01x01 - Episode 1

[bunniefuu]

Here you go, big boy.

Thank you, Auntie Phon.

Where have you been?

I was studying in Bangkok.

You grew up a lot.

How have you been doing?

I’m good.

Have you been doing fine?

I’m fine.

Hey, this is your senior.

He grew up into a big boy now.

You see, he’s a poet.

Here, twenty Baht for each of you.

[Uncle Haeb, Uncle Haeb, Where are you?]

[What’s up, kiddo?]

[Hey!]

[You guys are funny.]

[You’re funny just like your dad, Dong.]

[Business for Sale]

The school is still the same.

Nothing has changed.

The school is the same. Even better.

But what’s changed is me.

I’ve gotten older.

What about “The Sword”?

The Sword?

It’s retired.

I don’t need it anymore.

The kids are not as naughty.

[Uncle Khai Nephew’s Game Room]
- What about you, Tong?

How have you been doing?

What are you doing for a living?

[Sawankhalok]

[Everyone has their own memory storage space.]

This is for you.

What’s this?

I made this shirt, especially for you.

It’s a limited edition.

Thanks.

[For me, ]

[It’s this notebook.]

Here.

[Tong’s Excercise Book.]

[The notebook that records the memory of me and her.]

[Tong’s Excercise Book.]

[It began]

[in the period that people called it]

[Y2K]

MY PRECIOUS

MY PRECIOUS

EPISODE 1 - MEMORIES OF WHEN YOU WERE 16.

SUKHOTHAI, 1999.

I’m leaving, Mom!

Let’s go, Steel Horse, my boy.

Good morning, uncle!

What the heck are you revving for, Tong?

Hey, Tong!

The loser must buy sweets.

You had better not bail on me later.

Ow!

Ow!

Dong, you bastard!

[I’m Tong. A 16-year-old who goes around with Steel Horse, my motorbike.]

[And I have my group of troublemaker friends.]

I won. Give me my sweets.

I came prepared.

Well?

[This is Dong.]

[But everyone calls him “Boner Dong”.]

There we go.

Hey, Tao.

Darunee.

Saksit. Paweena. Ranee. Prayoon.

[This is Mai.]

[But people at school made a name for him as]

[Mai-the-Scratcher.]

Well, did that catch you off guard?

[This fatty is Pao.]

[He’s the evilest of the nerds.]

You!

You!

You!

You!

You bastard, I’m tired.

Catch some breath, kiddo.

Don’t overdo yourself.

Three points, my dude!

What the heck?

Good morning everyone.

[This is Bank.]

[An incredibly annoying person.]

Hey, come here.

Get in here.

What the heck?

I have something to present to you today.

The complete 5 Yuki Exodia cards.

Oh? Really?

Stop!

It’s authentic, I’m telling you.

From Japan.

Hey, hey! You must be curious.

Aren’t you?

I’m selling this to you at a cheap price.

You? Selling at a cheap price?

I bet it’s a scam.

What scam? Here are the five cards.

Let me see.

No!

So much trick up your sleeves, eh?

Hands off my hair.

Then I’ll use my feet.

Dodged it!

Get him!

b*at him up!

Right, you can go.

Bank!

Hey, hey, hey!

Keep it down.

This is a school ground.

Wear your uniforms properly.

Shirts in your pants.

Hurry up!

Good.



Hello, Teacher Sommai Saisuwan.

You can just call me by my name.

There’s no need for the entire title.

Hold on.

Do you have a side job as Superman or something?

Why do you ask, sir?

You keep pulling your panties out of your pants.

It itches.

Don’t you just laugh at others.

It’s not just your legs that are standing up, are they?

Right, you may leave.

Thank you.

Let’s go!

Keep it down!

Keep it down!

[Grade 10 Class 3]

This is not an ordinary 10 Baht coin.

It’s a coin that can go into your bloodstream.

It’s in.

How’s that?

Cool wasn’t it?

Ow!

Ow!

Lin. Lin.

Did you read the news about Y2K

What’s it about?

They say the computer system will be destroyed in 2000.

There’s a few months before this year's end.

Does that mean we won’t be able to use computers anymore?

My computer is so old and now it won’t work anymore?

Hey, Ja-Oh, I don’t think the Y2K thing is real.

Computers wouldn’t just break down that easily.

What’s Y2K?

Damn you, Dong.

Do you even know about anything at all?

I only know one thing.

What?

I know that I love you.

[Back then, apart from coming to school to play, ]

[we were there to meet a certain someone.]

[Someone we all fell for.]

[Her name’s Lin.]

[But to me, she’s just a class president.]

[The exemplary student.]

[The best student in our grade.]

[And her appearance is]

[just not that cute.]

[For Pao, no matter how annoying he is, ]
[Lee’s Khao Perp from Sukhothai.]

[I have to admit that Lee’s Khao Perp, run by his mom, ]

[is the best one I’ve ever had]

Mom are you feeling hot?

Yes. Be careful of the hot pot.

[is the two helpers at the shop, Khon Dee and Kayan]

Khon Dee.

Yes, ma’am?

Get me some meatballs from the kitchen.

Sure, ma’am.

Thank you.

Be careful not to touch the pot, it’s hot.

Ma’am, can I get one more of the Longan drink?

I’m Kayan.

I mean, my friend wants one more of the Longan drink, please.

I’m Kayan.

Excuse me.

Yes? I’m Khon Dee.

My friend wants to order a drink.

A Longan drink.

Drinks?

Drinks, yes.

Drinks.

What did you want?

A Longan drink.

A Longan drink, please.

A Longan drink.

Well, a Longan drink.

Longan-drink.

Go and do the dishes.

Mom wanted some meatballs, didn’t she?

Meatballs.

Meatballs.

Meatballs.

Go, go and get the meatballs.

Meatballs.

Meatballs.

Meatballs.

Meatballs.

What’s wrong with them?

That’s all the Thai words they know.

I see.

Their names are Khon Dee and Kayan.

Why did they take those names?

Did your mom name them?

When they came and asked for jobs, they only said,

“I’m a good person.”

“I’m diligent.”

So what should my mom call them?

Then if they came and said “I’m a bad person.” when they asked for jobs,

would your mom call them “Khun Shua”?

Maybe.

Then you can’t ask for a job here.

Why?

Because you would go “My crotch is itchy. My crotch is itchy.”

Damn you.

I’m starting to feel it when you mention it.

My crotch itches.

What else did you want to order?

Fried eggs.

Hamburger.

Chicken rice.

We sell Khao Perp here.

Then I’m not having any.

If you don’t have it, we’re not having anything else.

If not then would you want to pay altogether or separately?

Hey.

What do you mean by paying separately?

Your mom’s treating us.

Thank you.

Let’s go!

You evil friends!

I will go cash your butts.

Mine was egg noodles!

Calm down, my boy.

There, there.

Mom! How can you let them eat for free?

Listen, Pao.

As a man, you have to be kind and sharing,

that’s what girls like.

Really, Mom?

Yeah.

Then shall we treat the entire class?

But if too much, we can be stripped bare, my meatball.

Then what should I do, Mom?

Oh, my boy.

You can’t come up with anything?

You must be hungry so you can’t think straight.

Sit down, I’ll make you something to eat so that you can think straight.

Sit down.

Wait a minute.

I’ll make one in an extra portion for you.

Just a second.

[Back then, for a 16-year-old like us, ]

[the toughest thing and the thing we wanted to understand the most]

[was love.]

Bank!

Dad!

You almost hit my motorbike.

Don’t you feel like greeting your parents when you arrive?

You shouldn’t have bought him the motorbike, honey.

But you’re the one who bought it for me, Mom.

Right, it’s my fault then.

Come on.

It’s not your fault, Mom, Dad.

And you don’t have to worry.

Because

I’ve found a smart daughter-in-law for you.

My.

Where did you get the confidence that she’d like someone like you?

Right now, I have the 3 things girls like.

What’s that?

Yeah, what are they?

The first thing is the handsome face you guys gave me.

The second thing is girls like boys who play basketball.

The third is,

this steaming motorbike that takes girls places.

With these three things that father and mother gave me,

it’s just

Perfect.

I’m tired of listening to you.

It’s my fault that I bought him the motorbike.

I shouldn’t have.

Just let him be.

Lovely.

Clack!

Ooh!

I’ll have my boys delicious to you.

What did you say, sir?

He said he would have his boys deliver the stuff to your house.

Can’t you understand that?

Okay.

So how much was that?



Can you give me a discount, ma’am?

I can’t. The woods are so expensive these days.

- I hardly make any profit from it.
- Hello, Granny.

- [There are also people who just don’t care about first love.]
- You’re so stingy. Didn’t you say your oldest daughter’s working in Bangkok and became rich?

[Because their first love is the family.]

Ranee is working in a big company with a secured position.

And Mai is going to take the university entrance exam in 3 years.

I’m sure he would make it into a great university because his smartness was passed on in the DNA.

Grandma, let’s get inside.

I think they’re going to have a long talk.

If his girlfriend is not someone smart, I wouldn’t let him have one.

Let’s go.

That’s right.

If she’s not smart, they’re not going out.

No way.

Because our business is so prosperous,

we need someone smart to take care of our business.

That’s right.

Because for our generation, we’re both smart.

Honey, stop scratching!

Then please give me some discounts.

[Darunee’s rice shop.]



Here it is.

My, it’s pointing right at me.

I’m sorry, I can’t hide it.

Sing, go tidy up the stocking area.

Honey, I’ll go out and rent some movies with our boy.

What movie?

A new one, they said it’s really fun.

Please, Mom?

An action movie?

Yes, an action movie.

They said it’s full of fight scenes, it’s gushing everywhere.

Guaranteed by the director, John Van.

You guys must be looking forward to it.

You guys must really be dying to see it.

Yes.

It’s superb.

There you go.

Missed the mark.

You deserved that.

It’s all because your dad’s like this.

Will our son ever be able to find us a daughter-in-law?

Why not?

Look at you.

Even you’ve agreed to become my wife.

Talking back, are you now?

Let’s go, son. We’ll miss it.

[I’ll get going, Mom.]

You’re so proud of it.

Hold on.

Come over here.

Where’s the money?

What money?

A customer came in just now.

The rice.

Yeah.

I’m keeping it right here, I was afraid it’d get lost.

Well.

Not even a single Baht was lost.

Here you go.

You wouldn’t have given me if I hadn’t asked.

Then how would we pay for the movie rental?

I got it, Dad.

When did you manage to get it?

When Mom went to the toilet. I took 3 notes.

You’re Daddy’s boy after all.

See you!

[And there’s the 16-year-old who doesn’t care about anything.]

[Like me.]

[For troublemakers like us, we obviously did outstandingly naughty things.]

Hurry up, Dong!

Easy! Easy!

Hurry up, Pao!

Hurry up!

I should help push other friends up.

[For example, sneaking out of school for rice noodles during lunch]

[then climb back in for the afternoon class.]

Damn it.

I shouldn’t have lost to Bank in black-and-whites.

I wanted to have the other sauce so badly.

What a bummer.

[To be quick, we would order the same sauce.]

[Even though some don’t like it, ]

[it was never a problem.]

[For me, sneaking out of school for rice noodles during lunch and getting back for the afternoon class]

[was something super awesome that everyone in the school should praise us.]

Didn’t get caught.

Hurry up!

Wait for me, Pao!

Pao!

[But something awesome is always followed by]

[Teacher Sommai.]

Kleshas is something that clouds your mind.

[At that time, I didn’t feel like there was any difference between middle and high school.]

[They’re just as boring.]

[Just studying and taking exams.]

It spoils your mind, making it goes impure.

[Study and exams. So boring.]

- Kleshas is not just an act of possession but also a sad mind.
[Nonetheless, we managed to find something fun to do.]

Not only the past or the present but also something that would affect

or cause ripple effects on things to come in the future as well.

Hey! Tong!

Tong! What happened?

Tong! Tong!

Are you okay?

What’s going on?

Tong!

What’s wrong with Tong?

Are you okay, Tong?

I’m not Tong.

Miss, he got possessed!

Here we go!

Here we go!

I’m Sem the God.

Sem the God?

You!

Stop teaching right now.

It’s boring.

Yes. Yes.

What are you trying to do?

Pimnara.

Don’t make the God angry, Pimnara.

There’s no Sem the God, Miss.

There’s nothing but Phlegm in this guy.

Outrageous!

Pimnara! That’s enough.

Hey!

He’s possessed!

I’m the Naconda God.

You poisonous snake, I’m going to k*ll you!

Class is canceled today. Let’s just go home.

Are you done fooling around?

Are you still possessed?

Not anymore.

The God’s out.

Hey! How dare you kick me?

Oh, you’re not Sem the God anymore huh, Tong?

Hey!

Sit down.

Nicely.

Now.

It’s alright now, miss.

Possessed? What were you even thinking?

You can’t fool a teacher like this.

It’s disrespectful.

You got that, Tong?

I’m not Tong.

If you’re not Tong then who are you?

Huh? Who are you?

I’m Nontawat.

Sir, I was just coming up with something fun to k*ll the boredom.

That’s right, sir.

We were just looking for something fun to do.

Nonsense!

It’s not playtime, it’s study time.

I’ve never seen anyone as troublesome as you guys.

Lin, do you think there’s a ghost in our school?

Lin?

Did you hear what I asked?

I have no idea either.

Pimnara, come here.

Stand here.

From now on, I will have Tong sit in front of you.

Since you’re the class president, I assign you to get Tong to study.

Can you do that?

For you, Teeradon,

go sit in front of Danai.

And don’t you do anything crazy like this again.

You got that?

Come, Miss.

This is huge.

Hey, what’s wrong?

It hurts.

Don’t rub salt in the wound!

Don’t rub salt in the wound!

Don’t rub salt in the wound!

Oh no, Dong.

What about our back-seat clan?

Do I have to move already?

Dong!

He’s not dead yet.

Dong!

He’s not dying.

Hey!

What did I do?

Our meatball~

Please take care of me.

[Though me and Lin has been in the same class since middle school]

[and now I’m getting moved to sit in front of her with less than a meter’s distance, ]

[the distance between a model student like Lin and a troublemaker like me]

[is still as far.]

Who actually should be the one complaining?

Stop whining like a baby already.

Do you think you’re better than others just because you’re the class president?

At least I’m better than you.

Don’t pay Tong any mind, Lin.

He’s just full of nonsense.

That’s right.

He does nothing but play with his rocket.

Shut up, Dong.

Are you asking for it?

Are you asking for it?

Don’t you think you owe me an apology?

Hey, don’t pick up on me.

I’ve had a rough day.

Who’s actually having it rough here?

I have to be taking care of you.

Such a burden.

Burden?

I’m a burden?

That’s right.

Someone who needs another to look after him,

what else would you call that if not a burden?

Then you don’t have to look after me.

I’m not someone who needs to be looked after.

Someone who only grows physically doesn’t usually know himself.

Are you giving me crap here?

Ouch!

Ow! That hurts!

That hurts so badly!

I’m sorry.

I just happen to be born big, and not short.

I meant your brain is small.

You didn’t even get that?

Hey, you!

Tong.

Don’t you touch my friend.

Hey! Hey! Hey!

Don’t be too confident.

You will…

Ow!

You will…

You.

Don’t.

You will.

Ow!

Don’t you want to help me out?

That’s enough, Tong.

Don’t be childish.

That’s right.

You’re in grade 10, not 10 years old.

Hey, Pao. Whose side are you taking?

Are you even my friend?

I’m not taking any sides.

We’re classmates.

Another thing, Lin and Ja-Oh are girls.

That’s right.

Hold on.

I haven’t even done anything.

You guys haven’t done anything,

there’s only me who’s been taking slaps.

What are you looking at?

Let the boys be.

Hold up.

Where are you going, traitor?

Aren’t we going to Auntie Phon’s, my dude?

Come on.

Cool guys like us aren’t going to Auntie Phon’s.

That’s right.

Let’s go!

Go!

Lin, do you want to come with me?

I’ve got a seat.

My motorbike’s available too.

You guys have so much free time, huh?

Do you guys have plenty of free time?

Get lost.

Go!

Bank! Bank!

They have lots of time on their hands, do they?

These childish boys.

They think girls would like it when they do that.

that’s not true.

You can count me out.

I’d never like boys like that.

Then what kind of boy do you like?

I don’t know.

I only know that I don’t like a boy who’s dumber than me.

Let them be, Lin.

Let’s go to Auntie Phon’s.

[After school, kids in the neighborhood would gather at Auntie Phon’s milk shop.]

The usual, right?

[It’s where you can find pretty people and delicious food.]

I’m so annoyed.

Why would Mr. Sommai have me look after Tong?

I think Tong’s kind of cute.

How’s he cute?

He keeps sticking things up his nose.

That’s disgusting.

Like this?

Yes, exactly.

Why would you want to stick that into your nostrils?

Come on.

He can’t be of any harm.

He’s probably just fooling around just as Dong said.

And what did they mean when they said “Playing with his rocket”?

[Haeb’s Salon]

But for trashy guys like us,

we would gather at Uncle Haeb’s salon.

Why?

- Because he’s got some good stuff.
- Uncle Haeb!

What’s up, Dong?

You’re funny just like your dad, Dong.

Do you have any new and good movies, uncle?

A new lot.

Do you want a cartoon one or something special?

Something special.

Spatial?

Not that! You dummy!

I wonder how special it is already, Uncle.

You sure are eager about it, Dong.

I’ve prepared it for you.

Over there.

Where? The backdoor?

There’s no backdoor! Get behind the store.

Oh, behind the door.

Keep it down or ‘Sunk’ will be here.

You’re in a hurry, aren’t you?

What’s ‘Sunk’?

That’s a word during my dad’s time.

He could have just said ‘the police’.

Oh, it means the police?

Mm-hm.

Let’s go.

[Rhino’s power.]

Hey, guys, have you watched this?

What?

The love volcano.

Balcony!

You watched this?

I’m sorry, Mai, I only watch AV.

What’s AV?

AV is the abbreviation of Adult Video.

It means videos that adults watch.

About Video?

Adult!

But we’re 16, how can we watch that?

Oh, Mai the Scratcher.

It’s like you’re studying in advance.

After you study,

you’ll understand everything clearly when you grow into an adult.

Damn!

But I don’t like studying.

That was metaphorical!

You sure are Gim-Hea’s nephew.

Dong, you crazy boy.

Take the cat collar off. I can’t breathe.

It won’t come off, Uncle.

It won’t come off.

I’m not a cat. Get it off!

Uncle!

I’ll take F16.

You got it.

Uncle! Please let me take this as a plus-one.

You’re joking. 80 Baht for that.

Uncle, can I have this one for free?

Fine, that one’s for the fatty.

[My house is downtown, next to the market in the living quarter.]

[Actually, I was considered a very cool guy from the girl’s point of view.]

[But to get there, I had to train very hard.]

I am back.

Keep it down. It’s a waste of gas.

You bastard.

Whose mom is this? She’s so lovely.

[Because for me, ]

Get watched and do your homework.

[the coolest guy]
- Got it!

[is a strong guy.]

[I have a dream of becoming as strong as the Thai action film’s hero, ]

[Panna Rittikrai.]

[I got this idea from my Mom, ]

[the strongest and most awesome person in the house.]

[Actually, maybe she’s stronger than anyone in town.]

Mom!

Yeah?

Is dinner done?

No.

This looks delicious.

Tong! I told you to put something on.

You’re all grown up now.

It’s not only my body that grew up, though.

That’s hot!

No, no, Mom!

That’s dangerous.

Tong. The school called today.

How could you do that?

Didn’t you feel embarrassed in front of the teachers?

Save my face for a little when you do things.

I’m embarrassed.

Where did you get such a filthy personality?

From you, old cow.

You’re all old and wrinkled yet still go around naked.

That’s why he took after you.

Sit your butt down!

Your grade dropped because you’ve been chasing girls, haven’t you?

I have no interest in girls.

I have no interest in boys either.

Why is your front door closed?

I brought you some bananas.

Oh, my.

You have some of your own.

Two of them.

This just ripens.

This one you have to hurry up and eat it.

Why’s that?

It’s beyond ripened.

You have your own already so I’m not giving you any.

Oh? Granny?

[Talking about girls, ]

[the boys in my g*ng have their ways of hitting on Lin.]

Girls, I have something to show you.

What is it this time, Mai?

Lin, I came up with a new magic trick and wanted to be the first to see it.

Look at this, Lin.

The rubber band is on the right right now.

I will move it to the left.

How’s that, Lin?

Welp, Mai.

You just switched your fingers.

So lame.

If it’s not satisfying for you, Ja-Oh.

I have one just for you.

[For Mai, he believes that girls like boys who are good at magic tricks.]

Watch this, Ja-Oh.

[But the problem is…]

Burrp.

Mai!!

Ja-Oh.

[He doesn’t know how to do magic tricks.]

[Apart from a boy like Mai, ]

[there’s Bank who thinks girls will like a cool boy like him.]

Hey!

Oops.

My!

I’m sorry, Lin.

Did you have anything to say, Bank?

When a ball falls, I can still pick it up.

But for my heart that fell for you, just keep it.

[But he never knows that girls find it super corny.]

Bank, stop being corny.

Go!

Love destroyer.

Let’s go, Lin.

We have to start planning our future.

[For Pao, he uses maturity as strength.]

- Where are we going to study? Which faculty?
[- He’s hitting on girls based on the theory that girls like mature guys.]

In theory, we should choose a stable job that provides nice welfare.

[But Pao’s theory is so boring.]

Or choose something that secures you a job after graduation.

And what’s that?

A factory.

He was talking about the ‘faculty’!

I was talking about something serious, Dong.

I’m being serious.

Sit down.

I want to lie down.

Lin, Ja-Oh.

We have to carefully plan our future.

My dad told me before he d*ed, that you shouldn’t joke around with life.

Otherwise, your life will turn into a joke.

Teacher! Teeradon’s smoking!

A big one as that!

[The one with the weirdest way of flirting is Dong.]

[He thinks that girls like someone who can play an instrument.]

[He was right.]

[But this was his choice of music.]

Dong!

I don’t like it.

Oh, you don’t like this song?

I’ll play something else.

Hey! Whose mom just d*ed?

[For me? I don’t do things that they do.]

[Because a legendarily dreamy girl is waiting for me in my room.]

I want to give you a tryout.

[Tong’s exercise book.]
Is this a love tryout?

A brain tryout.

[From now on, do anything to make him concentrate on his studies.]

The exercise.

Why would you want another student to look after me?

Why don’t you like studying?

I was afraid that if I was studious, I would become smarter than you.

Can I ask you something very serious?

You like Lin, right?