FADE IN.
Act 1
INT. BEDROOM - 08:00
Waking ,PETER checks the Observatory's icon on his phone.
PETER (V.O.): Kompassu is around. Signal no. 8 is still on. It's right that the HKUST's Council meeting scheduled for today is postponed.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.): And there won't be any HKSE trading today.
INT. SITTING ROOM - 10:00
Opening envelopes, Peter checks the content.
PETER (V.O.): They're bank statements. One documents my first purchase of stocks on Sept 14.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): As soon as my younger daughter flew back to UK on Sept 13, I wanted to focus on something new.
Act 2
INT. MALL - 13:00
Leaving an ATM, Peter surveys the environment.
PETER (V.O.): The restaurant I meant to go isn't open. Perhaps I'll just buy a takeaway from a fast-food chain.
Fast-food chain. Peter is checking the electronic menu.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Yes, I'll have Beef Brisket Noodles in Soup.
FLASHBACK
INT. HAWKER STALL, HUNG SHUI KIU - DAY (1964)
Paying 10 cents to a HAWKER (20s), Peter (10) asks for a favour.
PETER: Could you put some beef brisket sauce to my noodles in soup?
The hawker then adds a little sauce in a bowl of plain thick noodles.
PETER (V.O.): I don't have 30 cents to buy the Beef Brisket noodles. I always order thick noodles believing they're more filling then the thin ones.
Getting his bowl of noodles, Peter enjoys it.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Wow, the beef brisket sauce is so delicious!
END FLASHBACK
Peter does his order. We hear Beef Brisket Thick Noodles in Soup.
INT. KITCHEN - 13:30
Peter takes a photo of his soup noodles.
PETER (V.O.): Simple food preserves deep memories.
INT. SITTING ROOM - 14:00 - 17:45
Peter sees his WIFE chasing KAJI, their family pet.
PETER: What do you want to do?
WIFE: Our elder daughter in Japan is asking about her pet. I want to take a photo of her.
PETER (V.O.): Kompassu is Japanese. It means compass.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The dog shouldn't be the center of her world now. Perhaps, she has two centers and they aren't mutually exclusive.
Thinking.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Since Sept 14, 2021, I've been exploring in the stocks direction.
Recalling.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Before that, I focused on responding to Quora answer requests. I began doing that in summer 2019 as I needed a new platform to share my thoughts. I've got over 7M views.
Recalling.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Before that, I spent time in writing reviews in Google's Local Guide. I began doing that in summer 2017 when I wanted to encourage service providers publicly. I've got over 47M views.
Recalling.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): And before that, my direction was in composing music and writing lyrics. My focus was on writing festive songs. That was from 2014 until 2017 before I began my private practice. I'm still sharing my songs during festive times.
Reflecting.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Before I had my own websites to do my knowledge management and sharing my stories, I was quite lost. My inner compass wasn't working properly.
Act 3
INT. SITTING ROOM - 21:00
Peter checks his emails.
PETER (V.O.): The postponed meeting has now been re-fixed. The secretariat didn't have to apologize for Typhoon Kompassu.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): And I've time to cool down my stock buying spree and give more thoughts about my investment directions.
Peter takes a took of his investment portfolio on a phone screen.
INT. BEDROOM - 23:30
Peter goes to bed.
PETER (V.O.): All in all, I've let my heart as my compass and my mind as my map.
Thinking.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): My bright inner self acts as my guide so that I won't get lost.
FADE OUT
THE END
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