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-Stop it, Ramphueng. -You know my name?
I was minding my business.
It is you who came to provoke me.
Go into the forest
and look for red pieces of paper like this.
Because it's not dark yet,
Phrai is still awake.
Phrai?
Who's that?
Can I stay here until the semester break ends?
Please?
Please, Master.
Master's dad and Prim's were close,
so they'd often visit each other.
UBON RATCHATHANI, 2010
Honey…
Honey!
Honey…
Why aren't you in bed?
You should lie down and rest.
Why are you here?
I wanted to listen to music.
The tape's come out.
I was gonna fix it.
Why didn't you tell me?
You went to pick up our son.
I thought I could do it myself.
I've been so tired lately.
I can't even listen to music without bothering someone.
You're like this
because of my dad.
It's all his fault.
All done, Mom.
I'll go heat up the food.
Okay.
What's wrong?
Easy, sweetie.
You're not a little boy anymore.
I spoke with your dad.
If you want to keep learning shamanic practices with Grandpa,
he won't stop you.
When you grow up,
I know you're gonna be a really great shaman.
I hope you will still be here when I become a shaman.
You know what?
Being a shaman means you can't have a lover, sweetie.
I don't need one, Mom.
You're such a sweet talker,
Peem.
I'll be watching over you.
Paran and Prim are already close.
He's not a kid anymore.
He needs to have his own life.
He needs to have his own life?
I'd say it's the life you chose for him.
He's your son, yet you don't even know
that he wants to be a shaman.
That's on you.
You did this.
And you?
You're making him marry Chang's daughter to pay off a debt.
But did you even ask him?
Chang tricked you into that investment,
and it all went to hell.
You were so messed up, I had to help.
Do you want me to be honest?
Who's actually to blame here?
My wife is dead,
and Paran's lost his mom.
Our family ended up like this
all because of you, Dad, right?
Don't you think so?
I didn't want this.
And that makes it even worse.
You knew damn well
it would all backfire on your family,
but you just kept going.
Learned a new technique from Uncle Kasem,
so you wanted to try it out, huh?
Chai…
has helped us a lot.
When trouble came,
I wanted to help him too.
You are right.
But if that curse really backfires,
I can still break it.
But you can't
'cause you're not that good, Dad.
And all this acting nice to your grandson…
is to cover up your mistake, right?
Paran?
Is that true, Grandpa?
So it turns out no one truly cares about me.
Paran!
Paran…
Your dad sent his regards.
He also said
he missed you and our home.
No need to lie, Grandpa.
He fled overseas to avoid his debts
because he didn't care about me.
I don't think he's coming back.
As for the debt he owes Chang,
I'm taking care of it.
After this, it's up to you,
which way you want to go.
Okay.
I chose to ordain
because I genuinely want to know
what my life is meant for.
I'm sorry
for everything that happened to your mom.
I know
that you're still upset
and angry with me,
but I don't have the nerve to ask for your forgiveness.
I just want you to remember that…
if you ever want to become a shaman,
I'll still be waiting for you at home.
I just…
wanted to try it out.
Haven't I told you
that we're no longer in love with each other?
Just give up.
You promised me
that you wouldn't cause trouble.
If you wanna stay, just stay.
But don't force me to do anything.
It's impossible between us.
Is it?
All this time that you've been helping
and protecting me…
You weren't willing?
Did I force you to do that?
You don't need to answer me.
This is clear enough.
I'm sorry for everything then.
And…
about tonight…
Please act as if it never happened.
You could totally be a master chef, Khem.
Once you graduate, you should open a restaurant.
Get ready to gain some weight
'cause after this, Khem's going to cook every meal for us!
That's good news.
Thank you, Khem.
Khem…
Khem!
Yeah?
Looks like he's still sad.
I can see.
My eyesight is so much better than yours.
Hey, Khem.
Wanna go to the lotus pond today?
It's gorgeous there.
Wow…
That sounds like a brilliant idea.
Makes me want to go now.
The lotus pond.
The lotus pond…
You wanted to become my disciple,
but didn't want to learn?
Finish your meal and come with me.
I'll teach you the basics of white magic.
Okay, Master.
Master…
What about breakfast?
I'm good.
It's already ready.
I can take it upstairs for you.
No need.
I'm not hungry.
Come on,
I made all your favorites.
I was being clear enough.
Eat it yourself.
Or just give it to Dotty.
Go.
I was pretending nothing happened.
Khem!
Oh, Grandma Si?
-Hello. -Morning.
Hi.
Are you here for Master?
For you.
I'm going into town for a vital force calling,
so I'm here to get you.
Me?
Yeah.
I should ask Master for his permission.
You don't.
He told me to get you.
Let's go.
Okay.
Right, hold on.
Thongphun,
give me the herb.
Here, take this.
What is it?
It's called wan phra taba.
It's incredibly powerful.
Spirits, good or bad,
won't come near.
Your master has plenty upstairs.
I have some in the car.
You should take it to strengthen your protection.
Okay.
Thank you, Grandma.
Are we going into town?
This is it. We're here.
Stop the car.
Okay.
Khem, take the stuff and come with me, okay?
Grandma…
Come on.
Hurry.
-What? -Come here.
She's upstairs.
Jeez.
What's going on now?
Please help me.
That's why I'm here.
Big…
Where is she?
Big…
She's not actually sick.
Big…
Big!
How is she feeling?
Big!
Big…
Hey.
Big…
Is there any way to help her?
She's been like this for two days.
Seems like she got even worse today.
She hasn't breastfed her baby all day either.
I'm the one taking care of it.
It's nothing new.
Her vital force has left her body
and is around her boyfriend.
Big hasn't visited her for months, and he won't answer her calls.
-Big… -She might be mad at him
for leaving her.
His family won't let him come, will they?
They can't just let her raise the baby by herself.
Isn't that too cruel?
Big…
There are 40 subjects of meditation.
Practice them one subject at a time.
Read through these.
BUDDHIST MANTRAS OF GREAT POWER
I'll teach you the one you want.
PATH OF PRACTICE
But it takes time to master each one.
How quickly
depends on each person.
Okay, Master.
The other book
is a book of mantras.
It's filled with protective incantations.
However, you must not use them improperly.
Let's start with meditation then.
PHRA NAKHON, 1941
I'm sorry.
I woke you up.
It's okay.
I shouldn't be sleeping here in the first place.
Give me some more time.
You're so gorgeous without your glasses.
Jin!
We're not at home.
It's a holiday.
How many people would actually be hanging out in the library like you?
-Are you getting tired of this? -Not at all.
Da,
do you think…
we should tell Khem about us?
Well…
Khem's still sad about Wat.
If we tell her,
will she feel even lonelier?
Really?
Is that the actual reason?
Not because you're afraid she won't support us, right?
No.
I'm just worried that she'll feel like she's a third wheel.
Though we've never seen her act that way,
someone like her would definitely overthink it.
How about we wait until Wat comes back
and tell her at her wedding?
We could even take that chance
to go on a honeymoon with them.
Sounds good?
Yeah.
That's a promise.
Jet…
Jet!
Master Paran asked me to take care of this boy,
so he's here.
I see.
Come on, hurry.
Suay is coming home.
-All right. -Come in.
Come on, Khem.
You're not a boy anymore, you know that?
Found someone new and forgot the old one, huh?
How about ending things with Earn first
before being with this one?
It's not that I've don't love her,
I just couldn't leave my baby.
So you want both of them?
What's stopping you from going back to her, seriously?
I can't go.
Stop asking me.
Don't boss me around. I'll do it myself.
-Okay. -Get away from me.
-Jeez. -It's ready, Grandma.
Sathu.
Dear all deities,
Goddess of the Earth,
and the guardians of this land,
I'm here to call upon Earn's vital force to return to her body.
Is that Suay?
-Let this ritual succeed and be blessed. -Yeah.
She's my wife.
May her vital force come to me.
She was my other girlfriend,
but she's my wife now.
My family had me marry her.
But…
you and Earn have a baby together though.
You wouldn't understand.
You'll face these problems once you grow up.
Mom…
Grandma Si?
Right, it's me.
Do you want to eat something?
I'll make you something tasty.
Okay.
I'll tie your wrist.
May you be all right,
and may your vital force be with you.
May it bring healing to you.
Eat a lot. Get enough rest.
Always think of your baby and mom, okay?
If your vital force leaves you again,
I'll let Master give you a serious lesson.
Auntie, are you home?
What?
Your car is blocking the road. Come move it.
Got it.
Wait,
maybe that's my car.
Where's my driver though?
Thongphun…
What a smart-ass. He must've left.
I'll give him a call.
-Grandma, thank you so much. -Yeah.
Hope you feel better.
We'll be going then.
-Okay. -Jeez.
He sure knows how to slack off.
I'll go wash the bottle and prepare a new one.
Hey, Thongphun.
Come here now.
I can't let you out of my sight.
You sure know how to slack off, huh?
Jeez.
Khem.
What's wrong?
What happened?
I think…
Ramphueng's here with me.
What?
Earn! Earn!
Where are you?
-Earn! -What now?
Earn's missing!
She took her baby too.
How is that possible? I just left.
Go look for her.
I've looked everywhere. I can't find her.
Are you sure?
How could she leave that fast?
Where could she possibly go?
Jet,
are you with Master?
I can't find her.
I think…
Ramphueng's messing with us.
Are you crazy?
Why bring the baby?
Suay is home.
I told you I'd visit you when I can.
I only have one question.
Give me the answer,
and I'll leave.
Do you still love me?
Earn.
You came here for this?
But it matters to me.
Answer me,
so I'll know what to do next.
Earn.
Go home.
Your mom's worried.
Why are you here, Master?
You told me you'd stay away from him.
I just want to know
if he still loves me and our baby.
I'm tired…
of raising this baby all alone.
What's going on?
You haven't visited us at all…
Get inside. It's unsafe.
I'm making her feel unsafe?
The one to blame
is the person who left his baby. Isn't that right?
I carried this child
because you said you loved me.
How could you treat me like this?
Earn!
You damn ghost,
get out of my daughter's body now!
Let her go.
She has nothing to do with this.
You're wrong.
No spirit did this.
What do you mean?
Then why is she like this?
Like what?
Yeah,
I guess it's just me.
The only crazy one,
the only fool!
Earn,
let's go home.
Forget that bastard.
No.
I won't leave
unless I get my answer.
Do you still love me?
Answer me!
I…
No matter what,
I always want the best for you.
So that's a no.
You can't even be honest about it.
You're expecting another baby,
so I guess…
I can forget this bastard.
-Earn! -Earn!
-Earn… -Leave me alone!
Stay away from me.
Get a grip!
You better know what you're trying to do.
-Earn… -Earn!
-Earn!
Madam! Madam…
No!
Madam!
Let go of me!
Madam…
Earn…
Earn!
Earn…
Why did you do that?
Mom, I'm sorry.
I didn't know what to do.
Master,
I'm really sorry.
If it were you hurting yourself,
I'd stay out of it.
But you involved your child.
You're no better than him.
You're no different.
Selfish.
Self-centered.
You nearly turned a woman into a murderer.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, Earn.
If you're not ready to be parents,
let the child live.
Your child isn't a doll
you can just toss around.
You'll raise your baby?
If not,
take them to an orphanage.
Take care of Earn.
Let her heal.
Find her a job.
She can get her baby back later.
Thank you, Master.
Without your power,
things would've turned out worse.
It wasn't me.
If it wasn't you…
Quit nagging me, yeah?
Take care of yourself.
Master,
take Khem back with you.
He can stay and help you
until you're all done.
Are you mad at each other?
We're not.
Anyway, Grandma Si,
when everyone froze just now,
was it really not because of Master's power?
Master was telling the truth.
But is it true…
that Ramphueng's been following you?
Well…
Yes.
Also, she always messes with people's minds.
I'm so scared
that if anything goes wrong, I'll be the cause.
Don't overthink it.
Master already told you
that Earn did that on her own.
She loved him so much that she lost her mind,
acting possessed.
No need to worry.
So it was you who saved the baby.
Though you've lost your humanity,
you still know what it means to be a mother.
It turns out that…
no ghost was possessing her.
It was Earn herself.
He didn't let her go,
and she wouldn't move on.
That's why it's toxic.
I also think…
I won't bother Master.
What?
What do you mean?
What's wrong?
I think I've been making him uncomfortable.
That's it.
Let's go to sleep.
Jeez, what is this?
We haven't set sail,
but my ship has sunk.
I respect your decision, Khem.
If you want some space to move on,
I'll support you.
Right now,
your priority should be
breaking the curse.
But…
won't it be too hard, Khem?
I guess there's no choice.
Charn's right.
I should focus on the curse
and not waste time on this stuff.
Khem!
Khem…
Khem!
Wake up and talk to me!
I have so many things to tell you.
Khem…
Calm down, Jin.
She's no longer with us.
Now what, Da?
Does our promise still matter?
I'm sorry, Jin.
If we visited her more often,
she wouldn't have felt so alone…
and ended up like this, right, Da?
We were by her side
all the way to the end.
I'm sorry, Jin.
It's not your fault.
Who the heck is Jin?
What am I doing?
-Morning. -What's that?
I got these from Uncle Chai this morning.
-I'll make cushions-- -That's fine.
No need.
Well, I was saying…
I'd make some cushions for Jet and Charn.
They have to meditate for hours,
so I thought it'd be nice.
Is that so?
Good.
Are you going to make coffee?
Then…
No need.
Just do what you need to do.
I was gonna say
you might need to boil some more water,
since I've used it all.
Well,
if that's all, I'll put the stuff away now.
Hang in there, Khem.
Prim's here again.
Wait,
that's Elder Chang.
Why is he here?
Who is he?
Prim's dad.
So he came with his daughter.
He and Master have been at odds for ages.
I don't know why.
Hello, Master.
Long time no see, Elder.
You came all the way here.
Is there a reason?
Well…
Nothing serious.
My luck's been bad lately,
so Prim suggested I come
to have you check my fortune.
I hope you don't mind me being here.
Not at all.
Please.
-Hello. -Hello.
Thank you so much.
I'll go make merit as you suggested.
Well, actually…
I came here
to apologize
for what I did that led to our past conflicts.
I've never had a conflict with you.
But I'll accept
the goodwill you have for me.
Please take this.
Dad wouldn't feel at ease
if he didn't give you something.
Prim's right, Master.
Jet,
put this away.
Go help Charn with his practice.
Okay, Master.
Anyway, please keep looking after my daughter.
Well,
actually,
I need your help, Master.
I'm advising some students right now,
and they're putting on a play commemorating the Phi Bun Rebellion.
The Phi Bun Rebellion?
You mean the Holy Man's Rebellion?
Yes.
It involves spirits and some real-life events,
so I wanted to ask
if you could perform the ritual for us.
When?
May 3rd, Master.
But there might need to
practice beforehand.
I'm sorry.
Don't be.
I didn't let you know I was around.
You're Pong, right?
Wait,
you know me?
Oh, yes.
Jet has told me about you.
Are you going to see Prim upstairs?
No.
I think…
I'll wait here.
The view here…
is so nice and…
easy on the eyes.
Well,
-okay. I'll get you some water. -Wait.
I'm good.
Anyway,
what's your name?
I'm Khem.
Khem?
That's a beautiful name.
Nice to meet you.
Hold on.
All done.
Thank you.
So,
are you a Master's disciple like Jet?
I'm not.
It's my semester break,
so I'm here with Jet.
That's great.
I can come here more often now
and bring you some stuff.
By the way, what do you like to eat?
You look a bit down, Pong.
There's a chance of getting hurt,
so make sure to pray.
Hi, Master.
Anyway,
you also look kinda worn out.
Did you get enough sleep?
Pong,
are you seriously messing with Master?
So, see you later then.
Okay.
Goodbye, Master.
I'll see you soon.
Have a safe ride.
Pong,
are you coming?
Start the car, please.
Okay.
Bye.
Charn's almost done with his practice.
Go make him some lunch.
Yes, Master.
As for my lunch,
keep it covered.
I'll eat it later.
If you don't eat it,
you'll be in trouble.
Come on, what's with that smile?
You barely got out of the car.
Stop saying that to your brother.
Now that you have a reason to come here,
that's good for you too, isn't it?
Are you happy that I came today?
Yes, Dad.
Thank you so much for accepting Master.
Yeah.
You'd better think it through.
I really love him, Dad.
No matter what,
I'll win his heart.
Exactly! That's right.
Good.
I'm getting older, you know.
I want a grandchild.
What a classic boomer line.
How many, Dad?
You need to give me one too.
What do you think?
Is his intention good or bad?
I don't think it's bad,
but I'm not sure if it's good.
Should we let Master know about it?
Picture this.
"There's a chance of getting hurt,
so make sure to pray."
See?
I'm sure he was jealous.
Quit it.
Master probably thought
Pong was going too far.
No, I mean…
it was like a scene from a movie.
Like…
acting like he belongs to him now that someone shows up.
He doesn't like Khem,
but Khem's also his?
That's what you're saying?
Is the master you know
that possessive and irrational?
So,
was that Pong guy
really flirty, Khem?
Well,
I don't know,
but his gestures and words seemed unusual.
Come on.
You had a cobweb in your hair. I would've brushed it off.
Jet,
if you didn't feel anything,
would you touch someone's hair like that?
All right.
Other than approaching too fast,
he seems like a decent guy, right?
Hey,
how can you change your ship now?
I never cared about any of that shipping stuff.
Think about it.
Khem's trying to move on,
and someone's approaching him.
It wouldn't hurt for Khem
to consider him, right?
Aren't you a psychology major?
Is it that easy to change who you like?
Exactly, I'm a psychology major,
-so I know a theory by Robert Stern-- -Stop that.
We're on break.
No lectures here.
To sum it up,
love consists of intimacy,
passion,
and commitment.
Khem is close to Master
and attracted to him,
but they met not so long ago.
Not much longer before Pong.
So there's no commitment between them.
But they've been in love since their past lives.
Jet,
take it easy.
I've told you
our past lives have nothing to do with this.
Of course they do.
It's been almost a century.
That's commitment.
That's a promise.
You're shocked, huh?
Nothing to say?
You're wrong.
I was just…
thinking about what you told me about Prim--
Prim?
What's the deal?
Jet?
Well,
when she came,
I eavesdropped a bit.
It seemed like…
she was trying to get Master,
and he…
didn't seem to reject her.
Could it be that
he still has feelings for her?
Now that
is commitment.
And in this life too,
not a previous one.
I see.
That's how it is.
But…
why didn't you tell me that?
Well, I was worried you'd be sad.
Sad?
It's better this way.
Like I said, I'm trying to move on.
I didn't ask you to do that.
Why stick your noses into it?
We're sorry.
We just wanted to know if Elder's intention was good or bad.
This time,
it seems like Prim's serious, Master.
Elder Chang even said he wanted a grandchild soon.
That's up to them.
But it involves you, Master.
Aren't you going to do anything?
Prim means no harm.
It doesn't need stopping.
Now that
is commitment.
And in this life too,
not a previous one.
I hope you think things through…
…and see if you can give me a chance.
I've never stopped loving you.
What is it?
Pong's taking me to the temple fair.
Make sure he takes care of you.
-If anything goes wrong… -Hey!
…he'll be the first one I blame.
-What? -Hey.
Hey!
What is that?
Thanks to all of you for letting me have a fun.
You won't get away with this. ng me have a fun.