The Insight
- Peter K F Cheung SBS
- Mar 26, 2022
- 2 min read
FADE IN
Act 1
INT. SITTING ROOM - 11:00
PETER and his WIFE are checking images on screen.
PETER: My sister shares a link on old photos.
Pausing.
PETER (Cont'd): Have you seen the photos depicting barefoot kids? I was like that.
Peter sees photos of comics for kids.
PETER (Cont'd): My favourites were "Uncle Choi (財叔)" and "The Magic Brush (神筆)".
WIFE: I'm still keeping my "Thirteen O'clock (十三點)"
Peter stares at the graphics of the images.
PETER (V.O.) : Looking back, they're pretty creative.
Act 2
INT. KITCHEN - 15:30
Smartphone in hand, Peter is surfing the web.
PETER (V.O.): Using my Nokia and Sony phones to access to an Android App, I've created two stereo corners in my study.
Peter types Apple-Fm on the search bar of his iPhone.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Can I create one in the kitchen using an iPhone? If not, I might buy my 3rd Android phone.
Seeing the Apple-Fm logo, Peter taps Download, then Install and then Open. He sees the logo of radio.net.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Ah, through the free App, I can get all radio stations. Creative!
Soon, we hear:...This is Apple-Fm...
INT. STUDY - 16:30
Listening to stereo oldies, Peter checks Quora answer requests.
PETER (V.O.): "What are some fun facts about the brain?" I've no idea.
Peter researches.
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...
Having typed his answer smilingly, Peter checks another answer request.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): "What's one thing you need to know to never run out of ideas?"
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Ah, I've the insight - creativity is infinite.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Since July 2019, I've entertained over 6000 answer requests with creative photo inserts.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): And since Spring 2016, I've written and published over 1500 posts.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): These are facts to support my hypothesis.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): But quality is more important than quantity.
Thinking.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Let me make wise choice among ideas and make it a habit.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I know quality is also a reflection of me.
EXT. NULLAH - 19:00
Peter and his wife walk past panels signifying construction in progress.
WIFE: Have you seen the Sakura blossom images taken by our elder daughter?
PETER: Yes, the cherry trees in her Tokyo neighourhood are blooming.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.): For a while they're beautiful, and then they fade and fall.
PETER (Cont'd): I'd be in great joy if there're some cherry blossoms here next Spring.
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Act 3
INT. SITTING ROOM - 22:00
Working on a laptop, Peter inserts a photo to a draft.
PETER (V.O.): We're all born creative. Creativity can happen very quickly, consciously and subconsciously.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): We all can lead creative lives if we could feel at ease with our creative works.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): When we've created something from nothing, we feel good. I take that as cosmic design.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): And I can tell one can get addicted to it, healthily.
Peter continues to type.
FADE OUT
THE END
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