Buffet of Life

1. FADE IN

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3. Act 1

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5. INT. BEDROOM - 08:00

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7. Getting out of bed, PETER takes a look of his sleeping WIFE.

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9. PETER (V.O): Today, she meant to wake up at 9 o'clock.

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11. Recalling.

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13. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): Yesterday around this time, I was still figuring out how to tell day and time in Korean.

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15. Recalling.

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17. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): We sat a final exam in the introductory Korean course together.

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19. Pausing.

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21. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): Since our return from our Hokkaido tour, we were fully engaged in preparing for the exam.

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23. Act 2

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25. EXT. ROADS - 10:00

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27. Cloudy. Peter drives his wife.

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29. PETER: Ready for your blood taking?

31. WIFE: Yes, but I don't know how long it'd take. You go home first.

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33. PETER: But I meant to wait for you...

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35. Later, his wife gets off at a hospital.

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37. EXT. ROADSIDE - 11:20

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39. Raining. Waiting inside his car, Peter checks WhatsApp messages on his mobile.

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41. PETER (V.O): Hmm, the walk-in queue isn't particularly long today...

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43. Peter types on screen: I'm waiting nearby.

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45. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): We can have lunch together today.

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47. INT. HARBOUR VIEW GRILL - 13:00

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49. Peter and his wife are having a buffet lunch.

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51. PETER (V.O): Since yesterday's lunch buffet, my wife hasn't eaten anything.

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53. FLASHBACK

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55. INT. GYU GIN - 12:30 (Yesterday)

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57. A table of two. Food and drinks. Peter and his wife are having shabu shabu.

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59. PETER (V.O): This is a celebration lunch as the Korean course's final exam is over.

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61. Eating and drinking.

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63. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): To keep fit, my wife has tried to skip lunch.

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65. Peter's wife is in thoughts.

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67. WIFE: I've got a few of my answers wrong...

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69. PETER: Ha, I think I've only got a few of my answers right.

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71. WIFE: If you can't score 50% in the final exam, you'll fail in the whole course.

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73. Peter is in thoughts.

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75. PETER: Despite I've taken three oral exams, two quizzes...and submitted an essay..,

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77. WIFE: The final exam is a closed-book one...

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79. PETER: That posts a major challenge to me. Among other things, I find the Korean characters strikingly similar.

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81. WIFE: But they make sense to me now...

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83. Peter takes a deep breath.

85. INT. ELDERLY HOME - 16: 00

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87. Peter and his wife are seeing Peter's MUM (92).

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89. PETER & WIFE (to Mum): Can you recognize us?

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91. Peter's Mum looks very puzzled.

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93. MUM: Er...you two must be my relatives...

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95. Later, we see Peter's wife spoon-feeding Peter's Mum.

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97. PETER (to wife): I've inherited my Mum's genes...

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99. RETURN TO PRESENT

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101. Act 3

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103. INT. BEDROOM - 21:45

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105. Peter inserts an AI drawing entitled "Buffet of Life..." to a draft in his laptop.

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107. PETER (V.O): Today after lunch, my wife has gone to her hairdresser, and I've gone swimming in Shek O. Like a buffet, we've what we like.

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109. Thinking.

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111. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): The simple moments I've with my loved ones are like the food I put on my plate in any buffet.

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113. Reflecting.

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115. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): I've never had enough of such, as I love to maintain and sustain the bonds.

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117. FADE OUT

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119. THE END