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Writer's picturePeter K F Cheung SBS

Steam, Sushi & Surprises


  1. FADE IN


  2. Act 1


  3. INT. STUDY - 08:30


  4. PETER checks the MyObservatory app on his mobile.


  5. PETER (V.O.): Just 7 degree Celsius in urban area? Colder in NT?


  6. Peter puts his swimming gear and a jump-starter into a bag.


  7. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): I still want to go swimming as I have suspended exercising for over a week.


  8. MONTAGE OF PETER'S MEMORY


  9. A. Snowy Japan, Peter is bathing in an open-air hot spring.


  10. END MONTAGE


  11. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): When I was at my NT home the last occasion, my red coupe's battery was so weak that it couldn't start.


  12. Pausing.


  13. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): I hope I can still start my SMART car today.


  14. Act 2


  15. EXT. ROADS TO YUEN LONG - 10:00


  16. Sitting at the rear of a bus, Peter is watching a video clip: Read and Play Every Chord.


  17. PETER (V.O.): This is my third time studying it.


  18. Watching.


  19. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Yesterday night, I learned to play the song "Around the World". It has a few augmented or diminished chords...


  20. Pausing.


  21. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Car free, carefree.


  22. EXT. YUEN LONG SWIMMING POOL - 11:00


  23. Open-aired pool. We follow Peter to see a mesmerizing display of steam on the water.

  24. PETER (V.O.): What a captivating sight!


  25. Peter approaches the pool.


  26. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): When the warm water inside the pool meets the chilly air, a fine mist rises.


  27. We see Peter swimming leisurely and his body slicing through the water.


  28. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): This is what I can get for a few dollars in Hong Kong.


  29. INT. YUEN LONG PLAZA - 12:45


  30. Exploring, Peter bumps into a Japanese restaurant.

  31. PETER (V.O.): Oh, this is the Sushiro chain. My wife spoke high of it.


  32. Excitement fills Peter's eyes. Soon, we see many empty dishes on his table.


  33. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd):I enjoy every piece of the sushi.


  34. Later, as Peter is queuing to pay, a STAFF approaches him with a bag.

  35. STAFF: Sir, you've left your bag behind.


  36. PETER: Oh, thank you very much!


  37. PETER (V.O.): I'm not even aware of that...Let me write a good review of the restaurant on Google Maps right away.


  38. Tapping Google Maps on his mobile, Peter begins to contribute.


  39. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): My contributions since 2017 have attracted 91 million views. I believe my stuff are helpful too.


  40. EXT. PETER'S NT HOME - 14:30


  41. Driveway. Inside his SMART car, Peter inserts the key into the ignition and turns it. With hesitation, the engine catches.


  42. PETER (V.O.): A nice surprise! I can focus on my disabled coupe now.


  43. With all the necessary jump-starting connections made, Peter starts the coupe and the engine responds swiftly.


  44. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): No unpleasant surprise.


  45. Getting out of the coupe, Peter scans it and notices something.


  46. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): How come the brake lights would stay on?


  47. Thinking.


  48. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Has the brake pedal got stuck?


  49. Peter goes to step on the brake pedal a few times, we see no change.


  50. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): I must have the problem fixed timely as the battery capacity of the coupe isn't unlimited.


  51. Act 3


  52. INT. STUDY - 23:00


  53. Working on a laptop, Peter inserts an AI drawing into a draft post.


  54. PETER (V.O): The prompt "Steam, Sushi & Surprises" is difficult for the AI drawing bot to grasp.


  55. Peter takes a look of the images of his red coupe in his mobile.


  56. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): My red coupe has been idling for months. Having driven it for a short while along estate roads, the problem has gone away.


  57. Peter takes a look of his Google Maps reviews.


  58. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): While a small act of kindness can impact on someone's day, constant kindness can accomplish much.


  59. FADE OUT


  60. THE END



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