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I flew back to London Heathrow this evening. When I saw a long queue in the UK border counter, I told myself "ok, Aubrey, be patient, this is Heathrow airport, one of the busiest airport in this world. It may be a good time for you to read your book". When I eventually came to the counter, the guy of border agency asked me "where you came from?", I stopped for a second. The following answers came to my brain:

1.I came from Amsterdam. I just took a plane from Amsterdam to London.
2.I came from Hong Kong and started to live in the UK few years ago.
3.I came from my mother's abdomen.
4.I came from the earth.

According to my experience, the officials in border agency always asked where you took the plane and fly to London. So I went to the first answer and told him "Amsterdam". Then he smiled and went on asking some questions about my passport. I just don't understand why people ask this question. It is so obvious that you can find it on my ticket. If you want to check whether I am using a fake passport, you should ask other questions but not "where you came from". I just don't understand at all.