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Act 1
EXT. ROADS, CENTRAL - STANLEY - 12:50
Sitting at the upper deck of a route#6 bus, PETER watches the city view.
PETER (V.O.): I wouldn't waste the Sept sunshine and beaches.
Peter touches his stomach.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I think I'm going to have lunch at Stanley.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): This morning, I had a HKUST Subcommittee meeting at the Hong Kong Club house.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): In response to a consultant's presentation, I made lots of creative comments.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I spoke my mind about a better vision.
Act 2
INT. KFC, STANLEY PLAZA - 13:30
Peter checks the menu.
PETER (V.O.): The menu is no different. But I haven't had KFC meal for quite a while.
Peter does his order at the counter.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The first time I knew of KFC was in 1974. I was struck by the distinctive taste of its fried chicken coated with seasoned flour.
Getting his lunch set, Peter sits in a corner.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): When I was studying in London, living near Campden Town was still miserable. I ate KFC fried chicken to cheer me up.
Peter eats a cup of steamed sweet corns.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): When I marketed the IP of Undisclosed Information, I cited the KFC recipe as an example.
Peter drinks a large Fanta.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Days ago, I read a joke: If you like breast, legs and thighs, go to KFC!
Peter tastes the fried stuff.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Furthermore, I identify myself with KFC. They're the initials of my Chinese name!
Peter checks WhatsApp messages.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Oh, our Mum has found her mislaid I/D card! It was the result of a week-long search at home.
Checking an image on screen, Peter sees an I/D card and an orange bag.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Our Mum told us that she had put her I/D card inside a blue bag. But we couldn't find any blue bag.
Peter takes a bowl of mushroom rice.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Then, she believed that if we didn't dump her bag, it must have been stolen.
Peter eats an egg tart.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): A brother has even fixed an appointment for our Mum to apply for a new I/D card.
Peter finishes off the Fanta.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Is my Mum creative in thinking?
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): My late Dad was a very disciplined person.
Recalling.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): In recognition of his dedicated performance in the 1980s, KMB, his employer, offered him a study tour to Japan.
Smiling.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): But he declined, sticking to his working routine as a bus route regulator.
Peter takes his tray to the bin stand.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): My parents passed their genes onto me.
EXT. STANLEY BEACH - 15:15
Arriving, Peter sees a red flag on a post and windsurfing activities beyond the three floating platforms.
PETER (V.O.): I haven't brought my buoy and I've a full stomach. If I swim to the floating platforms, would I get cramps that I may drown?
Swimming in the shallow water area, Peter stares at the empty floating platforms in a distance.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I'm afraid I've to stay in my comfort zone this time.
Act 3
EXT. ROADS, STANLEY - WANCHAI - 16:20
Sitting on the upper deck of a route#6X bus, Peter watches the sea view.
PETER (V.O.): Creative thinking is thinking independently about something new.
As the bus is leaving Deep Water Bay, Peter takes a snapshot of the setting sun.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Having fun with intelligence aside, creative ideas inspire and lead change.
The bus is going through the Aberdeen tunnel.
PETER (V.O.): A creative mind isn't hard to train, just discipline oneself to deliver value constantly.
Peter gets off at the Wu Chung House bus stop.
THE END
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