Time Doesn't Sail

1. FADE IN

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3. Act 1

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5. INT. BEDROOM - DAY

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7. In bed. PETER opens his eyes and checks the time. It's 05:45.

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9. PETER (V.O.): Am I still under stress?

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11. Peter continues to stay in bed.

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13. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I've only slept for 5 hours.

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15. Peter tosses.

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17. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I didn't eat too much yesterday night. My sleep habits aren't bad either.

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19. Peter turns.

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21. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): My schedule today is relaxing - a lunch appointment, an afternoon shopping and an evening concert.

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23. At 08:45, Peter gets out of bed.

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25. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): And I've remarried for 29 years.

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27. Act 2

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29. EXT. MALL - 09:15

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31. Entering, Peter focuses on the mall logo.

33. PETER (V.O.): It's only now that I can see the logo is dotted with fine turtle devices.

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35. INT. DINING ROOM - 09:30

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37. Sharing a chair with KAJI, the family pet, they share a loaf of bread together.

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39. PETER (V.O.): It's our morning delight.

41. INT. STUDY - 09:45

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43. Looking out the window, Peter sees sunshine. A sailing boat wind chime gets his attention.

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45. PETER (V.O.): My matriculation class club was called "Sailing".

47. Recalling.

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49. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): 50 years ago today, I was still working as a part-time waiter in Castle Peak Hotel - a seaside resort.

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51. Pausing.

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53. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Public holidays meant work days for me. I never missed any part-time working opportunity since Form 3.

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55. Recalling.

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57. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I needed the money to support myself. I thought I had all the time in the world.

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59. Recalling.

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61. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): And then in the summer of 1974, two of my matriculation classmates "Wu Shu-fun" and "Chan King-chau" were struck dead by lightning at Lantau Peak.

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63. Recalling.

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65. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): 20 years ago, an entrepreneurial classmate "Ah Chung", who didn't smoke, died of lung cancer.

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67. Recalling.

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69. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): In 2014, a compassionate classmate "Ah Shea", who fixed my Kam Tin rental home's electricity in 1973, died of bone cancer.

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71. Recalling.

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73. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): And during the pandemic, another classmate "Debbie", who was a school principal, died of brain cancer.

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75. Pausing.

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77. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I've written a song called "Sailing" to document our mood when we're young and how we've grown up.

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79. Sighing.

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81. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): A smooth sea never made skilled sailors.

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83. Pausing.

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85. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): And time doesn't sail, it flies, whether one's treasuring it or wasting it.

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87. Pausing.

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89. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): And once time is lost, it can never be found again.

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91. Act 3

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93. INT. BEDROOM - LATER

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95. At a corner, Peter is working on a laptop.

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97. PETER (V.O.): My sleep or wakefulness may be due to physiological changes of aging.

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99. Pausing.

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101. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd):I accept that. It's an alternative way that I can have more time.

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103. Thinking.

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105. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): While insomnia may sap my energy level, I shouldn't allow it to sap my work, my mood and my quality of life.

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107. DAYDREAM SEQUENCE

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109. A. Restaurant. Peter and his WIFE are having a dim-sum lunch with RELATIVES.

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111. B. Outlets. Peter and his wife are shopping.

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113. . C. Hall. Peter and his wife are watching a concert.

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115. END DAYDREAM SEQUENCE

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117. THE END

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119. FADE OUT