home never looked sweeter

i've been in hong kong for almost three months now, and im desperately yearning to go home. towards the end of my trip, i feel like everything is coming at me in a whirlwind and suddenly, everyone wants to see me before i leave. it always happens that way. its like, i've had all the time in the world for you to see me, but you wait till the very end to try and fit in something with me. there are really just two reasons why people do this:

1. they feel like this is a great time to see you because that means that they are not obligated for a second visit since you're leaving soon anyway.

2. they want you to bring something back for them. and usually, it's not something light or small...it usually is something big and heavy and may cause damage to the original contents in your luggage.

my solution? for people are infamous for committing number one, i usually just say that im booked all the way till my flight departure. for people who are notorious number two committers, i just flat out say no. thanks, but no thanks. i dont want to pay an extra fee at the airport for going over the weight limit, and i definitely don't want your liquid gift spilling over all my clothes.