The Journey Page #5

The cassette player doesn't work.

Hey look out. Someone

acquired the midas touch.

Ah Huat, this is Goh Chee Chuan.

Where are you?

Ah Chuan, I'm here, here!

Ah Huat!

Prosper! Prosper! (Huat! Huat!)

Ah Chuan, I'm walking in the parade.

You can meet Lian Pak Cik at

the end of the street first.

I'll look for you later.

Ah Huat!

At the end of the street!

Come on, this is Uncle Ox.

Uncle Ox.

Well done. What are your names?

My name is Lian Yong. They call me Ah Lian.

This is my brother, Durian Head.

Your doing well, your

grandchildren are all grown up.

Your're not bad too,

you have a Westerner son-in-law.

It's over 10 o'clock.

Our class monitor that

has always been punctual.

Is late today, how strange!

Choo Chong Meng is coming?

Then I better leave.

Dad.

Mr Ox, did you have a fight

with the class monitor again?

The two of you always

fought with each other.

Yet you are still the closest among all.

Still behaving like

that even at your age now.

Class monitor's call.

I'm not taking the call.

Don't be a child, take it.

I'm not Lian Pak Cik, I'm Ox.

Coming or not, it's up to you.

Ah Choo passed away this afternoon.

Passed away?

Ah Choo, being late with this excuse.

This is just not right.

You asked me out for coffee the other day.

But I missed the appointment.

If I knew it was our last meeting.

I would have gone.

Choo, it was me who took

your English textbook.

I always wanted to tell you.

Now I don't have the chance anymore.

Ah Huat, what are you doing?

He used to nodded-off in the class.

I always kicked him to wake him up.

Then he'll get up and

call for rise and bow.

This is a forever recess

for our class monitor.

You sure you're not going in?

Just because there's

conflict with the wedding?

At this moment, is there

any need for superstitions?

You don't get it. It's for your sake.

I don't get it? It's just a selfish act.

Don't pretend to care.

If you're not going in, I am going in.

Ok, just try to get

my head around this one.

He was your best mate for 50 years.

And you are finding it difficult

to go in and say goodbye to him?

Grandma said these sweets are for you.

Ok, now this, this is perfect timing, mate.

You can translate for me?

Ok.

Spending time with you.

I always try my best to follow the

Chinese tradition of respecting my elders.

But today I cannot keep quiet.

Today, I cannot tolerate anymore!

Today I have to speak what is in my heart.

I have to speak from my head.

You've come this far.

But you refuse to go in and

farewell your friend one last time.

I mean I don't understand

why you're being so stubborn.

You are just a step away yet you

refuse to pay your last respect.

It seems to me...

It seems to me that your ego is getting

in the way of a single and final gesture.

Of kindness of honoring

the memory of your friend.

Now if you don't follow

through and say goodbye to him.

I can guarantee that you'll regret

this for the rest of your life.

I mean we are talking about 50

years of friendship, mate, 50 years!

50 years of friendship, 50 years!

That cannot compare to an inflated

ego or an archaic sense of pride?

Now if you can accept a

life filled with regret.

Then just continue standing here.

If you like to stand, just

stand here as long as you like.

Thanks.

So, what did you call me for?

I want to make a hot air balloon.

What?

Hot air balloon.

Hot air balloon?

The balloon?

Aim your target, fix your goal.

Make every bit of effort purposeful.

Make every bit of effort purposeful.

Both of you, come out.

So according to the late

class monitor's research,...

...a balloon can actually

be made from plastic bags.

But some of those plastic

bags need to be black.

So as attract the sun

which create a solar effect.

Mr Ox, you're doing

some useless stuff again?

Exactly!

How can you do these useless stuff.

Without the help of the

useless old people like us.

Yea, how could you not involving us.

We need to stick the

sheets of plastic together.

Now bear in mind, this

is not a hot air ballon.

It is a solar balloon.

We fill the balloon with cold air.

Which is then heated by the

black plastic enabling lift off.

Now we have to trigger a

release of cold air mid-flight.

To bring it back down to earth again.

We have safety precautions in place.

In the event that the

balloon loses control.

For example, a safety rope can be released.

And secured by people on the ground.

In order for the balloon

to carry two people,...

...it needs to be 80ft high and 50ft wide.

So we will be using more

than ten thousand plastic bags.

Which is why we need all

the help that we can get.

Ok, so before take off, I will call...

...release the weights.

Fly!

Throw the emergency rope.

Great job.

Well done!

It's already late,

what are you still doing?

Just doing the final checks.

What are you checking?

One check after another?

It would be fine.

It this can be flown,...

...it's worth it even if I'm dead.

I don't understand.

The person I worry the most is Bee.

You have to take good care of her.

Yes, I will be good to Bee.

I'm old, and I will

"puncture" (die) one day.

If anything happens, I count

on you to take care of Bee.

"Pongcek" (Puncture).

That's the first word I learnt here.

See.

Pongcek.

I'm sorry, I cannot give you

my permission to fly your balloon.

Headmaster, we are alumni

of this school for 50 years.

Can't you cut us some slack?

Ya, it's 50 years, can't you let us in?

Headmaster Chan, do you remember me?

Of course. You are the wife

of the previous headmaster.

Your husband was a headmaster as well.

You should understand our situation.

You have to write a letter

to the Ministry of Education.

I will call for a meeting

once approved by the minister.

To discuss about this.

Thank you.

Is this necessary?

It's just to fly a hot air balloon.

We can't bring out the cinerary urn

once we place it in the columbarium.

Don't worry guys, I have a way to go in.

There's a hole at the back, I'm

the only one who knows it. Let's go.

Impressive.

Stop bragging.

Where's the hole? It's missing.

It's even locked.

Looks like we have to do it somewhere else.

No way.

Our class monitor's wish

is to rise it at the school.

Hey, I've got an idea.

Hey, no!

I cannot see anything.

The weather is beautiful today.

Stop making nonsense.

Stand up.

Let me give you an example.

Malaysia...

...is a beautiful country.

Got it?

Understand?

Teacher, look over there.

What?

Over the basketball court.

What's so interesting?

Look at the basketball court.

Ok, guys, be really careful.

Because it tears off easily.

We've got to hurry because

the sun is already up.

Ok, open it up now.

Mr Rooster, we need to

find the power source.

If you spot a hole, call me!

Is there any hole?

Malaysia is a beautiful country.

Don't ruin it you two!

It's is safer this way.

Chuan, please take good care of Ah Choo.

Ready to go?

Ready!

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