Rushing Around the Clock
St Stephen ' s College Preparatory School , Wong , Jovie - 9
“... I obtained Masters in Engineering at Fudan College , Shanghai ..." my mum called me up while I was typing my résumé .
" Hi dear ! I ' ve just bought you a plane ticket back to Hong Kong for this Wednesday , 1st August 2029 ." " I ' ll send my autonomous BMW to pick you up at the airport , okay ?" Mum said .
" Thanks mum ! I ' m now busy typing my résumé and job application letters , talk to you later !" I replied . " Bye , love you ." We both said .
While I was busy job hunting , I was very fortunate to have my sweetest housekeeping robot , Mimi , to take care of me and my housework . Suddenly , she came to me and passed me a book .
She asked in a high-pitched voice , " Master , I found this book in that big brown leather box under your bed . Do you want me to throw it away or bring it back to Hong Kong later ?" " Oh ! That ' s my memory box and the most important box ever !" I answered . " Remember , don ' t dump anything you find in it and keep it safely ," I reminded her . " Mimi , this little book is my diary written in the year 2019 , when I was in grade six ." I continued .
" Wow ! That ' s cool ! Can you share one of your favourite moments ?" Mimi asked .
" Of course ! But please tell Chef Tim to prepare some scones and tea for us ." I requested .
" Sure !" she said .
" Well , my most memorable moment in grade six was the graduation project , which was to explore the wonders of Old Shanghai in the year 1930 ," I told Mimi .
" That sounds interesting !" she exclaimed .
I went on , " Since I wanted to know more about Old Shanghai , I decided to look for Prof . Owltech , a calm , wise scientist , to borrow a time machine . He was very friendly and promised me one immediately . " Please tell me the year and destination ." he asked .
" Back to year 1930 , Shanghai ." I replied " But I know nothing about Shanghai and I ' m a bit scared ," I said uneasily .
" Don ' t worry , kiddy . I ' ve arranged a thoughtful , handsome aircraft engineer to guide you around . Ready ?" he asked .
" Ready !"
The machine looked like a large golden bullet , about two-meters tall . Once everything was set , my adventurous journey began .
After I heard a " choo-choo " whistle , the bullet started to tremble and " whoosh ", it rushed down into a blueish tunnel with many clocks and calendars wafting through the air . A few seconds later , I heard a " bang " sound and landed in the year 1930 . I opened the sliding door and got down , then the bullet vanished . Next , I saw a man walking towards me and asked , " Are you Jovie Wong ?"