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Quality of Life

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


  2. Act 1


  3. INT. STUDY - MORNING


  4. Working on a laptop, PETER finishes his phone conversations.

  5. PETER (V.O.): I only check my bank accounts when I've to file my tax return. This time my security device is out of battery.


  6. Peters turns off his laptop.


  7. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Having liaised with the bank's help desk, I've to wait for an hour for something to happen. I'd better to begin enjoying my day.


  8. EXT. GOLDEN COAST - NOON


  9. Cloudy. Peter is swimming along the orange buoy boom line.

  10. PETER (V.O.): I love swimming in the sea. It's very different from swimming in a pool. The risk is worth taking.


  11. Finishing his swimming, Peter returns to the beach.


  12. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Well, I've done 45 minutes non-stop swimming. I take that as one of my best moments today.


  13. Act 2


  14. INT. RESTAURANT - AFTERNOON


  15. Peter does his order with the CAPTAIN.


  16. PETER: Captain, I'll have Kyushu Ramen and Ice Coffee.


  17. PETER (V.O.): Three in a row already. I miss my elder daughter in Kyushu.


  18. Finishing his Ramen, Peter turns to his phone to check a Quoran's answer request.


  19. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): What best moments am I hoping for?


  20. Peter selects phone images.


  21. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I don't just desire. I make them happen. I make every day count.


  22. Peter types on his phone.


  23. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Having swum is one best moment, rewarding myself with Kyushu Ramen and Ice Coffee is another.


  24. Then, Peter checks a draft Quora answer on his phone.


  25. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): There was a good question about the difference between "wealth" as an indicator in standard of living and "worth" in quality of life. I haven't replied it yet.


  26. Peter edits the draft.


  27. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): While the objective standard of living is tangible, the subjective quality of life is intangible.


  28. Pausing.


  29. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Take wealth as an indicator of standard of living, I've been feeling strongly about it for the past couple of years.


  30. Thinking.


  31. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): For over 10 years now, I've been having financial freedom. As a practising barrister, I've some residual status wealth!


  32. Pausing.


  33. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I work fewer days and enjoy my free time. Time is money! I'm also reasonably healthy. And health is wealth!


  34. Thinking.


  35. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): As to worth as an indicator of quality of life, this differs from person to person, as lifestyles aren't the same.


  36. Pausing.


  37. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Now, I want simple living. I'm not doing what I always did and so I won't get what I always got.


  38. Finishing his editing, Peter submits his answer.


  39. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Let me go to the supermarket to buy a big cup of Japanese ice cream.


  40. INT. SUPERMARKET - LATER


  41. A big cup of ice cream and a coupon in hand, Peter queues up at the CASHIER.


  42. PETER (V.O.): Oh, the cashier doesn't care about speed and efficiency. Yes, the line never ends. But my hour-long free parking is about to expire.


  43. Waiting anxiously.


  44. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Apparently, my financial wealth isn't in abundance.


  45. When it's his turn, Peter quickly pays and leaves.


  46. Act 3


  47. INT. STUDY - EVENING


  48. Peter is watching a TV documentary.


  49. PETER (V.O.): It was about the war in Sarajevo. I visited it in 2017. Bullet holes and shelling craters mark its cityscape.


  50. Recalling.


  51. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Hong Kong's 2019 unrest wasn't as bad as that.


  52. Thinking.


  53. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): So, we can't take good living standard and life quality for granted.


  54. The TV reports China's call for greater global reach to present the true and lovable China.


  55. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): To enhance quality of thought isn't an easy task. It will take a lot of effort and time.


  56. Pausing.


  57. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): To invest in China's future, the initiative is a move in the right direction.


  58. Pausing.


  59. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): For me, I'll continue to be true to myself and make my wellness a priority.


  60. FADE OUT.


  61. THE END


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