Tag Archives: Hong Kong

How I managed to cross to China

Posted on 21/04/2014 by freelander

This is a story with a happy ending, reader. Or, well, sort of. Happy if we don’t consider the irreversible emotional damage caused by the loss of the first visa, the failure to get a second one, and the vanishing … Continue reading →

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The 24 hours I lived dangerously

Posted on 20/04/2014 by freelander

The situation was this: by accident, Willow had stalled in one of the metro stations while I kept riding a train towards Causeway Bay. We could not communicate. We didn’t know which would be each other’s next move, but we … Continue reading →

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The stupidest 24 hours of my life

Posted on 18/04/2014 by freelander

(Comes from chapter one: “The stupidest tour of my life“) So there we stood, Willow and I, looking at each other with bewilderment drawn on our expressions, thinking like ‘What?’ For a while, we couldn’t even utter a word, until … Continue reading →

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The stupidest tour of my life

Posted on 17/04/2014 by freelander

Had it not been so distressing, this day could have even passed for funny; and I actually hope that later on, looking back, I’ll be able to laugh at it. But, for the moment being, I can only feel the … Continue reading →

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