Romantic Traffic Fan Deciphered

"Buses carry people. If you're interested in people, you'll like buses."

"How can I tell the whole world that I really love taking trains?"

We refer to those deeply passionate about something as "fans" or "enthusiasts."

However, a person's interests are not always accepted by the public. Many transport enthusiasts exhibit strange behavior on the streets, and with the sensationalism of the internet and media, society has gradually developed a stereotype.

Transport enthusiasts have never been a close-knit group with uniform behaviors and culture. Even among those who love buses or railways, everyone has their own preferences – some build models, some are dedicated to photography, some preserve retired buses; some join the industry, some stay up late to bid farewell to routes, and some travel to various countries to chase trains. Their lives and attitudes are far richer than imagined, making them impossible to simplify.

Focusing on transport might seem to narrow one's perspective, but their passion broadens the world, revealing economics, politics, history, physics, and even humanity.

"I am blessed, yet also cursed. I rarely get lost, but apart from being asked for directions, my identity as a transport enthusiast felt monstrous, causing much psychological struggle during my adolescence. Fortunately and unfortunately, my interests are also broad, allowing my identity as a transport enthusiast to fade, moving further away from my true love. I only secretly followed bus news and collected some transport models, almost never making a transport enthusiast friend. Until 2021, when artist Pak Sheung Chuen pulled me back into the world of transport. Thank you, readers, for being willing to understand the world of transport enthusiasts." – Lam Siu-wing