FADE IN:
EXT. STREET - NIGHT
PETER in casual wear, carrying a bag.
PETER (V.O.)
I only have time to go swimming
the evening session today. I'm
flying out tomorrow morning and
haven't packed yet. Have I got
Japanese yen?
INT. ATM - NIGHT
Empty. Peter is before a foreign currency one. He withdraws a pile of notes.
PETER (V.O.)
I got cash...Oh I haven't got a
Japanese sim card.
EXT. STREET-MALL - NIGHT
Checking his watch, Peter rushes inside.
EXT. BUS STOP - BEFORE DAY BREAK
Peter waits.
PETER (V.O.)
I deserve a break. Life's so
hectic for me for the past
couple of days.
INT. HANEDA AIRPORT - NIGHT
Peter relaxes on a seat near a gate.
PETER (V.O.)
Got my first experience travelling
from Narita to Haneda - the first
one getting out of the plane at
Narita, and the first one to pass
through the immigration as I
didn't have any check-in baggage.
The 70km bus ride was smooth too.
Peter checks a mail. We see on the phone screen "drama...Recent Posts...share your colourful life..." Peter is in thoughts.
PETER (V.O.)
How to colour a life? Personality?
Lifestyle? Contrasts? Thoughts?
Influence? Uniqueness?
Peter types.
EXT. PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY - DAY
Blue sky above Nagasaki's Spectacles Bridge. Tourists dot over and under it, loitering by the embankment or kayaking in the stream. Peter observes the busy but peaceful environment.
PETER (V.O.)
I didn't know about the stone
bridge until it featured in my
hotel bookings. That's not my
main purpose of coming to
Nagasaki...
Tourists hurriedly take selfies before returning to their coaches parked nearby.
PETER (V.O.)
Couldn't quite recall why did
I choose to come in late Nov...
Anyway, I must visit all spots
relating to the atomic bombing
of Nagasaki.
EXT. PEACE PARK - DAY
Peter gets off from a tram and walks a little. He and we see the "Peace Park" sign across a road. Beside a stack of escalators is a stairway separated by a stairway of colourful little flowers. Peter walks cross and up.
The Park is dotted with small and big sculptures. Peter examines them.
PETER (V.O.)
Some are local and some are
foreign. Presentations differ,
but the theme is the same-
peace.
Pausing.
PETER (Cont'd) (V.O.)
Didn't know until now that
around 10,000 Koreans and Chinese working here and prisoners of war
imprisoned here were killed by the
Nagasaki atomic bombing on
August 9, 1945.
Another pause.
PETER (Cont'd) (V.O.)
It must be hell on earth then.
Hope that's the second and last
time...
Tourists take the same route to exit. Peter makes a detour and descends via a parkside path.
EXT. PARKSIDE PATH - DAY
Colourful autumn leaves by a gentle slope under the sun. Nobody, except Peter is there. He enjoys the sight.
PETER (V.O.)
Oh yes! I meant to see Autumn
colours in Nagasaki. I had no
clue where I can see them. Well,
they're now before my eyes!
Peter captures photos and videos from different perspectives.
A beat.
Looking very pleased, he rejoins other tourists at the main exit.
INT - HONG KONG CLUB - NIGHT
A dinner reception. Peter sits at a round table. Photo sessions.
GENTLEMAN
Sounds that you're quite
busy.
PETER
Yes! But I wouldn't let
my work schedule interrupt
with my monthly holidays...
They all stare at Peter.
GENTLEMAN
How long are your trips?
Including one-day trip to
Shenzhen?
PETER
Yes, if my schedules are
tight. But I have just had
a 5-day trip in Nagasaki.
LADY# 4 sits next to Peter on his right.
LADY#4
Do you mean you travel a
dozen times in a year?
PETER
At least once a month.
Sometimes more than one
trip in a month.
LADY#4
And you travel alone?
PETER
Most of the time. I've got
used to it. I like to bring out
my inner life...
Lady #4 and Peter continues the chatting rather than the eating.
LADY#4
...put your heart into your
and others' smallest acts,
irrespective of their stature
in life...
PETER (V.O.)
She's young but her life is
already rich in colours.
Other guests leave as they continues the exchange. Then, Peter gives Lady #4 his name card and she hers. Lady #4 looks at Peter's name card.
PETER
I cut my name cards myself.
LADY #4
I can feel your heart in making
it.
PETER
(Nodding)
That's precisely the personal
touch I wish to pass on, but
few can feel that.
LADY #4
Let's keep in touch then.
Peter thanks the waiting staff as he leaves.
INT. TRAIN CAR - NIGHT
Holding a name card, Peter types a mail.
INT. STUDY - NIGHT
Peter works on his computer, expanding his blog post.
PETER (V.O.)
Everyone has his/her way to
"colour" a life. It's however
hard to visualize a colourful
life though.
Pausing.
PETER (Cont'd) (V.O.)
If colour is the finishing touch
on everything, I'd colour my
my life with Autumn colours.
Having checked the featured photo of his blog post, Peter looks pleased.
FADE OUT. The End