you think,
you'll never leave that place.Copy !req
1358. So how about tonight? Ligaya?Copy !req
1359. I'll wait at the Arranque market.Copy !req
1360. It's a good place.Copy !req
1361. Like I'm just waiting for a ride.Copy !req
1362. That's safer than
hanging around your house.Copy !req
1363. A cop might notice me.Copy !req
1364. Maybe not tonight.Copy !req
1365. Just try.Copy !req
1366. I'll be waiting
whether you come or not.Copy !req
1367. Shall we say midnight?Copy !req
1368. How long will you wait?Copy !req
1369. It's up to you.Copy !req
1370. Until 3:00 a.m.Copy !req
1371. Alright.Copy !req
1372. Nothing?Copy !req
1373. Hey, man!Copy !req
1374. Wake up.Copy !req
1375. - What time is it?
- 5:00 p.m.Copy !req
1376. Get dressed, let's see a movie.Copy !req
1377. C'mon, won't take long.Copy !req
1378. Or we could go dancing
in Grace Park.Copy !req
1379. I don't know how to dance.Copy !req
1380. Doesn't matter in those places.Copy !req
1381. Just embrace the girl,
kiss her neck,Copy !req
1382. caress her thighs and you're set!Copy !req
1383. - No, thanks.
- C'mon!Copy !req
1384. You need to relax.Copy !req
1385. If you don't care for Grace Park,
there's always Pasay.Copy !req
1386. What are we gonna do there?Copy !req
1387. Women, what else?Copy !req
1388. Just 6 bucks apiece.Copy !req
1389. You scared of women?Copy !req
1390. It's a waste of money.Copy !req
1391. That's why I borrowed some,
so we can have a good time.Copy !req
1392. - How much did you borrow?
- 30 pesos.Copy !req
1393. You should save it.Copy !req
1394. I still have the 25 you lent me.Copy !req
1395. Don't worry about it. Keep it.Copy !req
1396. Let's just go out and eat.Copy !req
1397. Try the noodles, they're good.
For a long life.Copy !req
1398. Just look at those people.Copy !req
1399. You'd think they were deaf.Copy !req
1400. Miss, come here.Copy !req
1401. Can you turn it down? It's too loud.Copy !req
1402. The man who played it might object.Copy !req
1403. Just a bit.Copy !req
1404. Fuck!Copy !req
1405. That's what I hate
about this place: that jukebox!Copy !req
1406. We should have gone somewhere else.Copy !req
1407. I like the food here.Copy !req
1408. If it's not the jukebox,Copy !req
1409. it's those English-speaking snobs!Copy !req
1410. Fuck you! You snobs!Copy !req
1411. - Some more beer?
- No, I'm set.Copy !req
1412. I'm full.Copy !req
1413. - One more!
- No, thanks!Copy !req
1414. You sure?Copy !req
1415. Cigarette?Copy !req
1416. You sure you don't wanna have
some fun tonight?Copy !req
1417. Let's just go home.Copy !req
1418. C'mon. Lighten up.Copy !req
1419. I know what's troubling you.Copy !req
1420. It's Ligaya, isn't it?Copy !req
1421. What did that Chinese
threaten Ligaya?Copy !req
1422. Killing her.Copy !req
1423. What do you think?Copy !req
1424. Think he meant it?Copy !req
1425. You know, in India, there are people...Copy !req
1426. who walk on burning coals,Copy !req
1427. yet they feel no pain.Copy !req
1428. They're called fakirs.Copy !req
1429. Think you can do that?Copy !req
1430. Think you can put out
that cigarette on your palm?Copy !req
1431. I'd get burned for sure.Copy !req
1432. Put it out on my palm.Copy !req
1433. You've only had one beer
and you're already drunk.Copy !req
1434. Do it.Copy !req
1435. Come on.Copy !req
1436. - No, I won't.
- Come on.Copy !req
1437. I can't do it.Copy !req
1438. If you won't... then I will.Copy !req
1439. Ligaya is dead.Copy !req
1440. It says she fell down
a flight of stairsCopy !req
1441. and her head hit the concrete floor.Copy !req
1442. But the autopsy showed
some bruises on her neck.Copy !req
1443. WHERE IS JUSTICE?Copy !req
1444. This writer is demanding
an unbiased investigation.Copy !req
1445. Earlier today, as I was borrowing money,Copy !req
1446. I thought of looking around
several funeral homes.Copy !req
1447. I got lucky and found her.Copy !req
1448. They say the burial is tomorrow.Copy !req
1449. At least, that's what I was told.Copy !req
1450. Whatever's on your mind,Copy !req
1451. you need to control yourself.Copy !req
1452. Let's make Ligaya's burial peaceful.Copy !req
1453. Join the struggle!Copy !req
1454. Have no fear!Copy !req
1455. Down with bureaucratic capitalism!Copy !req
1456. Join the struggle!Copy !req
1457. Have no fear!Copy !req
1458. Are you going somewhere?Copy !req
1459. I'll walk around a bit.Copy !req
1460. - Aren't you tired?
- No.Copy !req
1461. Here's the money you lent me.Copy !req
1462. Keep it. You may need it.Copy !req
1463. Just return the money.Copy !req
1464. Okay.Copy !req
1465. - Alright, but don't join that!
- Don't worry about me.Copy !req
1466. - Sure.
- Thanks.Copy !req
1467. Where's Ah Tek?Copy !req
1468. What do you want?Copy !req
1469. Tell him I want to talk to him.Copy !req
1470. Who are you, anyway?Copy !req
1471. Tell him a friend
wants to see him.Copy !req
1472. Wait there.Copy !req
1473. Who are you?
What do you want?Copy !req
1474. Help! Help!Copy !req
1475. Police!Copy !req
1476. He's got an ice pick!Copy !req
1477. - What's he done?
- Killed a Chinese!Copy !req
1478. Let's beat him up!Copy !req
1479. Let's do it!Copy !req
1480. Let's teach him a lesson!Copy !req
1481. He's helpless!Copy !req
1482. Get him!Copy !req
1483. L'lmmagine Ritrovata, BolognaCopy !req