A Day Well Spent

1. FADE IN

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3. Act 1

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5. INT. DINING ROOM - 08:30

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7. PETER and KAJI, the family pet, are having breakfast.

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9. PETER (V.O.): My main agenda today is to go to Kadoorie Farm & Botanical Garden to see the Sakura blossoms there.

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11. Recalling.

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13. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I drove inside the Farm & Garden last time...

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15. Recalling.

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17. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Oh yes, I've to make a reservation for car parking.

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19. Quickly, Peter surfs the web with his smart phone and reads his search results.

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21. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): OMG, no more vacancies for the next 30 days.

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23. Thinking.

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25. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): But I can take public transport. It should be a new experience.

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27. Act 2

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29. EXT. ESTATE ROAD - 09:00

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31. Waiting inside a New Beetle, Peter surfs Google Maps for directions.

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33. DAYDREAMING SEQUENCE

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35. A. After seeing off his WIFE, Peter takes the MTR to Tai Wo Station.

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37. B. Riding on a bus, Peter gets off at Kadoorie Farm & Botanical Garden.

39. C. Riding on the Farm's shuttle bus, Peter arrives at the hill site for Hong Kong Sakura.

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41. RETURN TO PRESENT

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43. As Peter's wife appears, Peter hands over the car to her.

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45. PETER (V.O.): Tomorrow, I'll take her lift to have HKUST meetings at Central.

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47. Recalling.

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49. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The first time I went to Kadoorie Farm & Botanical Garden was in late March, 2016.

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51. Recalling.

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53. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Days before that, I was in a package tour to see Alishan Sakura blossoms. But I saw very few.

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55. Pausing.

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57. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Back in Hong Kong, I researched and read about Hong Kong Sakura in the Kadoorie Farm & Botanical Garden.

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59. Recalling.

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61. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): When I was there, I didn't see any Sakura blossom - just cherry trees with green leaves.

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63. Anticipating.

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65. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Let me spend well my day in the Kadoorie Farm & Botanical Garden.

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67. Then, phone rings. It's from Peter's Mum.

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69. MUM (From phone): Are you Fai?

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71. PETER: Yes Mum, any problem?

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73. MUM (From phone): I can't open the main door to go out for food...Only you answer my calls. Can you help me?

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75. PETER: Don't worry, I'll come and help.

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77. INT. MUM'S HOME, HUNG SHUI KIU - LATER

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79. Arriving, Peter sees an opened main door and his MUM.

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81. MUM: When I slided a door latch to the other side, the door opened!

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83. MONTAGE OF PETER'S MOMENTS

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85. A. Peter and his mum are having dim-sums at home.

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87. B. Peter cleans his mum's rooms. toilet and kitchen.

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89. C. Peter drives to Yuen Long and parks the car near a public swimming pool.

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91. D. Peter realizes the swimming pool is closed for cleaning.

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93. E. Peter reads newspapers inside the Yuen Long public library.

95. F. Sitting in a bench in an open area, Peter is having screen time.

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97. G. After washing his cars at his NT home, Peter fixes defective piano keys.

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99. END MONTAGE

101. Act 3

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103. INT. DINING ROOM - 22:00

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105. Peter, his wife, a DAUGHTER and Kaji are having a barbecue dinner.

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107. PETER (V.O.): Today, things didn't go as planned.

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109. Pausing.

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111. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): At the end of the day, it's up to me to make a day well spent.

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113. Smiling.

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115. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): After a happy sleep, I'll have a fresh start tomorrow.

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117. THE END

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119. FADE OUT