All Good Things
FADE IN:
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EXT. MALL - DAY
PETER walks towards food stalls.
PETER (V.O.)
An urge for some Japanese
food? Oh, I've returned from
Hokkaido for a fortnight now.
It was a great experience to
see snow sculptures...
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
I was particularly struck by the
result of the Sapporo Snow-
sculpture contest, Thailand
succeeded in defending her
championship. I envied Thai
tourists posing in front of the
sculpture.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
Well done to Macao too!
Got the 1st runner-up,
ahead of China - the 2nd
runner-up. Both Thailand
and Macao never snow.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O,) (Cont'd)
Taiwan didn't take part in
part in the contest, but it
had a tall and wide ice
sculpture depicting Taiwan's
tallest mountain which may
see snowfall.
.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
Except tourists like me, Hong
Kong's presence was not
felt. Can't limitation drive
creativity? The successes
of Thailand and Macao
speak for themselves.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
When I was young, I used
to make toys out of rubbish...
I only had my first airplane
experience at the age of 26.
And I only had my first
experience in the Snow
festivals in 2019.
Pausing.
PETER(V.O.)(Cont'd)
But how about Thailand
and Macao? Perhaps we
don't treasure creative art?
FLASHBACK
EXT. ODORI PARK - DAY (FEB 12, 2019)
A few PEOPLE including Peter, stand outside a restricted area. Bulldozers in a distance are at work, demolishing the giant snow sculptures and platforms.
PETER(V.O.)(Cont'd)
Like me, they look sad to see
the demise of the beautiful
sculptures. Last night, they're
still worshiped by thousands
of eyes.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
The workers have a job to do.
The demolition work is neither
a happening art or nor an
artful installation although it
creates thoughts and emotions
in us in a negative and ugly
way!
END FLASHBACK
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
All good things must come to
an end or they wouldn't be
good!
Peter grabs a sashimi rice bowl and pays at the cashier.
INT. TRAIN CAR - NIGHT
Standing, Peter is in thoughts.
PETER (V.O.)
Should I learn how to make
a snow sculpture?
Peter researches with his phone and looks surprised.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
Oh my god! It takes a team
and dozens hours of intellectual
effort to make just a contest
item!
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
All the more I appreciate the
snow/ice art forms that I've
seen in Hokkaido.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
No wonder why Sapporo has
2 million regular visitors during
its annual Snow Festival!
INT. STUDY - NIGHT
Working on his computer, Peter takes a deep look of the feature photo of his blog post.
PETER (V.O.)
What I've captured is now
gone...
FADE OUT. The End