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My Hong Kong Traveling Diary--003: One of Jokes That I Made

In Hong Kong, the hotel that I stayed at had an electric kettle in every room rather than a minibar that most star rated hotels have in Mainland China. When I first went into my room, the kettle worked well, but that night it didnt seem to work at all. I guessed that maybe there was a problem with the plug, so I tried using the one that my computer was connected to. I did not dare go to sleep because I was scared that the kettle might boil dry and become a danger to the hotel; however, nothing happened and the water was still cold after 2 hours I didnt sleep until 1:00 am.

No way! I asked a woman attendant on the floor next morning and she thought that maybe the kettle didnt work, and so soon changed it for another one. However, that one didnt work either.
Was this one also faulty? Neither of us believed that, so once more she tried to find the reason that it didnt work. Suddenly she shouted, Wow, now I know why! Can you guess the reason? I had plugged in the reading lamp instead of the kettle, so how could it work? Maybe you will ask, since I plugged in the reading lamp, why didnt I notice it when it was turned on? The lamp was on the windowsill and the curtain blocked the light


Both of us could not help but laugh together and I had to say sorry to her many times...


Ha, this is one of the funny things that happened to me in Hong Kong. Do you think its funny?


--Shirley
Written in NTT International House, Hong Kong Baptist University in 4th., Jan., 2001
Edited on 6th., July, 2005
Corrected by Mike on 9th.,July,2005