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The reflection of identities between my grandfather and me in different centuries...
This article serves as a biographical essay of the author’s paternal grandfather and this ancestor’s life as a former general of the Chinese national youth league. Observing the pull of Hong Kong during the height of the Cultural Revolution of the 1950’s, the author continues this biographical exploration through her paternal grandfather’s immigration to Hong Kong, reflecting upon the issue of identity as reflected through Hong Kong culture, Chinese immigrant status, and the self.
Aiko
“Anyone’s voice, face, laughter, thoughts and memory can be simulated, even your passed-away loved ones! Here and only here you can get it done!”
In this era, immortality can be achieved by the latest commercialised total scanning technology. Through digitalising appearance, vocal cord and every neuron and cell of a brain, you can live forever in the virtual world.
Henry did not subscribe this service for himself but for his wife, Aiko, who died in an avalanche. She is now perfectly rebuilt in another world, with an incredible ability to engulf and evolve.
Fight or flight
In a world where perfection is everything, it was hard for someone imperfect to fit in.
Before Sam woke up in a hospital (with the worst hangover in his life), his carefully crafted world was flawless. He had a promising career in the police, was just taking over his first national case, and a shiny new house. His past life of living in the sewer seemed to be light years away.
But now, with nothing but a pair of borrowed boots and an old jacket, he must solve a murder he didn’t commit, while a bulldog is hot on his trail…
