A "Twosday"

1. FADE IN.

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3. Act 1

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5. INT. STUDY - 09:22

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7. PETER is watching TV news.

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9. PETER (V.O.): Today is the 22nd day of 2022 and falls on a Tuesday.

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11. Pausing.

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13. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Today is also the 22nd day of the lunar year of the Tiger.

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15. Pausing.

17. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): It's a "Twosday". The pronunciation of "2" in Cantonese also means "easy".

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19. Watching TV news.

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21. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): I learn today that Russia has recognised two Republics of Luhansk and Donetsk as independent from Ukraine.

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23. Pausing.

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25. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): The world's stock markets will be falling.

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27. Act 2

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29. INT. STUDY - 10:22

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31. Smartphone in hand, Peter checks the performance of his entrepreneurship fund.

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33. PETER (V.O.): Of the 69 company stocks that I'm investing, their prices are in red, except two.

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35. Checking.

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37. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): One is a oil company . The other is a bus company - my late Dad was its employee.

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39. Thinking.

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41. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Life, investment and business are all about taking risks.

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43. Recalling.

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45. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): An accountant friend advised me that I could lose as much as I wanted to gain.

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47. Having googled Ukraine, Peter reads the texts.

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49. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): It's the 2nd largest countries in Europe after Russia.

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51. Reading.

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53. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Ukraine proclaimed its independence on 24 August 1991.

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55. Pausing.

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57. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): It has a population of 41.2 million.

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59. Recalling.

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61. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): I knew of just one woman from Ukraine in a US visitor's programme in 2007.

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63. Recalling.

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65. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): I observed she and a Saudi Arabian developed a relationship and found it hard when the one-month program ended.

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67. Recalling.

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69. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): She asked me to take photos for them.

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71. Recalling.

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73. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): No idea what happened to the two in the end.

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75. Pausing.

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77. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Two Quorans asked me a a fortnight ago if 22/2/22 would be the end of the world.

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79. Recalling.

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81. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): In 1969, I sang the song "The End of the World" in my college's singing competition. I didn't get any prize.

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83. Pausing.

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85. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Doomsday phobias are still common these days.

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87. Recalling.

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89. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): When I was a kid, I heard about World War II stories and had the phobia too.

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91. Pausing.

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93. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Later, when my focus turned to making a living, my phobia went away.

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95. INT. CHAMBERS - 18:02

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97. Peter is reading some papers.

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99. PETER (V.O.): Oh, it's a hard case.

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101. Act 3

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103. INT. STUDY - 22:22

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105. Having captured an image of time, Peter checks his entrepreneurship fund on his smartphone screen.

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107. PETER (V.O.): On this Twosday, I've my biggest negative gain in a day.

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109. Pausing.

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111. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): : How can I hedge against geo-political risks that are beyond my control?

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113. Taping the Hong Kong Jockey Club App, Peter buys Mark Six, a lottery.

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115. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Betting Mark Six is easy. I've been doing that since the 1970s.

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117. Wondering.

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119. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): So far, I've won two third prizes. I don't mind winning two more before long!

121. FADE OUT

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123. THE END