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Enthusiasm & Consistency

Writer's picture: Peter K F Cheung SBSPeter K F Cheung SBS
  1. FADE IN.


  2. Act 1


  3. INT. STUDY - DAY


  4. Phone in hand, PETER is checking some Quoran requests.


  5. PETER (V.O.): Can one do anything with just enthusiasm?


  6. Peter begins to types on his phone.


  7. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Enthusiasm is an essential element. But without capacity and support, one can't do much.


  8. Peter continues to type.


  9. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Let me give one example. If one wants to fly, one has to have wings or an air ticket.


  10. Inserting a photo featuring a pigeon, Peter hits Post.


  11. Peter checks another question.


  12. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Would a target become a lot easier to achieve once one starts working on it on a regular basis?


  13. Peter types on his phone.

  14. Act 2


  15. INT. PETER'S NT HOME - NOON


  16. Sitting room. Peter connects his phone with a bluetooth speaker. We hear music.


  17. PETER (V.O.): Today is the first time I come back two days in a row.


  18. Pausing.


  19. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Yesterday, I brought back a bluetooth player and had music. I bought an electric glass kettle and had boiled water.


  20. Kitchen. Peter boils water. He opens the fridge and checks its bottom cabinet.


  21. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Now, I've ice.


  22. Peter goes up to the study on 1/F.


  23. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): See if I can create a nice corner here today


  24. Peter notes that the wallpapers around the corner have peeled off


  25. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I need to re-glue them. But I don't have any glue.


  26. Peter looks at the rolled-up wool rugs at the corner.


  27. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Let me expose them under the sunlight to have some UV radiation.


  28. Peter carries them downstairs one by one.


  29. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I haven't done that for years.


  30. Peter uncurls one rug on the green grass.


  31. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Oh, it's the Aeroplane Chess board on a rug.


  32. FLASHBACK


  33. INT. BEDROOM - SATURDAY NIGHT (2004)


  34. PETER (50), his WIFE and CHILDREN were playing the cross-and-circle board game on a rug. They all look very tired after awhile.


  35. RETURN TO PRESENT


  36. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): We didn't even finish one game with it.


  37. Pausing.


  38. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): When I was a kid, the aeroplane chess game was classic.


  39. Pausing.


  40. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Incidentally, it looks pretty nice on the green grass.


  41. Peter captures a photo of it.


  42. EXT. HOUSEHOLD STORE - AFTERNOON


  43. Coming out, Peter has a bottle of glue in his hand.


  44. PETER (V.O.): Re-sticking peeling-off wallpaper is a lot of work. I've done that before years ago.


  45. INT. PETER'S NT HOME - LATER


  46. Standing on a chair with bare feet, Peter is re-gluing the peeling off wallpapers in an amateurish fashion. He has white glue in his hands, on his shirt and on the ground.

  47. PETER (V.O.): It's pretty tiring too. I'm old now. I've to be careful as I'm home alone.


  48. Peter rests for a while before resuming. Later, Peter finishes the whole bottle of glue.


  49. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd). Enough is enough...Oh, one foot starts cramping...


  50. Act 3


  51. INT. DINING ROOM - NIGHT


  52. Peter joins his wife.


  53. WIFE: You look dirty.


  54. PETER: I was re-sticking wallpapers at the NT home. Yes, let me take a bath first.


  55. INT. STUDY - LATER


  56. Peter is reflecting.


  57. PETER (V.O.): I've done the most difficult part. I'll carry on tomorrow.


  58. Pausing.


  59. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): What answer did I type his morning regarding consistency.


  60. Peter checks his content on Quora.


  61. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): I wrote: Seeing and feeling the difference, consistency changes one's mood, attitude and mind.


  62. Pausing.


  63. PETER (V.O.): I've got an upvote. I didn't say it also changes one's body.


  64. FADE OUT.


  65. THE END



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