Murphies and Miracles

Madman rushing

Lift going the non-intended direction, Traffic Jam, misinformed ferry timing, bad weather, delayed ferry timing, long taxi queues, grossly overcharged, rejected by airline counter, unsuccessful attempts to act KE LIAN.

Murphies...

->1230 Diamond Hill MTR
->1248 Mong Kok MTR
->1300 Check out Dragon Hostel
->1306 Miraculously a cab stop in front of me just at the rite time! MIRACLE ONE
->1315 Still at the same stop, coz it takes that long to make a U turn.
->1330 Reached China-hongkong terminal, thanx to F1 Cab driver.
->1335 Realise the next ferry is 1430hrs. Almost wanted 2 give up & stay another nite in HK.
->1340 "O Moon Leong tim (Macau 2 o'clock)". MIRACLE TWO
->1400 Board Ferry
->1415 Announcement of bad weather and potential ferry delay
->1505 Alight Ferry
->1508 At the back of a Q to clear customs
->1509 Another counter opens and I am suddently the second in the new Q. MIRACLE THREE
->1510 Out of the terminal and looking for Cab.
->1512 "200 dola no wait no wait"
->1513 Bargain failed and got out of the terminal
->1514 200 dola no wait. come come. Persistant bogus cab driver
->1515 Told bogus cab driver my flight is 1550. We fled. Yes I have to lug my luggauge.
->1516 Sped. Another F1 cab driver.
->1523 Reach Macau Airport. MIRACLE FOUR
->1525 Rejected by Airline counter. Failed attempt to act KE LIAN
->1530 Lugguage Ah Sok pointed me to another counter.
->1535 Waiting for approval and souplad praying damn hard
->1548 Sucess. Fled to the custom and gate MIRACLE FIVE
( I think I manage to clock within 3 minutes)
->1540 Board the plane.

MIRACLES!

HOU DOR CHEY the 2 F1-cab-drivers (1 real and 1 bogus) and LUGGAGE-AH-SOK

Felt like I am taking part in AMAZING RACE.

I am safely back home.

I sincerely hope they strike lottery big time and be healthy.


P.S. all timings are accurate to the nearest 2 minutes.