Cuckoo Hugh sings to the ear

蒟蒻魚
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Why should you care if you return or not, close your eyes and cut off all thoughts of Hong Kong

The "sinking" of Jumbo Seafood Restaurant did not cause much ripples in my heart, because I have lived in the countryside of the New Territories of Hong Kong, and I have never helped "Jumbo" once. The "Jumbo" was clumsy and ugly standing on the waterfront. First of all, it couldn't please me in appearance. As for the seafood dishes provided by "Jumbo", no matter how rich it is, for me, I can buy the best seafood in the New Territories, and I can cook the Hong Kong flavor I like at any food stall, so why travel long distances to visit " treasure". Seeing my friends reluctant to give up the "treasure", I just watched calmly.

But in the past two weeks, my mood has not been better. It has nothing to do with "Jumbo", but a small bottle of medicated oil. No matter where I am, I always have a bottle of white flower oil from Hong Kong Hexing in my handbag. Mosquito bites, itchy nose during allergies, headache, nausea, etc., I can't help but apply a little white flower oil to myself. I remember working with a class of postnatal girls (young girls) back then. I sometimes applied white flower oil because of headaches, and the postgraduate girls would exclaim when they smelled the smell: "Hey, you're wearing grandma oil again!" In their eyes, this kind of oil Things are only used by old grandma, but at that time, although I was still young in appearance, my soul was as old as grandma. White flower oil is my talisman, my perfume. Now I have a bottle of Wanying White Flower Oil that my husband bought when he lived alone in Taiwan. The same is from the White Flower Oil family. I always feel that the taste of Hong Kong Hexing products is lighter, spicy and not choking.

I naively thought that I would definitely be able to go home in the first summer vacation after I left, and I didn’t pre-calculate to buy enough white flower oil for more than two years of use. As a result, seeing the bottom of the white flower oil, I have to familiarize myself with the taste. The sadness of saying goodbye, coupled with the sadness of not being able to go home, the two emotions are intertwined, causing anxiety like a black hole. After I came to live in Taiwan, except for some of the supplies that I brought when I moved from Hong Kong, I kept using them, and the rest of the supplies I needed were localized as much as possible. But some things have become habit, even if the local ones are as good, they will still remember the old ones. The painkiller (Panadol), also produced by GSK, is called "Panadol" in Hong Kong and translated as "Panadol" in Taiwan. I have migraines, and when I came to Taiwan for the first year, when I needed painkillers, I brought the blue-packaged "Bili Pain" from Hong Kong. After taking it from Hong Kong, I found that the "Puna Pain" bought by the Taiwan pharmacy was in a red package. Every time I had a splitting headache, I saw the bright red on the package and I felt like frying oil on fire. Recently, under the heat of the epidemic, GSK's "Puna Pain" has been sold out.

There is one necessities that I can't find a suitable substitute in Taiwan and need to buy online from overseas. Imported goods in Taiwan are subject to tax, but individuals are allowed to buy six items from overseas every six months without import tax, and the price of each item including shipping must not exceed NT$2,000. I calculated from left to right, and by accident, the total order amount exceeded 200 yuan. As a result, Taiwan Customs imposed an import tax of more than 1,200 yuan, and the price of the goods I bought was only 1,850 yuan. When I received the notification from the customs broker, my eyes went black, and my heart was filled with misery and nowhere to complain. Taiwan is not a free trade port, and there are laws to follow in taxation. I can only blame myself for being careless. At this time, I really miss Hong Kong as a free trade port. As long as the credit card can be swiped, you can buy anything overseas. After the goods arrive in Hong Kong, the customs can pass the customs with a big wave, and there is never an import tax. I was raised comfortably in the past. After coming to Taiwan, I had to learn to carefully calculate the total order amount and plan the number of orders, and I had to consider everything for a long time. After this battle, I was so angry that I decided to stop all overseas shopping immediately.

Du Wenze said in a program on his own network station about moving to the United Kingdom, "There can't be a place that is 100% suitable for you." I agree with this very much. You can see that when we were in Hong Kong, we disliked it in every possible way. Greeting that mother all day long? Once you leave, every percentage point of discomfort in the new place will turn into an extra point for Hong Kong, and an extra percentage point for nostalgia.


Near the cold food rain grass qiqi, with wheat seedlings wind willow Yingdi.

When there is no home to return, the cuckoo Hugh sings in his ear.


Although the Qingming Festival has been too long, these few poems have always been hovering in my mind these days, and they have been recited repeatedly by me. I am really sad. A behemoth such as the Treasure Seafood Restaurant, even if I have experienced such a long time with Hong Kong, I have to leave after all. I am like a dusty dust. Close your eyes and forcefully cut off all thoughts about Hong Kong, and take good care of every stop in the future. This seems to be more practical!


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