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Soul Time

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


  2. Act 1


  3. INT. BEDROOM - NIGHT


  4. Taking off his eye mask, PETER checks the time.


  5. PETER (V.O.): It's 3:30am. It's been 12 hours since I've taken my 2nd jab.


  6. Pausing.


  7. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I feel alright. I 've drunk a lot of water, as advised.


  8. Peter puts on his eye mask again.


  9. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Not sure if I could sleep again. I read that insomnia is one of the possible side effects after getting the vaccine..


  10. Peter tosses and turns in bed.


  11. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I thought about insomnia, and now I've got it.


  12. Pausing.


  13. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I won't do anything substantive during the day then. Be kind to myself.


  14. Act 2


  15. INT. BEDROOM - MORNING


  16. Peter takes off his eye mask.


  17. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Before I went to bed yesterday, my wife told me that our elder daughter had just taken her Modena jab.

  18. Pausing.


  19. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): It was provided by her Tokyo employer. Otherwise...


  20. Pausing.


  21. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): It was our only reservation for her to go Jokyo. We're so delighted!


  22. Pausing.


  23. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Before that, I watched the film Faust alone. I bought the DVD months ago.


  24. Pausing.


  25. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The drama/fantasy is inspired by Goethe's story. The Russian director's reinterpretation and presentation of the myth are unconventional. The film won a Gold Lion at the Venice International Film Festival in 2012.


  26. Recalling.


  27. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): It tells the story that a man made of flesh and blood driven by inner impulses may sell his soul for his lust.


  28. Pausing.


  29. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Hours earlier, a Quoran asks me why many rich people find it difficult to realize their dreams.


  30. Pausing.


  31. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I doubt it. If that's the case, I said that either they weren't rich enough or their dreams weren't money can buy, even indirectly.


  32. Pausing.


  33. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The Faust's myth suggests that one might sell one's soul in return for some highly desired benefit. The ethical issue depicted is deep.


  34. Thinking.


  35. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Of all the judgments we pass in life, none is more important then the one we pass on ourselves.


  36. Pausing.


  37. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Strength comes from our will. But again, we're made of flesh and blood.


  38. Pausing.


  39. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Perhaps, it's that thought that has kept me awake.


  40. INT. DINING ROOM - LATE MORNING


  41. The FAMILY is having breakfast.


  42. WIFE: Dad has taken his 2nd jab yesterday.


  43. SON: Do you feel alright?


  44. PETER: Except for the pain at the injection site, I feel OK. Would I feel not alright later?


  45. SON: Any adverse effect should be apparent soon after taking the jab. If you don't have any problem now, you're OK.


  46. PETER: I see. I thought some adverse effects might be delayed.


  47. PETER (V.O.): He's a doctor-to-be. So, I'm alright except for my lack of sleep?


  48. Act 3


  49. INT. BEDROOM - LATE AFTERNOON


  50. Lying against the bed back, Peter is listening to CDs.


  51. PETER (V.O.): These are the songs I loved to hear in my teens.


  52. Listening.


  53. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Then, there was soul music, incorporating rhythm and blues, and gospel music. And soul dance...


  54. .Listening.


  55. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Time flies. My memories last as long as I live.


  56. Reflecting.


  57. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I'm having my soul time. I should be compassionate to myself or I don't even have myself.


  58. Pausing.


  59. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): At the end of the day, all I got is myself.


  60. Having taken a look of his bedside clock, Peter puts on his eye mask.


  61. FADE OUT.


  62. THE END


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