One Day

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What's up?

Mmm...

Are you okay?

What are you looking for?

Mum, did you see my compass?

Your compass?

Don't you have it

with you all the time?

No.

Well, did you check under the bed?

Is it there?

Here, pull it out.

See, here it is.

Eh, weird,

why didn't I see it just now?

Aren't you going to

work on the ferry tonight?

Why didn't you sleep in?

I couldn't.

Why not?

I had a dream.

I dreamt of Dad!

Again?

Yes.

He looked so young.

But I still couldn't hear what he said.

I couldn't see his face either.

How would you know it was him

if you didn't see his face?

I just felt it was Dad.

Hey, you really love

that compass, don't you?

Here is some herring roe.

Take it to the Captain.

What for?

He's been so helpful to us!

Did you hear me?

Alright.

Are you going to Kinmen

or Xiamen tonight?

Kinmen.

To Xiamen next week.

It looks like the ferry has arrived.

Would you like to go in earlier today?

I'm afraid it may rain later

in the afternoon.

Singing? Singing?

Yes.

Here you are!

Yeah.

Why did you come in so early?

The typhoon is coming.

I'm afraid it may rain later.

Singing,

I'm afraid that there will be

so many people on board tonight.

I don't think we'll have time to sleep.

It's okay, auntie.

You just go and rest

when you finish it here.

Thank you so much...

It's alright. I'll stay here.

Okay, see you later.

Okay.

Instant noodles, please.

Do you have hot water?

Hot water? Over there.

There is a long queue!

But that's the only place.

Then I'll have bread instead.

Which one?

That one.

This one?

Yes.

As the typhoon is approaching Taiwan,

the oil tanker Colombo Queen,

stranded off Jialeshuei, Pintung,

has to stop cleaning the oil spill.

The Environmental Protection Bureau

expresses that

despite cleaning process

has been stopped,

the workers will

still be there on duty.

Michael Jackson, King of Pop,

is reported to have died of heart attack

in his rented mansion

in Los Angeles today,

aged 50.

The LA police received the report

at 12. 12pm local time on Thursday.

It was three this morning Taipei time.

By the time the ambulance arrived,

he had stopped breathing.

After the resuscitation

carried out on site,

he was sent to the UCLA medical center.

He was pronounced dead

before arriving at the medical center.

Auntie?

Auntie Chen?

Auntie Chen?

Auntie?

Captain?

Captain?

What?

Ah!

Come in!

Come in, quick!

Who are you?

My name is Tsung.

Where are the others?

I don't know.

Then why are you here?

We're not in the real world.

What?

We're in a dream now.

In a dream?

What does he want?

It's okay.

He's just hungry.

What are you talking about?

Why can you understand him?

He's just looking for water.

Since we're in a dream,

it should be possible for me

to speak his language.

Try. Try to say something.

What should I say?

Ask him where he comes from.

Remember, just concentrate.

Try to speak his language in your mind.

Then speak it out.

This is not our boat.

Where are you heading?

I'm going to Kinmen.

Where is Kinmen?

Kinmen...

Is an island between Taiwan and China.

No.

This boat is bound for Buenos Aires.

A horse!

Take it with you.

Mum, I don't need it.

It's okay.

You should have more money with you

when you leave home.

It's fine if you don't waste it.

Mum, do you remember

what Dad looked like?

Of course!

I don't think I remember

what he looked like.

That's impossible.

Didn't you say

that you dreamt of him

quite often recently?

I had that dream a few days ago.

The face became so clear.

But I don't think it was Dad.

Then, who was it?

I'm not sure.

I don't think I've seen him.

Well, that sounds strange.

Mum, let me put your hair up for you.

What for? It's very late now.

But I haven't done it for you for ages.

Okay, let's go in.

It's getting windy here.

Mum,

can I ask you a question?

If you could go back to the past

and meet Dad again,

would you still marry him?

Of course, I would!

But you know that

he would have an accident later.

Would you still marry him?

Yes, I would.

Why?

It's because we were really...

-really very happy together.

You don't have to

give up happiness today

for an unknown future.

That's true.

H34 is taken. How about H36?

Oh, alright.

Please fill in this membership form.

Okay.

Please leave your details.

(Indian worker rescued

after 9 days at sea)

(The problems are often easier

than you imagine. )

Do you know

how long this dream will last?

When will we wake up?

When I woke up,

I found myself lying in a lifeboat,

drifting at sea.

In that study center in Taipei,

I sat next to you.

You sat in seat H36 and I sat in H35.

Can I wake up sooner?

(I sit on your left and... )

Excuse me.

Thanks.

Your jacket was on the floor.

Thank you.

Can you do me a favor?

What?

Can you wake me up at half past four?

Alarms are not allowed in here.

But I must wake up at half past four.

Okay.

Thank you.

Thanks.

No problem.

What are you taking?

Nothing really.

Can I have a look?

Sure.

Why are there only your pictures?

Well... not really.

It happens to be only my pictures.

Now, you've got company.

Do you always come here for a nap?

Not really.

I work in a restaurant

and I have a two-hour break.

It's too far to go home.

So I come here to kill time.

Doesn't it cost you a lot?

It's alright.

So you're not preparing for exams?

That's really interesting.

By the way, you can sit

in my seat from next week.

I'll start going to school

in the afternoons.

So you can sit in my place.

It'll save you some money.

Well... that's really kind of you.

Just make the best use of it.

It's summer holiday, isn't it?

Why do you have to go to school?

To swim.

Swim?

I'm on the school swimming team.

We're preparing for a competition.

So do you like swimming very much?

Err... not really.

If you're on school's team,

you're exempt from PE lessons.

So you can skip the morning roll call.

I just didn't want to get up early.

I never expected the training

to be so exhausting.

Can I come to see you?

I'm not sure if it's a good idea.

Why not? Will you be embarrassed?

Well, okay then.

But it's just quite boring.

Not really.

I always love watching swimming contests

on TV.

Really?

Yes.

Would you like to wait

until there is a contest?

Because what we do

in the training is warm up

and swim across the pool

over and over again.

It's really boring.

It doesn't matter.

Okay.

So you're really here!

I'm having a day off today.

So here I am.

Why didn't you tell me beforehand?

Well... I didn't plan it.

I'm afraid I'd disturb your training.

No, you wouldn't.

Tsung! Are you ready?

Yes, in a minute!

It'll finish soon.

Let's go for a drink later.

This is Singing.

She's studying at...

Well, which school are you studying at?

Gosh! You don't even know

which school she's studying at?

This is ridiculous!

Yeah.

I graduated.

From Haicing Vocational High School.

Haicing Vocational High School?

Yes.

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