Daily Highlight

1. FADE IN.

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3. Act 1

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5. INT. BEDROOM - 23:15 (Yesterday)

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7. PETER is setting an alarm clock.

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9. PETER (V.O.): Should I take the ferry to court tomorrow?

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11. INT. STUDY - 08:00

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13. Peter is reading a thick book.

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15. PETER (V.O.): I've got to update myself on one law point. I'm prosecuting a difficult case today.

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17. Peter checks time.

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19. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd):Well, save the day's highlight when my job is done.

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21. EXT. MTR STATION-COURT HOUSE - 08:50

23. Exiting, Peter walks towards the court house.

25. Act 2

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27. EXT. STREETS - 13:00

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29. Walking, Peter is in thoughts.

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31. PETER (V.O.): The defendant I prosecuted was older than me.

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33. Recalling.

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35. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): And he is still the breadwinner of the family.

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37. Pausing.

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39. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Everyone has a cross to bear.

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41. Pausing.

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43. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): The outcome was fair, just and equitable after all.

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45. Arriving at a row of restaurants.

47. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Another highlight of my day is to have fried Hiroshima oyster in a Japanese restaurant here.

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49. Recalling.

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51. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Before the pandemic, I visited Japan nearly every month and tried all sorts of oyster sets.

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53. Pausing.

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55. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The only equivalent one in Hong Kong I can easily find is the one in this district.

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57. Before entering one, Peter checks its trade name.

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59. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Oh, although the trade dress is similar, it's Taiwanese, not Japanese.

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61. Peter checks other restaurants.

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63. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): One is Malaysian style and the other is Hong Kong style.

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65. Having crossed a street to check, Peter returns.

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67. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): There aren't any restaurants over there. It was just a month ago I had lunch with a colleague in the Japanese restaurant.

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69. Pausing.

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71. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Where has it gone? Oh, it's gone...

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73. EXT. FERRY PIER - 16:00

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75. Peter takes photos of decorations.

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77. PETER (V.O.): When I was a kid, I loved to watch ferry moorings.

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79. Recalling.

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81. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): When my family moved to Tin Sum San Tsuen in 1960, there wasn't any electricity. We used kerosene lamps.

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83. Recalling.

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85. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I liked to watch my Dad lighting them up. It was quite a job.

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87. Recalling.

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89. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Later, when we had electricity supply, we installed one ceiling fan.

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91. Pausing.

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93. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): All gone now.

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95. Following other PASSENGERS, Peter embarks a moored old ferry.

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97. Act 3

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99. INT. BEDROOM - 23:00

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101. Smartphone in hand, Peter checks answer requests from Quora.

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103. PETER (V.O.): What's the highlight of my typical day?

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105. Pausing.

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107. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Neither appearing in court nor taking a ferry is typical.

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109. Pausing.

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111. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Eating ordinarily is. But that isn't exciting and delightful.

113. Peter then captures an image of his screenplay publications.

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115. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Telling my stories in screenplay format has been my daily highlight.

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117. Peter deletes his alarms.

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119. THE END.

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121. FADE OUT