FADE IN
Act 1
INT. BEDROOM - 09:00
Soft light of morning filters through the curtains. PETER stirs awake, blinking at the clock on his bedside table.
PETER (V.O): What? I thought it was seven.
Recalling.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): Actually, I've slept only seven hours. Once I've begun decluttering digital images stored in Google Photos, I can't stop it...
Peter takes a look of his five mobiles and two iPad Minis on the beside table.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): I use them to take snapshots. I haven't used my cameras for many years.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): And I also use them to hold separate Dulingo accounts for seven languages I've been learning.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): As a domain name dispute settlement Panaleist, I feel obliged to support a webinar to be held at 13:00.
Act 2
MONTAGE OF WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
A. Silverstrand. Peter swims energetically under the sun.
B. Restaurant. Peter buys takeaway fried Beef Noodles with Peppers and Onions.
C. Kitchen. Listening to finance news, Peter is having his lunch.
D. Study. Sitting in a sofa, Peter joins the webinar.
END MONTAGE
INT. STUDY - 13:00
We hear from an iPad Mini:...I apologize to the Panalist participants...
PETER (V.O): Alright, it's a one-size-fits-all webinar...
Grabbing a mobile, Peter scrolls through Google Photos. Images of Peter performing on stage flash by.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): Oh, these images were taken over 10 years ago. I was still with Govt and wanted to showcase creativity.
Snapshots of his wife flash by.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): When I turned 60, I began my monthly travelling hobby. Initially, my wife joined me.
Images of Peter travelling solo flash by.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): And then I travel by myself.
Snapshots of his sons and daughters flash by.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): Occasionally, they'd join me...we endeavoured to travel together especially during the X'mas holidays.
Images of slides flash by.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): Instead of taking notes in conferences, I'd just take snapshots of some slides.
Peter deletes them.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): Although I can review the contents, I've never done so.
The Webinar continues.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): The fundamentals remain the same.
Later, we hear from the screen:...We dispense with the concluding remarks...
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): Good, let me now return a call to my car repairer.
PETER (to phone): My coupe's electrical leak is probably due to the remote control system? Yes, it's installed in 1992. Replace it with a new one then.
PETER (V.O): Repairing my six old cars regularly, I've been supporting a micro twilight industry.
INT. LIVING ROOM - 17:50
Relaxing on a sofa, Peter begins to watch the 2024 documentary "Beatles '64" on DISNEY+.
PETER (V.O): in 1964, I was 10 years old. I heard their numbers "I Saw Her Standing There" and "Can't Buy Me Love". And that's all.
Watching.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): Now, I've a second chance to know some details of Beatlemania.
INT. STUDY - 19:45
Surrounded by his hand-held devices, Peter is learning Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, German, Japanese and Korean in turns, via the Dulingo App.
PETER (V.O): For over 200 days, I've been able to maintain my streaks in seven languages.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): Seizing my second chances, I always find myself busy though.
Act 3
INT. BEDROOM - 21:30
Peter inserts an AI drawing entitled: "Snapshots and Second Chances..." to a draft in his laptop.
PETER (V.O): For the past 10 years, I've captured lots of moments in time, family, travels and work.
Thinking.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): In the modern world, it's possible to blend obliglations and leisure seemlessly.
Reflecting.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): While I like to reflect on the past, I'm also looking forward to new possibilities even at this later stage of my life.
FADE OUT
THE END
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