Started meeting and catching up with friends after returning to HK and completing the useless 10 days of COVID testing required by the government. I thought most of the people who planned to leave this deteriorating city already left by the time the summer was over, but I was wrong. A friend already left for Taiwan when I tried to arrange a meetup. Another couple of friends will be moving to UK next month. How many more farewells will there be in coming days?
Most friends asked about my long summer vacation in Canada during meetups. Looking back, it was a very blessed trip. I got to meet and catch up with friends from elementary school, high schools, universities, work, and churches. The only one missing was friends from CUHK, but amazingly I bumped into one at the airport when I returned! We exchanged contacts and arranged a meetup a few weeks after.
Thankful to be able to meet and catch up with friends who God allowed me to cross path with at different stages of life. Even more grateful is that we’re still keeping in touch and that our friendship seems to have renewed and deepened amid the past unusual social-distancing pandemic years.
May God bless the many friends who had been kind to me and had together made my long summer vacation in Canada a truly blessed trip. 🙏🏻
