Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong Page #3

back at the bar.

She was flirting

with a bunch of aussies,

taking shots,

completely embarrassing me.

Whose birthday was it?

-Oh.

-Yeah.

This night

just gets better,

and better.

-That sounds worse

than it really is.

-Wow.

You know,

i have to say,

thank you for a really

interesting night.

Ruby?

- Josh.

-Hey.

-I-- i-- wow.

I can't believe

that it's you.

How are--

-how are you?

-How--

-how are you?

-I'm good.

-Good, good.

-Yeah.

-Good.

-What are you doing here?

I, um--

I'm just picking up

some clothes in kowloon.

No, I mean,

what are you doing

in Hong Kong?

Oh. I--

i actually live here now.

- Really?

- -Yeah.

-Wow.

-Yeah, I got a promotion.

-Well, congrats.

-Thank you.

Yeah, the tradeoff was i--

i had to come live here

for a year, so,

here I am.

I can't believe you--

wait, you live here,

in Hong Kong?

I'm sorry, should I have

notified you first?

Yeah, I thought that next time

we were gonna see each other,

you were gonna give me

a lady ba-ba.

Oh, god,

i really hope you weren't

holding your breath

since last year.

You know,

i should apologize

about last year.

About that--

oh, don't even--

don't even worry about it.

It was-- it's fine.

It's not a big deal.

No, I was--

i was kind of a jerk.

Yes, you were.

A big jerk.

All right,

all right.

God, I have to know,

how mad was your girlfriend

when you finally

showed up to that bar?

Yeah, well,

she wasn't happy,

that's for sure.

Yeah, I bet.

Did you guys

work things out?

Are you asking

if we're still together?

Nah, why don't we just hang out

for a couple hours,

and then you can just

surprise me later.

-It's more dramatic that way.

-Yeah, fair enough.

I deserve that.

I deserve that.

Yes. Yes,

we're still together.

Oh, good for you.

Good for you.

So, how about you?

Are you seeing anyone?

Yeah, I am.

I am.

What?

You let me ride the ferry

with you this whole time

you didn't mention,

not once,

-that you had a boyfriend.

-Yeah, I guess we're even now.

-Did you meet him here, or--

-no, no. Back in L.A.

-Oh.

-Yeah, he's in L.A.

-So it's long distance, then?

-Yeah, it is.

Yeah, well, you know,

I'm only doing this for a year.

So, I figured

if we can weather this,

we can weather anything.

I'm sorry,

i can't believe--

I never ride the ferry,

-this is crazy.

-Yeah, this is weird.

-It's weird, right?

-It's weird. I--

it's weird.

I never go to cat lune.

So, it was really good

running into you.

-Yeah.

-I'm like,

-i was really glad

we got to catch up

-uh-huh. Definitely.

So-, hah,

where are you off to now?

-I'm picking up clothes.

-Oh, right. Right.

-Where?

-Chungking mansion.

You need

me to come with you?

No, I think

i can handle it.

-Are you sure?

-Yeah, yep, I've got a GPS now.

-No, I mean--

that's a sketchy area.

-Really?

Look, I think your boyfriend

would want me to go with you.

Uh-huh.

I'd be doing him a solid.

Minding the perimeter,

and sh*t.

Okay.

Whatever.

If you must.

-It's this way.

-Yeah, that's---

I just thought I'd dropped

something back there.

Yeah-- no. Totally.

Oh, did you see that guy?

-Huh?

-That guy--

that bleeding guy.

What are you talking about?

Are you sure

we're in the right place,

'cause most of these tailor

shops are on the ground floor.

Yeah, we're right here.

Um-- sorry...

I-- I'm here

to pick up a suit.

You really didn't see

that guy?

Okay.

So, who's the suit for?

Are we picking up a suit

for your boyfriend?

-You said you wanted to come.

-What's his name?

-Suit not ready.

-Wait, what?

-Suit not ready.

-No, no, no, no, I called

this morning,

and you said it'd

be done today.

Sorry, suit not ready.

Next week, come back.

Okay.

Your suit will be ready

this weekend,

and you're getting

a 15% discount.

What?

Thank you.

- What was that?

- -What?

That was amazing.

I didn't know you could speak

cantonese so well.

Hey, I told you

that'd come in handy.

It's so weird watching

you speak Chinese.

It's weird watching

you speak English.

-Whatever, that's different.

-How is it different?

It's different because

i grew up in the states.

Well, I spent the last

ten years of my life here.

It's still weird.

No, only because

i don't speak any Chinese.

Yeah, well, if it makes

you feel any better,

I don't speak a lick

of yiddish.

My grandmother thinks

that's mashugana.

What does that mean?

I have no idea.

Okay.

Okay. Well,

i should probably get going.

-But, thank you.

-Yeah, all right.

Hey, I um...

I got-- I gotta be at

this thing in a few hours,

but I've got

some time to kill.

-If--

-oh, no...

You don't even know

what I was gonna say.

Um, yeah.

It started to sound

eerily familiar.

One drink.

Totally platonic.

Okay.

Fine, fine.

But only because...

You got my boyfriend

a discount.

-That's all it takes?

-My boyfriend...

Yeah.

A really good discount.

I mean,

look at this here.

- Is this where

you take all the ladies?

When I'm not haggling

for their boyfriend's menswear,

yes. Yes.

This is--

this is where

i take the ladies.

Oh, it's super swanky.

-Don't worry,

I'll pay for it

-oh.

-Using the good, old

expense account?

-I wish.

You know,

technically it's okay,

because I am now officially

a customer of h.S.B.C.

So you can totally

write it off.

Well, I don't have

an expense account.

-I quit my job.

-What?

-Yeah.

-When?

Right after I met

this sassy girl from L.A.

No, you actually

took me seriously?

I'm a pauper now

because of you.

And you're making

me feel bad?

-You want a drink?

-Yeah.

-Hi.

-What can I get for you?

Um, I'll take a glass

of rose, please.

Yeah, a vodka redbull.

-Um, can I have

a credit card?

-Oh, yeah.

Oh, no, here, I'll get it.

No, seriously.

-No, no, no, no.

-No, it's my treat.

-Please.

-No, you got it last time.

I mean, that's a first.

A girl buying me a drink

in Hong Kong.

So you don't have an office

anymore, that's weird.

-No, I don't have an office.

-Uh-huh.

Don't have a secretary,

I just work at home.

-Cheers to that.

-Cheers to this.

Even though

i only said one drink.

But, I'm just

trying my best to--

-to treat it

like a day job, you know?

-What do you mean?

Like I clock in

at the same time every day.

You know,

i put the hours in.

Good.

And do you ever get

writers block?

I read somewhere

that if you're blocked,

that just means

you're writing about

the wrong things.

Okay.

It looks like

someone's been googling

quotes about writers block

instead of actually writing.

Busted.

I mean, who knows

what will happen.

How many unpublished books

are out there

-just waiting to be ignored.

-Don't do that.

-Don't do that.

-What?

You should be proud

of yourself.

You took a chance,

and you went for it.

You know?

You're never gonna

have to look back

and wonder "what if."

Thanks.

You know, I always knew

we'd be great friends someday.

Don't get too ahead

of yourself.

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