By aljif7 on Skatehive
Did you experience: When Something Returns — Only to Be Lost Again Living in Asia you can count to find things where you lost it. At least from my experience in Korea and now in Hong Kong. I know Japan is also a paradise about that. In Hong Kong, lost things have a habit of waiting for you — in station offices, convenience stores, tram depots. The real challenge isn’t finding what you’ve lost. It’s remembering where you left it. This Wednesday, after school, I went to retrieve an umbrella I’d forgotten the day before at a document certification office. In my hurry to deliver a translation, I’d left it leaning by the counter. I braced myself for disappointment — but there it was, nestled among a forest of other abandoned umbrellas. The guard nodded. “Yours? Take it!” I took it, relieved. A small victory, I though. On the tramway home, I placed it beside my seat. A thought flickered: Don’t forget it here. Of course, I did. Distracted by counting coins before my stop at Admiralty, I stepp