I’ve only been to
Hong Kong once when I was probably 3 or 4 years old when my Granny took me with
her to meet my Aunt (her daughter). Alannah was 3.5 years old when we were in
HK back in August 2019. Here’s our story:
The Good:
Hong Kong is one of the best cities in the world with its beautiful Beaches,
good delicacies, friendly people and of coz, kids favourite ~ the magical
Disneyland.
Which lil
kid wouldn't want to visit Disneyland? My little Alannah had a taste of getting
to see her beloved cartoon characters when we were at Universal Studios back in
2018.
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We took a 2 days full event ticket as the place was quite huge and we
would want to take our time instead of rushing especially with a 3 year old. It
was a hot sunny day so we opted more for the indoor rides with air
conditioning.
The Hk riots just started a couple of weeks before and things were quite bad but not as bad as what will be unfolded during our stay.
Where millions of
pilgrims were gathered in Mecca to perform their Hajj, an Islamic pilgrimage
known as Hari Raya Aidil Adha / Korban in Malaysia which means ‘the Feast of
Sacrifice’, Hong Kong citizens are undergoing their own form of ‘Sacrifice,
rallying & ‘fighting’ for democracy and their safety.
I personally witnessed these sad & terrifying moments during my few days
stay here. We couldn’t use the MTR (local train transport) which takes about 15
mins from our Hotel to the gates of Disneyland so we took a Taxi instead (to
and fro) which costs 5 times more. I was fortunate to meet up with my ex HSBC
HK colleagues Ronald and Lucile who told me all I need to know about the
current situation and what to do and what not to do to be safe and away from
danger’s way
The Ugly:
Just when we thought that things would be back to normal for us once we head
back home, things turned really ugly.
We were just an hour away from boarding our flight home (already passed
immigration) and at the terminal to depart when suddenly we see gates starting
to close and the flight boards showing that all flights are canceled. Shops
were starting to close up and a lot of flight passengers were getting confused
and anxious.
Alannah
wasn’t feeling too well getting feverish and started to have rashes. We went
back and forth the different terminals finding for an answer but to no avail.
It was later announced that the airport has been locked down until further
notice. There were no hotels and most people ended up sleeping on the floors
and boarding areas. Seeing that Alannah wasn’t feeling too well, we had to
book a night in the premium plaza lounge for 10 hours so Alannah gets to shower
and be more comfortable. I didn’t sleep the whole night taking care of Alannah
as she was on meds and was getting itchy due to her rashes.
It was an
ordeal not to be forgotten. May the HK Government help these innocent people
being trapped in the middle of things and may everything turn out for the
better as soon as possible for the sake of HK and its
travellers ️
#PrayForHK
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