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Gift Of Love

Peter Kam Fai Cheung SBS

FADE IN.

INT. SLEEPING ROOM - DAY

Phone in hand, PETER sees a festive eGreeting card.

PETER (V.O.)

Oh, today is the lantern

festival - the first full moon

of the New Year.

FLASHBACK

INT. STUDY - DAY (2018)

Guitar in hand, Peter is recording a song.

PETER (V.O.)

I wrote my Lantern

Festival song with

emotions. I've a

Cantonese version

as well as a Mandarin

version. I like it a

lot, although it's in

a minor key.

END FLASHBACK

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

The mood of the song

now seems relevant.

Life has its ups and

down. When we're

down, touch our soul

and feel the beauty.

We see Peter tapping his phone screen and sharing a video clip on social media.

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

My younger son has

to fly black to Sydney

early for fear there

might be a re-entry

problem.

Tapping the WeChat icon, Peter sees a video clip depicting an aircraft and taps it.

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

Oh, the plane flies from

Melbourne to Guangzhou

with a full-load of supplies on all the seats, but no

passengers.

Reading the subtitles.

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

They are donations by

Chinese there. They

care about those in need.

EXT. ROAD - DAY

Passing through Kai Tak Cruise Terminal in a car driven by their SON, both Peter and his WIFE take photos.

PETER (V.O.)

That cruise ship is being

quarantined.

Pausing.

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

The last time we had

a cruise was when our

son was 3 and we found

him suffering from seasick.

Pausing.

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

Now, he can drive and

is a student in medicine.

INT. RESTAURANT - DAY

Peter, his wife and son are having lunch.

WIFE

(To son)

When you go back, check the hospital

parking facilities first.

Then you decide

whether to use public

transport or to buy

a car.

PETER

We facilitate you on

anything so that you

can focus on your

studies. But car free

can be carefree.

INT. SUPERMARKET - DAY

Accompanying his wife and their son, Peter sees a few rice packets on stacks.

PETER

They're from Akita.

We passed through

the fields there last

December...HK$250

for 2 kilos.

His wife shakes her head sideways.

WIFE

We've supplies good

for several weeks.

Peter nods.

PETER (V.O.)

I can survive on chicken

pies and vegetables...

But I prefer buying it

in Hong Kong than to

bring it back from

Japan.

INT. DINING ROOM - NIGHT

Peter, his wife and two SONS are having desserts.

WIFE

Today is the 15th day

of the Chinese New

Year. We should have

some dumplings in

sweet soup.

Peter sees some letters on the bow's rim.

PETER (V.O.)

Life is like the rice

dumplings or chocolates.

We should enjoy it

piece for piece and

let it slowly melt on

our tongue.

Tasting the soup.

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

The soup is flowery-

scented sweet. While

what we have experienced

today is pretty ordinary,

I treat it as a day's gift

of love to my family.

Looking his family members present, Peter looks contented.

FADE OUT.

The End

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