Should I switch off the lights?
MUNDANE HISTORY
Your room is this way.
Lift your legs.
Turn over.
Turn back.
Sit up.
Put on your shirt.
I'm sorry.
Please wake me up if I doze off again.
You were talking in your sleep.
It's an old habit.
My mom said I did it a lot as a child.
Hope I didn't say anything weird.
It's a lot better in these past ten years.
It still happens occasionally.
Time for your medicine.
The food looks good.
Sit.
I had Kaew cook Ake's favorite dishes.
Let's eat.
How is the food?
Good.
Do you need a hand?
What did you say?
Can you turn off the radio?
- Let me help. - Don't worry.
- What's for dinner? - A lot.
Mr. Thanin said you will dine upstairs
with him and Ake tonight.
He is kind, just as you said.
But I'll miss your spicy food tonight.
How is Ake doing?
He needs time.
It's difficult, especially when he's so young.
Poor thing.
Don't know what they did in their past lives.
They?
Ake's mother was often ill too.
She suffered a lot until her last day.
I'll go check on Ake.
The curry needs more acidity.
I don't know how to describe it.
Well...
The house is beautiful.
But everyone here...
is just so lifeless.
Don't know if I'll last.
Will you be mad if I quit?
I know it's important for you.
For us. Yes.
I'm not angry.
Why would I be?
You're right about this.
Okay?
I love you.
Bye.
What are you staring at?
You want to feed me?
There. Feed me.
Will you excuse me?
Come and join us.
I'm Pun, here to take care of Ake.
I'm Kaew. I'm the cook.
That's my nephew, Pui.
- Hello. - Hello.
Are you from Bangkok?
No, I'm from Phrae.
But I grew up and studied in Khon Kaen.
Where are you from?
Roi-Et. But I've lived in Bangkok for ages.
- Nice and spicy. Did you make it? - Who else?
Do Ake and Mr. Thanin like spicy food?
Mr. Thanin is kind. He doesn't mess around the kitchen.
Quite often, he isn't home for dinner.
Kaew!
Don't talk with your mouth full.
Mr. Thanin just left a moment ago.
He said he'd be out for a while.
He might not be back for dinner.
You'd better finish eating and attend to Ake.
He just vomited.
I already cleaned it up.
Should I switch off the lights?
Should we start physiotherapy today?
No.
EKACHAI HOSPITAL
Wait. His room is upstairs.
Don't.
- Pun. - Yes?
Ake's things are in the dresser.
Take a look and see.
Let me show you your room.
I'll be out for a while.
If you need anything, ask Somjai.
Okay.
What's the matter?
Nothing.
I'll get going, then.
Would you like to watch TV?
Uncle Yut and Mr. Num are downstairs.
Can they come up?
I don't want to see them.
Tell them I'm sleeping or something.
If that's what you want...
That's what I want.
Next time
just tell them I'm sleeping.
But I can't say that all the time.
Tell them I don't want to see them, then.
You can go now.
I'll wash them for you.
Thank you.
Ake wants to eat in his room.
He said he will eat there from now on.
Are you full?
Here's your medicine.
More water?
The water made me cough, didn't you see?
Want to watch TV?
You don't like to watch TV?
I don't watch it much either.
But it's good to keep up with the news.
I wanted to travel a lot when I was young.
So I wanted to be a reporter.
As I got older, I liked taking pictures.
So I wanted to be a photographer.
Before that I wanted to be a writer.
I wanted to be a writer too.
No wonder you have all these books.
As I got older, I liked movies more.
So I studied Communication Arts.
I wanted to be a director.
You may take the tray now.
I'm flying high in the sky.
The dry wind from the east
brings the smell of burning grass.
I take a deep breath.
And flutter my wings.
My body soars higher into the sky.
I feel as light as cotton.
I hear the distant sound of bells echoing from afar.
At that moment,
the sound of a single gunshot pierces the air.
I feel a sharp pain.
The bullet punctures my left wing.
The smell of blood floods the air.
My body falls down to the ground.
And everything
slowly goes dark.
Pun, tell me about your mother.
What kind of person is she?
She wasn't the kindest person.
She was strict.
She died many years ago.
Cancer got her.
She was a tough woman
who raised three children by herself.
What about your father? Where was he?
Don't know.
One day, he stood by her bed
and told her he was leaving.
I was about two years old.
Just like that?
Just like that.
So when my sister was born
my mom loved her the most.
I was kind of left out.
Want to sit at the balcony?
It's nice out, not too hot.
Did you think that was funny?
You're going to catch a cold.
You look like a mess.
Quack, quack, quack.
Ducks swim in the river.
Looking for some shellfish.
Quack, quack, quack!
Ducks swim in the river.
Looking for some shellfish.
What kindergarten are you in?
You look like a duck.
How are you today?
I'm going out to a meeting at the faculty.
I'll be home for dinner.
Pun, please join us for dinner.
Thank you.
Lift your legs.
Turn over.
Where are you now?
Are you still in Nepal?
No, I just arrived in Tibet.
They wrote about Mount Kailash.
It's a holy mountain.
Tibetan pilgrims come to pay respect to the gods who live here.
One circumambulation of the mountain will erase the sins of one lifetime.
Nirvana can be reached with 108 circumambulations.
I know. I have read it before.
You're well-read.
I read a lot when I was young.
I wanted to be a writer.
You've told me before.
Why don't you try writing?
I did when I was young.
You should start again.
I don't think so.
No, not now.
I want to stay longer.
It's raining. You'll get sick.
No. I want to stay.
That's enough.
Pun.
What's your full name?
Punjapol.
Surname?
Lertjongjit
What are you doing?
Googling you.
I'm sure there's nothing.
Four entries.
Faculty of Nursing
Khon Kaen University
What does it say?
Nothing, just your admission info.
Yes, that's my entire life.
Do you have a cold?
Maybe. I need to take some medicine.
You can turn down the air conditioner.
It's all right.
Turn it down. It's rather cold.
No worry.
I'm sleeping.
I'm sick but I'll be fine once I take some rest.
I took some.
Thanks.
I'll hang up and go back to sleep.
Bye.
Oh, I'm sorry.
For what? Come join me.
Didn't know that you smoke.
Occasionally, when there is a nice breeze.
Where is Somjai?
Don't know.
Probably in her room.
Do you need to see her?
No.
Just haven't seen or talked to her much lately.
Not that we have much to talk about. Just wondering.
Humans are subject to their own karma.
Do you like it here?
Yes, I do.
Really, I do.
At first, I wanted to quit.
- And now? - I've come to like it.
That's good.
At least someone will look after Ake.
I don't know how long I'll be around.
You're not that old. What're you talking about?
No, I mean I don't know how long I'll stay here.
I'm sleepy.
Good morning.
What happened to your hand?
I had a little accident.
What happened?
I cut myself on broken glass.
Dinner is served.
How is the food?
It's okay.
Let me know if you want anything special.
Thanks.
Do you mind if I say something?
Go ahead.
What happened was very unfortunate.
Nobody would wish for it. But it did happen.
I know it's hard, but you can't give up.
I've nurtured you all your life
and watched you grow.
I understand that it's not easy.
But please remember,
it's not easy for your father either.
As a kid, I thought the world was flat.
And that it was covered by a bowl.
The sun, the moon and the stars
were all in our world.
In school, I was told the world was round and I listened.
But I still believed it was flat.
When did you change your mind?
I don't know.
When I grew up, I just knew
that the world was round.
Our ideas are hard to change.
ANIMAL SANCTUARY ANIMAL CATCHING PROHIBITED
THE UNIVERSE OF ANCIENT PEOPLE
Oh, that's it.
Where shall we sit?
Tough choice.
How about front right?
We have the whole place to ourselves.
There is still time.
More people might come.
Is it possible
for us to live without the past?
Without the future as well?
The future?
Nobody knows it.
There is only today.
Ake.
How did the accident happen?
Every star has a finite life.
It arises, remains and passes like all living things.
Once the hydrogen in the star's core, which is its power source, is depleted,
the star will face a major transformation.
Nature tries its best to preserve the balance
by controlling this transformation.
But its ending is inevitable.
When a star with small mass loses energy,
it becomes a white dwarf.
It sheds its outer layers to form a nebula,
a pale remnant of what it once was.
A star with large mass that always shines bright
will have a stellar and luminous death.
It explodes into a supernova.
This stellar explosion rips the star apart
and propels matter into space
at a speed of over 10,000 km per second.
The supernova radiates as much energy
as one thousand suns.
After it explodes, the star goes dark
and leaves behind a trail of gas and dust
where it once shone bright.
PRATEEP FAKE TEACHER!
THE NATION HAS COLLAPSED.