FADE IN.
EXT. STANLEY MARKET - DAY
PETER walks slowly along a quiet lane of shops. At one shop, some little artistic pieces appeal to his eyes. He stops to examine them.
PETER (V.O.)
Oh, they're unbreakable
mirrors. So, they're
functional apart from
the eye-appeal external
appearance.
Peter selects a few pieces and walks towards the CASHIER. Then, a timepiece in a toy bicycle design displayed on one self stops him.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
I bought the same awhile
ago in a boutique store
in Yuen Long...
MONTAGE OF PETER'S CYCLING EXPERIENCE
A. EXT. VILLAGE PATHS - DAY (1960)
Peter (6) rides on a kid's bicycle.
PETER (V.O.)
I love to ride my bike.
It's fun. I go quicker
then walking bare-
footed.
B. EXT. VEHICLE ROADS - DAY (1964)
Getting a children's bike for a rental store, Peter (10) rides on it happily.
PETER (V.O.)
Let me challenge my
record by riding from
Hung Shui Kiu to Lau
Fau Shan!
Off he goes.
C. EXT. COUNTRY PARK - DAY (1969)
Peter (15) is riding a standard bicycle with a GIRL#1 (15) sitting at the back. Another BOY (16) is riding another GIRL#2 (15).
PETER (V.O.)
The first time in my
life...Got to be very
careful...
He looks pretty serious.
D. EXT. FAIRVIEW PARK - DAY (1983)
Riding a blue BMX steadily, PETER (29) is leading his WIFE (28), who is zigzaging with her black BMX.
PETER
Not bad. Keep up
the momentum.
E. EXT. FAIRVIEW PARK - DAY (1991)
Peter (37) is riding his SON (1) on a black BMX. His son sits in a baby seat fixed in front of Peter's seat.
PETER
Are you enjoying
the ride?
His son looks confused.
F. EXT. CYCLING GROUND - DAY (2011)
Peter (47) is teaching his three CHILDREN (15, 13 and 11), one by one, how to maintain balance on bicycles. He looks exhausted.
PETER (V.O.)
I've got to teach them.
Youngsters these days
won't pick up the skill
by themselves.
G. INT. OFFICE - DAY (2012)
In a corridor, Peter (58) is riding a small bike as other OFFICERS stare at him.
PETER
This is the smallest
and lightest bike in
the world. I want to
demonstrate what's
an inventive patent
and a new design.
F. INT. SITTING ROOM - DAY (2018)
Peter (64) is staring at six bicycles of different colours, designs, shapes and sizes - some with flat tires.
PETER (V.O.)
I dreamt that we'd
ride together some
day. But the day
seems farther and
farther away.
END FLASHBACK
Peter blinks his eyes.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
Overall, good times
and fond memories.
Peter looks at the timepiece again.
PETER (V.O.)
As a toy-bicycle
timepiece, it always
ticks - symbolizing
our friendship between
my Canadian friend
and me.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.)
Further, as we've
similar traits, it'd
be nice if we've
something similar
in our homes too. I
hope he'd like it.
INT. SITTING ROOM, VICTORIA - NIGHT
Together with his Canadian FRIEND (64) and his friend's English WIFE (61), Peter presents them a gift.
PETER
One of the gifts I
brought you both
from Hong Kong
is this.
His friend opens a box.
FRIEND
Oh, it's a timepiece with
a toy-bicycle design.
WIFE
You used to do bicycling!
His friend then reads the manual and gets the time piece running.
PETER (V.O.)
He's meticulous - hasn't
changed a bit since we
parted in 1987.
His friend then displays the clock in a shelf. Peter takes a photo of it and sends a What'sApp message. Later, he sees a reply with question marks.
PETER (V.O.)
(Smiling)
My wife thought it was
a co-incidence. No, I've
made it happen.
Later, his friend compares his phone time with the clock time.
FRIEND
It works!
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
I hope we're doing
reasonably well with
each tick!
Peter smiles.
FADE OUT. The End