Blog entry has been backdated. It was kinda rushed for the preparation of the entire trip. Thanks to my last exam which ended on 1st, I started packing two nights before and rushing everywhere to change currency to HK dollars and RMBs. Armed with leftover maps of HK, Shenzhen and a well-worned Lonely Planet book titled 'Hong Kong & Macau' by Steve Fallon, circa 2002 freshly borrowed out from the library. I intended to travel *light*, which entailed packing some shirts, a few pants. Had an intention not to have any check-in luggage on board, heard budget airlines handle check-in baggage like shoppers in a large sale - throwing about luggages/suitcases. Well, it was about 2.30pm in the afternoon in sunny Singapore, and cleared Customs and smoothly proceeded to the waiting lounge where a gleaming,
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