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Tiny Parts

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


  2. Act 1


  3. INT. STUDY - DAY


  4. PETER is staring at the TV screen.


  5. PETER (V.O.): Usually, I'm out of town around this time in August.


  6. Pausing.


  7. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): A year ago today, I'd have never captured my day as it is now.


  8. Checking his phone images.


  9. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Last August 18, I was still touring in Miyakojima.


  10. Peter looks out of the window.


  11. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): It was also a cloudy morning. The day before was blue sky.


  12. Checking images.


  13. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I saw and touched pristine waters readily.


  14. Pausing.


  15. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Yes, the weather doesn't pay much attention to my preference.


  16. Thinking.


  17. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Weather is just like life, changing all the time.


  18. Act 2


  19. FLASHBACK


  20. INT. HOTEL SOUTH ISLAND, IRUBA ISLAND - DAY


  21. Peter is having Japanese breakfast.


  22. PETER (V.O.): It's raining. There's no fun to go sightseeing. I'll stay here until its check-out time at 11 am.


  23. Finishing his breakfast, Peter walks around the premises and takes a few photos.


  24. A beat.


  25. Peter is checking out at the cashier.


  26. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): My next destination is another hotel in Miyakojima. The check-in time is 2 pm. Where should I go?


  27. In T-shirt, shorts and flip flops, Peter gets in his white car under the rain.

  28. EXT. ROADS, IRUBA ISLAND - DAY


  29. Driving in the heavy rain, Peter sees flooding in front of him.


  30. PETER (V.O.): What a surprise! This road leads to the Miyako Shimojishima Airport - one of the two Airports in Miyakojima.


  31. Peter drives past the flooding section at tortoise speed.


  32. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I'm glad that I've made it. The car is alright.


  33. EXT. CAR PARK, IRABU-OHASHI BRIDGE - DAY


  34. Having parked his car near the entrance of the long bridge, Peter stays inside the car.


  35. PETER (V.O.): Yesterday was sunny. There were some cars and tourists. Some Japanese girls even swam in a small bay near the bridge.


  36. Pausing.


  37. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I wasn't that prepared. But I had a feel of the pristine water.


  38. Pausing.


  39. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): While waiting for the rain to stop, I can respond to some Quorans' answer requests.


  40. A beat. The rain stops. Peter gets out of the car and walks towards a lookout.


  41. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Now, just me, the sand and the sea. The view after the rain is moody.


  42. EXT. MIYAKO DAIICHI HOTEL, MIYAKOSHIMA - DAY


  43. From a room, Peter looks out of the window.


  44. PETER (V.O.): The scattered showers have just stopped. It's nearly 4 pm. I'd go out quick. There's a tropical botanical garden nearby.


  45. EXT. TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN - DAY


  46. After touring around the horses' stables, Peter sees tropical plants, and a bird's-eye view of a big tropical forest.

  47. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): I like to see big papayas hanging on the trees. When I was a kid living in NT, I planted papaya trees and harvested papayas.


  48. Peter walks up to a lookout.


  49. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Wow, the tropical forest can be a film location of nature.


  50. Checking time.


  51. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): As the garden is closing, let me go to the top sight in Miyakojima.


  52. EXT. YONAHA MAEHAMA BEACH - DAY


  53. Having parked the car, Peter rushes to the beach.


  54. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Fortunately, I can park in the relatively small car park.


  55. Walking along a stretch of white sand, Peter sees a nylon folding bed in a distance.


  56. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): When I was living alone in Kam Tin doing full-time teaching from 1973-1974, I slept on a bed like that.


  57. Depositing his T-shirt and shorts on it, Peter takes off his flip flops and goes swimming.

  58. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I must swim this time. I hope there aren't jelly fish here.


  59. Occasionally keeping an eye on his belongings from the sea, Peter is ecstatic in the twilight.

  60. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The weather does know my preference after all.


  61. RETURN TO PRESENT


  62. PETER (V.O.): Life was so different this time last year.


  63. Peter takes a deep breath.


  64. Act 3


  65. INT. STUDY - CONTINUOUS


  66. PETER (V.O.): Yes, a lot can happen in a year.


  67. Calculating on this phone.


  68. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): 365 days are 8760 hours. Hours seem to pass quicker than days and months. Seemingly different speeds aside, they all pass fast.


  69. Pausing.


  70. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Due to the pandemic, I've suspended my monthly travels for six months already. What would the beach scene look like this summer?


  71. Peter researches with his phone.


  72. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): "Too many people even in the midst of the pandemic"?


  73. Peter smiles.


  74. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): COVID-19 vaccination should be available in Spring 2021. I'm hopeful that I can travel again this time next year.


  75. Pondering.


  76. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Meanwhile, I reckon that masterpieces of anything are formed by many tiny parts.


  77. THE END


  78. FADE OUT.


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