FADE IN
Act 1
EXT. SWIMMING POOL - 19:30
PETER swims leisurely.
PETER (V.O.): Yesterday night, my wife took me to Sam Hui's concert.
Swimming.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): To me, it was our companionship that was important.
Recalling.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I can tell my wife enjoyed the show thoroughly.
Recalling.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): As for me, I was struck by the blend of different sounds when Sam strummed his guitar.
Act 2
FLASHBACK
INT. SHUNG TAK COLLEGE - DAY (1969)
Open space. Peter (14) is watching a SENIOR (16) strumming an acoustic guitar.
PETER (V.O.): He's playing the chords of the folk song "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?"
Watching.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The chords sound great. His guitar must be in tune.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): My guitar is never in tune. I press the 5th fret of the thickest string to determine the tune of the thinner ones.
Recalling.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): But the problem is that I don't know if the sound of the 6th string is in tune or not.
EXT. TSIMSHATSUI EAST - DAY (2012)
By the side of a temporary stage, Peter (58) uses an electric tuner to tune the open strings of his electric guitar to E, A, D, G, B, E.
PETER (V.O.): I need it, as I can't determine the tune by ear.
INT. TOM LEE MUSIC - DAY (2012)
Peter is paying for a Fender Villager 12- string acoustic guitar.
PETER (V.O.): I sense that 12-string guitars provide richer and fuller sounds than 6-string guitars.
END FLASHBACK
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I thought the tuning of the additional strings were just the same as the main ones.
Smiling.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): It was only a year or so ago I knew that I was correct only for the thinner B & E strings.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The additional strings of the 4 thicker ones ie E, A, D, G should be an octave higher than the main ones.
FLASHBACK
INT. STUDIO - 10:30 (Today)
Having screen time, Peter finds something.
PETER (V.O.): Oh, there's now a free online 12-string guitar tuner!
Quicky, Peter tunes his 12-string Ibanez acoustic guitar with it and then strums a few chords.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Now, the guitar sounds even better.
As Peter turns to tune his Fender Villager 12-string acoustic guitar, we hear Peter reacting "Ooops!" see him breaking a G string.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Let me replace all the 12 strings then. I hope the task shouldn't be overwhelming.
Opening a packet of "12"strings, Peter finds only 6 strings.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): How come?
Peter then examines the prints on the packet.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): OMG, "12" refers to the gauge (thickness) of strings.
MONTAGE OF PETER'S SUBSEQUENT TUNNING
A Peter opens another packet and we see 6 pairs of guitar strings.
B. In the course of replacing the strings, Peter breaks another G string.
C. Picking up the cut string bits, Peter has a finger punctured and we see blood.
RETURN TO PRESENT
Act 3
INT. SWIMMING POOL - CONTINUOUS
Swimming freestyle, Peter glides on the water.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Despite all that, I feel happy, as my two 12 - string guitars are in tune for the first time.
Peter does a few butterfly strokes.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): While music is the expression of harmony in sound, love is the expression of harmony in life.
Peter climbs out of the pool.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Anyone who is in tune with life can make love grow.
FADE OUT
THE END
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