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Writer's picturePeter K F Cheung SBS

The Insight

  1. FADE IN


  2. Act 1


  3. INT. SITTING ROOM - 11:00


  4. PETER and his WIFE are checking images on screen.


  5. PETER: My sister shares a link on old photos.


  6. Pausing.


  7. PETER (Cont'd): Have you seen the photos depicting barefoot kids? I was like that.


  8. Peter sees photos of comics for kids.


  9. PETER (Cont'd): My favourites were "Uncle Choi (財叔)" and "The Magic Brush (神筆)".


  10. WIFE: I'm still keeping my "Thirteen O'clock (十三點)"


  11. Peter stares at the graphics of the images.


  12. PETER (V.O.) : Looking back, they're pretty creative.


  13. Act 2


  14. INT. KITCHEN - 15:30


  15. Smartphone in hand, Peter is surfing the web.


  16. PETER (V.O.): Using my Nokia and Sony phones to access to an Android App, I've created two stereo corners in my study.


  17. Peter types Apple-Fm on the search bar of his iPhone.


  18. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Can I create one in the kitchen using an iPhone? If not, I might buy my 3rd Android phone.


  19. Seeing the Apple-Fm logo, Peter taps Download, then Install and then Open. He sees the logo of radio.net.


  20. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Ah, through the free App, I can get all radio stations. Creative!


  21. Soon, we hear:...This is Apple-Fm...


  22. INT. STUDY - 16:30


  23. Listening to stereo oldies, Peter checks Quora answer requests.


  24. PETER (V.O.): "What are some fun facts about the brain?" I've no idea.


  25. Peter researches.


  26. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Oh, the brain storage is near-infinite; the brain processes data 60 bits per second, and 60% of the brain is made of fat...


  27. Having typed his answer smilingly, Peter checks another answer request.


  28. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): "What's one thing you need to know to never run out of ideas?"


  29. Pausing.


  30. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Ah, I've the insight - creativity is infinite.


  31. Pausing.


  32. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Since July 2019, I've entertained over 6000 answer requests with creative photo inserts.


  33. Pausing.


  34. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): And since Spring 2016, I've written and published over 1500 posts.


  35. Pausing.


  36. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): These are facts to support my hypothesis.


  37. Pausing.


  38. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): But quality is more important than quantity.


  39. Thinking.


  40. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Let me make wise choice among ideas and make it a habit.


  41. Pausing.


  42. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I know quality is also a reflection of me.


  43. EXT. NULLAH - 19:00


  44. Peter and his wife walk past panels signifying construction in progress.


  45. WIFE: Have you seen the Sakura blossom images taken by our elder daughter?


  46. PETER: Yes, the cherry trees in her Tokyo neighourhood are blooming.


  47. Pausing.


  48. PETER (V.O.): For a while they're beautiful, and then they fade and fall.


  49. PETER (Cont'd): I'd be in great joy if there're some cherry blossoms here next Spring.

  50. '

  51. Act 3


  52. INT. SITTING ROOM - 22:00


  53. Working on a laptop, Peter inserts a photo to a draft.


  54. PETER (V.O.): We're all born creative. Creativity can happen very quickly, consciously and subconsciously.


  55. Pausing.


  56. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): We all can lead creative lives if we could feel at ease with our creative works.


  57. Pausing.


  58. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): When we've created something from nothing, we feel good. I take that as cosmic design.


  59. Pausing.


  60. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): And I can tell one can get addicted to it, healthily.


  61. Peter continues to type.


  62. FADE OUT


  63. THE END






















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