To the other side of the globe

Sept.19, 1993(Sunday) Last Day in Hong Kong

Today we are leaving for Paraguay from Hong Kong.

Shirley has live here for 2 years and I lived here for more then 6 years. We were both workers in Hong Kong – Shirley a domestic helper while I was an office worker.

8:30AM Gloria came to our boarding house to give a helping hand.

10:00AM Both of us took the Ferry off from Cheung Chau to Kai Tak International Airport. Waiving farewell at the ferry pair were Gloria, Gloreen, Angie, Tita and Mirriam.

From Jim Sha Tsui, we board the shatter airport bus to the airport. Howard came to the airport to see us off.

2:30PM passenger started boarding though the plane started moving only at 4:30PM and within 2 minutes the plane was in the sky.

Two hours later the plan stopped over at Bangkok International Airport for 1 hour refill.

Thailand time is only 5:30PM while Hong Kong is already 6:30PM. We began the experience of “Traveling backward in time” in which we gained 1 hour of extra time. This flight continued until we reach Paraguay by then we have gain half day (6 hours) of extra time in our life.

We stop over again in Johannesburg at 11:45PM and Hong Kong time is 5:45AM morning of the next day. So officially I have ever ‘Landed’ on the great continent of African though I never actually set a foot step on the soil.