BACKCHAT has issued a warning to the trade to beware of a bogus miracle worker in their midst.
The false prophet is Cathay Pacific sales and marketing manager Ian Nash, who has just started practising that age-old miracle of walking on water.
His first Jesus-like effort was performed in the busy foyer of a top Hong Kong hotel last week.
While walking towards a group of operators, Nash thought he would opt for a short cut – over an ornamental pond.
Absolutely no problem if you happen to be the son of God, but rather trickier if you are a mere mortal.
Predictably, for his sins, the Cathay man’s shoes got very wet and his face went a very bright shade of red.
According to startled on-lookers, it was a sight to behold.
Yet Nash’s pitiful walking on water efforts have not deterred others from becoming his disciples.
In Cathay’s new first-class lounge at Hong Kong Airport, Backchat spotted a young woman wading across another ornamental pond.
Backchat, meanwhile, chose the easier option – just to walk on by.