Miao Miao Page #2

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Shouldn't you be at work?

But it is your birthday.

Is this your friend?

Hi, mr. Shen.

Hi there.

Have you had dinner?

We're full.

Do you still have room for cake?

Wow! What a beautiful cake, Ai!

Come on.

Sit down.

these days people use number candles.

nobody uses this kind anymore.

It doesn't matter.

Let's use them anyway.

I've heard that my mom is French.

But I've never met her.

I got along with my dad

when I was little.

I know it wasn't easy

being a single dad.

But one day in the sixth grade...

I saw him with a woman in his bedroom.

I haven't really spoken to him since.

the longer we don't talk...

the less there is to say.

the most annoying thing is...

every day he has breakfast

waiting for me.

It doesn't matter

if I get up early or late.

I can't avoid him.

I just tell myself...

when I'm 20, I'll move out.

When we're 20...

we can do whatever we want, right?

this year abroad is your chance...

to do things you can't do at home.

things I can't do at home?

yeah.

Like get a tattoo

or a belly button ring.

Get a belly button ring.

I've always wanted one.

your boyfriend?

no.

Hello?

masako!

He gave me a bouquet of dandelions!

Really?

He said every night

he stays up thinking of me.

Wow! Really?

I've started wearing makeup...

and I've just bought a new dress!

tomoko, you're in love!

yes.

We're meeting again tomorrow.

Good night, tomoko.

your mom?

my grandma.

you two seem close.

She calls you just to chat?

my grandma isn't well.

oh.

What's the matter with her?

Alzheimer's.

She thinks she's seventeen.

I don't remember when it started...

but she began thinking

I was her classmate.

She calls me every day.

yeah?

What does she talk about?

She talks about her first love.

She thinks she's still dating him.

today's the last day!

the final closing sale!

I'm going to thailand!

today's the last day!

Everything's on sale!

Hey, what are you looking for?

maybe I can help you out.

Do you have a CD...

called "Get together"?

It's sung by Bei-something, right?

you have it?

A few days ago,

somebody called asking for it.

that must have been you.

you're in that band with Wu

and those guys!

Long time no see!

It's been over a year!

Hey, what label released that CD?

It wasn't released by a record label.

It's a demo we recorded ourselves.

you're Wu's friend.

How about a hug?

Why?

you're the last person

I'll see before I leave.

you have "sunshine hands".

I read about it in a comic book."

"Sunshine"

because your palms are warm...

which makes you good at

kneading dough.

naturally that makes for better bread.

oh come on.

that's just a comic book.

It's true.

I don't know

if my mom's hands were cold...

but my dad's definitely are.

Every day he works

with cold aquarium water.

As a kid, I hated holding his hand.

So I'd go like this...

and he would let go.

But your hands are different.

they're so warm.

Excuse me.

Is this your pen?

I found it on the floor.

Excuse me.

you should take off your headphones.

they'll ruin your ears.

they won't.

Hello?

I just transferred

the rent to your account.

Sorry about that.

thank you.

DID yoU FInD oUt HIS nAmE yEt?

not yEt.

His name is Chen Fei.

Chen Fei? "Fei" as in "to fly"?

Strange, that name's familiar.

Familiar?

We got his name!

Actually,

I think your dad loves you a lot.

you're not a fish.

How do you know what a fish feels?

Are you saying you're a fish?

my dad saw this report...

that said fish get depressed...

if you put them in square tanks.

So he moved all his fish

into round bowls.

I've always wanted

to bring my best friend here...

to look at the night sky...

and sleep together in the moonlight.

Let me borrow your sunshine hands.

Excuse me...

I'm looking for

all the CDs by this singer.

Can you help me?

thanks.

Are you closing?

But we need to find

more music for school.

Can you stay open a little longer?

please?

How about this?

When you are done, help me lock up.

put the key in the potted plant

by the door.

Could you leave us your phone number?

that way we can contact you

in an emergency.

What are you doing?

"on the Road" by Jack kerouac...

"I was just somebody else,

some stranger..."

"my whole life was a haunted life,

the life of a ghost."

"...at the dividing line

between the East of my youth..."

"and the West of my future..."

He just walked me home...

and held the umbrella for me.

that's so romantic!

I wished we could walk forever.

I hope I find a boyfriend like that.

you will, masako, real soon.

Love must be wonderful.

Why isn't miao miao here today?

How should I know?

maybe she's having her period.

then we're in big trouble.

the tV crew is coming

to do a test shoot.

yeah, but not today.

What do you mean "not today"?

you told us it was!

Hello? miao miao.

Why did you skip class today?

pick up the phone.

you have a wonderful complexion.

thank you.

I bet you save on cosmetics

Basic skincare's all you need.

Really?

Really!

But I'd like to know more.

oh yeah? Well, come on over.

turn it off. quick!

Is it ok to smoke in here?

What do you think?

Hurry up, put it in.

Is this it?

yes, yes.

I have to go to the bathroom.

open it already.

Let's just leave that where it is.

Girls...

you're representing your school.

try a little harder.

I'll give you one more shot.

If next week is the same...

we're going to have a small problem.

Cheer up!

We've made fools of ourselves before.

But not as bad as this.

next time miao miao'll be there.

Don't worry.

Whatever you say.

Ai, go buy some snacks.

We'll split up.

Get me one

of miao miao's red bean buns.

you're a real comedian.

ok, ok.

I'll have a tuna sub. Hold the mayo.

I want smoked chicken on whole wheat.

no onions and no mustard.

And get an iced coffee.

one's enough! We'll share!

Alright, already.

Hello?

Who?

Really? Chen Fei was in Indigo?

Excuse me...

do you have any music...

related to the book "on the Road"?

I didn't think

people still cared about that stuff.

In Japan, people still write about it.

you can still find hippies...

in places like India and Thailand.

the good old days are long gone.

now people can only

collect remnants of the past.

maybe they're preparing

for the future.

that way when they're old...

they'll have something beautiful

to remember.

Hey, miao miao!

moody Headphones has a secret!

Call me now!

oh forget it. I'll tell you now.

He and his friends formed a band

called Indigo.

they won an Independent music Award.

He was lead guitarist.

your call...

Hey, you got any dance compilations?

Something trippy.

Hey lady.

Are you the owner's wife?

Lady...

are you selling?

Selling what?

you.

How much do you charge?

Sir, I'm going to have to

ask you to leave.

What? Can't I shop here?

you're kicking me out?

I'll sue you.

you were harassing this woman.

Do you want me

to pull out the surveillance tapes?

Fine, tough guy.

But watch your back.

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