Twists & Turns

1. FADE IN.

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3. Act 1

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5. INT. SLEEPING ROOM - DAY

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7. Waking up, PETER looks happy.

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9. PETER (V.O.): My knee pain has diminished.

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11. Peter gets out of bed to walk a few steps.

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13. PETER (V.O.): Being able to walk pain-free is a blessing. Yesterday morning, when I tried to straighten or bend my right leg, I could hear some popping sounds.

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15. FLASHBACK

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17. EXT. PARK - DAY

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19. Having tried to run a bit in an awkward fashion, Peter stops.

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21. PETER (V.O.): Oh, it's so painful. I jog instead.

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23. After jogging in an imbalanced fashion for a while, Peter stops at an open space to practise his dance footwork.

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25. EXT. PARK - NIGHT

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27. Having just jogged a hundred meters, Peter stops to take a photo of a flower lit up by a trail lamp.

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29. PETER (V.O.): I like the image. It reflects the mood of my wife and me today. Our younger daughter has returned home from the UK early this morning.

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31. Pausing.

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33. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): As she is being self-quarantined in my previous spot, I've to come out more often.

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35. END FLASHBACK

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37. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): For the past couple weeks, running and dancing have become my exercises as I couldn't go swimming.

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39. Pausing.

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41. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Once I've become passionate on something, I can be quite unstoppable. Should I run and dance again this morning?

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43. Act 2

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45. INT. MINI STUDY - DAY

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47. PETER (V.O.): Let me decide basing not on my determination but on scientific investigation.

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49. Peter proceeds to surf the web.

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51. PETER (V.O.): My symptom is an aching pain around my right kneecap. Have I overused or strained my right leg tendons?

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53. Reflecting.

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55. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Probably, I begin my running and most of my dancing footworks with my right leg.

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57. Thinking.

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59. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): And what's the main treatment?

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61. Peter continues to read the small prints on the screen.

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63. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I knew it - resting. But I still want to practise some dance footwork. Let me first refresh my memory.

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65. On his computer screen, Peter clicks the "Play Video" icon but nothing is moving.

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67. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Google Chrome doesn't play YouTube videos? What's wrong? My computer was OK not too long ago.

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69. Peter checks the Internet connection speed.

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71. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): It's excellent.

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73. Peter does a number of clicks: close and restart, clear cache and cookies to troubleshoot the problem.

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75. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Although I can do without it as there're substitute browsers, I still want to solve the problem.

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77. The YouTube videos still don't play.

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79. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Let me use another browser.

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81. Peter then uses Internet Explorer to open them and they play without any hiccup.

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83. Recalling something.

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85. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Have I updated my Google Chrome browser?

87. Peter clicks a number of icons on the screen and we see action in a downloading bar.

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89. Remembering something.

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91. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Google Chrome doesn't work in mainland China at all. I used to use Firefox in the office. Perhaps, I should download the open-sourced browser.

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93. Peter also downloads Firefox in his computer and his phones.

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95. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd) (Frustrated): Nothing has changed in my computer. There's no apparent problem. My computer is quite clean. Let me try the last resort: reset.

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97. Peter clicks reset. And after a while, the videos begin to play.

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99. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd) (Relieved): At last, I've solved the problem. If I don't tackle it correctly, it won't go away by itself.

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101. Peter checks the time.

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103. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Oh, I haven't gone to the park to practise my dance footwork this morning!

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105. Act 3

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107. INT. STUDY - CONTINUOUS

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109. PETER (V.O.): Upon reflection, I should take a rest and allow my tendons to recover.

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111. Pausing.

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113. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I should endure my "pain" of not running and dancing for a while so that I shall enjoy more gain later.

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115. Pausing.

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117. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): There can't be a rainbow without a little rain.

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119. EXT. PARK - NIGHT

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121. Peter is practising a few Viennese Waltz footwork.

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123. PETER (V.O.): I see. The gentleman starts with the right foot.

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125. Track. Peter attempts to do a Samba's Volta footwork.

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127. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Again, I start with my right foot. I twisted my body and turned too much. In relearning dancing, I've first learned, like life, only to do good twists and turns.

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129. FADE OUT.

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131. THE END