CX2034, Hong Kong -> Beijing, October 18 03:25 - 06:35
Yeah, a red-eye flight. It was pretty interesting in several ways:
Nearly everything at the HKIA shut down after midnight. Even the drinking fountains… damn. The only places still open were Cafe de Coral and Ajisen Ramen. Cafe de Coral was doing better business than Ajisen by far; loads of immigration and customs officers were having their supper there.
They closed down the people mover as it is being extended to a new building outside of the restricted area. Actually how does that work?
First time at HKIA that the plane was at a remote gate and we had to take a bus ride, because…
… CX2034 was a cargo plane. Being a cargo plane means we had a pretty long bus ride from the passenger terminal to the air cargo terminal. Also, everyone were allocated seats at the very back of the plane, and the flight attendants had us stay where we were assigned for the entire flight, in order to maintain the plane’s stability.
This year’s Chung Yeung Festival is on October 11; it’s that time again for many local Chinese people to pay respect to the dead. As per tradition, people provide offerings to their ancestors in a bid to improve their afterlife; the offering made in the form of burning them gifts that resembles everyday goods such as televisions, cars, or more recently, laptops, mobile phones, WiFi routers and so on. Usually these are made out of paper for a better burn. And with today’s technology, the paper imitations are getting pretty damn good at resembling the appearance of the real stuff. Have a look at this on eBay for an example.
The view of West Kowloon outside the office window reminds me that a goal post is going up there soon. Last week, it got a name — the International Commerce Centre. The blurb reads, “ICC and Two ifc on the opposite shore will form the Victoria Harbour Goal Posts. Players will be able to enjoy Aussie Rules from an exclusive angle.” I wonder how long before somebody tries to score a goal from the top of Star Ferry? Now that would be an interesting game…
… if they can see where the goal posts are in the midst of all these respirable suspended particulate matter in the air, that is.
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