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Peng: “Yes, here I am.”
Kung: “Yes, here I am.”
Johnny: “Yes, here Iam.”
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“Tomorrow”, “Tomorrow”
Peng, Kung, Johnny laughed: “Nothing there.” [* Nothing there]
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Ms. Chen put the attendance record down and asked: “My little kids, where is Tomorrow? Why Tomorrow not there for the classes?”
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Peng, Kung, Johnny laughed: “Ms. Chen, you could not treat Tomorrow, nothing there.” The whole classes laughed together.
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Ms. Chen walked next to Peng, gently tapped on Peng’s head: “Peng, you are a good gentleman. Quickly let Ms. Chen know, where is Tomorrow?”
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Peng whispered: “Ms. Cheng, you could treat Tomorrow nothing there. I couldn’t tell you; I swear yesterday, and if I told you, I will be cursed. Last night, on Kung Fu show, brother Six was dead so, as he was cursed after swore.”
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Ms. Chen said softly: “Peng, don’t worry, letting me know will all be well. Ms. Chen has the medicine, once eaten, no curse will be happened.” Ms. Chen take a Maltesers out to Peng: “Take the medicine first, you will be alright.”
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Kung and Johnny shouted: “Peng, you lost all your guts.” Peng put the medicine in month, he chewed and whispered: “Ms. Chen, now I am not cursed, but I couldn’t being without guts. Yesterday I couldn’t find Uncle Kwan, so we go to the Church; we swear in front of the light bulb. We couldn’t being no guts, if so, how we walk along in the future days.”
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Ms. Chen said softly: “Peng, you must have Ms. Cheng know, I worried Tomorrow so much; if Tomorrow get something happened, I will cried and this crying couldn’t stopped. If crying couldn’t stopped, there will be no story time tonight.” Kung and Johnny shouted: “Peng, you tell Ms. Chen everything quickly, it couldn’t be no story time. We may then choose running rather than walk along in the future.” Johnny and Kung laughed after explaining.
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Ms. Chen smiled: “Yes, Peng. You all kids run will be fine.”
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Peng thought for a while and whispered: “We run are fine; Tomorrow is overweight, he couldn’t run well.” Peng smiled cunningly: “Ms. Chen, you following my walk; no matter what you see, I have nothing related.” Peng winked his eyes.
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Ms. Chen winked her eyes and said: “Now I go for a short walk, nothing I see was never related to Peng.”
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Peng walk with Ms. Cheng to the front gate, he pointed towards the grocery stores on the opposite street; he winked his eyes: “Ms. Chen, you go there and buy one Lemon Tea, remember it is a must for Sunshine Is Everywhere.” [Note: 1]
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Ms. Chen looked at the long way ahead where Tomorrow standing and said: “Sunshine is everywhere.”
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Ms. Chen walked silently over the store, wrap eyes of Tomorrow by her hands: “You guess who I am?” Tomorrow laughed: “Pearl, you come over for school? I welcome to have two packs Sunshine is Everywhere again.” I pull the wrapping hands down, turn my head over, and yell: “Teacher Chen, why are you here? Why are you not for the classes?”
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Teacher Chen smiled: “Tomorrow, why are you here? While I recording the attendance and notice you are there, I find you everywhere. Why you come here? Why are you not for the classes?”
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I fully red on my faces: “haha… Teacher Chen, I am not willing not for classes, just I have something more important than classes, so I am here. I will back to classes very soon, you shouldn’t angry and also no punish; is it possible?” Teacher Chen smiling: “I have to know what is far more important over my classes. If it is not, then you get your punish. ”
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I foolishly smiled: “I come here for Pearl, I come for the Sunshine is Everywhere.” Teacher Chen said: “Tomorrow, lemon tea is available also in our kiosk. You should not take so much, only one per week; in other days, you have to drink more water. Do you remember your promise? ”
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I heard a girl crying from behind: “Tomorrow, you are talking with other girls. Yesterday, you promise I am your only one playmate; all you are lying.”
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I turned around: “Pearl, no crying. She is Teacher Chen who I always told you, she is not a girl.” Pearl crying even louder: “She get long curly hair, you lie she is not a girl.” Pearl twist my ears, cried and shouted: “You follow hers words, and not mine. I will never do the Sunshine Is Everywhere with you anymore. ”
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I nerve in clarify and cried: “Pearl, Teacher Chen really isn’t a girl, she is teacher. I of course follow teacher’s words, but I am not following other girl’s words. Teacher Chen, you have to smooth Pearl, she is planning never play Sunshine Is Everything with me again”
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Teacher Chen squat, hold me and Pearl in her arms: “Tomorrow is good, Pearl also good; both baby stop crying. I am Tomorrow’s teacher, he is sure follow my words; or I won’t give him a Rabbit (A mark). Pearl, you are doing the same following in school to your teacher. These are same as we following our parents. Tomorrow, I know you are kind and neither following other girl’s words, nor playing with other girl schoolmate.”
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Pearl lessen her crying: “Is… Is it truth? Teacher Chen, you are not lying for tomorrow?” Teacher Chen and I said together: “Of course, it’s all truth. Truth shines like pearl.” Upon said, we all three laughed together.
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Teacher Chen laughed with us for a while: “Tomorrow, I know you haven’t tell lie to Pearl; you still have to back for classes.” I said: “Teacher Chen, I know; but Pearl promise me to play the Sunshine Is Everywhere; I have to be there waiting for her way to school.” I walked next to the vending machine, Pearl clean her tears and stand at the other side of the machine. We count together: “One, two, three.” We both walk out, smiled and said: “Hi, hey you there.” Pearl and I laughed happily and Teacher Chen urge us: “OK, its enough fun for today. Pearl going for school, and Tomorrow back to the classes. Only play this again when on Saturday, you both are off school.” Pearl and I shouted together: “Teacher Chen, Saturday we are not school, how could we play this?”
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Teacher Chen: “No objection, you both go for school and classes.” Teacher Chen swing my hand to Pearl: “Tomorrow, say goodbye to Pearl, we have to back the classes.” Pearl and I happily said : “Bye”
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Teacher Chen hand me crossed the street, when we walk close to the gate; Kung and Johnny jumped out: “Hi, hey you there?” They then ran back to the classroom, while running, still echo with: ”Hi, hey you there.” When we walked to the front of classroom door, a big shadow were walking out: “Teacher Chen, Hi, hey you there.” I, Kung, Peng and Johnny just laughed beyond control: “Hi, hey you there.” Teacher Chen looked at us and look back Mr. Principal, she smiled: “Mr. Principal, Hi, hey you there, and why you are here too?” Mr. Principal hand around his bare head: “I just walked by the classroom, I see nobody inside. I walked in and am going to check what has happened, just one two step, most kids come back. I intend to look for you, then you are there.”
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Teacher Chen walked with Mr. Principal close to the window side, she said to me: “Tomorrow, come here in classroom, story time will start soon.” I walk on the way to my seat: “That sound great, I like story so much. You better sit back the teacher seat and start. Mr. Principal, you must be busy, we would not border you for your urgent matters. Say good bye to us, OK.”
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Mr. Principal laughed: “OK. Now, you all kids behave, Ms. Chen will start her story very soon.” Teacher Chen spoke with Mr. Principal for so long time, anyway, she finally coming in and share us the story of princess Snow White.
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Ding… Ding… Ding… The off-school bell rang, Teacher Chen said: “This is the end of the story. We are here to give our best best wishes for Princess Snow White and her Prince.” I said: “Teacher Chen, I am a bit angry, could I give my wishes at canteen?” Teacher Cheng said: “OK, then we run to the canteen, enjoy meal and give our wishes.” I starred: “Teacher Chen, you always remind us walk safely and not run.” Teacher Chen wink her eyes: “OK. We have to run today to canteen; Peng, do you agree?”
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Peng, Kung, and Johnny laughed: “Wow… run. Who the latest is the tortoise.”
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Ding… Ding… Ding…Teacher Chen walked in the classroom, she saw only a empty room, she ran on way to staff office and shouted: “Mr. Principal, Teacher George, Man Ran; Man Ran.” Mr. Principal hand his bare head: “What has happened, the start bell just ranged?” Teacher Chen breath deeply over the door: “Man Ran. All kids were gone.”
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Mr. Principal sprayed out his tea, in his choke voices: “All gone!” He shouted: “Teacher George, hurry up looking for them.” Mr. Principal fast moving to the garden and shouted: “Uncle Wong, Auntie Fuk, all kids were gone, hurry up looking for them.“
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Auntie Fuk opened her arms and stopped Mr. Principal: “Mr. Principal, you have to clam down.” She lead Mr. Principal back to the office and share with everyone: “No problem, don’t worry. You all need to clam down. Follow me, listen to me; Mr. Principal, you have better bring you with one Bible.”
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Auntie Fuk explained during the way back to garden. Teacher Chen laughed: “This crazy kid.” Mr. Principal: “God love us all, thank God all is well.” Teacher George took flowers from the vase, he used his tie to bundle it up: “We should go. Tomorrow is still our good boy.”
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When they walked into the garden, they saw Kung try moving a brick: “Tomorrow, the brick is so heavy to move it.” I (Tomorrow) said: “That is the Bible, you should start your speech.” Kung cleared his throat: “Today, we welcome our guest coming here to join” I laughed: “hahaa… Kung, you never remember, absent-mind. Pearl, you should accept my proposal, as I said I do the Priest.” Kung point his fingers in direction of my backwards, he starred his eyes in big round shape.
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A voice coming from behind me: “Today, we warmly welcome all the guest come and join the wedding ceremony of Mr. Tomorrow and Miss. Pearl.” I turned my head around, Teacher Chen, Teacher George, Auntie Fuk, Garden Uncle Wong, Pearl’s Father, Pearl’s Mother, and also Richee there.
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Auntie Fuk brought Kung down, Mr. Principal walked and placed his Bible on the stage-stand in the garden. Teacher Chen walked by Pearl and I said: “My Tomorrow grown up, today go for your wedding; it is a must wearing a formal dressing.” Teacher Chen helped and put my winter school uniform on, and wear my Bowtie. I look at Pearl, Pearl Mother helped her to wear her school uniform, and wear her with a very beautiful chaplet and big handkerchief.
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I saw Teacher George gave Pearl Father a bundle of flower, and he also gave Kung and others papers and crayon.
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Pearl Father lead Pearl walked softly towards me: “Tomorrow, now my Pearl marries you. If you treat her bad, I must order Richee give you bite.”
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I still not yet answered my words (Father, I will treat Pearl well, don’t worry all that.); Mr. Principal said: “Music.“
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Teacher Chen and all others hum: “dun… dun… dun… dun… …. dun.. dun. … dun… dun… ”
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Mr. Principal clear his throat: ”We warm welcome all our guests, join the wedding ceremony of Mr. Tomorrow and Miss. Pearl In witness of Holy Jesus and all of us, Do Mr. Tomorrow willing to marry Miss Pearl?”
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I asked Mr. Principal: “Should there still something like, hunting, sleeping… and many other more? Of course, I do. I will take all care of Pearl. I do, hahaha..”
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Mr. Principal smiled: “haha.. Yes, there should be some more. Do Miss. Pearl willing, no matter the days good or bad, prosperity or poverty, health or sickness, victory or loss; you will always on side of Mr. Tomorrow, love him, taking care of him. Staying in day as it is, path yours two bright future; till the day Holy Jesus lead him away.”
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I answered quickly: “Yes, I do.”
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Pearl twisted my ears: “This is my turn, Tomorrow. Do you know the rule?”
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I drum my belly and smiled: “I know no rules, this is my first wedding, hahaha..”
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Teacher Chen took the hands of Pearl off from my ears: “OK. Tomorrow you have to behave. Here is turn of Pearl to vow.”
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Pearl starred at me, make a moan, smiled and said: “I do.”
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Mr. Principal laughed: “Now, Our Bridegroom and Bride could have their ring changing.”
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Pearl and I squinted our eyes: “Changing what ring?”
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Garden Uncle Wong take two can of soft drink out, he opened and pull the ring out: “Come on, here are for the ring changing.” Teacher Chen put my finger into the ring held in Pearl’s hand; and she put Pearl’s finger into the ring held in my hand.
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Mr. Principal: “Our Bridegroom may kiss her Bride.”
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Pearl and I squinted our eyes: “What Kiss?”
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Teacher Chan held my hand to take off the handkerchief which on Pearl’s face, she said: “Kiss is your lips on Pearl’s cheek.”
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Pearl and I laughed and lips on each others cheek.
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Mr. Principal: “Now all ready. The festooned wedding car is ready. You could go for your honeymoon.”
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Garden Uncle Wong push his trolley out, he put me and Pearl on the stool overthere. While he pushing: “Tomorrow, Pearl; wave and say good bye to us all.”
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Teacher George gave a bouquet in hand of Pearl: “Wait, its time for your tossing of bridal bouquet.” Pearl stood and thrown the bouquet backwards. I saw Richee the first one, jumped and bit on the bouquet, move its neck strongly left and right, right and left, just the same as usual with its toys and dolls. Kung and Johnny excited: “Well done, Richee; you will soon be a Bride.” Peng sighed: “Richee is a boy, how to be a Bride.”
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Garden Uncle Wong push the trolley till to the entrance of grocery store. Pearl Father and Pearl Mother brought Pearl down and said: “Pearl, say goodbye to Tomorrow and everybody.” Tears in Pearl’s eyes: “Goodbye Tomorrow. I have to go. You must miss you so much. We are friend forever.”
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Garden Uncle Wong brought me down, my crying couldn’t stop. I walked next to the vending machine, I jumped out and shouted: “Hi, hey you there.”
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Garden Uncle Wong hold me in his arms, I looked at the bus, inside with Pearl, Pearl’s Father, Pearl’s Mother; I waved my hand in tears: “Hi, Hey you there.”
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My baby laid on the sofa, with his head on my thigh, lemon tea was in his hand, he drank tea from the curved straw.
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“Papa, could you tell me what First Love is?” I was shocked by baby’s question, I fell my cup of coffee. Baby put my shirt out to clean his wetted face: “Papa, could you tell me what First Love is?”
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I brought baby and opened my small boxes, from within I took out thick loose papers. Baby leaf over the papers one by one, he asked: “Papa, what is all these round shape, square shaped?” Baby screamed: “OH, this is a painting.” I looked at the aged brown papers, in a grassy green garden, there a stage stand with our Priest. In front of the priest, stood two little kids; a boy in black suit and a girl with a chaplet.
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Baby asked: “Papa, is this your painting assignment under Grandaunt Chen’s instruct?”
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I looked again at the painting: “Yes, this is your papa first love.”
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Baby never stopped his energetic: “So, Papa, then what my First Love is?”
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All those memories were stilling showing, I answered naturally: “Am I just answered you?”
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Baby twist his eyebrow: “You just pour me with lot of waters.” I said without conscious: “First Love, it is a wake up by water pouring.”
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Baby carrying with his chocolate advertising leaflet, asked again: “Papa, so what my First Love is?”
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I picked him up on my shoulder: “You are still a baby, never love in early ages. You shouldn’t learn this First Love now.” He threw his leaflet, ran left and yell: “Hey, my soldiers; follow, march and kill towards your Left.”
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I pointed to his thrown leaflet, picked them up and said: “Rubbish thrown not in correct manner; you risk penalty of three thousands.” Baby lean down and kiss my front head, he yell: “Hey oh, Hey oh.”
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* Note:
1. In my age of youth. There is a Lemon Tea soft drinks, they invite teenage idol for ad on TV. In all those different series, one of them is always in my mind.
I copied here with the web-link of the advertisement (sorry it is in Cantonese).
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qym6uJnZ5O0
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and then Add to home screen.