12:35 a.m. - 2004-05-31
what do you want? you got a life or something?
Conversations
"Don't you think it's pathetic that there are all these people who dunno what to do with their lives, who don't have goals, who just graduate from schools into life and just wither away?
It's like they don't even know why they're here, they dun have any dreams, they dun even have any reasons for existing... it's very pathetic, to not have a reason for existing, for living.
That's like a totally meaningless life; you might as well kill yourself or something..."
"But, they do have dreams and hopes and aspirations... maybe they're just afraid... some try and they fail... and they move on."
"Well some dun even dare to try, like what that schmaltzoo in Adaptation said, you got to go out there and get it! you got to have guts. If you let yourself become a walkover, you're gonna get pushed by people, you're gonna get pushed by life, by everything, sooner or later, you'll just retreat everytime, and say yes, and you become, like a whining little shit that hates himself..."
"what even gives you the right to say all these?"
"i dunno... what gives doctors the right to save anyone's lives; why doctors? Why, cos they know how. That's why. So, if i know something, why can't i even say it? I'm helping people here anyway."
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"listen to me, dun take Andrew's bet. Please. You already lost so much money, do you still remember that feeling, how we lost? it's a shitty feeling. You bet, and then you get anxious over the match and money and the next day, when you lose, you hate yourself for doing something so foolish, you hate it.
"yeah, so what if you win, you're winning Andrew's money. He's a friend right, how could you do that? You think it's good?
"Dun take Andrew's bet. Please. Listen to me. As a friend, i must stop you. You can either call Andrew and tell him the bookie has closed all bets or you can just place the bet for Andrew without implicating yourself. Dun let yourself bet.
"Bu du qiu shi yin.
(not betting is winning).
You bet, you're already lost.
So what if you win? Do you promise this will be your last time? You won't, right. If you win, you're gonna keep on betting. And then sooner or later, you'll... man, really, please. As a friend, and for yourself, dun do this. You go and think whether this is correct.
"i can't help it. Andrew has forced me. I'm forced by circumstances. I have to take his bet."
"dun give me this bullshit. You can just call Andrew and tell him you dun want to bet anymore. You dun owe him anything."
He sits on the bus, going through the night. we do not know his decision.
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he can cheat.
he can just like
if monaco wins, he can just tell Andrew he didn't place the bet at the last minute and also Andrew didn't win anything.
If porto wins, he can collect the money from Andrew.
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Ruminations on life, their way, their motivations, friendship, gambling and leaving to fate, to luck, or calculated risks, etc etc
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funny video editor sequence:
producer: go get a life, M___
M___: oh yes, see, (holds hand near mouth)i'm breathing already...hawwww...
