20 years! The last commercial flight flew out of Kai Tak Airport 20 years ago. That makes HKIA officially 20 years ago.
It is simply hard to believe, where has all the years gone??! I left Hong Kong when I was 13, and pretty much stayed in NZ until I made my first solo "international" trip back when I was 20, the year HKIA opened for business. I left as a Form 1 student, came back after my 2nd year in Medicine. Dramatic change in every aspects.
Reading this CNN piece, I'm astonished by how much I didn't know. How ignorant I was, essentially. I won't call myself an aviation geek, but I did tried for my Private Pilot License when I was 19, stop short of my first solo flight after discovering after all, it wasn't money well spent - especially when I wasn't spending my own money then!
Now at 40 with two young kids. My wish is that I can help expanding their horizon for this world. Thirst and curiosity for knowledge is probably one of the most important things I can help them develop..
