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Writer's picturePeter K F Cheung SBS

Kaji: From Age to Sage

  1. FADE IN


  2. Act 1


  3. INT. LIVING ROOM - MORNING


  4. Lying comfortably in her bed, KAJI remembers something.


  5. KAJI (V.O.): Peter returned home yesterday.


  6. Pausing.


  7. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): I don't know why he hid himself in a nearby unit for many days.


  8. Recalling.


  9. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): Somehow, I didn't give him a warm welcome.


  10. Pausing.


  11. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): But my role is to wake him up to prepare for breakfast. He's an old man.


  12. Kaji goes to the bedroom.


  13. Act 2


  14. FLASHBACK


  15. EXT. ROADS - NIGHT (Yesterday)


  16. A traffic light intersection. Hearing Peter's command "Wait!" from behind, Kaji, leading the PACK LEADER, stops and waits at the edge of the road with OTHERS.


  17. KAJI (V.O.): I'm disciplined. I've my perspective.


  18. Kaji sees on-coming vehicles using the roads.


  19. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): The Pack leader likes to follow me with a leash.


  20. Kaji turns her head.


  21. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): As to Peter, he's always behind, but I listen to him actively.


  22. Kaji doesn't check the traffic.


  23. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): It's Peter's role. He deserves my respect.


  24. Pausing.


  25. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): Respecting him is my expression of love.


  26. As PEDESTRIAN#1 crosses the road while the "red man" is watching, we hear Peter saying "Wait...Wait..."


  27. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): Crossing now is wrong...


  28. Waiting.


  29. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): When I hear Peter saying "Go!", I'd lead the Pack Leader and others crossing the road.


  30. As Peter says "Go!", Kaji releases her energy.


  31. While crossing, we hear PEDESTRIAN#2 talking to PEDESTRIAN#3 smilingly.


  32. PEDESTRIAN#2 (to Pedestrian#3): The dog is quite human...


  33. RETURN TO PRESENT


  34. EXT. RIVERSIDE PARK - AFTERNOON


  35. Kaji is marking her territory and sniffing out the best in the Park.


  36. KAJI (V.O.): The question I get asked the most is: "Are they all yours?"


  37. Seeing a STRANGER approaching, Kaji observes her physical and behavoural cues.


  38. KAJI (V.O.): She's younger than me.


  39. Staring at the stranger.


  40. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): How dare you trespassing my territory!


  41. Pausing.


  42. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): I've been raised to show respect.


  43. Pausing.


  44. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): I like to take age as a defining factor, I demand respect!


  45. Staring at the stranger.


  46. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): Respect is the foundation of any healthy relationship.


  47. Kaji looks uncompromising.


  48. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): Don't think that age is just a bark! Despite my cute size, I'm always brave.


  49. As Kaji is about to charge the stranger, the Pack Leader and the stranger's MASTER keep them apart.


  50. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): From age to sage, I'm unique!


  51. Act 3


  52. INT. LIVING ROOM - LATER


  53. Kaji settles down in her bed.


  54. KAJI (V.O.): While a fool battles everyone's else's egos, I'm battling my own. Knowing myself is the beginning of all wisdom.


  55. Pausing.


  56. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): With age comes a lot of experience and knowledge. I'm shifting from role to soul.


  57. Reflecting.


  58. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): Actually, it isn't the age that makes a sage. It's the introspection that opens the cage.


  59. FADE OUT


  60. THE END



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