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無聊道
Idiot Affairs

Episode 002
Proving Ground

After a few months, Kelly has graduated from the Tasty Chain Training Academy. He got a Tasty Certified Cooking Associate or simply known as TCCA. He also won the Top Student award for his intake. Currently, he is assigned in Klang Famous Chicken or KFC. All new graduate will begin their work as a crew. They will slowly rise to the position of chefs.

KITCHEN AREA IN KFC. Kelly is seen assisting a chef. He wore a yellowish t-shirt and pants. There is a KFC logo on his shoulder.

CHEF: Pass me the diced potato.

KELLY: Here. (He passes the bowl of diced potato to him.)

CHEF: (Looking at the diced potato) Good job, the potato seems to be diced nicely. (He pours it into the wok.) I remember your report says that you cut your middle finger when you were dicing the potato.

KELLY: …=_=”

Scene cut to a restaurant. It was lunch time and a lot of people is dining there. Joey is seen helping the hawker to prepare the wan tan mee.

HAWKER: Joey, quick, take this two plate to that table (pointing at the table sat by 2 girls.)

JOEY: The leng lui over there?

HAWKER: Duh…faster la, still a lot of orders here.

(Joey took the two wan tan mee to the girls.)

MADEMOISELLE: So long also haven’t come yet my wan tan mee.

CARINA: Ya lor.

MADEMOISELLE: I think this leng jai is bringing the food to us.

JOEY: Hot water, hot water

(The girls move a side for Joey to put down the plate.)

MADEMOISELLE: Wah, very long la. Almost wanna leave jor.

JOEY: Sorry ar leng lui. It will be 7 buxx.

(One of the girls hand Joey the exact amount. Joey took the money and examine it. The girls felt disturb with his attitude.)

CARINA: Why are you looking at the money like that? Is there anything wrong with it?

JOEY: Well, there is something missing on your banknote…

CARINA: (A little surprised.) What is wrong with it? Don’t tell me it is a fake note?

MADEMOISELLE: Impossible! She just drew the money out from the bank!!(Surprised.)

JOEY: Nonono, listen carefully. The banknote has everything…Except your name and phone number… May I have it?

(The girls look at each other and gave a smile.)

HAWKER: Joey!! FAI LAN TI LA TIU!!

JOEY: (Give his boss a palm signal.) Okokok, Lei la. Sorry, girls, I will come back to collect the missing detail later. (He put a pen and a paper on the table.). Enjoy your meal. (Quickly run back to his stall.)

Time flies. The scene now cut to an interview room in Tasty Chain branch. Kelly is preparing for his interview where he will be evaluate for promotion. He is sitting on a chair facing with three interviewer.

INTERVIEWER AH HAWK: A chef should possesses extraordinary skills and creativity. Mr. Kelly, can you tell the promotion as do why you deserve to be promoted?

KELLY: Of course. In the academy, I was awarded with a Top Student recognition. I also have several recommendation feedback from the chefs I have work with. I am confident that I will be able to deliver quality, service, cleanliness, and excellent as required in my profession. (Extremely confident look.)

Kelly was given a 3 month probation period as a chefs. He is now assigned on a station with a chef apprenticing him. Kelly displayed wonderful skills and performed well. He is now preparing a roast chicken. He grab a knife and begin to cut the chicken into pieces. The way he removed the bone was marvelous. The chef who is accessing him was impressed with his skills.

(Scene cut to Kelly’s bedroom. He is seen talking on the phone.)

KELLY: I am now a probation chef. I think when my probation period is over, I am definitely become a chef in KFC.

MARCUS: That was quick. Soon you will be the executive chef. Might as well you work solely in Tasty Chain la (sound very sarcastic.)

KELLY: Tiu nei, you are the one who asked me to infiltrate Tasty Chain. Fxxking hell.

MARCUS: You are paid ok…I pay you. You have two side income because of me.

KELLY: Hai la hai la. Anyway, can you teach me other method for preparing the kung po chicken?

MARCUS: I have thought you enough to advance yourself to the chef level. You must learn those thing yourself. I will help you when you are stuck.

KELLY: Yada yada yada…

Kelly passes his probation. TASTY CHAIN HALL. A lot of undergraduate chef is here for their graduation ceremony as a junior chef. Kelly is shown wearing his gown on the stage. The vice-chancellor gave him a certificate and Kelly salutes him.

Scene cut to a WAN TAN MEE STALL. Joey is now a full fledge wan tan mee hawker. The owner of the stall is a man named Marcus. He is the boss and the General Chef for the Tai Long restaurant. He own a lot of restaurant and stalls in the Klang Valley area. He is one of the rivals of the expanding Tasty Chain Corporation. Currently, Marcus is one of the competitor who is able to compete with Tasty Chain.

JOEY: Eason!! Take this 4 plate to table 10. Then this wan tan soup to table 7.

EASON: Ok.

(Suddenly, a group of MPPJ officer came in.)

EASON: Encik, you mau makan apa?

MPPJ OFFICER: Kita dari MPPJ, kamu punya gerai disyaki tidak mematuhi peraturan kebersihan. Ikut kami ke balai!! (He cuffed Eason hand.)

EASON: Apa ni Encik???(He is very shock in his life.)

Joey and Eason were cuffed and were taken to MPPJ headquarter. The stall was temporary closed for hygiene inspection. But the business quickly resume and both of them were released after Marcus bribe them.

(Scene cut to Joey bedroom. He is seen talking on the phone.)

JOEY: I can’t take it anymore Stephen. When I go home, my relative keep gossip about me being expel by the academy and working in a wan tan mee stall. When I am working, a group of MPPJ came and cuffed me to headquarter.

STEPHEN: But I heard you were wooing girls in your restaurant and done some “filtering” on the cashier well.

JOEY: (Thinking by himself.) How the hell he knows? (Talk to Stephen.) Tiu nei la. You think I am what? Really hawker ar? You think very easy ar working like this? You come and do yourself la…

(Joey hung up in frustration. He lie down on the bed. He is thinking what will happen in the future if he continues to be like this…

TO BE CONTINUE…

Executive Producer
Vincent J. Tan

Cast

Kevin C. as KELLY
Vincent T. as JOEY
Steven W. as STEPHEN
Michael L. as MARCUS
Eddy W. as EASON

Guest Cast

Carina as Herself
Lee Huii T. as MADEMOISELLE
Ah Hawk as INTERVIEWER AH HAWK
Male Extra as CHEF
Male Extra as HAWKER

Director
Vincent J. Tan

Story
Vincent J. Tan