{"id":1803,"date":"2014-02-20T00:53:14","date_gmt":"2014-02-20T00:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web02.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters2\/archives\/1803"},"modified":"2015-05-24T07:10:16","modified_gmt":"2015-05-24T07:10:16","slug":"a-letter-to-myself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters\/archives\/1803","title":{"rendered":"A letter to myself"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

25th<\/sup> Nov, 1912<\/p>\n

Dear future me,<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hey! What\u2019s up? I\u2019m having fun in the old Hong Kong now. I mean OLD! I\u2018ve been transported to a century ago and it\u2019s really nuts! But I\u2019m gonna show you what I see here that you\u2019d never know.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Things here are so different from the modern times\u2019. The gothic, old, classic style-buildings give me an illusion like I\u2019m in Europe! The architectures are epic, so is the view. Well, I mean, the Victoria Harbour I see in this time is definitely wider and clearer than the one you see in your times. I guess I\u2019m about at the Peak when I first got transported here. So I decided to go up to the Peak and see the whole picture of the old Hong Kong. Unluckily, only those British and men of means could go there since the Peak was regarded as a \u201cwealthy area\u201d, so the Indian policeman stopped me and asked me to leave. But I really didn\u2019t want to miss this golden chance to see the old Hong Kong from head to toe. I mean, how can I ever have another chance to travel back in time? So I started bargaining with him, half demanding and half begging to see if I could convince him. He looked at me with surprise, questioning me about my identity. I guess it\u2019s because not every Chinese man at that time could speak English, not to mention a teenage girl, he was shocked. Perhaps he\u2019s afraid I \u2018m sort of a daughter of an officer, so he finally let me in. Ha!<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not joking! The scene\u2019s so stunning. It\u2019s like a place in a foreign country that you always want to live in. I wished I could take a picture for ya but my cellphone didn\u2019t work here. After appreciating the amazing landscape, I walked down the slope and tried to go back to town. Meanwhile, I saw those expensive and classy cars driving up to the hills, in which all British and foreigners were in tuxedoes and bowties. These people were ruling the roost in Hong Kong at that time. I stopped and turned my head, seeing how they usually talked to people after they got out of the cars. Well, as I expected, they were high-headed, not only when they talked, but they also walked pompously! Ugh!<\/p>\n

When I went back in town, things were more lively and energetic. I could see people selling different products and food which I\u2019ve never seen before my whole life. Hawkers were yelling to draw people\u2019s attention; the coolies were scurrying around to try to get a business to earn a few cents for a living. The rickshaw caught my attention since I\u2018ve never traveled by it before. So I went to the coolie and asked him to give me a lift, and thus I could enjoy the ride while watching the street life in old Hong Kong. What a good way to kill two birds with one stone. Lol !<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

It felt like I was walking into the picture that once I saw before. There\u2019re no skyscrapers, no men in the tuxedo, and… I saw many nice and friendly people instead. When I went to a food stall, the waitress gave me a warm welcome even though it\u2019s the first time we met. The food was delicious but I just forgot the name. What a pity! If I remembered it, you could Google it online and see if it\u2019s still available in some shops. (But I doubt it, haha!) Anyway, I enjoyed it so much but when I was going to pay the bill, I found I had lost my wallet! Geez! I might go into jail if it happened to you, in your time. I was so panic that I almost cried. But she just smiled and let me go. Her generous act moved and surprised me. Come on! Most people in your time are so money-minded and quite selfish. Do you think people would let you go when you didn\u2019t have money to pay after having a full meal in Cha Chaan Teng.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

I like how people here are easily satisfied with their lives. They\u2019re simple, happy and generous. They won\u2019t compete about iPhone or Samsung. They don\u2019t chase after Gucci or Chanel. More importantly, they have tolerance, unlike HongKongers in your time who always like to complain. Simple life can be fun too!<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Guess you may remember all these scenes while you\u2019re reading the letter. Still remember the dog? I think you\u2019ll smile if you get it. Shuu\u2026! That\u2019s our secret!<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Xoxo<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Me from 1912<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

2t<\/sup>Nov, 191<\/p>

Dear future me<\/p>

<\/p>

Hey! What\u2019s up? I\u2019m having fun in the old Hong Kong now. I mean OLD! I\u2018ve been transported to a century ago and it\u2019s really nuts! But I\u2019m gonna show you what I see here that you\u2019d never know.<\/p>

<\/p>

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