上世紀二三十年代九龍塘聚居了許多英國人, 街道遂以英國的郡或是地方命名, 望梅止渴也好, 算是慰解斷腸人在天涯的思鄉之情. 殖民於此地, 故鄉在彼岸.
有一些地方我也去過, 比如劍橋, 牛津, 打比. 天氣轉涼了, 街上靜靜的, 石牆矮矮的, 而臨風的喬木仍然是青青的, 雞蛋花還在樹上芬芳. 如果天陰一點, 下一場微雨, 我幾乎以為自己走路走到英國去了. 繞過半月形的小巷, 經過他住的地方, 而他正思鄉. 又一場日落. 夕陽像黃花一樣從樹上掉了下來.
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I definitely missed Lancashire Road, Oxford road, Derby Road, Cumberland Road,Durham Road and Waterloo Road.
ReplyDeleteAnd the time to walk to Kowloon Tong club~~
i saw a sort of tennis competition being held inside kowloon tong club that day...
ReplyDeletei have always liked the district. a nice neighbourhood to stroll around (except for the dusty waterloo road).