FADE IN
Act 1
INT. SITTING ROOM - 10:00
iPhone 12 in hand, PETER is checking Quora.
PETER (V.O.): Many ladies give me upvotes.
We see on screen some thumb-nail pictures.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Where's my magnifying glass?
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Aren't there phone features that enhance user's accessibility?
On his iPhone screen, Peter taps Setting and then Accessibility. Opening Zoom, Peter does double-tap three fingers to zoom.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Ah, every problem has a solution. I've resolved mine technically.
Peter checks the enlarged profile photos.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Has technology extended humanity?
Act 2
EXT. CAR REPAIRER - 11:15
Roadside. Standing by the side of a cyber-green New Beetle, Peter is talking to a MECHANIC.
PETER: While driving, the engine oil warning light would flash with a sound occasionally.
Opening the car hood, the mechanic pulls out the dipstick, wipes off the oil, reinserts the dipstick into its tube and pulls out the dipstick again to check the oil level.
MECHANIC: It's full. As the car isn't low on oil, the oil pump or sensor may be malfunctioning.
PETER (V.O.): I've tired of replacing car sensors. And I've given up replacing parking sensors as I can sense the tire pressure manually.
INT. BEDROOM - 12:30
Peter inserts a battery into a universal remote control.
PETER (V.O.): During decluttering, I discovered this un-used universal remote control.
Peter presses the Set and TV buttons of the remote control simultaneously.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Weeks ago, I decluttered a set of mini hifi with its remote control.
Peter then points the universal remote control at the bedside Sony TV.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Days ago I found that TV's remote control was missing, while the dumped mini hifi set's remote control was still here.
Surfing the web with his smart phone, Peter finds Sony TV's 3-digit codes.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I feel bad that I threw away something useful inadvertently.
Peter then inputs three numbers on the remote control.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I've got a remote control for a Sony DVD player, but it isn't tha accessible to TV channels.
We see images of a channel appearing on the Sony TV screen.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Connected! Great I've got a near-perfect substitute.
INT. RESTAUARANT - 14:30
Peter sits in a table.
PETER (V.O.): No one wants to serve me.
Later, Peter waves at WAITRESS#1 to do his order.
PETER: Fish Ball Noodles please.
WAITRESS#1 takes note.
PETER (V.O.): Many restaurants now offer QR Code ordering system. I've come across a robot waiter in a restaurant in Tuen Mun.
Later, as WAITRESS#2 puts a bowl of pork noodles in front of him, Peter looks surprised.
PETER : Is that...Never mind.
PETER (V.O.) : I don't want to waste food.
Peter samples the noodles.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Unexpectedly tasty. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Finishing his noodles, Peter swipes Unlock on his iPhone screen.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Having done a lot of three-fingers double taps this morning, the phone was frozen for the first time.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Instead of going to a repairer, I found from the web how to re-start it and fix the problem without delay.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Am I tech savvy?
Act 3
INT. SITTING ROOM - 17:00
The TV is on, Peter is watching the Science channel.
PETER (V.O.): Technology is part of humanity. We innovate to extend human capability.
Thinking.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Without technology, humanity has no future. Like art, technology can be an uplifting experience.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): If technology and old age are problems, willingness to adapt is the solution.
THE END
FADE OUT
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