我同灣仔區有咩關係⋯⋯其實我真係幾鍾意灣仔，因為其實我喺灣仔真係住咗好耐，我係由兩歲住到十二歲半左右啦，咁基本上成個人生嘅幼稚園、小學、中學。初中嘅時候我都係住喺灣仔。咁所以每次就算𠵱家已經好大個喇，我今年廿六歲，但係每一次踏足灣仔嘅時候我都會覺得好安全，同埋好鍾意𠵱一度嘅節奏，即使佢已經變咗好多。

咁我今次要分享嗰個夢呢，就係我以前嘅舊屋企，咁就係一間消防同埋救護員嘅宿舍嚟。
因為我爸爸係一個消防員啦，咁所以好自然我出世嘅時候，兩歲嘅時候我就住喺嗰度喇。個夢境就係講，我當時應該係十五、六歲左右𠵱一個年紀啦，我係有一個失控嘅阿妹嘅，咁個阿妹就可能兩、三歲左右啦，好百厭㗎，成日喺度又要跳窗呀，跟住，啲晾衫架嗰啲繩掛到周圍都係佢又會想擒出去呀咁樣。咁然後我阿爸因為係消防員吖嘛。所以成日都要返工on call 廿四個鐘啦，咁佢準備返工嘅時候呢，佢就交帶我，就話：「你一定要睇實你阿妹呀吓！你唔好再畀你阿妹咁樣擒窗走呀，你要盡好做家姐嘅責任。」咁然後我就覺得：「唉，OK！即係我一定要控制佢啦。」咁而我阿媽呢就喺我間房到瞓緊覺嘅。咁啱電視啦⋯⋯係個公仔箱嚟嘅嗰個年代，播緊一個新聞。咁而嗰個新聞呢就係講盧凱彤啦，即係at17嘅其中一個成員，咁佢就因為燥鬱症所以自殺身亡嘅一個新聞咁樣。咁我嗰陣見到𠵱個新聞呢好傷心。咁正喺𠵱個途中嘅時候呢，我阿妹又發癲喇。跟住佢就喺度又衝咗出門口啦無端端。跟住又尖叫，又嗌又喊又剩。跟住又擒出窗，之後我就覺得好煩啦，因為我已經控制咗好多次，而喺同一個時間我阿爸又折返翻嚟。咁跟住之後佢就話我喇：「你睇吓！你又管唔住你阿妹喇，你睇吓？你點做人家姐㗎⋯⋯」咁係咁喺度鬧鬧鬧鬧。跟住佢鬧完之後又走咗，因為佢真係要返工。

咁我嗰刻我就覺得好無助啦，因為我阿媽繼續喺度瞓緊啦。然後我阿妹又就嚟跳落去，跟住我就好想⋯⋯我嗰刻係即刻拎起咗把刀啦，然之後我就喺度諗緊：「我不如殺鬼咗你啦，我推你落去啦，唔使煩喇。」咁樣。咁然之後，但係行到去我阿妹身後嘅時候啦，咁我又覺得我落唔到手喎。然之後我又突然間有個thought change，我又覺得，即係，不如我死啦。即係⋯⋯係，我唔知我可以做啲乜呀因為。咁然後我就真係拎住把刀諗住⋯⋯唔知自殺？𠝹手？即係我都諗唔到嘅，但係總之就有一個咁嘅念頭啦。喺𠵱個念頭萌生咗嘅嗰個moment，突然間呢，盧凱彤嘅靈魂就出現咗喇。跟住我好記得佢係喺後面咁樣啦，攬住我咁樣。然後嗰陣時，我就唔知點解我就係咁喊。跟住，我係覺得好心痛。即係我見到佢係有種百感交集，然後好似係我同佢係拍過拖呀，然後嗰種，知道佢走咗啦，撕心裂肺呀、痛呀咁樣啦。跟住我就攬住佢啦，跟住佢就同我講，佢話：「我知呀，嚟緊你學校呢仲有個歌唱比賽呀，你唔好死住呀知唔知呀，唔好放棄呀。其實你𠵱家行緊嘅路係啱㗎，你有時做嘅決定係⋯⋯即係你要繼續行你覺得應該要行嘅路呀。」咁跟住之後，佢又同我講，佢話：「嗱，如果呢，你𠵱家咁樣自殺死咗呢，你就上唔到天堂㗎啦喎，你係咪想見唔到我吖？」咁樣樣。咁呢之後我就話：「吓，但係你都⋯⋯」即係佢都係自殺㗎嘛。咁然後佢就話：「唔同嘅，因為我係⋯⋯」即係佢係算係一個有疾病嘅狀態，所以就，佢就話佢係可以上天堂嘅。咁然之後佢就話：「係囉，咁所以你想見到我嘅話，你就唔準死住喇喎，知唔知呀？」我嗰時係真係好⋯⋯係咁喊係咁喊係咁喊。跟住我攬住佢，跟住我就醒咗。

跟住呢醒返之後我就好shock啦，因為首先第一點，我唔係一個基督徒嚟嘅，即係我有屋企人係基督徒啦，但係我唔算係一個虔誠，或者我無受洗啦。咁而第二點呢就係，我唔係盧凱彤fans嚟嘅，即係我無乜點樣聽過佢啲歌或者唔算特別關注佢，但係我會知道有𠵱個人，同埋我會知道佢自殺嘅新聞呀，亦都知道佢之前嘅一啲事咁樣。咁所以我都好shock呀，𠵱個夢係，我諗兩三年前發啦，咁而距離走嘅時候，應該係仲有隔咗一段時間，所以，係我都覺得，點解嘅呢?

咁然之後就再諗返啦，同埋第三個point呢就係，我係無阿妹嘅，我係獨生女嚟嘅。咁所以，然之後就會諗到，咦⋯⋯失控？因為我以前啦，細個我係有過度活躍症嘅，咁所以呢就成日都要去瑪麗醫院嗰邊覆診啦，精神科睇，嗰陣時醫生呢就會開一啲叫做「斯文藥」嘅藥畀我食啦，跟住我阿媽就會成日同我講，佢就話：「你要乖呀，要識控制自己呀。」

因為嗰陣真係，嘩，見嗰啲訓導呢，我諗小學啲老師真係，實會認得我，因為真係，我係一個常客嚟㗎，每個星期都一定要見一次咁樣。跟住操行嗰啲又好差咁樣，咁所以就成日都會有個心，覺得我要控制自己囉，但係我又好似控制唔到咁樣。咁然後，爸爸媽媽做嘅嘢就係叫我乖啦，叫我聽話啦⋯⋯係囉，但係我又好似唔係好知點解⋯⋯係囉，我唔知點解囉，我好想知⋯⋯係⋯⋯ 跟住⋯⋯

如果我再有機會發多一次𠵱個夢，如果我知道佢係一個清醒夢，我會點做⋯⋯嗯⋯⋯我可能會覺得⋯⋯我可能會想問吓盧凱彤點睇我⋯⋯哈哈！點解佢咁信得過我行緊嘅路係啱嘅呢？咁樣啦，然後第二就係，我可能會想問吓我阿妹，點解會失控囉，點解咁想擒出窗呀？係唔係有啲咩吸引咗你呀？係唔係有啲咩想做呀? 我可能會同我阿妹溝通多啲，傾多啲偈，而唔係一味淨係鬧佢囉或者，係囉，施壓佢啦，set 好多rules畀佢跟啦，而根本就無聽過佢講嘢。至於阿爸阿媽，反而我又唔係真係特別想同佢哋講啲咩，我覺得佢哋喺度同唔喺度係無咩大分別。係囉，現實或者夢境都係，咁所以，係囉，嗯⋯⋯我覺得係咁樣。

What's my connection with the Wan Chai District?... Actually, I love Wan Chai because I've lived there for many years, since I was two up till about twelve and a half. My entire early life, kindergarten, primary school, and middle school, took place there. Even though I've already grown up, I'm 26 this year, every time I visit Wan Chai, I feel a sense of security and love its city rhythm, even though it has changed a lot.

This time, I want to share my dream that revolves around my old home, which was a dormitory for firefighters and paramedics.

My father was a firefighter, so naturally, when I was two years old, I started living there. The dream was set during my teenage years when I was about fifteen or sixteen. I had a little sister who was uncontrollable, probably around two or three years old. She always wanted to jump out of the window, and she was tempted to climb on the clothes lines hanging around.

My father, being a firefighter, was always on call 24/7. So when he was preparing to go to work, he entrusted me with the care of my sister. He told me, "You must look after your little sister! Don't let her climb out the window again. You need to take up responsibility as an older sister."

At that moment, a news broadcasted on television about the suicide of Ellen Loo, one of the band members of at17, due to her depression. Knowing this news saddened me deeply. Meanwhile, my little sister suddenly rushed out, screaming, crying, and trying to climb out of the window. I was very irritated because I had tried to control her many times before.

At the same time, my father returned. He scolded me, "Look! You can't control your little sister again, can you? How can you be an older sister..." After his scolding, he had to leave again for work.

I felt utterly helpless at that moment because my mother was still sleeping, and my little sister was about to jump. I impulsively picked up a knife, thinking, "I might kill you. Push you down, then I won't have to worry anymore." But when I walked up to my sister, I realized I couldn't do it. Then, a thought crossed my mind. Why not just end my own life instead?

At that moment, the spirit of Ellen Loo appeared. She came from behind and hugged me. I started crying uncontrollably. Seeing her was a whirlwind of emotions, it felt like we had a past romantic relationship, and knowing that her left was heart-wrenching.

She said to me, "I know, there is a singing competition at your school coming up. You must not give up. Actually, you are on the right track. You have to continue and believe you are right." She went on to say that if I committed suicide, I would be unable to go to heaven and see her. I pointed out that she had committed suicide too, but she replied that was different because she was mentally ill, which allowed her to go to heaven. She told me that if I wanted to see her, then I must not give up on life.

After waking up, I was shocked. For one, I'm not a Christian, although I have family members who are. Second, I wasn't a fan of Ellen Loo. I didn't particularly listen to her songs or follow her closely. I did know who she was, and I knew about her suicide, but I was still taken aback by the dream.

There was a third point that puzzled me: I don't have a little sister. I'm an only child. I wondered if the uncontrollable "little sister" in my dream was a representation of my own uncontrollable urges from when I had ADHD.

If I had another chance to experience this dream and knew that it was a lucid dream, I might want to ask Ellen Loo what she thinks of me and why she believes so firmly that the path I'm on is the right one. Besides, I might want to ask my "little sister" why she acts out of control, why she wants to climb out of the window. Is there something enticing her? Is there something she wants to do? And I might communicate more with my "little sister," talk more, instead of just reprimanding or pressuring her, setting so many rules for her to follow without ever listening to what she has to say. For my parents, I think I don't have a particular question to ask them. Whether they are present or not doesn't seem to make much of a difference, both in reality or in dreams. That's how I feel about it.

我個夢同我自細喺灣仔到大嘅生活經驗呢應該好有關係。另外呢，應該幾見證到1980年代嗰陣時，灣仔同埋香港嘅消費文化出現，令到呢社區個面貌呢都有啲改變。

我個夢就好簡單嘅啫，就係夢見自己，喺灣仔道嗰度呢，好急急咁樣就行過咗，見到喺國泰商場對面嗰度有個新起嘅商場就落成咗，但係呢因為我唔知趕緊啲咩時間，就經過咗個商場上唔到去。夢入面呢，我就知道嗰個商場應該有啲新嘅遊戲機呀同埋game呢就出咗。但係我夢入邊就好悔恨咁樣呢，就上唔到去。

個夢就係咁簡短嘅啫，但係諗返起呢，應該同我呢自細，中小學嗰時，鍾意打機啦，𠵱啲咁嘅生活文化有關啦。另外呢，再追番遠啲就係灣仔嗰陣時呢，喺1980年代嗰時，就有𠵱啲咁嘅細嘅商場仔出現咗。國泰商場對面嗰度呢，以前呢有個叫做海運商場嘅商場仔。咁我細個嗰陣時呢，爹哋媽咪呢都會帶我上去逛嘅，咁上面呢就有電動嘅木馬呀、飛機呀咁樣，我就可以坐上去嗰度玩啦。咁估唔到大咗之後呢，𠵱家呢，夜晚發夢呢，都仲會夢返喺嗰度附近經過。

咁另外諗翻呢就應該80年代嗰陣時呢，都唔止海運商場𠵱一個嘅，大家如果行開灣仔道呢，應該都會仲見到好多一啲𠵱家好噏耷嘅古老嘅商場仔喺嗰度沿路一帶。咁𠵱啲好多都係喺八九十年代嗰陣時出現。咁我自己諗呢，應該就係嗰陣時香港嘅人嘅經濟環境就改善咗啦，咁大家喺社區附近呢，都希望放工之後落街呢都有啲細嘅商場仔呀，店鋪呀，可以滿足自己工餘嘅消費需要同埋娛樂啦，咁就所以出現咗咁多𠵱啲咁樣嘅商場，而如果諗返灣仔社區嘅發展呢，灣仔就有好古老嘅街市啦，但嗰啲街市呢，以前細個嗰陣時同阿媽除咗買餸會經過嗰度之外，夜晚又真係唔會想行過去，一嚟佢哋就已經收晒檔啦，二嚟呢，嗰啲買菜啊，或者啲好基本嘅生活所需嗰啲嘢呢，可能已經滿足唔到80年代嗰陣時啲居民嘅生活需要喇。咁所以諗返起，真係同社區，同埋我自己個人成長嘅經歷呢，都幾有關係，同埋最後嘅係，唔知點解夢見同細個有關嘅夢境呢，總係很匆匆而過就要離開咁樣，可能同我哋成長嘅經歷，童年就係咁短暫就消失咗，就算你發夢嘅時候，夢見返佢，都只可以呢，一閃而過，咁樣就經歷咗。

My dream was intertwined deeply with my experiences growing up in Wan Chai. At the same time, the dream reflected the rise of consumerism in Wan Chai and Hong Kong during the 1980s, which was a shift bringing significant transformations in our community.

The dream itself was fairly straightforward. I found myself hastily crossing Wan Chai Road, and I spotted a new shopping mall located opposite the Cathay 88 mall. However, I was in a hurry and walked past the mall without stepping inside. In the dream, I was aware that the mall released new arcade machines and games. Eventually I was left with a feeling of regret that I hadn't had the chance to explore it.

My dream was brief, but upon reflection, it resonated with my childhood and adolescent years when I had a keen interest in video games. It also stirred up my memories of the small shopping malls that emerged in Wan Chai during the 1980s. One such establishment was the Ocean Centre, located across from the Cathay 88. My parents often took me there when I was young, where I would delight in riding the electric horses and planes. Surprisingly, even now, I find myself dreaming about passing by that area.

Further reflecting on the 1980s, the Ocean Centre was not the only one. If you walk along the Wan Chai Road today, you would still come across many quaint, old shopping malls. A significant number of these shopping malls sprung up during the 80s and 90s. I believe this trend was in response to an improvement in Hong Kong's economic situation during that period. People in the community desired small malls and shops where they could buy things and fulfill their entertainment needs after work, which led to such establishments.

Regarding the development of the Wan Chai community, there were many old markets in Wan Chai too. Aside from accompanying my mom to buy groceries from these markets when I was young, I didn’t want to visit them at night. The first reason is that the stalls would have already closed. The second reason is that these markets, selling groceries and basic necessities, were unable to fulfill the needs of the residents in the 80s.

So, looking back, my personal development and the community I grew up in are connected in many ways. Lastly, I wonder why my dreams about childhood are always fleeting, and I always seem to be rushing to leave. Perhaps this mirrors my experiences of growing up, where my childhood is ephemeral and vanishes swiftly. Even in dreams, it was fleeting and perhaps that's nature.

我嘅夢呢，就係小學嘅時候發生喺灣仔公園。我就係夢見到我自己一個人去咗公園度玩，跟住，我就係瀡落去一條滑梯度啦，而嗰條滑梯上面就係佈滿咗一啲不同品種嘅蝴蝶，跟住我一瀡落去嘅時候呢，嗰啲蝴蝶就係喺嗰度不停⋯⋯啲蝴蝶就係即時就係飛走咁樣囉。咁樣，跟住就係會見到好多蝴蝶喺眼前咁樣囉。我望到只係一個畫面囉，佢就係無一個前因後果。小學嘅時候，日日都會同細佬啊，同埋啲小學同學落去一齊玩咁樣囉。所以，灣仔公園對於我之前細個嚟講，應該都係一個經常去嘅地方咁樣。

如果我再發一個咁樣嘅夢嘅話，我會瀡多幾次囉。因為都係會記得，發夢嘅時候見到嗰個蝴蝶滿天飛嘅畫面好靚咁樣囉。所以都會想再去感受多次咁樣。

My dream took me back to my primary school days in Wan Chai Park. In the dream, I found myself playing on a slide alone in the park. Interestingly, the slide was covered with various species of butterflies. As I began to slide down, the butterflies were flying away immediately. Consequently, I was immersed because numerous butterflies fluttered in front of me. This dream was like a flashback, lacking any clear cause or consequence. During my primary school years, I visited the park daily and played with my siblings and schoolmates. So, to me, Wan Chai Park was a frequent haunt.

If I were to have such a dream again, I would wish to play the slide a few more times. The sight of butterflies filling the sky during the dream left a beautiful impression on me, so I would certainly want to relive that feeling again.

我記得我嘅夢境嘅內容就係，有一日我如常咁樣同媽咪一齊返工啦，咁喺修頓球場行返去舖頭。嗰陣時舖頭就喺聖佛蘭士街上面。咁會經過廈門街呀，會經過汕頭街嗰一頭。咁記得嗰個夢入面呢就係我同媽咪行過，跟住落雨喎。咁好大雨咁我哋就企咗喺一個鐵閘有個簷蓬前面避雨啦。咁我哋避避吓雨嘅時候就發現，隻眼角上面有啲嘢喺度郁吓郁吓，咁我哋就望上去啦，咁就發現咗一隻好大隻嘅蜘蛛。隻蜘蛛係，我記得係好多毛嘅，啲手手腳腳呀，個身呀，全部都黑色嗰啲毛，好核突。跟住，個夢就大概係咁樣，跟住我就嚇醒咗。

如果再一次可以入到同一個夢境嘅時候，我諗我會首先捉阿媽一齊去睇嗰隻蜘蛛究竟係真定係假啦，我諗亦都未必一定要用一個好驚嘅心情去迎接𠵱件事，反而我覺得幾有趣，因為隻蜘蛛真係好大，我諗人生係真係唔會有見到一隻咁大嘅蜘蛛，除非你去外國一啲野外嘅地方，你先可以見到一隻咁大嘅蜘蛛，即係大到好似嗰啲長腳蟹咁大。

我個夢境同我生活嘅經驗有咩關係，就可能我覺得，會唔會係，有好多嘢我都⋯⋯對一啲未知嘅嘢，我會有一個恐懼囉，而我覺得我個夢係，我無去真係去睇嗰隻蜘蛛究竟係真定係假，咁所以我覺得，有好多嘢可能我喺現實生活入面我就係可能係一個好遙遠嘅距離去觀察一件事，我覺得嗰件事有啲唔對路，咁我就唔會去真係find out 嗰件事究竟係真定係假，同其實係咪真係有咁驚。

我細個嘅時候喺灣仔出世啦，咁我媽咪都係喺灣仔出世。咁所以我細細個，即係BB仔嘅時候呢，我已經跟媽咪返工喺灣仔，一路直到可能小學？我記得應該係小學嘅時候先搬走。咁好記得同媽咪每日返工都要行同一條路呀，去同一間茶記買蛋牛治呀，腿蛋治呀，然之後就返去舖頭開工。咁有好多側邊嘅街坊呀，有好多舖頭嘅老細呀，已經係一啲真係好親切嘅關係。

My dream, as I recall, took place on a day when I accompanied my mom to work. We walked from Southorn Playground to our shop situated on St. Francis Street. On our way, we passed by Amoy Street and Swatow Street. In the dream, it started to rain heavily while we were walking, so we took shelter underneath a canopy in front of a metal gate. As we were waiting for the rain to stop, my mom and I noticed something was moving. Looking up, we discovered a huge, hairy spider. Its body and legs were covered in prominent black hair. The dream ended there, and I woke up feeling scared.

If I revisit the same dream again, I would first stay with my mom, and together we tried to examine whether the spider was real or not. I don't think I would be afraid at that time. Moreover, I might find it rather intriguing because the spider was incredibly large. In real life, I believe I wouldn't encounter such a large spider unless I ventured into the wild in some foreign countries, where I could potentially see a spider as big as a long-legged crab.

The dream might reflect my tendency to feel a sense of fear towards the unknown. In the dream, I didn't really investigate if the spider was real or not. So, I believe there might be many situations in real life that I observe from a safe distance. If something seems off, I would hesitate to delve deeper to find out whether it's real or not, and whether it's genuinely as frightening as it seems.

I was born and raised in Wan Chai, as was my mom. When I was a baby, I stayed in Wan Chai with my mom at that time, until probably my primary school years. I recalled that we moved away when I was in primary school. I vividly remember walking the same path with my mom every day, buying either beef and egg sandwiches, or ham and egg sandwiches, from the same restaurant before heading back to the shop and starting to work. We had very close relationships with many neighbors and shop owners in the streets.

我喺灣仔嘅夢境係喺藍屋嗰條路啦，跟住我就係純粹經過㗎啫。跟住就繼續直行啦，去到𠵱一個Hopewell Centre。但係發夢之前呢⋯⋯即係發喺灣仔嘅夢之前呢，其實係發緊另一個夢。跟住呢，發完灣仔𠵱個夢呢，其實係發緊另一個夢，係好似⋯⋯嗯⋯⋯純粹好似⋯⋯十秒鐘？一個好似類似⋯⋯flashback？咁樣樣。

從藍屋行去Hopewell Centre呢，就⋯⋯我好有印象，吖！見到藍色嘅屋呀，跟住就認得出，吖！𠵱個就係灣仔！因為我之前喺𠵱度返工嘅，咁我之前返工呢，其實係行上𠵱個藍屋嗰條路，跟住所以我先認得吖！𠵱度係灣仔啦。跟住繼續行行行，跟住呢就見到一個啡色嘅牆啦。應該嗰個位呢係有銀行啦、灣仔郵局啦，但係嗰個位呢係完全冇嘢嘅，係得一幢啡色嘅牆。咁喺𠵱個牆上面呢，好似⋯⋯有慢慢一個一個筆畫咁樣出嚟啦，又係閃嘅，又係藍綠色咁樣樣啦，一個一個筆畫出嚟，好似製造一個藝術品啦，一棵類似樹咁樣樣啦，我覺得，吖！好神奇呀，好靚但我一路行行行，我行得好快，好似我平時返工，去返工嘅速度啦。跟住其實我一路行一路望住、一路望住。唉，但係我都無得留得太耐，跟住就都係繼續行啦，跟住就無再繼續睇啦。

咁𠵱個夢同我生活經驗有咩關係呢，就係我返工嘅地方就係上落𠵱個斜路啦。亦都有返工嘅時候呢，有一次我緊急要買⋯⋯即係夏天嘅時候⋯⋯點知我哋無晒冰喎，咁所以我就好緊急去⋯⋯𠵱個叫Lee Tung Avenue去買啲冰啦。跟住我記得我就行𠵱條路，好快好快行呀行，行過去。咁Hopewell Centre 咁啱呢，都係我另一度返過工嘅地方嘅，咁所以我都好深刻印象，同埋認得出，吖！𠵱個又係灣仔咁樣樣。

你同灣仔區有咩關係？嗯！咁跟返上一個問題嗰個答案啦，就係我之前喺𠵱度返工嘅。仲有咩呢？嗯⋯⋯我諗無嚕⋯⋯

跟住萬一我又再一次發𠵱個夢，知道係一個清醒夢，我會喺夢入邊做啲乜嘢⋯⋯我就想停喺度囉。我好想望住嗰幅畫，我好想知佢係點樣發展呀，或者畫出嚟。我好想繼續睇落去，吖！呢幅畫係點樣樣㗎？我想知道佢個完成嘅作品係咩樣囉。

My dream in Wan Chai took place on the road near the Blue House, and I was simply passing through. Then I continued on my path towards the Hopewell Centre. However, beyond this dream, I was actually in the midst of another dream. Like after the end of this Wan Chai dream, I immediately transitioned into another dream, which was almost just a ten-second flashback.

In the journey from the Blue House to Hopewell Centre, I vividly remember seeing the blue-colored house and realizing, "Ah! This is Wan Chai!" I used to work around here, and this road to the Blue House was my route heading to work, and that’s why I recognized this place as Wan Chai. I continued walking in the dream, and I noticed a brown wall. This location should have housed a bank and the Wan Chai Post Office, but in my dream, all that area was empty but just a brown wall. On this wall, something akin to brush strokes began to slowly appear, glowing in blue and green hues. It was as if an artwork was being created, somewhat resembling a tree. I thought, "Ah! How magical and beautiful!" However, I kept walking at a brisk pace, similar to my usual speed when commuting to work. All the while I kept an eye on the wall. I didn't have the luxury to linger, so I continued my journey without further observation.

The connection between this dream and my life experiences lies in the fact that the route in my dream was the path I used to take to work. There was also an instance when I had to urgently buy ice during the summer, since we had run out at my workplace. Consequently, I rushed to Lee Tung Avenue to replenish our ice supply. I remembered walking this road quickly. Interestingly, Hopewell Centre was also a place where I had worked in the past, which left a significant imprint in my memory and allowed me to instantly recognize, "This is Wan Chai!"

What is my relationship with the Wan Chai district? As mentioned in my answer to the previous question, I used to work here. Anything else? Well… I believe that's all there is…

If I were to revisit this dream again, knowing that it's a lucid dream, what would I do? I'd wish to pause there. I would be very interested in observing that painting, to understand how it develops or is created. I would love to continue watching it, wondering, "What does this painting look like?" I would be curious to know what the completed artwork would look like.

If I were to revisit this dream again, knowing that it's a lucid dream, what would I do? I'd wish to pause there. I would be very interested in observing that painting, to understand how it develops or is created. I would love to continue watching it, wondering, "What does this painting look like?" I would be curious to know what the completed artwork would look like.

我喺灣仔個夢就發生喺一條大斜路嗰度，咁嗰條大斜路呢其實就係石水渠街。咁個夢裏面呢我應該就要⋯⋯我記得呢，我就應該同一個或者兩個朋友啦，或者屋企人，就要喺石水渠街行上行落囉。咁其實行上行落呢又唔係講話行完上去就即刻行落去嘅，而係呢我應該，行上去呢，我喺堅彌地街有個位呢有啲嘢做，咁做咗啲嘢之後呢，就要好急咁樣行返落去灣仔其他地方。

咁其實個夢個時間呢，就應該就都幾長嘅，咁可能⋯⋯我諗係一日到，咁可能上⋯⋯我由皇后大道東經石水渠街行上去係朝頭早啦，咁朝頭早處理完某啲嘢呢，就晏晝落返嚟灣仔其他地方啦。跟住可能到三四點又上去，跟住之後晏啲又落嚟。咁喺一日裏面咁樣，行上行落幾次咁樣囉。咁而我記得我行嗰陣呢我就算係上啦定係落呢，我都係好急㗎個人，即係我要行得好快啦，又未去到跑，但我會好大步咁樣行啦，好想行快啲啦，又好似行極都行唔完條斜路咁樣啦，係囉。咁而⋯⋯其實個夢⋯⋯我kind of 記得個片段就係咁樣。

咁而我覺得同我真實生活個關係就係，其實我，我細個都成日行𠵱條路，因為其實我細個嘅屋企就喺堅尼地街嘅，咁變咗我由屋企出去灣仔其他地方，我就係一定要through𠵱條石水渠街，先可以好似接觸到其他我生活要去嘅地方囉。咁然後我發𠵱個夢嘅時候呢，我其實已經搬離開咗灣仔好耐㗎喇。咁但係我諗⋯⋯我唔知係咪我⋯⋯我發𠵱個夢，即係可能兩三年前嘅時候，我嘅嗰陣時嘅生活係會有啲焦慮啦⋯⋯係囉，咁所以係個夢入面，我就將𠵱種焦慮嘅感覺，喺我潛意識裏面最熟悉嘅街道呈現出嚟囉。

咁⋯⋯如果畀我再發一次𠵱個夢而知道𠵱個係夢⋯⋯我諗⋯⋯其實我覺得我又未必會有好大分別，但係，我諗我會行得慢啲囉，因為我都好記得係，嗰種行上行落呢係有啲辛苦。係囉，咁我諗如果知道係夢，我就唔會行得咁辛苦，會行得慢啲。

My dream took place on a steep road in Wan Chai, which is Stone Nullah Lane in reality. In the dream, I remember I was supposed to be walking up and down this street with one or two friends, or perhaps family members. However, walking was more than just going straight up and down. Instead, I got something to do on Kennedy Street after walking up there. After getting something done, I needed to rush back down to somewhere else in Wan Chai.

The temporal span of the dream was quite extended, possibly covering an entire day. It started in the early morning with me walking up through Stone Nullah Lane from Queen's Road East, getting something done by midday, and then getting to other places in Wan Chai. Later, around three or four in the afternoon, I went up again and got down later on. So, within a single day, I have gone up and down several times. I remember being in a rush the whole time, no matter going up or down. I was walking at a fast pace, not running, but taking large steps. I wanted to go faster, and it felt like I could never reach the end of the steep road.

I think the correlation between this dream and my real-life experiences is that I often took this path when I was little. My childhood home was on Kennedy Street, and wherever in Wan Chai I went, I had to pass through Stone Nullah Lane. However, when I had this dream, I had already moved away from Wan Chai for a long time. But I think... I'm not sure whether I... When I had this dream, possibly two or three years ago, my life was marked by some level of anxiety. Therefore, in the dream, I projected this sense of anxiety onto the most familiar street from my subconscious.

If I were to experience this dream again and knew it was a dream... I think... I wouldn't expect a significant difference, but I believe I would likely walk slower. What I distinctly remember is the exhaustion walking uphill and downhill. So, if I knew that it was a dream, I wouldn't push myself to walk so hard; I would adopt a slower pace.

我發𠵱個夢呢就喺永樂里附近嘅一個公園仔啦，咁個夢境呢就係，我喺𠵱個公園仔坐嗰時呢，食晏嗰時就好悠閒呢，聽吓鳥聲啊，聽吓水聲啊，睇吓啲附近嘅行人走來走去。咁但係呢有一次呢，就無端端有一班人呢，就喺𠵱個公園仔嘅上邊呢，就嗌我走上去，佢就話：「你哋快啲爬上嚟啦！」咁樣。咁於是乎呢，我又鼓起勇氣咁樣爬上去。好辛苦，係咁爬吓行吓，但係呢，莫名其妙咁樣呢，就跌咗落嚟。咁跟住呢，個夢境就醒咗喇。

因為平時我喺𠵱頭返工已經返咗20幾年啦，咁平時好鍾意呢，就上去日月星街，上邊食嘢，行吓嗰啲art gallery咁樣。所以連發夢嘅時候呢，都會將自己嘅平時嘅生活呢，都會連繫埋一齊。

咁如果喺清醒嘅夢嘅話，咁當然我係唔會爬上去啦，隔離就有條咁方便嘅樓梯。而且𠵱家喺PP3上邊呢，已經有行人電梯喇。所以𠵱家比二十年前呢，已經方便咗好多。而且個公園呢又變得好乾淨，好好坐。所以，𠵱個就係我嘅分享喇！

My dream took place in a small park near Wing Lok Lane in Wan Chai. In the dream, I was sitting in the park, leisurely enjoying my lunch, listening to the birds singing and the sound of water, and watching the nearby hustle and bustle. However, out of nowhere, a group of people at the top of the park shouted at me asking me to climb up, saying, "You guys better hurry and climb up here!" So, I mustered up the courage and began the climb. It was tough, and for some reason, I fell down and woke up from my dream.

In reality, I've been working in this area for over 20 years. I often enjoy going to Sun Street, Moon Street and Star Street  to eat and browse the art galleries. Hence, even in my dreams, my day-to-day life is intertwined with my subconscious.

If it were a lucid dream, of course, I wouldn't opt to climb; there's a conveniently located staircase right there. Furthermore, there's now a pedestrian escalator to PP3 Three Pacific Place. So, compared to two decades ago, it's much more convenient now. Besides, the park has become much cleaner and is a lovely place to sit. So, that's my dream for sharing!

個夢境當下嘅時空⋯⋯大約十四、十五年前左右啦。咁我當時係一個中學生，咁就記得呢係放學之後呢，係一個下晝嚟嘅。咁就要過嚟演藝嗰度呢，就搵老師上堂，上樂器。係喇，咁我好記得當我嚟到演藝嘅門口嘅時候呢，就發現佢啲門lock哂喎，入極都入唔到嚟喎，咁於是我就用咗好多方法去周圍搵後門呀、爆門呀，咁先至入到去演藝學院嘅內部。

咁最大嘅唔同係啲乜嘢呢？我就記得係佢嘅大堂中間擺咗一隻紙紮嘅鳳凰。which is就係𠵱家你喺我嗰幅圖上面見到嘅。夢境入面嘅印象係咁，同埋好深刻就係佢哋個地氈嗰個顏色。係囉，𠵱個就係我當下嘅夢境。發現入到去APA有一隻好大嘅鳳凰，然後周圍都無人嘅。

如果畀我再面臨同一次嘅夢境，或者𠵱件事喺現實發生嘅話我會點做，我可能⋯⋯我可能一把火會點着嗰隻紙紮嘅鳳凰佢囉。係呀，係咪好癲呀？哈哈！

我叫做Casey，今年30歲，灣仔同我有啲乜嘢連結⋯⋯就係我細個有一段時間要過嚟灣仔度上堂啦，係喇，跟我老師學樂器，咁嗰個地方呢就係APA，𠵱個都係我當時同灣仔最大連結嘅地方。

The temporal and spatial setting of this dream... was approximately 14 or 15 years ago. At that time, I was studying in secondary school. I remember it was an afternoon after school. I had to go to the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (APA), to have class learning musical instruments. Yes, I vividly remember that when I arrived at the entrance of the Academy, all the doors were locked. I couldn't get in no matter what. As a result, I tried different methods to find a backdoor, or forcibly enter, in order to get inside.

What was the most significant difference in the dream? I remember a paper phoenix placed in the middle of the lobby, which you can see in the picture I've provided. That's an impression from the dream, along with the striking memory of the color of their carpet. Yes, that was my dream at the time. I discovered this huge phoenix inside the APA where nobody was around.

If I had the same dream again, or if this situation happened in reality, I might... I might set the paper phoenix on fire. Yes, isn't that crazy? Haha!

My name is Casey, and I'm 30 years old this year. My connection with Wan Chai... When I was younger, I had classes in Wan Chai sometimes. Yeah, I was learning a musical instrument from my teacher, and that was in APA. This was my most significant connection with Wan Chai at that time.

我嘅夢係關於我搭公共交通工具，成日都去唔到我自己本身想去嘅目的地，而去兜咗一啲好遙遠嘅地方，都唔係可以自己控制到，咁所以就通常喺夢嗰啲⋯⋯去到嗰個環節你就會醒咗，咁就會覺得自己好似其實唔知自己生活嗰個目標其實係咪唔清晰呀？定係話其實以為自己搵到生活嘅目標，但係又唔係好肯定嗰個係咪一個正確，或者係咪真係自己想去達成嘅一啲嘅理想。咁所以我會覺得，𠵱個夢其實有時會喺灣仔或者其他區發生啦，咁因為我喺灣仔都工作咗好多年嘅，咁可能有少少覺得係咪自己嘅工作會唔會，唔係真係自己鍾意嘅嘢呀，定係話𠵱個地方其實未必真係話我係想要嘅一個目的地囉。

咁如果真的係話可以再發一次夢呢，我估我會係想同嗰個，公共交通工具嗰個司機啦，例如的士司機或者巴士司機講，就係話，其實你⋯⋯點解你同我講話去A嘅地方你唔去嗰度，而又載我去另一個地方呢？咁嗰個司機其實係咪等如我係需要一個人？即係要靠佢，或者要透過佢，我先至可以去到其實我自己心中想，最真正要去到嗰個地方囉。咁但係就，希望下次我再發𠵱啲夢嘅時候，即係我記得咁樣做，咁就同嗰個司機可以有一個溝通互動囉，嘗試去可以去改變𠵱個夢，即係一種嘅宿命囉。

My dream is about taking public transportation, but never get to my intended destination. Instead, I ended up somewhere far-off which was out of my control. That’s why at some point you would usually wake up from the dream. It leaves me questioning whether my life goals are unclear, or whether I've found my life goals, but I'm not entirely sure if it's the right one, or if it’s really something I wanna achieve. So, I feel like this dream could take place in Wan Chai or anywhere else. I've been working in Wan Chai for many years, but I also wonder if my job is really what I enjoy, or if this place is genuinely the destination I desire.

If I could dream the same dream again,  I would ask the driver, probably a taxi driver or a bus driver—why aren't they taking me to 'Place A' as I requested, but instead taking me somewhere else? I wonder if the driver symbolizes someone I need in my life. In other words, do I need to rely on them to get to the place I truly wish to be? However, I hope the next time when I have the same dream, I remember to do this, to talk to the driver and try to change this predetermined course of the dream.

我好肯定，𠵱個係一個關於灣仔夢境嘅故仔。發生應該係喺大回歸之後好耐好耐。我個人當時喺邊度呢？喺加拿大？定係喺香港？我唔記得，但係個夢好肯定，就係喺軒尼詩道。我行緊過去，我要行去集成中心，我喺集成中心嘅對面，起碼有六條車嘅路線。有一個叮叮，有巴士係好快好快，向緊金鐘嘅方向行走，我係要過嗰條馬路，啲車行得很快，我應該係衝過去，定係我應該要停一下，喺個安全島上面呢？我應該曲線過去，定係直線過去呢？𠵱個夢係咪因為同我第一次，隔咗好多年之後再返翻香港嗰個時候個感覺呢？一種好緊張、我唔係好知道、好陌生、係唔係我熟悉嘅地方，𠵱個係唔係一個關於我同香港再相遇嘅地方呢？

如果可以再做多次夢嘅話，我諗我唔會行過去，我會飛過去。我可以飛上去架巴士上面，跟住架巴士向住金鐘方向衝過去，我係會飛上去。

I'm sure that this is a dream about Wan Chai. It occurred long long after the Handover. Where was I in real life at that time? Was I in Canada? Or was I in Hong Kong? I don't remember, but I'm sure the dream was set on Hennessy Road. I was walking towards C.C.Wu Building from the opposite side of the road with at least six traffic lanes. There was a tram and a bus going really fast towards Admiralty. I needed to cross that busy road, but the vehicles were moving so fast. Should I have dashed across? Or should I have paused at the pedestrian island? Should I have taken a curved path or a straight one to cross? Was this dream somehow connected to my feelings when I returned to Hong Kong after a long time? The feeling of anxiety,uncertainty, unfamiliarity... I feel unsure if this was the place I used to know—was this dream about my reunion with Hong Kong?

If I had the same dream again, I wouldn't walk across. Instead, I would fly onto the bus as it sped towards Admiralty. I would fly onto it.

發過一個關於灣仔嘅夢，雖然當初發夢嘅時候，唔係好知道嗰個地方喺邊度，直至有一次偶然嘅機會散下步，好似同自己嘅夢境重遇。見到嗰個夢中出現嘅地方，我覺得好神奇。嗰個夢係一個夏天嘅落雨嘅晏晝，大概係三點半、四點鐘？做完嘢想出嚟行吓。咁行吓行吓呢，就行到去一個公園度。嗰個地方周圍全部都係好高嘅樹，樹葉好大、好密，樹高到好似睇唔到天空喺邊度。個畫面係綠色嘅，同埋可以喺空氣當中聞到落雨之後嘅泥土嘅味道，同埋樹嘅味道。正當我想行前少少睇嘅時候發現，原來喺𠵱個樹林嘅中間，有一個好似足球場嘅地方，但係球場上面無人踢波嘅，而球場嘅表面，認真睇，佢又唔係球場，係水嚟嘅。發現原來球場變咗一個泳池，泳池顏色係綠色同埋藍色mix埋一齊嘅。泳池好似好深，我坐喺𠵱一個球場嘅泳池邊，一個人坐低喺度，除咗鞋。夏天嚟嘅，覺得好熱，好想喺𠵱個moment將自己嘅兩隻腳浸落去𠵱一個球場一樣嘅泳池當中。無諗過落去游水，淨係靜靜地就咁坐喺泳池邊，一路坐一路呼吸，一路觀察身邊好高、好密嘅樹。嗰一刻有一種好fresh，好release嘅感覺。然後嗰個夢呢，就係一陣草青味當中就完結咗喇。

我諗，可能當初發𠵱個夢嘅時候，自己嘅心理狀態係好渴望得到一種放鬆，得到一種唞氣，可以有一個refresh嘅機會。咁我估嗰段時間，喺做嘢上面呢，都面對住一啲比較大嘅壓力。自己好想好似出走咁樣，離一離開嗰個現實，離一離開咁充滿emo嘅城市嘅⋯⋯去到一個無咩人去到嘅地方。而我覺得當我嘅皮膚接觸水面嘅嗰一刻嘅感覺，好似成個人呢，飄浮咗喺嗰個水面當中。係一種好特別嘅感覺，好輕，好似成個人都可以真係放鬆落嚟。但令到我諗到呢，有時日常生活嘅一啲壓力，或者日常生活經歷到一啲無辦法去疏導，或者疏解嘅狀態，就往往會投射喺我嘅夢中，好想喺夢中搵到一個出口，而可以令到自己得到一個釋放。

我諗𠵱個係其中一個好有關係嘅因素啦。而第二樣嘢呢，我覺得我係自己本身係好鍾意行公園嘅。我哋香港嘅公園呢，係真係總想不停去行吓，坐低喺嗰度停留一段時間嘅，咁樣嘅一個興趣。

所以當嗰個夢境係發生喺，其實係灣仔公園嘅時候，我發現，其實我對灣仔公園嘅感覺係幾好，係有一種神秘得嚟呢，又喺城市中間有一種自成一角，或者遠離一啲好嘈，好煩⋯⋯好繁忙嘅街景嘅一個狀態。佢有佢自己嘅寧靜喺背後。所以𠵱個就係我諗，同我夢境有關嘅第二個元素啦。

如果有機會再一次進入自己𠵱一個夢境嘅話，我諗我都會選擇個場景係發生喺一個夏天落雨嘅晏晝。仍然都係一個咁樣嘅森林，仍然都係𠵱一個球場一樣嘅泳池。唔同嘅可能係我希望今次坐喺泳池邊，除咗鞋浸腳嘅就唔單只係我自己一個，我好希望可以有一個人或者係有一個動物，好似我嘅貓貓，可以喺泳池邊同我保持一段距離，但又係好似互相陪伴咁樣渡過小小嘅，下午嘅時間。嗰種關係可以係好曖昧嘅，但係唔打攪，但都可以係彼此相信，又保持距離嘅感覺。

咁如果有機會呢，試一試真係唔係淨係坐喺隔離望，或者喺度等，而係有機會可以跳落去𠵱一個好似球場一樣嘅泳池當中自在嘅游水，甚至可能會潛入池底，去睇吓嗰度究竟有啲乜嘢。嗰個狀態應該會係好自由，好自在，同埋好舒暢。

灣仔對我嚟講係一個充滿唔同回憶嘅地方，由於工作嘅關係，過去基本上除咗放工返屋企瞓覺之外，大部分嘅時間都會喺灣仔區入面打躉，係喇，周圍行或者做嘢。𠵱個區有我好多相識嘅朋友啦，都有一啲住喺灣仔好多年嘅老街坊，或者啱啱搬入去無幾耐嘅後生嘅街坊。有我好鍾意嘅餐廳，有我成日鍾意行嘅街道，或者鍾意去發吽竇嘅公園。所以對我嚟講，即係𠵱家講起同灣仔嘅關係更加似一種有好濃厚嘅情誼，但係又已經漸漸變淡嘅咁樣嘅關係。

I once had a dream about Wan Chai. At the time of the dream, I wasn't quite sure where the place was until one day, during a stroll coincidentally, it felt like I had stumbled upon the landscape from my dream. Seeing the place from my dream was quite surreal. The dream took place on a rainy summer afternoon, perhaps around three-thirty or four o'clock. After work, I felt like going for a walk. As I walked, I ended up in a park. The place was surrounded by tall trees with expansive and dense foliage. The trees were so high that they almost obscured the sky. The scene was awash in green, and I could smell the scent of fresh earth and trees in the air after the rain. As I was about to explore further, to my surprise, I found a space resembling a football field in the middle of these trees. However, no one was playing on the field, and as I looked closer, it wasn't a field at all, but water. I realized the field had transformed into a swimming pool, its color was a blend of green and blue. The pool appeared deep, and I sat by this football field-like pool alone,without my shoes. It was hot, a typical summer day, and at that moment, I really craved to dip my feet into the pool. I didn't think of swimming but sat quietly by the pool, breathing, observing the tall and dense trees around me. That moment feels very fresh and releasing. And the dream ended amid the smell of fresh grass.

I believe that when I had the dream, I wanted to relax, take a breath and get refreshed. During that period, I had some pressure at work. I yearned to escape the reality and take a break from this emotionally charged city to a place no one can reach. The moment my skin made contact with the water surface in the dream, it felt like I was floating . It was a special feeling of lightness, as if I could really relax. But it led me to think that sometimes the stress or the states that I can’t vent or resolve in our daily lives, often manifest in my dreams. I yearn to find an outlet in my dreams, a means of releasing myself.

I think this is one of the relevant factors. The second thing is, I myself enjoy walking in parks. Our parks in Hong Kong are places where I always desire to stroll and spend some quiet time.

So when this dream took place, actually in Wan Chai Park, I realized that my feelings for Wan Chai Park were quite positive. It has a certain allure, and it’s also a quiet corner in the midst of the bustling city, a place far from the noisy, hectic street, with its tranquil vibes. So, this is the second element related to my dream.

If I had the chance to revisit this dream, I would still choose the scenario of a rainy summer afternoon, in a similar forest, with a pool like a football field. What might be different is that I hope this time, while sitting by the pool with my shoes off, it wouldn't just be me alone. I would love to have someone, or an animal, perhaps my cat, keeping a little distance from me by the pool, but providing some companionship as we spend the afternoon together. That relationship can be ambiguous, non-intrusive, yet filled with mutual trust and a bit distance.

And given the chance, I would try not just to sit there watching or waiting, but to seize the opportunity to dive into this pool that looks like a football field, to swim freely, and maybe even dive to the bottom to see what lies beneath. That state should be very liberating, very comfortable, and very soothing.

Wan Chai is a place full of different memories for me. Due to work, I spent most of my time in this area, except when I went home to sleep after work. Yes, I was either walking or working around. There are many friends I know, as well as some older neighbors who have lived in Wan Chai for many years, or younger neighbors who have just moved in. There are my favorite restaurants, streets I always like to walk on, or parks I like to stay. So for me, talking about my relationship with Wan Chai now feels like a deep affection, but it is already gradually fading.

個夢呢就係喺今年（2023年）或者上年發嘅，咁但係個夢境就係一九年啦。嗰陣呢就見到喺軒尼詩道一帶，就好多人就跑跑⋯⋯追追趕趕咁樣。嗰刻就發現好似有水炮車衝緊過嚟。但係喺嗰幕，我諗我個位置可能跑到去天樂里附近啦，對出呢就係，喺富德樓樓下咁樣，對住快活谷嘅。睇到原本一個好緊張，好intense嘅環境嘅氣氛，變咗好平靜。對出嘅馬路本身好多人，好多人跑嘅路，變咗一條河咁樣，就有唔同嘅船隻咁樣慢慢駛過。記得最遠對住快活谷嗰度有一個好大嘅船經過咁樣，嗰個環境、嗰個氣氛好似變得好平靜。見到本身追追趕趕嘅人唔知去咗邊個地方，唔知離開去邊個地方坐住船。就係咁喇，其實我夢就係一個無啦啦咁嘅轉變啦。

𠵱家諗番我嘅夢境同埋我生活嘅關係，其實都有啲似我平時諗嘢嘅態度，可能有少少，即係覺得灣仔𠵱個地方，可能平時對我嚟講都係一個好緊張，好緊湊嘅地方啦，無啦啦就會變咗⋯⋯感覺可能係一種逃避啦，好想離開𠵱個環境。所以就⋯⋯水炮車我唔知會唔會係本身係好危險，好緊張，好有攻擊性嘅嘢，變咗一啲船隻呀，然之後好似好優哉游哉離開，唔知係咪潛意識係好想逃離𠵱個地方，所以發咗𠵱個咁嘅夢啦。

如果再一次發夢，可能會上⋯⋯搭𨋢上高層啲？再望吓佢哋架船其實駛去邊度，咁樣啦。

同灣仔嘅關係，其實就主要都係因為我返工啦，同埋創作地方都係喺灣仔，係囉就係有幾年嘅時間，同灣仔嘅關係特別close啦。另外仲有一個特別嘅關係，我諗同好多香港人都有關嘅，二零一九年嘅社會運動啦，咁佢其實好多事情嘅發生，其實都係喺灣仔度嘅。

The dream took place either this year or the previous year, but the dream setting was in 2019. In the dream, I saw many people running and rushing around the Hennessy Road area. At that moment,a water cannon truck was charging towards us. However, in that scene, I might have run towards the vicinity of Tin Lok Lane, standing under the Foo Tak Building , opposite to the Happy Valley. The initially intense and tense atmosphere transformed into a calm one. The road opposite, previously filled with people running, morphed into something like a river, with different boats slowly traversing it. I remember a large boat passing by opposite Happy Valley, the environment and the atmosphere became very serene. The people who were in a hurry seemed to have vanished, perhaps they boarded a boat and left. That's about it, my dream was about an abrupt transformation.

Reflecting on the correlation between my dream and my life, it actually aligns with my usual mindset. I perceive Wan Chai as a very tense, bustling place. Suddenly in the dream, it transforms... it might symbolize a kind of escapism, a strong desire to leave this environment. So, the water cannon truck, which in reality is dangerous, tense, and aggressive, transformed into some boats, and then they seemed to leave leisurely. I wonder if subconsciously, I want to escape from this place, hence the dream.

If I dreamt again, I might wish to ascend higher... to see where these boats are actually heading.

My relationship with Wan Chai is primarily because of my work, and my creative workspace is also in Wan Chai. So, my relationship with Wan Chai has been especially close for several years. Additionally, there's another special connection, which I think many Hong Kongers can relate to, and that's the social movement in 2019. Many incidents of that movement actually unfolded in Wan Chai.

個夢呢，就係我喺班房度啦，入面好多同學好熱鬧好開心嘅。好多人喺度傾偈呀、玩呀，時間應該係啱啱返學未打鐘。咁我哋個班房有個小窗口，係可以望到堅尼地道𠵱條行人路嘅。咁我同我朋友呢，就開咗個窗口啦，對住條街，扮畀人困住咗，跟住係咁向街上嘅人係咁揮手，大嗌：「救命呀！救我哋出嚟啊！」好好笑咁樣嘅。

其實𠵱個夢呢，都係喺我中學發生嘅，所有場景呢，喺現實都會有嘅。但係𠵱家我哋中學就翻新晒啦，咁夢境有嘅場景呀，都唔會再可以喺現實中重現到返嚟。咁可能𠵱個夢都係想幫我好好咁記住𠵱啲美好嘅回憶同場景啦。

咁其實𠵱個夢呢喺現實中都發生過幾次嘅。可能太開心同好笑啦，內心都好想回憶翻𠵱個夢境。咁而發𠵱個夢嘅時間呢，都⋯⋯第一次呢，係自己喺加拿大讀緊大學嗰陣啦，咁第二次就係自己一個啱啱喺加拿大返嚟，都係自己一個人住同讀書啦。咁可能嗰個時間呢都係人生重要嘅轉捩點，同埋都係得一個人住啦，所以有好多嘢都要自己去面對啦，都有啲壓力好想有人陪，所以就發咗𠵱個夢啦。咁就回憶返喺我人生中最開心嘅時間嘅。

如果可以再發多次𠵱個夢嘅話，我諗我應該係會好好咁珍惜同𠵱家無再聯絡嘅同學相處嘅時間。同佢哋傾多啲偈啦，因為其實而家人大咗，好多想法都變哂，大家嘅成長路都唔同，所以就越行越遠，而家都無再聯絡，都有啲可惜嘅。同埋都會想好好咁記住嗰種純粹簡單嘅快樂啦。

唔知大家嘅中學生活又係點呢？我由小學同中學都係喺灣仔讀書啦，咁出世到而家都因為有親戚喺灣仔住成日都會喺灣仔嘅。

The dream was set in my classroom, filled with many lively and happy classmates. Everyone was chatting and playing around, probably just before the school bell rang. Our classroom had a small window overlooking the Kennedy Road pavement. So, my friend and I opened the window, acted as if we were trapped, and started waving at the people on the street, shouting, "Help! Get us out of here!" It was really funny.

Actually, this dream took place during my high school years, and all the scenes do exist in reality. However, my high school has been renovated now, so the scenes from my dream can no longer be replicated in reality. Perhaps this dream is trying to help me firmly remember these beautiful memories and scenes.

I've had this dream several times in reality. Maybe it was too joyous and humorous, and I really wanted to recall this dream scenario. The first time I had this dream was when I was studying in Canada, and the second time was after I returned from Canada, living and studying alone. That was an important turning point in my life. I was living alone, facing many things on my own, feeling some pressure, and wanting someone to accompany me. So, I had this dream. It allowed me to recall one of the happiest times in my life.

If I could have this dream again, I would cherish the time spent with those classmates I no longer keep in touch with. I would want to talk more with them because as we grow older, our thoughts change, and we each take different paths in life. As we go on, we drift apart and lose contact, which is a little regretful. I would also want to remember that pure and simple joy.

I wonder what everyone's high school life was like? From primary school to high school, I studied in Wan Chai. From birth until now, I've spent a lot of time in Wan Chai because I have relatives living there.

Hello！我喺灣仔嘅夢係點呢？其實係因為有一次參加咗灣仔街道導賞團，嗰次見到好多霓虹燈嘅相喺莊士敦道嗰度。咁以前嘅霓虹燈原來有好多好多嘅。咁但係𠵱家已經拆淨得返幾個。咁嗰下就覺得好大嘅衝擊，所以嗰晚就發咗一個關於灣仔嘅夢。

我可能只係嗰日咁啱參加咗一個街道導賞啦，咁所以就會發咗一個咁樣嘅夢囉。可能嗰日嘅感覺太大喇，我唔知道原來以前同𠵱家爭咁遠嘅改變。

我喺灣仔區有咩關係呢，其實都唔算好多直接嘅關係嘅。上次參加完一個街道導賞團啦，就有埋一個速寫⋯⋯速畫嘅街道活動。咁所以嗰吓就會留意到灣仔區嘅建築啦，同埋一啲地標性嘅裝置，譬如可能霓虹燈咁樣，咁所以個印象就深刻啲囉。

Hello! How was my dream about Wan Chai? Actually, it was due to my participation in a Wan Chai guided tour once, during which I saw many neon signs along Johnston Road. There used to be so many neon signs in the past, but now only a few remain. I was greatly impacted by that sight, which led to my dream about Wan Chai that night.

It was probably because I happened to participate in a guided tour that day, which led to such a dream. Perhaps the contrast between the past and present was too stark; I wasn't aware of how drastic the changes had been.

As for my connection with the Wan Chai district, there isn't much of a direct relationship actually. After participating in a street tour last time, there was also  sketching... a quick sketching street activity. So, I became more aware of the buildings in the Wan Chai district and some landmark installations, such as neon signs, which left a deep impression on me.

我嘅灣仔嘅夢呢，我就夢見呢，我朝頭早就去摩理臣山泳池，喺更衣室換咗衫之後呢，就經過長長嘅走廊啦，咁走廊兩邊呢就係有好彩色玻璃。跟住就去訓練池嗰度，教練呢就帶住成班學員熱身。咁大約呢就去到七點五十分呢，我就會望住個鐘呢，就夠鐘要上水。點解咁呢？因為我要準備返工呀。主要我呢就喺金鐘返工嘅，咁我平時都希望多啲運動，所以呢，中段時間呢就會喺摩理臣山游水。

我覺得我係知道𠵱個夢境呢，係發緊夢嘅。但係我唔會話畀佢停止囉，繼續由得佢參與啦，直到我醒為止。

In my dream about Wan Chai, I envisioned myself heading to Morrison Hill Swimming Pool early in the morning. After changing my clothes in the locker room, I found myself walking down a long corridor adorned with colourful glass on both sides. Subsequently, I made my way to the training pool where a coach was leading a group of students in warm-up exercises. Around 7:50 AM, I would find myself glancing at the clock, as it was nearly time to get in the water. And why was that? Because I needed to prepare heading to work. I work in Admiralty, and I generally try to incorporate more exercise into my daily routine. Therefore, during my break, I often go swimming at Morrison Hill.

I was conscious that I was dreaming, but I didn't want it to end. I would allow it to continue, to keep participating in it until I eventually woke up.

我個夢係一個都好慌忙嘅夢嚟嘅。一開頭呢，我喺個機場裏面啦，咁同我媽媽同埋細佬呢就趕緊飛機，一路拖住行李篋呢，就響個離境大堂一路跑，跑去個閘口。咁過程裏面呢，就一路都問我媽媽同埋細佬：「點解會遲到？我哋點解會趕飛機㗎？」咁就好急燥啦。咁一路跑一路跑，推開咗道門之後呢，咁就去咗一個酒店嘅大堂。咁都仲係喺度跑，一路跑一路跑。成個過程係好急、好慌張、好忙亂。咁然後將酒店大堂嘅門一推開之後呢，就嚟咗一條街度。我印象中呢個街道呢，就係面對住和昌大押嘅。咁我向住和昌大押呢，就見到有一對男女，企咗喺大押嘅出面。喺白色嘅牆襯托底下呢，佢兩個係好似發緊光咁樣啦。嗰個係我個ex啦，同埋喺佢隔離企住一個女仔。個女仔係好光好白，着住一件白色裇衫，同埋一條淺色卡其色嘅褲。佢哋仲拖住一隻黑色嘅唐狗啦。我嗰一刻個感覺係覺得，好狼狽啦我自己，咁但係呢我望到對面街嘅𠵱兩個人同埋隻狗呢，個感覺係好peaceful，同埋我係好嚮往嘅，所以點解佢哋會好發光。而黑色唐狗都係我一路以嚟都講我想養，咁所以嗰個可能係我對於我自己嚮往嘅將來嘅一個projection。

咁點解會喺灣仔呢？我後尾諗返，其實和昌大押啦，或者灣仔呢，係我哋之前拍拖嘅時候呢會去行嘅一個地方。我哋兩個都好鍾意讀History嘅，咁佢對History呢都好熟啦，咁所以好多時候我們拍拖嘅活動呢，就係去睇香港嘅古蹟。然後佢會解釋畀我聽，點解𠵱個地方叫𠵱個名啦，而點解佢個外貌、建築會係咁樣。佢會解釋好多，咁而當時和昌大押都係其中一個當時我哋會造訪嘅地方。而我哋頭幾次拍拖，去嘅活動呢其實都是響和昌大押後面有一間中東菜嘅餐廳度食飯。

其實呢，因為𠵱件事已經發生咗好幾年之前，我唔係對和昌大押或者灣仔嘅印象深刻到咁樣。咁但係我又真係發夢嘅時候會諗起𠵱個地方。有可能係我仲⋯⋯又或者可能我潛意識裏面好喜歡灣仔掛，我都唔知，但係嗰種好⋯⋯佢哋兩個發光，好光好光嘅感覺，我𠵱家都仲係好記得嘅。甚至你會可以喺個夢入面呢，雖然聞唔到味啦，但係你會覺得好似有一種落完雨啦，太陽曬啲草地會有嘅嗰種好清新嘅味道囉。可能係我嚮往嘅一個環境。係囉我大概就記得我個夢係咁樣啦。

My dream was a rather frantic one. It began with me inside an airport, hurriedly trying to catch a flight with my mother and younger brother. We were lugging our suitcases, sprinting through the departure hall all the way to the boarding gate. Throughout, I kept asking my mother and brother, "Why are we late? Why are we rushing for the flight?" The whole scenario was quite agitated. We ran and ran, and upon pushing open a door, we found ourselves in a hotel lobby, still running. The whole experience was frantic, filled with panic and chaos. After pushing open the hotel lobby doors, we landed on a street. recall it, the street was facing the Woo Cheong Pawn Shop. Looking towards the pawn shop, I saw a man and a woman standing in front. In the backdrop of a white wall, they seemed to be glowing. The man was my ex, and beside him stood a woman. She was radiant and fair, dressed in a white blouse and light khaki pants. They were also walking a black tang dog . At that moment, I felt quite disheveled. But seeing the two people and the dog across the street, I felt a sense of peace and longing, which is probably why they seemed so luminous. The black tang dog is a dog I've always spoken of wanting, so that might be a projection of the future I yearn for.

Why did it take place in Wan Chai? Reflecting upon it, Woo Cheong Pawn Shop, or Wan Chai, was a place we used to frequent when we were dating. Both of us had a keen interest in History, and he was particularly well-versed in it. A lot of our dating activities revolved around visiting Hong Kong's historical sites. He would explain to me the significance of the place, its name, and why its architecture was the way it was. He was quite informative, and Wo Cheong Pawn Shop was one of the places we would visit. Some of our initial dates took place at a Middle Eastern restaurant behind Woo Cheong Pawn Shop.

In reality, given that these events transpired several years ago, my impressions of Woo Cheong Pawn Shop or Wan Chai aren't that vivid. But it is indeed a place that comes to mind when I dream. Perhaps, I still... or maybe subconsciously, I have a fondness for Wan Chai, I'm not quite sure, but the vision of them glowing so brightly is something I still remember vividly. Even within the dream, though I couldn't smell anything, it felt as if there was a refreshing scent you'd experience when the sun shone on grass after rainfall. It might be a representation of an environment I aspire to. That's roughly how I remember my dream.