Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction 2020complete | Page 139

Future Adventures of the Greater Bay Area Heep Yunn Primary School, Poon, Susan - 11 Greater Bay Area is the substitute name for the new continent recently made. This place is reserved for Hong Kong people as a compensation for giving Hong Kong away almost a hundred years ago. It has rolling hills, gushing rivers, tiny stream-lets, open fields, and lively plants as well as animals. In other words, this is a mini version of the entire world, with simply everything you might and must need. If I am the one in charge of this piece of amazing land, I would go on and rename it as ‘daydream land’. After all, I am sure that nobody can deny that the world, our world is moving way too fast. We now, no longer have the time to sleep or do exercise, eat or drink, let alone just sitting there and simply daydream. Can anyone believe that Hong Kong was once a peaceful, boring tiny village? There are people who has nothing to do that time. They can just roam free in the streets, do a handstand for as long as one can bear, or just try to make your tongue reach your nose. Everything is very peaceful, and you must say boring, in this tiny fishing village. Now? Hong Kong is the heart of finance, is full of immigrated people, and a busy and successful city. Despite the very-not-complicated fact that the NOW Hong Kong is much more successful than the PAST Hong Kong, many would like a time machine to change Hong Kong back to the tiny village it used to be. Why? Thats because people miss having the feeling of nothing to do, they miss the idea of doing nothing but daydreaming. However, even though they have already created the magical land in their head, they managed to fully convince themselves that a world so wonderful does not exist. If so, then please think again. Because me, Susan Poon now proudly presents— daydream land. Daydream land is a place where people can sit back and relax. They can all just lay on lawn chairs and sip drink through straws, doing their favourite things, everything from chomping on fire to reading a novel upside down. They can watch shows, perform shows, polish a shoe, do research on toenails, try to digest a gobstopper in the sea… as long as you like it. And now you get the point, just anything you want to do. This is the definition of PARADISE!!! In fact, reality does NOT allow us to be free. We have responsibilities, enforcement and promises. There are things that we have to fulfill, things to attend to. Like it or not, we are NOT free. But with daydream land fully in our grasp, we have a complete getaway from reality, just like cheating with reality. We then would be free! We can be ourselves here in daydream land, even if it is just for a few hours. this, is the freedom many had once desired, and still dreamt about it now. Despite the wonders you have all just read, please be aware of a simple yet horribly important rule: everyone is allowed!! If you are a murderer on the run, you are not out of the woods yet. After all, police are allowed to come, maybe even more often than in the real world, as maybe somebody’s hobby is stealing or kidnapping? When all is said and done, anybody or anything is allowed. Maybe you will find your dog? A flowering pot? An alien looking for wifi? Who knows!!! This, is the legendary daydream land. You are welcome to come, whether if you are an infant or a 120-year-old grandpa, we do not care. We are free here and we are here to be happy and enjoy ourselves, not to be criticised or be laughed upon. Here, equal treatment is dished out. You are welcomed to introduce your friends here, along with your parents, aunts, uncles, siblings, cousins, grandparents, great-great-who-knows-how-many-great-great-grandparents… You know, everybody is welcomed here. You are also welcomed to believe that this is a really stupid prank made by an super bored child who wants to waste time. After all, the choice is yours.