FADE IN.
Act 1
INT. SITTING ROOM - 08:30
PETER is going out, as KAJI, the family pet, is staring at him.
PETER (V.O.): Staying home. I'm going out to buy breakfast for us.
INT. MALL - 08:35
Entering, Peter sees a notice on a board stand.
PETER (V.O.): Oh, storm signal No. 8 is up? I thought the storm was already over!
Getting inside a bakery, Peter buys one loaf of bread.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): It's basically for Kaji. Our maid is on leave today.
INT. SITTING ROOM - 08:45
Entering, Kaji jumps up on Peter's legs, sniffing the loaf of bread he's carrying.
Act 2
INT. BEDROOM - 10:00
Phone alarm rings. Peter's WIFE wakes up.
PETER: It's our pet's meal time.
Having gone out for awhile, his wife returns.
WIFE: Storm signal No. 8 is up! On a Saturday?
PETER (V.O.): Office workers want windfall holidays.
WIFE (Cont'd): Are the fast food stores open?.
PETER: Yes, they continue to provide the service.
INT. FAST FOOD STORE: 10: 45
Peter queues up to do the order. We hear someone shouting before a counter: I want to cancel my order! I don't want to wait anymore!
PETER (V.O.): Customers aren't always right.
At the cashier, a STAFF speaks to Peter politely.
STAFF: You'll have to wait for your takeaway for at least 10 minutes...
PETER: No problem at all!
INT. DINING ROOM - 11:30
Peter, his wife and Kaji are having breakfast together.
WIFE: Do you know the name of the Typhoon is "Lionrock"?
PETER: Is that right?
INT. SITTING ROOM - 16:00
Peter is researching with his phone.
PETER (V.O.): Hong Kong, China, submitted the name "Lionrock" to substitute "Tingting".
Reading.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): This is already the third time the name is used in tropical cyclones.
On TV , we see a video clip of a man holding a broken window frame so that it won't fall.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): A person allowing anything to fall from a building near a public place is an offence. Such incidents happen even when there's no storm.
On TV, we see people trying to surf on waves without success.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I witnessed learner-surfers occupying the whole of the Big Wave Bay even on a windy day. As they didn't heed the advice to leave, I wouldn't swim in an unsafe surrounding.
On TV, we see and hear reporters remarking on other sights.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Their remarks mimic the lyrics of the song "Beneath the Lion Rock".
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): The "Lion Rock" spirit is about Hongkongers' enduring capacity to adapt to adversities.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): What happened beneath the Lion Rock was quite familiar to my wife, but not to me.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Before 1960, my family lived on Hong Kong island. Since 1960, we lived in Hung Shui Kiu. But practising the art of life is the same.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Although we can't control what happens to us, we can strive to turn what happens to us to help us thrive.
Kaji is staring at Peter.
PETER: We wouldn't go out. This time is different. We're staying home.
.
Act 3
INT. SITTING ROOM - 20:30
In a sofa, Peter works on his laptop.
PETER (V.O.): As Lionrock is still around, we make the most of everything available at home.
Jumping up onto the sofa, Kaji puts her head on Peter's lap.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Home is a shelter for storms - all sorts of storms.
Peter pets Kaji.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): We aren't stuck at home. We're safe at home.
FADE OUT
THE END
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