Saturday, November 11, 2006
harbouring faraway thoughts.it is time to up the ante. i realise how cursory my studying has been when i go through my readings again and notice i missed out so much stuff. :( but this realization's better late than never.
on another note...the latest hong kong icon to be sacrificed no thanks to the relentless onslaught of modernisation is the star ferry pier.
well, even though it's going to be moved somewhere nearby, it's not gonna be the same again, taking the ferry elsewhere. and even though there are faster ways of getting from kowloon to hong kong island, like the highway or mtr, taking the ferry for me, provides a different experience - nothing quite like seeing the skyline loom up, the salty (and polluted) wind in your face, the choppy water (especially at night) making for a rough ride. in a strange way (i know not how else to say it), it's kinda like getting up close to the city and fully experiencing it. the pier is somewhat of an anachronism, but it has a quaint, warm familiarity about it.
for so long it has withstood the passage of time, the narrowing of the harbour, the shifts in the political and economic climates, but even so it's not infallible to change.
i'll have many fond memories.
(like the many instances when i'd run towards the gantry, tap my octopus card and thud down the deck - it's strange how most of the time i only get there when the boat's about to leave)
rachel at 7:12 AM