My Girl Page #4

Synopsis: Jeab hears that his childhood sweetheart Noi-Naa is to be married, so he makes the trip back home to his provincial village. As he does so, the memories come flooding back to his childhood in 1980s Thailand. He remembers always being late to school, so his father would have to give him a ride on the back of the motorcycle. After school, he would always play with Noi-Naa and her girlfriends while the neighborhood boys rode their bicycles and played football and Chinese fantasy characters.
 
IMDB:
8.1
Year:
2003
110 min
160 Views


No, I'm just tired.

Jeab. Can I ask you something.

What?

Why did you fight Jack?

Don't know.

Dtee!

Boy!

Dtee!

Prik!

Dtee!

Give me back my ball.

I want to play too.

If you want to play,

go play with the girls.

You want to play with us?

Yeah.

Then you have to prove

you're really a man.

First test:
Ride a BMX with no hands.

Start!

Wow! Fantastic!

You passed.

Second test:
Dive into the water

from the bridge.

Go ahead. Jump.

Jump! Jump!

Wait

You passed.

Third test.

Jeab's here. Come and play with us!

What did you do that for?

Why? Why did you do that?

See you tomorrow, Jeab, same time.

Football match.

Hey Jeab. My Dad says women

get angry easily,

but they get over it quickly too

She'll be okay tomorrow.

Hey Jeab! Jeab!

Jeab!

Jeab!

Jeab. Come and sit with us if you like.

Boy. Go and sit with Dtee.

Can I sit here?

You sit with us every day now.

Hey Prik. I'm gonna study real hard

to get into 5th Grade.

My mother will be so proud of me.

See you this evening, honey.

A bottle of milk.

What's wrong with you today?

You never drink milk.

No need to be startled.

It's just me. Is your mom in?

We're getting our hair done together.

She's in.

Noi Nah's at home. I'm off.

Bye.

Finished.

Can you buy me something to eat?

Sure. Let's go.

You here to see Noi Nah?

No. I've come to get a haircut.

OK! I'll make you look great. Kids

these days are into the American style...

...here I'll show you.

Not many customers today, eh? Oh!

Isn't that the son of your competitor?

He's not my competitor.

How could he be?

I'm just a small fish.

He's bigger than I am.

Here. I'll make you look so handsome,

Noi Nah will be proud of you

when you play together.

My heart shatters like glass,

broken because of you,

bruised and battered,

will you nurse me in my hour of need?

Words just make me feel worse,

cruel words from you,

I love you with all my heart,

Are you happy now?

You tricked me into loving you,

trapped me like a caged bird.

Jeab! What the hell have

you done to yourself?

Cut it really short this time.

Weather's hot.

Hey Samai! You're out of line

doing this to my son.

I'm a barber. Customers come.

I cut their hair.

You know what I mean.

He's my son.

If he doesn't want his own father

cutting his hair,

it's none of my business.

Jeab. Go home.

See you tomorrow.

Sure.

Have you heard the news?

I was studying when he called me

into the classroom.

It was so funny; the teacher

got really angry with him.

Let's find something to eat.

Yeah. Let's go.

What about you, Jeab?

I'm not going.

Then let's go.

Let's go!

Has Noi Nah told you yet?

They're moving away.

About this short?

I'll play with you.

Do I have to do everything around here?

Get lost.

Damn it!

Let's go find some other kids to beat.

Goodbye. Noi Nah, say goodbye.

Mom! Why didn't you wake me?

I feel terrible too,

Jeab. Be careful of the traffic.

Jeab? What's the rush?

I gotta catch up with Noi Nah!

She's moving away!

Who took my toy?

I've no idea. I didn't take it.

If you tell me who took it,

you can be the next to play with it.

Prik! He took it. Jeab!

Where are you going?

Jack! Go straight ahead

then turn left!

Careful. There's a hill ahead.

It's broken down.

What's wrong with it?

Scary!

Start it up!

Oh... it's way out of reach now.

Dtee! Why is your cart so slow?

My bicycle's faster!

Get on. Quick!

Noi Nah! Noi Nah! Pull over!

Noi Nah! Noi Nah!

It's broken down again.

It won't start.

Get off and push it.

Quickly!

Noi Nah! Noi Nah!

Run, Jeab. Run!

Noi Nah! Noi Nah!

Noi Nah!

Noi Nah!

Noi Nah!

Noi Nah!

Noi Nah!

Jeab. Wake up!

Come and play ball.

Wake up.

Quickly.

Let's go, Jeab.

I didn't feel down for too long.

Jack and I went riding.

Every day brought new experiences.

New thoughts, new ideas.

New ways of having fun.

Come on. Let's get on down the back.

I'm going to Bangkok with my friends.

I'm free today. Nothing to do.

Hurry Jack!

You know? I've secretly loved you

for a long time.

We're so close, and yet so far apart.

I don't know what to do.

We're like the earth and the sky.

It's better to forget.

After a while my memories

of Noi Nah began to fade.

Jeab!

Hurry up Jeab.

We used to be such good friends,

we got on so well,

we knew each other, so close.

True friendship.

Then suddenly we parted,

rarely to meet,

but when we did we were so happy.

We chatted all day.

One day we met, and you had a new friend,

beside you all the time

and my heart was broken.

I smiled weakly at your friend,

feeling sad inside, realizing

it was too late,

knowing we would never be together,

never happy together, what a pity!

I am crying inside, crying a river,

what a pity!

Jeab! When did you arrive?

Why didn't you wake me?

Sorry, Mom?

I asked you what time you arrived.

About 3 a.m.

Why aren't you resting?

You can go through your things later.

I'm gonna find something to eat.

Take a nap.

I'll have something delicious

for you to eat when you wake up.

Your mother said you weren't

going to come.

I changed my mind, Dad.

No need to touch the fringe.

What about here?

Just down to my ears.

Jeab's family.

Noi nah and Anont

I'm going to the market.

You need anything?

No. Have a good time.

Hello? I'm in Phetchaburi.

Some urgent business came up.

No, really, it's important.

Look, I won't be at your wedding

but you can probably still get married

without me. See you and good luck.

Hello.

Hi. Please sign here.

A souvenir of the wedding. Thanks.

This trip back home made me realize

how much things had changed.

The place... the people...

I couldn't recognize anyone or anything.

For me, there was only one thing

frozen in time...

Jeab!

That little girl with the pigtails...

hose rosy cheeks...

she was just as I remembered her.

And always will be

I was secretly watching you,

when you looked my way,

it was love at first sight.

Two hearts beating together,

your eyes told me you loved me too,

love was born from that first meeting.

All I can think of is you,

love calls out,

I dream of that first moment,

I want to tell you,

it's my first love.

Since that day, there's nothing left,

just memories in my heart

just memories in my heart.

You were my first love and it was

so strange. Will time make me forget?

Maybe, but you'll always be

in my heart.

Love was born from that first meeting.

All I can think of is you,

love calls out,

I dream of that first moment,

I want to tell you,

it's my first love.

Since that day, there's nothing left,

just memories in my heart

just memories in my heart.

You were my first love and it was

so strange. Will time make me forget?

Maybe, but you'll always

be in my heart.

Love was born from

that first meeting.

All I can think of is you,

love calls out,

I dream of that first moment,

I want to tell you,

it's my first love.

Congratulations Noi nah... Jeab

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Laurice Elehwany

Laurice Elehwany Molinari, a veteran film and TV writer in Hollywood for over two decades, has penned over thirty scripts for various studios and networks. Her very first feature script, written while a fellow at the American Film Institute, became Columbia Picture’s critically acclaimed children’s classic, My Girl. She went on to pen The Brady Bunch Movie and The Amazing Panda Adventure. Laurice lives with her husband and two children in Los Angeles, the City of Angels, where her lifelong love for our heavenly guardians inspired her to write a book about them in the ETHER series. more…

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