FADE IN
Act 1
INT. STUDY - 18:00
Lying on a sofa, PETER looks at his smartphone, which reads "Thursday, 18:00"
PETER (V.O.): It's my lazy Thursday.
MONTAGE OF PETER'S EARLIER ACTIVITIES
A. Roadside. 09:00. Peter sees his WIFE driving away a New Beetle.
B. Study. 09:30. Having set up his iPad Mini, Peter joins an online workshop with camera off and audio muted.
C. Study. 10:30. Grabbing his smartphone, Peter checks his investment list in Yahoo!Finance.
D. Studio. 13:00. At his Clavinova, Peter is playing "Theme from a Summer Place".
E. Restaurant. 14:15. Peter is having a plate of Fried Noodles Singaporean Style.
END MONTAGE
Act 2
EXT. ESTATE SWIMMING POOL - 18:30
Rather crowded. Peter is swimming in the deep water area.
PETER (V.O.): Swimming here rather than in the sea, I've no concern on my safety.
Swimming slowly.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Unlike sea water, there's no temperature change and my body doesn't have to adjust to it.
Swimming lazily.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The water enveloping my body isn't refreshing. There's no current pushing or pulling me either.
Swimming in circles.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I can't get connected to the natural world.
INT. CLUBHOUSE - 19:00
Sitting in a chair, Peter checks featured images at the back page of the South China Morning Post.
PETER (V.O.): Stunning images of the cosmos...
Peter reads the small prints.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): They're from the James Webb Space Telescope which can hunt first galaxies in the early cosmos.
Peter researches with his smartphone.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The Telescope's long infrared wavelength enables it to see light from over 13 billion light years in the past.
Reading.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): It's 1000 times more powerful than the Hubble Telescope or it can see details of a coin 38 km away.
Pondering.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Beings are made up of the same fundamental particles and energy that exist throughout the cosmos.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Physically, bodies are composed of atoms that were formed in the hearts of stars through nuclear fusion.
Recalling.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): When I was studying Cosmology, I'd gaze up at the stars and wonder about my role in the cosmos.
Peter researches further.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): A potential habitable planet that is 1.2 times the size of Earth is 4.24 light years from Earth.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.): A light-year is the distance that light travels in a year, which is equivalent to 9.46 trillion km.
Peter investigates further.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The Moon is about 384,000km from the Earth while the Sun about 194.6 million km.
Wondering.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): How unique are earthly beings, in particular intelligent ones, in the cosmos!
Peter then reads the news in a Chinese newspaper.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Oh, a 60-year old taxi driver was killed and tourist passengers injured in a traffic accident...
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Life granted, making a living isn't easy.
Peter shakes his head sideways.
Act 3
INT. STUDY - 23:00
Tapping an AI drawing App in his smartphone, Peter inputs "part of the cosmos".
PETER (V.O.): If I'm lazy this Thursday, it's my relaxed way to enjoy a day on Earth.
Soon, we see a cubist image appearing on screen.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): It resembles the data visualisation of the James Watt Space Telescope.
Reflecting.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): As part of the cosmos, I'm participating in its evolution on a lazy Thursday.
FADE OUT
THE END
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