Ang Pangarap Kong Holdap

Have you heard about rude boy's story?

While rude boy's dad was driving,

a big penis suddenly hits the windshield.

Rude boy said,

"Dad, what hit our windshield?"

So the dad, in hopes that his son will not have a dirty mind,

said, "Nothing. It's just a fly."

Rude boy said, "That damn fly has a big penis!"

In a city with 12 million residents,

and thousands with no jobs,

people are becoming desperate to find ways to earn money.

In order to feed their families, they take risks.

Working odd jobs which are not exactly legal.

But not all crooks are desperate, or don't have a choice.

Some of them inherited their work.

They are not always hungry or poor.

They've become criminals because this is what's expected from them

by their family and community.

They've become criminals because they're good at it.

This is a holdup.

-I'm leaving. -Son of a bitch!

Give me your things or I'll stab you!

Well, not all are good.

-Checkmate! -One more.

-Okay. -One more.

-Let's finish this. -Hurry up!

Wait, I'm still arranging it for you.

The three idiots.

What? You failed again, huh?

-Carlo ran. -Toto,

are you okay?

I'm okay, brother Paeng.

I wasn't feeling well.

If I didn't have a fever, I would've beaten that girl up.

A girl beat you up?

Dad, don't be too loud, others might hear.

What? You're so defensive.

You failed, didn't you? You got nothing. Right?

Toto, if someone beats you up,

if someone punches you, grab his watch.

If he kicks you, grab his shoes.

And you, if you run, try and grab what you can.

Hat, wig or hairpin.

But he cannot reach it.

There's Balot.

Unload those. Don't tilt it, or you might break it.

Balot. Looks like you got a lot.

Dad, they're brand new. We got them in QC.

Cool, cool!

"They're brand new, saw them in QC."

Eman.

Be like Balot and his guys.

They made a lot of money.

You guys, especially you, Eman,

be an apprentice to them. You might improve.

All right, you guys get some rest.

Eman, go home. No hanging out, okay?

Balot...

thinks he's really good. He's just lucky.

What luck?

They're the best here in Barangay Husay, right?

They haven't failed, right, Eman?

Because of luck!

You're so impressed with him because you're an idiot!

They're just lucky.

Eman is better than them. We have bad luck.

I'm really better than Balot.

The problem is the two of you. You smell like poop and you're fools.

That idiot is lucky. He can depend on Ben and Arari.

You can count on Ben?

How can you count on him? He's gay. He can't even beat me in boxing.

A girl can knock you down, so don't talk about beating Ben.

That was just a lucky punch.

I was having a fever that time. Good thing I didn't run like you.

You're the bad luck here. That's why we failed.

Where's my isaw?

There's six. Two for each of us.

Who ate my share?

Him! Look at his mouth!

He ate them. He does nothing but eat.

It's just my second. I didn't eat it.

I'm sick and tired of this life!

We can't even buy isaw.

What's wrong with what we do?

We're diligent in holdups. I have good plans.

We're just not lucky, Eman.

No, I think we should think of something new.

I have an idea. I thought of a plan.

Even Balot and his guys won't think of this.

We're going to pretend we're ghosts. Okay?

We're going to pretend we're ghosts. We should have a complete costume.

The blood, the white stuff. And then,

we'll scare our target. He will get so scared,

that he'll run fast.

Wait.

How can we grab their things if they run fast?

No, I...

I mean, the target will get so scared,

he'll become stiff,

then we will get his things, and he will run fast.

-Like that. -Will that work?

Ghosts aren't real. Will anyone believe in ghosts?

Are you an idiot?

Ghosts are real. Haven't you seen one yet?

Not yet.

But if I see one, I will not be scared.

Only gays will have erection because of ghosts.

Looks like it will not work, Eman.

Let's not do holdups anymore, Eman.

Are you stupid?

Dad is the best holdup man in this town,

and his only son won't be a holdup man?

What do you think of... We can't do that.

I don't feel like going to that meeting,

we will get pissed again for sure.

Here comes the Dream Team.

Balot is number one again.

Next week, it should be a bigger amount.

Don't be lazy.

You know we have other competitors.

Boss, you haven't mentioned Eman's group.

We will make it up next week, Onyok!

You never give anything.

If it's up to me,

I'll remove you from the list.

-Remove them, boss. -Just wait.

You all just wait.

Next week we will be number one. Shit!

It's okay even you're last.

Just don't score zero on my list and your dad will be happy.

So, I'll see you next week!

You three stay here.

Nicoy.

This is my son Eman. That's Carlo and Toto.

This is Nicoy. He's new here.

He's brother Nardo's son, who used to live there.

He's kind. I let him copy my exam when we were young.

Nicoy is the new member of your group.

What are you saying, Dad?

Looks like you need a new member.

You've been holding up men for years,

but you never improved.

You can't even afford to buy isaw.

But in the history of Barangay Husay,

no group has had four members. Never.

Yes, brother Paeng.

One group, four members?

Is this basketball?

Dad, they will laugh at us more.

I don't have experience in holdups.

But I'm a fast learner.

I also did my research.

I learned that you can do a lot--

Research? That's useless in the streets.

Brother Paeng, I don't trust him. He looks like a rich kid.

Go back to the library. And study your research.

It's good to have a smart member.

Unlike the three of you, who always attack but never think.

Brother Paeng, you should be brave when you do a holdup.

But none of you are serious when robbing someone.

Even a girl beats you up!

Looks like he won't last in the streets.

He will just be a burden to us.

-You don't make anything. -Fool!

Want me to squeeze your balls?

Dad, we don't need another member?

Toto was just having a fever,

that's why we're not 100%.

If he gets better, we will do better.

"Better"?

When have you done better? You always screw up!

You are old already and there's no career growth.

What's your life plan?

You should have Nicoy.

Thank you, sir.

See, even the bus seats can't have four people together.

A group with four members is not normal.

Shit! We're gonna be really screwed!

Nicoy! Sit in the back!

Pretend you don't know us.

All right.

What are we going to do with him, Eman?

He's going to be a burden to us.

Yeah, he said he did research.

Looks like he knows nothing.

He looks more stupid than Carlo.

Stupid like you!

You're more stupid than me.

-You're more stupid! -Stupid!

-Stupid! -You're stupid!

There's nothing we can do. It's Dad's order.

Let him follow us. He will give up eventually.

-I can hear you. -How many?

Three.

What's this?

You said three. So that's three, 100 each.

-So that's 300. -What?

-100 each for a juice? -Yes.

But we're not gonna buy. We thought you're a bus conductor.

I already put the straw.