Moment & Memory

FADE IN.

INT. TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT - DAY

Long queues. PETER approaches a counter.

PETER

Can I have a form for

renewal of car registration

licence please?

Passing him a form, a female STAFF (50s) is about to say something.

STAFF

If you're a senior citizen,

you can queue at the

shorter queue.

PETER (V.O.)

I look old.

FLASHBACK

INT. HOTEL RESTAURANT, BEIJING - DAY

A WOMAN (30s) chats with Peter, observing him at the same time..

WOMAN

Are you around 70?

PETER

(Surprised)

Not as yet. I'm 65.

The woman observes Peter again.

PETER (V.O.)

She's young. Or may

be I sound too wise!

END FLASHBACK

EXT. SWIMMING POOL - DAY

Peter uses one of the privileged gates. The gatekeeper doesn't wink an eye.

PETER (V.O.)

Yes, I look old.

INT. SWIMMING POOL - DAY

Peter does push-ups.

PETER (V.O.)

I do 70 times each

time.

Peter swims from wall to wall.

PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd) I do 1000 meters -

100 meters for 10

years of my life, and

I'm investing to enjoy

100 years.

EXT. ROAD - DAY

Phone in hand, Peter sees a notification: How is Kyoto to tourism?

PETER (V.O.)

Yes, my wife and I love

to go to Kyoto to see

cherry blossoms, often

during the Easter

holidays.

Pausing.

PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd) This year the timing

isn't right. But yesterday,

I've made up my mind

to explore cherry blossoms

in Kyushu in late March.

Pausing.

PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)

Let me insert a Kyoto

photo in replying to the

question.

Peter swipes the phone screen. He sees an image of feet in water and a remark: you were here 6 days ago.

PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)

Yes, 6 days ago I was

in Ginzan Onsen. I felt

so leisurely there that

I put my feet in a street

onsen for the first time.

I enjoyed the moment

then and have the fond

memory now.

Pausing.

PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)

Since X'mas, I have

resumed my daily 1-km

swimming.

Peter then finds and taps an image of cherry blossoms and begins to type.

PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)

My message in my

answer is that: don't

miss the opportunity

of doing something

we want to do, as

our lives are just as as fleeting as cherry

blossoms.

Pausing.

PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)

Although people don't

know how I feel, I

certainly look old to

them. But I can still

drive...

Peter stops in front of the traffic lights.

FADE OUT. The End

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