Student Translation Project 
HKBU 2021

I have seven sisters. We all are spitting images of each other, and so are our characteristics. Thankfully, we dress slightly differently. Otherwise, it would be confusing. It’s so great to have sisters! We always share our belongings. Can you see the photo of kids playing seesaw on the wall? My third older sister swapped this photo with me recently. She’s now in Tsuen Wan. You should visit her when you’re free. There is a headshot hung on the wall. It’s a child. “It’s adorable. Let’s take a picture!” Some said. “Zik Zik Zik, how ugly! Where are her manners? She’s like a deformed melon or a split date.” Some said. “Don’t you think that she looks like Jiang Zemin? Or a baby face old woman?” Some said. You’re right. The longer I gaze at it, the more the baby looks a bit like Jiang Zemin. I’ll say that human life is a circle. We live till we get old, then are reborn. That’s interesting. I don’t recommend meeting your sisters often. As an old saying goes, “A close neighbor is better than a distant relative.” This saying never goes wrong!

My neighbor Law Mark Kee is indeed my guy bestie. Ha! I bet you’re laughing at me. “Does she think she’s chic to claim someone as her bestie? Doesn’t she feel ashamed?” Right? Hey, you’re deceived by Law Mark Kee’s appearance. He is younger than me! He loves to dress in a nostalgic style. The clothes he wears every day are old-fashioned and arrogant, yet special. Customers keep visiting his restaurant because of that, don’t they?

How’s the food? Mmmm, the milk tea is good, but for other dishes, well, the flavor is too strong. People love dining out, thinking it's better than homemade meals. The reason behind this is the strong seasoning! You will not add that much seasoning when you cook your own meal. No, not only Law Mark Kee. All restaurants do so. We all know that what we have is the best for us, but we always focus on what others have. We always ignore what we have in the present. But none of us will admit it. Why do I need to worry about it? Don't tell me you don't know homemade meals are healthier than dining in. Even if you know that, you will still choose to dine out. That's the irrefutable law of human beings. Then why do I need to worry about it? Silly.

There is the Curry Boy on the other side. We call him that in private only. We usually call him Handsome when we meet him. Because we are not that close to each other. No, he's not Japanese. Everyone's the same. It's just that everyone has their own style. He seldom hangs out with us. That's why we are not that close. You can go to his place and check it out. There aren't many people in his place. “One's trade is like an enemy country”, but having said that, neighbors should look after each other, right? At first, with the greed for freshness, people swarmed to his restaurant. Our antiques are looked down on and we are isolated. It’s no big deal to be looked down on, no one cares, right? Every dog has its day, our business boomed, then he had a chip on his shoulder. With the idea of “earning money together”, Law Mark Kee and I tried to advise him not to sell just curry pork chops. He thought that we were scamming him, thus he gave us a cold shoulder. This doesn’t lead to a sudden hostility, yet ignorance. The surrounding restaurants began to stay away from him. Well, a person who cannot figure out his own position, cannot face and accept oneself, let alone having others accept him.