Balik Taya

Pip?

You ready?

How much?

Which one? Which one?

Sawahdee kah!

Kabayan!

- Filipino? - Yes!

Kabayan!

Kabayan!

Bro, help me out, you know where this is?

What's the address?

It's my employer, man.

Yeah, I know where that is!

- I'll bring you there. - Really?

- Come on! - Seriously?

Yeah, I know it! Come on.

Thanks, man.

It's good there's a lot of Pinoys here in Thailand.

Yeah, of course I'll help you.

Appreciate it.

- Kabayan, are we there yet? - Almost there!

Get all his stuff! Check his bag!

Hey! Let me go!

Hold him!

There's a Buddhist saying that goes...

"If you meet Buddha on the road,

kill him."

It's probably an illusion.

Me?

I've already seen the most beautiful illusion.

Hey!

Hey!

Careful.

We're almost there.

Just a sec.

Come in.

Thank you.

Ouch!

Stay there.

I'm going to get medicine for you.

Don't look, alright?

You aren't a pervert, are you?

No way.

I know you're Filipino, even if you don't look like one.

Let me do that.

You're like a kid.

Go! I told you to go!

- Don't come here! - You don't want me anymore?

I don't want you anymore!

- You might regret this. - Go! Leave me alone!

We broke up!

No!

- I like you. - I don't like you!

Go!

What the fuck, go away!

Or I will call the police!

Call them, so they can deport you!

Is this your new guy?

- Leave us alone! - You asshole!

Go! Just go!

Stop coming and seeing me!

Go!

Shithead!

Who was that?

My ex. Let's talk inside.

Sorry about that.

So who was it?

My ex.

He owns the bar in Patpong I used to work at

during my early days in Thailand.

Where do you work now?

Secret.

I came to Thailand to become a teacher.

But I wasn't so lucky.

That's why I ended up in Cake's bar.

Cake?

What kind of name is Cake?

Is that a call sign?

He's a thug, but his name is Cake.

You moron, it's not like that.

That's just his nickname.

His real name is Ittipong.

- That's just how it is in Thailand. - Ittipong.

His sibling's name is Donut.

- The fuck? - Why are you laughing?

If you know what they're like, you wouldn't be laughing!

- It's a stupid name. - He has a lot of connections

that's why he can threaten to have me deported.

What does he really want?

He wants us to get back together,

and go work at his bar again.

But he also wants me to accept that

he's going to have other girls, too.

I don't want that!

Not even for your peace of mind?

No thanks!

Wanna go back to the Philippines, then?

I do, but...

Do I want my siblings to starve?

No way.

Look here,

I bought a cellphone for my sibling.

Because he wanted to do Tik-Tok.

It's cute, right?

You?

What will you do now?

Find my employer.

Do you remember the address?

Don't worry.

I'll help you.

Over here.

Here.

I wrote the directions there, okay?

You shouldn't get lost.

I don't get why you're doing this,

but thanks.

Especially for the phone.

You moron, it's nothing!

We'll help each other. Same country and all.

You keep that for now, but give it back

because I still need to send that home to my sibling.

Yes, boss.

Thanks a lot!

You need to walk two blocks,

keep going straight.

When you get to the white building,

take a tuk-tuk.

Then get down and your office should be there.

No!

We don't have issue this!

We are not looking for employees.

Ma'am,

my agency gave this to me,

this paper.

No, I don't have job.

No agency.

- Okay? - Ma'am,

- Okay, okay. - can you give me any job?

Ma'am, please, I'm begging, I have no one else!

So, how'd it go?

Bad.

It was a scam.

The agency doesn't even exist.

Huh? I don't get it.

They gave me fake documents.

I didn't find work.

Nevermind.

There's loads of work here.

You just need to lay low for now.

I'll ask around the Pinoy Community.

Don't worry.

Let's walk around.

I know how you feel!

I've been there.

When I didn't get a job as a teacher, I just thought...

What's gonna happen to my six siblings now?

They already gave me a list before I even left.

They all wanted shoes.

Like, fuck! What now?

I hooked up with Cake.

I didn't know he had other girls.

And now that I want out,

he's trying to get me back.

I just want to go back to the Philippines.

You sure?

I can help you get work here, you know.

Probably not in Bangkok, though.

Maybe in the provinces.

At least you'll earn something.

Whatever gets you by, that's it?

Exactly!

I just realized

I've never made a selfish decision.

Everything had to include

my family.

Right? That's why we're going to have fun now.

But I'm broke!

Did I make you pay for anything?

It's my treat, so let's go!

I made Cake my boyfriend so I could keep my job.

You want to just buy clothes?

Or you're sticking to that?

Ow!

Hey, you've got a good eye!

Really?

Yeah!

See? Looks good.

You wanna go here?

No, not here!

- Why? - I might run into Cake's men.

So what? We're just going to drink.

Forget it, let's go!

You know, I used to be a bar girl.

That was my first job.

But I'm a college graduate, mind you!

Really?

You're kind of nosy.

Aren't we buddies?

You took me around town for free.

Shut up and drink.