Though the bustling streets are my home
I hear not people’s chatter or wagons’ clatter.
My secret?
When the heart is far way, the body follows.
Picking a flower from the eastern fence,
I see the South Mountain in the distance.
It’s magnificent at sunrise and sunset,
With the coming and going of the flocks.
There is a truth that awaits discovery here,
But try as I may it slips away from closer examination.
- “Fifth Poem on Drinking Wine” by Tao, Yuan-min   (Tang Dynasties 376-427  a well-known poet)

A lot has happened in the history of Asiaworld Shopping Mall. My visit here today was to search for the promised land for vintage pen collectors – “P&P”. Taking the escalators up to the fifth floor, I was dazzled by all of the different specialty counters and merchandise on offer. The distinctive black and white logo of Montblanc suddenly caught my eye and there in front of me was my destination, “P&P”, looking for all the world as if it had always belonged here. Its presence was like an oasis of peace at the heart of the city, away from the hustle and bustle of the streets. Looking over the shop front, I noticed that it actually had two doors. The shop was in fact two shop fronts merged into one, and the transparent display window all along one wall gave it an impression of great depth and dignity.