Asean in Love

Beautiful Chinese princess slept in the cinema, the dark night dream hid the princess in the VIP lodge on the second floor, the movie theater must have once been a theater or a place where dancers performed in front of an audience.She had to leave because you never know what to expect from the viewers in front of the big screen, if they come to the VIP space they will find her, so quietly, quieter than water, she crept out of theVIP lodge and tiptoed towards the exit of the cinema, taking off her sandals.

"Stop!" someone said.The princess froze in fear of being discovered.She looked in the direction from which the voice came and breathed a sigh of relief.It was an actor she had met before."Young lady, I've been looking for you all this time, and you're nowhere," he breathlessly said."I have good news.The production director wants to make a serial drama for Season 2, maybe even Season 3 because the public viewers want it, so in the film industry everything is predestined for the audience, we shoot and act to entertain the audience.The girl who played the first lady is busy and won't be able to participate in Season two, so I want to introduce you to the director and suggest that you replace the lead actress. This is a real chance for you to perform and be the first lady in season two.How about this?Now you won't cry anymore because you can't play the first lady!"

 "Tomorrow I'm taking you to the film director's office, now rest to be fresh before the interview, would you like me to drive you to where you live?"The princess had no place to stay, everything was happening so fast, and she just wanted this nightmare to end and wake up next to the real King Bali, not an actor just playing a king.That's why he told him:

"Can you take me to the king's palace right now?"

The actor laughed:The palace is in Kintamani and we need 52 minutes, only the temple is left.The Pura Dalem Balingkang temple was the king's palace, and remains of an ancient kingdom from 12 century.

The famous actor looked at the girl in front of him," ok why not it's only 1 hour drive andjust because a famous Chinese actress had to stop filming the series due to personal reasons and returned to China, and you two look like twins and no one will notice that it's not the same actress, and performance acting can be taught to you by anyone an acting teacher, so I am too because I went through those schools and you just have to emphasize dramatic situations more, like tears so that there are more of them than in reality, laughter so that the giggling is theatrical and that's it, the lessons are easy to master and during the filming of the series there is lots of assistants to help the actors, even stuntmen when the scenes are dangerous."

It was not easy to convince the princess to pretend to be herself, all she wanted to see was her palace, maybe once she was inside the palace she would wake up in her bed next to the king and forget everything from this strange world. Thinking about that, she started crying and sobbing.

"I often see that you can fake tears, excellent, I would prefer to see your laugh because the director will ask for that in the interview, we have to practice it, " said the actor, getting into the role of an acting teacher.

"First, think of something nice that happened to you and that made you smile so much, forget that you are an actress and smile in front of the camera, it always works and you don't need to retake the shots."

The princess thought that she would be most happy if the king was next to her now, and she began to laugh with happiness so much that her tears began to flow from happiness.

"Hey, I said laugh and you cry again, if you keep crying the director will choose another actress to play the first lady."You stop being my guardian," this time the princess was so frustrated, all she wanted was to wake up! "I don't want to act myself," she thought to herself."Calm down, soon we will arrive in front of the king's palace! "This helped her to stop.Thank you, you are so kind, I am sorry for my behavior, I don't know why I was like this.Of course, your performance is excellent, I am sure 100 % the director will choose you to be the main actress.Kang Cing Wei stepped with her leg out of the actor's limousine.Fresh air in the early morning smells like the flower of a mountain apple.Dalem Balingkang temple was in front of her eye.How much love the king gave to her that he built this palace and moved from Bali just to be with a Chinese princess together, he even designed and hired a Chinese architect to build a palace in Chinese style of building for emperors, that's way Dalem Balingkang palace was unique in kingdom of Bali that era when king Raja Jaya Pangus was a ruler.Princess bowed to knee in front of the palace and kissed Mother Earth."Yes, I just want all my life spent in this temple praying, " she thought, but life chose her to be the mother of the future prince of Bali, because the princess of the Kang dynasty was pregnant.

"I fell peace and harmony with Mother Earth at this place, I don't want to be an actor, to wear beautiful dresses in front of camera, that life not make my soul happy, I would rather wear simple robe and shave my hair like we chinese women do before enter to live life in temple."

After these words the actor felt that he was going to lose her forever.

"You are so young and beautiful, I feeling pity for you if you spend all your life dedicating in prayer and vegetarian food, as actor you can travel all around world by luxury jaht or airplane and you can always help this temple because if you become main actor in season 2 you will become rich enough to help poor and take care of this temple.Of course, if you stay here you can pray and become close to God and Mother Earth, but also all this you can do even you become actor, and plus is that you will performing role of first lady which was married to most famous king of Bali who was loved by nation that match that they dedicate many legends and dance festivals to him that he can live forever in people hearts."

Princess understood his worries for her, but also she was clever enough to know that this man toking that sweet words to her because his career of an actor who is going more popular by continuous series about king Raja Jaya Pangus, so he can't convince her to change mind and become famous actor like him. 

"This is my life, and my destiny is to be here in the temple," she decided. 

It was early morning and nobody was around the temple, actor left and went back, before leaving, he gave her his phone number:

"If you change your opinion, please let me know, I will come again to find you."

When she became alone, the princess could reflect about own situation.

If she was not pregnant she could easily enter and stay in a temple dedicating her life to God, but now she was not alone. In her woman's womb was baby, and she need to take care of her body well, if she become nun in temple she will live ascetic life, with little food and humble substance, that will have bad effect to baby health, also she was worried that they will took her baby after birth because king is not around anymore to protect her.

At that moment strong rain and wind started, looking like stormy tiphon so the princess was looking for shelter around the temple.Young girl was working near a temple and she saw her in the rainy storm without an umbrella or raincoat."You are not local, you must be a Chinese tourist because many come from China to visit this town and temple dedicated to the Kang princess married to the Bali king who broke tradition and married foreign women.Please come with me, I will take you to a dry place, rein will not stop, because now the rein season has started and we made a ritual to start rein because there were too many days without rein which is not good for rice fields ."Princess followed her and soon they were in a small village, they entered one traditional Bali farm house.In front of the house jard were many chickens and roosters playing outside, and the girl gathered them all inside the hen house.Typical Bali house has a space house for guests, so the girl takes the princess to the guest room, in entrance was a statue made from Chinese coins with a square hole inside the coin."I made this, " the girl said proudly of her art work. "We use Chinese coins in rituals thanks to the Kang princess who asked the king that Chinese coins become part of Bali ritual tradition, that way our two cultures become connected in good relationship until today. "Princess hides the tears, and the girl's words bring her tears of happiness and sadness.

"How I was lucky to be chosen for wife of king she thought, but king was scold by priest his best friend for picking up foreign woman, so that was reason king w was guilty and went to mountain to pray because they couldn't have child to continue Warmadewa dynasty lineage.Now when that priest is not around I become pregnant just after meeting once king in the mountains, that priest was surely a leaky mystic who used magic to stop me being pregnant and to make the king guilty for marrying a foreigner. "

Even the guest room was traditional. Inside was a TV and the girl switched on the TV in front of her.Now my favorite TV drama is starting, a drama about king Raja Jaya Pangus, let's watch together. I will tell you my secret:"I am in love with mein actor, he is still a single man, but it is impossible to win his heart because I am not an actress, just a simple country girl."This time the princess starts to think to give the girl a chance to talk with the main actor. After the drama episode was over, she looked at girls dreaming eye."Do you have a telephone?"

"We don't have a home telefone anymore, personal smartphone is quite expensive, but convenient for everyday life, here is mine, I put a photo of the actor on screen to see him any time I use the telephone."Princess showed her telephone number the actor gave to her early in the morning.

"Can you give me a favor and call this number please?"

"OK. With whom I will speak on phone, I need to know in order to greet that person? "

"That is the phone number of your favorite actor, I need to urgently call him to come here and pick me up, so you will meet the actor personally!"Girl was so excited that she couldn't talk directly, so just handed the phone to the princess.Even for princess that was first time to took by phone with someone, so she looked in girl for help:"What shall I say?""First sey your name, then ask if he is on the phone", that is maner bonton.So the princess did like that, the phone was ringing and the automatic secretary answered.She didn't know what to do next, so looked again toward the girl:"You have to leave a message after the signal, okay, give me a phone I will do instead of you."

"He must be busy now, so I just asked to call this number letter, also to come pick you up, so I give him this address."

"I can't believe that you don't know how to use a smartphone.Do you come from the past? Reborn? Don't worry, once he receives a message he will call back!"Soon the telephone was ringing.Girl answered and explained to the actor."He is coming here tonight, I will try to ask him to stay overnight, you and I can stay in my room and he can use it because this is a guest room, is he your friend or boyfriend?", the girl was curious about their relationship.

"No, no, he is my colleague, we should work together to make season 2, a new drama.

Maybe, he can be your boyfriend, you are a nice person, I am already married and pregnant.""Please, say good words to him about me," the girl asked. "Yes, I will, you two will be a good couple, but let's see when he comes, who knows maybe he will fall in love with you, too!"