33 Postcards

I don't remember anything...

Not even my name.

But I remember the day I came

here.

And I remember good the year

they say I turned 6.

I was angry that day.

But then I met you.

"Dear Mei Mei, my name is"

Dean Randall.

I'm from Australia, and I'm

"your sponsor."

"Sponsor... financial donor"

"or godparent in a baptism."

Yes, a parent from god.

"I work as a park ranger",

taking care of wildlife...

Animals and birds.

My wife, Jenny, looks after the

kids, Aiden and Maggie.

"And we live in Sydney."

"I want much seeing Sydney."

I want much meeting you.

"Yours truly, Mei Mei."

[ Children talking excitedly,

* once a jolly swagman camped

by a billabong *

* under the shade of a

coolibah tree *

* and he sang as he watched

and waited till his... *

it's all right.

* and he sang as he watched

and waited till his Billy

boiled *

hi.

I want... I want to go to this

place.

Yeah.

You know?

Yep. No, you're right.

So, okay...

> Hi. This place, this bus?

Yeah.

Hey! What are you doing?!

Back of the line!

Australian money only.

You can change it at the bank.

Hurry up!

Come on! Get a move on!

Please. Wait.

I-I have no time. Please...

no, no, sorry. It's got to...

here. I got it.

"Dear Mei Mei, we went to a"

Christmas concert at the beach

last week.

And because it's summer here,

it was really hot.

But it was a lot of fun.

I thought about you and

imagined you singing Carols

"with our children."

"Winter in China... sky"

always gray.

I like see blue sky, white bird

"in your picture cards."

"Our house is by the beach."

It's really beautiful.

On the weekends, we swim or

bushwalk or just stay at home

and play with the kids in the

"garden."

You are Mei Mei.

Wake up, miss.

Miss?

Mr. Randall?

Who wants to know?

How you do, Mr. Randall?

What are you, red cross or

salvos or something?

You sponsor me... send money.

I'm Mei Mei.

Right.

I'm... I'm Gary Randall.

You actually want my brother

Dean.

Where Mr. Dean Randall?

At beach?

Beach?

Please, I need see.

Mr. Randall and his family.

Please. Please wait!

Please?

Carl.

G'day, Gary.

Cashish time already, is it?

Come on, Gary.

You must own a calendar by now.

Sorry.

Please, wait.

Wait!

Please!

Look, look, I big trouble later.

My last chance was Mr. Randall.

I-I go Canberra tomorrow, but no.

Mr. Randall... just

brother Randall.

What?

I need to see Mr. Randall...

Not that one, the other one.

Mr. de Randall.

Y-you know?

Yeah, I know where he is.

Please take me. Please.

Hop on.

All right.

Now hold on tight.

Lean the way I do!

All right, well. Here we are.

Hey, how about... how about you

call me?

My name's Carl.

"Cow."

No, no.

No, not... no. "Carl."

Yes, yes... "cow."

I call "Mei Mei."

"Mei Mei"?

Okay. All right.

Well, you'll call me? Yeah?

Come on! Come on! Come on!

Hey!

That's it. Come on.

Let's go!

Come on.

You too. Let's go.

Not again.

Get out of the way.

Okay, first-timers.

We regroup at 4:00 sharp.

We bring back only what we take

out, all right?

Yeah.

Yeah, of course, boss.

All right?!

Yes!

What are you looking at?

I-I'm gonna sit there.

Bugger off.

Okay!

Address.

"Dress"?

No I.D.?

Driver's license.

You ask Mr. Randall.

He work here. He want to see me.

I don't think so.

Please? Mister, help me.

I need to see him.

I need to see him.

Please, help me.

Can I help?

Mr. Randall... you know him?

What's the nature of your

relationship?

"Nature"?

Yes... trees, birds, the

beach.

No, sorry.

How do you know Mr. Randall?

He sponsor... parent from god.

He send me money.

I go school.

Please, help me.

Okay.

I look after Dean Randall.

His m.I.N. Number is 256904.

I'll sign her in.

I'll put my extension number

here for future reference.

Thank you. Thank you.

Can you sign your name in

here?

Okay.

How you do, Mr. Randall?

I Mei Mei.

I am Mei Mei.

Yeah, I know you are.

I want to say thank you,

Mr. Randall... for school,

for write me.

It was... it was nothing.

It... everything... for me.

I learn english.

I can read... read your life.

And your picture cards.

Yeah, the postcards, yeah.

I bring gift for you, but...

They take it.