"Fai" and "Ora"
- Peter K F Cheung SBS
- Aug 13, 2024
- 3 min read
FADE IN
Act 1
INT. BEDROOM - 00:00
PETER lies in bed, staring at the ceiling.
PETER (V.O): With some prompts, I could remember the names of a few familiar faces hours ago.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): Of all my primary school classmates, Kit-ming is the only one who is still in contact with me.
Thinking.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): See if I can remember the names of some other classmates...
Remembering.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): I like Mo-ching a lot. But does she know Ah Fai likes her?
Remembering.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): I can't forget Yung as he taught me the easy way to remember the word "together" ie "to-get-her".
Act 2
INT. BEDROOM- 08:15
As Kaji, the family pet, is scratching the floor, Peter gets out of bed.
PETER (V.O): She's very habitual and knows now is breakfast time with me.
INT. TMK FUNK & ROLLS - 12:30
Sitting across from each other, Peter is having lunch with his lady friend DORA.
PETER: As the traffic matter is over, have you got a car now?
DORA: Yes!
We hear them engaging in a lively conversation about cars, from Ford Capri to Porche Boxster.
INT. CELLPHONE REPAIR STORE - 14:45
Peter hands over a pink cellphone to the REPAIRER.
PETER (V.O): My wife has asked me to have the phone's battery replaced, and I'm glad that he can do it now.
As the repairer replaces the cellphone's battery with care, Peter checks his cellphone mails.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): Good, the scheduled Zoom meeting at 15:00 has been cancelled. I opined that my colleagues and I had resolved the issue yesterday.
Finishing his job, the repairer hands back the cellphone to Peter. They both look very pleased.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): He knows I'm his loyal customer. And I like his way of doing things.
EXT. ROADS - 17:15
Having dropped off his WIFE, younger DAUGHTER and Kaji at a pet salon, Peter drives to Silverstrand.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): I'm also very habitual. I want to squeeze some time to swim now.
INT. LIVING ROOM - 18:45
Returning with his wife, younger daughter and Kaji, Peter wastes no time to practise learning languages with the Duolingo app on his cellphone.
PETER (V.O): I haven't learned Italiano yet.
On screen, we see some highlighted Italian words in blue.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): Well, "fai" means "you do". That's interesting. My last given name is "fai".
Pausing.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): And "ora" means "now"?
Recalling.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): Among the electric car brands, I've come across one called "Ora". Now, I know what it means.
Later, we see Peter checking an email from Google Maps.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): Thank you for my recent contributions?
We follow Peter to read: Your contributions have 110M views.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): Days ago, it was 109M. What have I contributed?
Peter reviews his Google Maps' contributions with inserts.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): Oh, I've got numerous hearts and thankyou emojis from viewers.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): I just do what I want to do every now and again.
Peter continues his reviewing, oblivious to the passage of time.
Act 3
INT. BEDROOM - 22:30
Peter inserts an AI drawing entitled "...Fai and Ora..." to a draft on a laptop.
PETER (V.O): While I struggle to recall details from long ago, I maintain my interests and passions.
Thinking.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): I derive a sense of satisfaction and accomplishments from my routines and domestic, social and professional relationships.
Reflecting.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): They are the various aspects that make up my daily life and contribute to my sense of fulfillment.
FADE OUT
THE END
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