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Personal Emotions

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


  2. Act 1


  3. INT. STUDY - NIGHT


  4. The TV is on, playing news story.


  5. PETER (V.O.): March on the Hill has become old news. The western mainstream media have somewhat refocused on Hong Kong stories.


  6. On TV, an anchor is interviewing an INTERVIEWEE who speaks in a screaming voice.


  7. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The interviewee continues to badmouth Hong Kong.


  8. On TV, we hear the anchor asking the Interviewee: Don't you fear going to gaol?


  9. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I believe the interviewee has no guts.


  10. On TV, we just see the Interviewee's wearing an embarrassing smiling face.


  11. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): No shame? I look at the interviewee with contempt.


  12. An TV Anchor is reporting:...will be with the people of Hong Kong for democracy...


  13. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I listen to such remarks with disgust. Why don't they stand with those US mobs marching on Capital Hill?


  14. Act 2


  15. INT. SLEEPING ROOM - SMALL HOURS OF MORNING


  16. Dark. Rowing from in bed, Peter peeps at the bedside clock. It's 3:45am.


  17. PETER (V.O): I've just slept one round. My excitement of this week's events is still with me. I recall some faces, pleading guilty or not guilty.


  18. Peter sleeps again. He wakes up again at 6:30am.


  19. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Let me off-load my vivid work memory into the work manual that I've begun recording.


  20. INT. STUDY - MORNING


  21. Phone in hand, Peter uses the voice input to record his work manual.


  22. PETER (V.O.): To see my work manual taking shape is joyful. The details evidence the outcome of my experiential learning, at the expense of those instructing me.


  23. Editing.


  24. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): This is my Work Manual 1.0. Something new in 2021.


  25. EXT. BAKERY - LATER


  26. As he's suffering from the paradox of choices, Peter sees a STAFF, bringing out a tray of freshly baked "Pineapple" buns. Peter sniffs like a dog.


  27. PETER (V.O.): They remind me of the early-morning days while I was studying in Form 1 in 1966. I went to Shung Tak English College before 7am to play table tennis.


  28. Recalling.


  29. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): And before the watchman opens the College's gate, I'd go to a small bakery opposite to the College to buy "Pineapple buns", if I've the little money.


  30. Recalling.


  31. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): With 15 cents, I could buy two such buns. It was perfect if I'd also have a bottle of hot Vitasoy at 20 cents.


  32. Pausing.


  33. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): But I could only have such a breakfast occasionally. A dream I always remember is that I dreamt about having such a breakfast.


  34. Pausing.


  35. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Whenever I recall the dream, I feel sad but not angry. Life was hard then. I was fortunate that I didn't drop out of College.


  36. Pausing.


  37. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): My children won't have to dream like mine.


  38. Without hesitation, Peter buys "Pineapple" buns.


  39. INT. DINING ROOM - LATER


  40. Peter is enjoying his "Pineapple" buns, sharing some with KAJI - the family pet.


  41. PETER (V.O.): Humans have 10 basic emotions: Anger, Contempt, Disgust, Excitement, Fear, Joy, Sadness, Shame, Surprise and Guilt.


  42. Pausing.


  43. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Kaji have similar emotions, probably except Disgust, Contempt and Shame.


  44. Thinking.


  45. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Perhaps, Kaji can feel the Disgust ie unpleasant and offensive stuff, and Shame too, ie uncomfortable with one's bad behaviour.


  46. Thinking.


  47. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): But Kaji won't feel someone is beneath consideration ie Contempt.


  48. Pausing.


  49. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): But I do have that strong personal emotions towards actors doing contemptuous politics.


  50. Pausing.


  51. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I had some personal encounter with some actors in politics and felt how unpleasant and bad they were.


  52. Act 3


  53. INT. STUDY - NIGHT


  54. The TV is on, showing news stories. We hear:...the so-called peaceful demonstration in Capital Hill...


  55. PETER (V.O.): When the media reported the Hong Kong unrest, they never said "so-called" and treated their lies as truth. So disgusting.


  56. We hear a TV anchor remarking that a radical labels himself as "an independent activist and journalist".


  57. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): In labelling himself, that radical might have learned from Hong Kong mobs.


  58. Looking a little angry, Peter turns to something else.


  59. PETER (V.O.): I haven't engaged the Quorans for many days already.


  60. Peter checks new notifications.


  61. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Oh, my Quora story - The Tenant - has reached 3M views and with 6K upvotes.

  62. Smiling.


  63. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): My little nice story which is raw and real has some world appeal.


  64. We see joy in Peter's face.


  65. FADE OUT.


  66. THE END


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