Can we take a moment to stop and look back on the distant past during our hurried journey? "After experiencing the vicissitudes of life, we can rediscover the roots of our lives."

This book tells the story of "me" growing up from childhood to preparing to enter society after graduating from university, and also shows Hong Kong's growth through "my" eyes.

Through conversations and memories, the author leads readers to see the mother's experience of the Shek Kip Mei fire, the father's story of struggling in Hong Kong since the age of thirteen, childhood memories of tenement buildings, black and white televisions, and coal stoves, primary school experiences of gas cylinders, small street markets, and historical booklets, secondary school experiences of camping, Japanese products, and popular music, and university life after expanding enrollment, including movies and Walkman.