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Writer's picturePeter K F Cheung SBS

Venture Out

  1. FADE IN


  2. Act 1


  3. INT. DINING ROOM - 08:45


  4. Sharing breakfast with KAJI, the family pet, PETER reads a newspapers report.


  5. PETER (V.O.): Oh, cheery blossoms in Hong Kong? Where's the spot?


  6. Reading.


  7. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I know the spots in Kadoorie Farm & Botanical Garden and in Kwan Kung Pavillion in Cheung Chau.


  8. Pausing.


  9. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): A week ago, I read in the newspapers that there're cherry blossoms in the former. But it isn't that accessible.


  10. Reading.


  11. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): As for the Cheung Chau spot, I'm thinking of checking it out tomorrow.


  12. Grabbing his smart phone, Peter searches "HKIA Cheery Blossom Garden" via Google Maps.


  13. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): It's situated at Chek Lap Kok South Road. Let me venture out later today.


  14. Act 2


  15. EXT. CHEK LAP KOK SOUTH ROAD - YUEN LONG - 15:00


  16. Driving his signal red 200SX, Peter sees cherry blossoms and CROWDS in a distance.


  17. PETER (V.O.): I thought the spot was a quiet one.


  18. Getting closer to the Garden, Peter sees double yellow lines marked on the side of the road.


  19. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I can't stop here.


  20. Staring at the cherry blossoms, Peter drives past the spot.


  21. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): This pink botanical display is magnificent by Hong Kong standard.

  22. Later, Peter returns in the opposite direction.


  23. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I'm determined to get a snapshot of the spot.


  24. At a roundabout, Peter stops his coupe to give way to another car.


  25. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Take your time.


  26. Peter gets a snapshot of the spot before stepping on the accelerator.


  27. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): This whirlwind experience is much better than just reading about it.


  28. Peter focuses on road signs ahead.


  29. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I've to rush to Yuen Long. The public swimming pool there will close at 17:00.


  30. Pausing.


  31. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I've thought about swimming in Tung Chung. But the public swimming pool there is closed in the afternoon.


  32. Peter follows the route leading to "Macau, Zhuhai, Tuen Mun"


  33. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The route is new to me. I've to drive past Tuen Mun before arriving in Yuen Long.


  34. Seeing the HK-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge ahead, Peter looks anxious.


  35. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I've no plan to visit Macau/Zhuhai now...


  36. Seeing a "Tuen Mun" diversion, Peter takes it happily.

  37. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): But I see a Tunnel Ahead sign...


  38. Peter's coupe approaches the tunnel entrance slowly.


  39. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I don't even know there's Check Lap Kok - Tuen Mun tunnel in Hong Kong!


  40. Pausing.


  41. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): There's no toll plaza?


  42. Driving along the two-lane dual carriageway tunnel.


  43. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Hmm, it's a long subsea tunnel.


  44. Exiting the tunnel.


  45. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): There's no toll plaza on this side either. Let me see if I can find my way to Yuen Long.


  46. Later, Peter experiences traffic jams near the Yuen Long District Office. .


  47. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): From 1976 - 1980, I was working in the District Office here, doing squatter control work.

  48. Stopping at traffic lights.


  49. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): If I couldn't find a vacant parking lot in the District Office, I just deposited my car nearby.


  50. Driving past a bus terminal.


  51. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Oh, I used to park here.


  52. Act 3


  53. INT. DINING ROOM - 21:00


  54. Peter is having dinner with FAMILY.


  55. PETER (V.O.): I like to venture out, not just physically but mentally as well.


  56. Pausing.


  57. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I like to bring out the different sides of me and to reach the corners of others' minds.


  58. Pausing.


  59. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I share about my past. I express how I feel, I state who and what I am. I like to bring others' out of their comfort zones.


  60. FADE OUT


  61. THE END



















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