Tuesday Afternoon
- Peter K F Cheung SBS
- Oct 26, 2021
- 2 min read
FADE IN.
Act 1
INT. STUDY - EVENING
PETER types on Ruby Tuesday in the bar of his smartphone screen.
PETER (V.O.): I feel moody but can't describe it. I only think of the song Ruby Tuesday.
A restaurant web page appears.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Not the restaurant with the same name! But the song.
Peter taps Song by Rolling Stones and a video clip icon appears.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): So accessible these days. I had a vinyl record and a CD of the song.
We hear simple melody and the intro lyrics: She'll never say where she came from...
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd):I used to think that the song was about Tuesday. Ruby Tuesday is actually the pseudonym of the lyricist's girlfriend.
Recalling.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Rolling Stones' Ruby Tuesday and As Tears Go By are some of my favourite numbers.
Act 2
FLASHBACK
INT. GRAND BALLROOM - DAY (July 1, 2021)
A large AUDIENCE including Peter. As formal ceremony begins, an EXECUTIVE on stage speaks.
PETER (V.O.): He mentions about "Intellectual Property Trading" as one of Hong Kong's infrastructural development.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): When I championed the value propositions of the business model 10 years old, no one knew anything about it.
INT. CONFERENCE ROOM - LAST TUESDAY
CHAIRMAN#1 is making closing remarks.
PETER (V.O.): Oh, he draws participants' attention to the concept of IP trading. We've tried to drum up support on and off.
INT. CONFERENCE ROOM - TODAY
CHAIRMAN#2 is making closing remarks.
PETER (V.O.): Oh, he mentions about the concept of IP trading too.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): "Doing things I used to do, they think are new..."
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Instantly, I recall the lyrics of As Tears Go By.
INT. SITTING AREA - AFTERNOON
Peter checks Yahoo!Finance with his smartphone.
PETER (V.O.): Having built my stock portfolio with due diligence, it should be self-executing.
Peter sees on screen numbers shaded in green or red, changing from time to time.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): They can be challenging at the beginning.
INT. COURT LIBRARY - LATER
Thick books on desk, Peter is reading. Then, his smartphone rings.
WIFE (From phone): Our big fridge is out of order. The service centre suggests we turn it off, wait for 30 minutes to re-plug and it may work again.
Peter leaves.
INT. KITCHEN - LATER
Having re-plugged, Peter sees an error message number "84" flashing.
PETER (V.O.): What's the error?
Peter researches with his smartphone.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Oh, the fridge compressor has been locked up. We've so much perishable stuff inside.
Peter takes out an ice cream from the freezer to check.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): It's melting.
RETURN TO PRESENT
Act 3
INT. STUDY - EVENING
Peter is working on a laptop.
PETER (V.O.): To swing my mood, let me do something constructive.
Thinking.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Should the theme of this Tuesday's blogpost be Moody Tuesday? Have others used this expression before?
Peter researches with his iPad Mini.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Oh, the Moody Blues has a number called Tuesday Afternoon.
We hear a band singing: Tuesday Afternoon...
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I recall I've heard the introductory verse of the song. And that's all.
Thinking.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): A compelling introduction can be the most important success factor in the later success of any missions.
Peter looks pleased.
FADE OUT
THE END
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