FADE IN.
Act 1
INT. BEDROOM - MORNING
Waking up, PETER takes a look of his 3 blue phones by his side.
PETER (V.O.) : I feel good to have bought the new light-blue one - good lens and images. It has AI too. The price is cheap.
EXT. SHEK O BEACH - LATE MORNING
Having parked his car, Peter gets off with a red bag and a phone, leaving his other belongings inside the car.
PETER (V.O.): That's how I'd spread the risk. I just deposit my bag including the phone on the beach, often within the sight of a lifeguard in his tower.
Having done his routine, Peter goes swimming.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The sands are fine. The water's cool. There's no red flag, I hope the water won't turn rough.
Peter swims breast strokes and free style from one side of the swimming area to the other.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I feel good that I'm not competing with anyone.
Act 2
INT. BEACH RESTAURANT - BEFORE NOON
Peter is the only customer, enjoying Pineapple Fried Rice and coffee.
PETER (V.O.): I feel good as an early bird.
Later, when other CUSTOMERS arrive, Peter pays and leaves.
EXT. SHEK O BEACH - AFTERNOON
Sitting in a bench facing the sea, Peter is glued to a phone.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I take only this old phone to beaches. It doesn't look new. I feel it won't be stolen.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Oh, the phone battery is very low...
Peter notices something.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Oh, part of the phone cover is gone. I've glued the torn parts a while ago.
Recalling.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Having concluded a non-refoulement claim case in summer 2018, I bought this iPhone 8 plus and the protective cover.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): As the red-colour model was first available, I bought one. I also bought a navy-blue cover.
Taking out the old blue cover to check the red phone, Peter sees paint chippings on one side of the phone.
EXT. MALL - LATER
Peter is checking phone covers at stalls.
PETER (V.O.): They sell covers for the latest models. The cover I bought for my iPhone 12 Pro Max was excellent.
Lowering his body to check other phone covers, Peter finds something.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): This is the only iPhone 8 plus cover I can find here. It's a soft clear cover.
Thinking.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): It's good to reveal my old phone's true colour.
Peter pays at the cashier.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Should I re-paint the exposed metal parts? Would it be too cumbersome for a cosmetic issue?
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): But, if it doesn't look good, I won't feel good.
INT. KITCHEN - LATER
Getting a bottle of juice from the fridge, Peter sees a small Doraemon cartoon sticker on it.
PETER (V.O.): My family members all love Doraemon. My wife and I even took a Doraemon train in its creator's hometown Takaoka.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): But for the pandemic, I'd have made another 17 trips to somewhere now.
INT. STUDY - LATER
Peter is watching TV sports news.
PETER (V.O.): The Olympics women 20km walk is being held in Sapporo! That's where I last visited in Feb 2020!
Act 3
INT. STUDY - CONTINUOUS
Taking out his red phone from the torn blue cover, Peter puts the sticker over the chipping parts of it before replacing it with the new clear cover.
PETER (V.O.): Now, the old phone looks distinctive and new.
INT. SITTING ROOM - NIGHT
Peter is watching a TV drama: AI Romantic.
PETER (V.O.): I've Siri and Google Assistant in my smart phones.
INT. BEDROOM - NIGHT
Peter puts his phones aside.
PETER (V.O.): My smart phones aren't smarter than me.
Thinking.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I make the necessary arrangements to make them have good look and feel.
Going to bed, Peter takes a look of his three smart phones - two blues and one red.
FADE OUT.
THE END
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