Parallel lives

Strange day… We woke up. A left for Beijing and I left for a meeting. Then at 4:30pm, each of us left our respective locations in Beijing and in Shanghai, picked up by driver for the airport. We met in HKG at the end of the day.

Woke up in one city, work in a second one, met at a third one. Wow…

A's plane was delayed by 30 minutes. I landed at 930pm. Got to Immigration by 10:01pm. 10 minutes later as I queued my way through the ever so efficient HK immigration desk. Yes, 5 opened for 3 plus plan loaded of passengers. A texted and said she landed. Another 10 minutes, I spotted her; by the time I got through Immigration, she already had my bags and all. "I was late". And she wasn't.

The only places with fast service were in Commie land airport. And at the W Hotel here. Capped the night with the hotel putting us to the same room I had been staying every time I am here. "Home away from home".