The Tin Mine Page #4

Because I haven't loaded the gun!

Alright, move the marker and give me my amulet back.

Boss...

as a reward for my bravery,

how about letting me ride into town in the big Boss's car?

It's not up to me who rides in the Boss's car.

So why do you get to go?

Not a chance!

Archin and I sit in the front.

The big Boss and his Madam sit in the back.

How can you go?

But please, sir!

No! Not a chance.

I'll sit between the big Boss and Madam.

You're not their son.

Sitting in the middle doesn't mean that I'm their son.

What about those two hookers I saw you sitting between?

Are you their son?

You want a ride? Ride in the trunk!

Shoot! We're doomed!

Kai, how did you get here?

Come lend a hand with these durians.

I took the bus here.

I... I rode here in the trunk.

You said you came by bus.

You been lying to me?

I was afraid you'd be angry with me.

Well, why telling me the truth now?

You not afraid anymore?

I'm more afraid of walking back.

Came here in the trunk, go back in the trunk.

You lied to me, so you rides in the trunk

along with the durian. Good idea?

Good idea, sir.

No, I'm just kidding.

You can ride up front.

That's ok, I like it back there.

Hey Kai!

Ouch!

I can treat these bruises at my clinic.

Gone in two days, guaranteed.

You go first. Look like you're about to die.

Hey, where's your bike?

The tire's blown out... the Clerk told me to walk...

- Son of a...

- Here's your mail.

One, two, three...

Get home and take a bath!

Archin, come up and dance with us!

"Wedding Invitation"

Burn it.

No! I'll keep it...

... just like I've kept those locks of her hair.

Forget about her.

Never.

I want to remember.

This will be my memento of a woman's wicked ways.

Wicked ways need no mementos.

You think I've kept mementos

of your wicked ways?

What have I done that's so wicked?

You've complained about my soup

and dumped it out 'cause you think it's bad.

Keeping that letter

will only make you miserable day after day.

That night, the reason I'd had no mail

from Bangkok for months finally became clear.

That was also the night I stopped thinking

that love was the only thing I had to look forward to.

I felt as if my future had just been smashed to bits.

"The past is a dream...

... the present is starvation...

... the future is death."

That boy's gone nuts.

"The past is a dream...

... the present is starvation...

... endure it."

Together, and without either of us realizing it,

the relationship between that old man from the countryside

and this poor little university boy

fused and became an unbreakable bond

in that hut deep in the woods.

Days, months, years...

There was only one way miners watched time go by.

It's scooped in at the front of the dredger

and dumped out through the back.

JUNIOR:

Why aren't you going out with your buddies?

No money to go.

No matter how much earth we scooped that day,

I was thinking only about that letter,

not the work report.

What's up? You look like you just lost your wife.

Hey boy! Black coffee, double bitter!

The unpredictable ups and downs of working at the mine

taught me to be strong and work hard.

I began to realize that I could do anything if I applied myself

and that maybe I wasn't such a lazy guy after all.

And there were good times to help me forget the bad...

Too lonely to stay at home.

... and always plenty of liquor when my throat got dry.

My glass is empty already.

And your tab is full again.

How 'bout free drinks again?

The debts I took on from all that drinking

soon began to feel like a cage

keeping me there even when if I'd wanted to go.

You f***ers!

Whenever you want a free drink, your eyes look so pitiful.

When it's time to pay, they look like the eyes of a thief.

When I drank,

it was like a magic spell had come over me,

making elephants look as tiny as pigs.

What's the point of being born if can't have a drink when you want?

What you oughta say is...

if you can't get a free drink, why be born at all?

To learn respect for an old man,

imagine marrying his old wife!

Booze is rural folk's main form of entertainment,

a vitamin for tired bodies,

a kind of angel's light

that brightens their lonely hearts.

"Someone's calling me...

... when the wind is blowing...

... like a fresh breeze."

"Could that be your sweet voice...

... showering my heart...

... with poetry?"

Hey, hey. The Boss is here.

What's it?

My wife's not around.

Don't worry.

Keep it...

... for when you're cold.

I mean, for when you're lonely.

I mean, "cold"?

No! "Lonely"!

Let's drink!

Cheese? Only pigs eat cheese!

Which one is the most expensive?

This one, solid gold from Switzerland.

Real ox-leather wristband. 4500 baht. Interested?

Beautiful isn't it, Archin?

Uh, yeah, beautiful.

I'll take it. 4500 baht it is.

And I'm buying it for you.

The best watch

for the best watch seller!

Hey! Stop.

Archin, give this little boy 100 baht.

For what?

He's got no shirt. Give him the 100 baht.

Keep it.

I'll keep it for him then.

Go buy yourself a new shirt.

Tell me how southerner say "I love you."

I love you.

No, I love you.

No, I love you!

The slobs in the front office aren't worth a miner's spit.

While they're out buying lottery tickets in Phuket,

we're working our asses off digging for tin.

"The office is the heart of company!"

Yes, yes.

Without the office, the money would stop coming.

At least the front office people are graduates from Penang.

John, which school did you graduate from?

Archin, you finished school...

... or did school finish with you?

No arguments! Remember who's the boss here.

Working hours are over!

Yes, working hours are over. But this is my land...

... my house...

... and your clothes were bought with the money I paid you.

And why not take off your pants?

I paid for them too.

I'm here to resign.

Last night, I was very rude to you.

If you quit, then I'd better quit too.

I'm supposed to set a good example here,

not get you boys drunk.

Hey! Wait.

I gotta get going.

To where?

I want to get my hair cut in town.

No need!

Let's drink first.

No, it'll be dark soon. What if I see a ghost?

No need to go.

I'll cut your hair for you.

They used to call me "Barber number one"!

Drink!

Another!

Oh, sh*t! Your wife is back!

Bloody hell! Madam's here!

Hurry, get out, get out!

Oh sh*t!

The Boss sent this firewood for the temple.

Hey, Kai.

Where are you?

Come on, give me a hand with these woods!

A bottle of whiskey, please.

Kai, who's this guy?

From the local hill tribe.

Come on in and sit!

Got any tincture of iodine? Someone in the village got stabbed.

What's your name?

Don't know, and you?

I'm Kai.

This is my boss, Archin.

This old drunkard is Tamah.

How old are you?

Don't know!

Your folks never told you?

I got none. / Got none?

How were you born then?

What about you?

Moron! What you need is a kick in the ass!

Hey...

Toss them out.

Those went bad ages ago.

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