our instructor - Oliva
Tuesday, December 30
Sunday, December 28
Skiing experience...滑雪记
在马来西亚长大的我,滑雪是一个那么不可思议的运动。穿着厚厚的铁鞋,加上两个长长的滑板(Ski board), 走起路来还像鸭子一样,这种体验真的完全没有想象过。从第一天,我们像小孩子学走路一样,一步一步地学‘滑路’,再上斜坡学‘滑坡’和‘直线滑’;第三天学‘转弯’,‘速度控制’,和‘停下’;第四天上3000米高雪山‘自由滑下’到最后一天‘高速滑下’,终于可说是学会了滑雪。当然,过程中并不是那么的容易,我们不知跌了多少次,脚痛了多少夜才慢慢地学会。
学滑雪最重要是要面对两样恐惧:高和斜。学习滑雪的过程发现,我们都是害怕跌倒的,但是学习往往都要从跌倒开始,就如学骑脚车。当一次又一次地掌握信心和技巧,我们就会面对越高越斜的挑战;越面对越高越斜的挑战,我们就越有信心。那种自由自在地穿梭雪山松林中,迅速滑下,感觉真棒!
这短短的六天在法国Alps山脉里头的一个小镇叫Tignes的地方里,度过了一个难忘的圣诞week;看到法国人的热情,体验到法国让人惊叹的风景。这里温度是-9°C,一眼望去是冰山雪地,脚踏的是厚厚的雪,真的名副其实的‘白色圣诞’。第一次去法国虽然没有去巴黎铁塔,但那法国浪漫风情依然掩饰不住,这个国家就像有许多不同的东西可以让你去发掘。
奇妙滑雪的旅程结束了,原来滑雪到最后我只学一样东西:“学习下来”
First day: Taking my skiing equipments, the man was adjusting the ski board to me.
White snow every-way.
Ready to go
At the summit
Ops, I just under the Mont Blanc
Even back ground like unreal
Wednesday, December 17
最后一次semester假期
my project work. Click the image for enlargement.
读书二十多年了,打从幼稚园开始,当我认识到‘学校假期‘这一回事后就会期待放假。每次学校开学第一天,最想知道第一件事是几时再放假!?中学时期,一放假我就很忙去参加佛学营,所以又特别期待学校假期。大学本科三年,基本上我的科系没什么假期,但是一有假期我都会去忙佛学会活动,如下乡讲座,儿童营或去修行活动。所以大学假期是人生灵魂的充电期,又是特别的期待。到来了英国,假期又是什么呢?哈哈。。。就是去旅行和打打工,或是呆在家里无所事事咯。
其实想想,那么多年的假期都没有真的好好的呆在家里‘享受’没事做的日子。现在眼前就有两个星期的假期,我就想想用几天的时间好好保留给自己,尝试过一下完全没事做的生活,只吃睡和看戏。原来我们平时那么拼命工作,那么的没有时间,停下来时最想‘享受’的并不是什么特别的事情,而是最简单不过的吃饭睡觉(不怪得很多人说简单就是幸福)。无论如何,为了那么多天忙碌的生活,和准备接下来的忙碌,应该好好的享受一下这二十多年来接近尾声的学校假期。
祝大家新年快乐啦!
Friday, December 12
英国5大讨人厌的人
英国这里有几种人是让人不想接触,可是有不能避免的人。
这里的文化就是law by law,有时law到有些过分。做事情非常直没有转弯之处。若你不知道做错事如迟交学费一天,他就罚你钱。还会怕死你会赖账,有时非要你清理完数目不可。可笑的是他们的资料库会慢半拍,就算你给了钱,他们在一个星期后还会问你要钱。
第四名:百货公司
这里的大百货公司都理市区很远的,非的做巴士去不可。若买一般的东西还可以,可是若你买一些如电器的东西(电脑)那就很混蛋。有一次因为急需要一架电脑,付了钱后他说三天再回来拿。原来这里的百货公司里的货品只是Sample,他们真正的货品是放在warehouse里的。有钱付,还要等三天,而且还要回去拿,这是什么道理呀?
第三名:电话公司
这里的电话公司推出林林总总的plan,但看清楚一点,很多是不划算的。再来,他们非要你签contract不可,他们就是千方百计绑住你。而且contract将要到期的时候,他们便非常烦的call你更新配套,一个星期几个calls,真没他办法!
第二名:银行家
哗,这里的银行服务可令我觉得大马的银行服务是那么的顶尖和关怀顾客的。英国银行服务非常差!若要我真正的数他们的差我看这里可写不完。职员不专业,苛刻的policy,行动慢的服务,出错率很高。我在这里可以说吃了他们的不少苦头。现在的金融危机,银行服务肯定是原因之一。
第一名:醉鬼
我看不用说,这个是大家公认全英国最讨厌的人。醉鬼给我们带来的烦恼太多了,例如他们三更半夜会在街上大吵大闹,打扰人们睡觉;到处撒尿,尤其是别人家的门口;到处呕吐,不管是在那里。严重一点的甚至会闹事情。喝酒是英国的一大文化,更是一大丑闻。可惜的是,喝酒是这里唯一的娱乐。
当然,每种人都有例外的,都会有好人的存在。英国人的文化并不是我们来之亚洲这么有‘人情味’的地方能够接受的。有时你真的会摸不着头脑为什么他们要酱做,这就是culture shock 咯!
Tuesday, December 2
考试风云...Exam
这次是我读书生涯中最后一次考试,也是两年来第一次考试。其实真的差一点就忘了怎样考试,现在就要从新认识何谓考试。考试前最主要是拿pass year papers, 然后就看,一年一年的看,看看它究竟是‘怎样’出题,希望能够看的出它出题的秘诀,这个功还分为几种:
- 年年都出的题-一定要读,而且还要死背
- 很久没出的题-很大可能今年会出,更要读
- 时出时不出的题-避免不了还要读,搞不懂它出不出
- 永远不出的题-这你绝对不能在考试卷里看到,所以你不知道
总结来说,你就是什么都要读。开始读的时候,我的头脑的RAM已经2GB用完,hard disk也块承受不了,脑袋昏昏地像外面的世界已没有空间装进去脑海里面。很多文章看过后又不记得,就这样重复重复地看,像塞衣服进洗衣机似的,死塞进头脑里。所以我觉得考试读书时特别喜欢睡觉,一打开书就想睡了,原来不是因为我懒啦:p
可是当你进入考场时,之前旋转的很快的头脑却好像没function了,很多东西好像很模糊了。当你拿起考卷时,懂的题目,你的头脑就如洪水般的,资料一直停不住的涌出来;遇到不懂的问题时,头脑就如停水的水龙头,滴两滴就没水了。但无论如何,考完过后,头脑的水就好像流去大海咯,一干二净,连考过什么,读过什么也不记得啦。那种轻松,犹如解脱的感觉(当然,这种感觉只会一直到拿成绩前)原来考试是那么的有趣,还有很多考试的朋友,加油啦!
Wednesday, November 26
Your English is too bad...你的英文太烂
在英国这里,当你打开TV,许多娱乐节目都会拿性,拿政治人物来开玩笑,粗口歌更加不是新鲜的事情。从来没有人觉得这些又问题,这并不是每个英国人都认同这样的文化,我的同学也大骂这些电视节目的内容粗俗,但是他们懂得尊敬不同声音的存在,他们知道一些所谓‘不主流’文化存在的事实。也许许多人会说,这是马来西亚的特有环境,不许我们乱来:请问谁说了算?是马来西亚特有的环境,还是那些‘大人’特有的环境?若真的是大马特有的环境,我个人认为黄明志歌里的内容就是其中之一。
只有不够成熟的民族才需要政府‘大人’来告诉我们什么应该看什么不应该看,什么是对什么是错,谁是坏人谁是好人。。。这都是fucking bullshit!
Tuesday, November 18
What i have been doing now!?为人父母者
What i been doing those days? i have no word to say, just busy on studio design stuff! Recently, my programme is designing the construction detail of the marriage complex. The complex seem like my little baby, I am its designer, I have to think every single column and beam to build it up, it just like a mother have to think all the method to grow her baby, she has to think every single meal, milk, wearing and so on everyday.
As a designer, I have to think how to solve all those building problem: how the ramp connect to second floor...how the best way to construct the wall? how the best way to respond the climate.....It just like mother have to think to solve all her children's problem: how to make her children happy and safety? and what the best way to give them education? What is the best way to teach them adapt in the society.
As a designer, I have to plan everything for the building: who will going to use them, how to use? what programme inside? how long to be used.......Just like mothers: she planning everything for the good of us: how much money needed for education? Which primary school to go? Learn piano or go to swimming? So much things have to concern.
So now you will know better what is architect doing right? Why does architect always say they are busy? It is because we act like mother, just like her job: 24 hours, 7 days. Caring and concerning is a non-break job. Maybe sometimes you will tired on it or may be sometime you will angry on your job, but still you can't ignore your baby, no matter how he look like.
Saturday, November 8
Yes, We Can!...奥巴玛
Different people has his own different destination to go, but believe on Yes, You Can! is the first thing that we have to believe in. Obama realized the dream of millions of people who have been contributed their blood, tears, and courage on democracy, on justice and on the races war. 40 years ago Jr. Martin Luther King gave a speech say " I have a dream", and today we see the dream have realized by Americans, all Americans. I am lucky to witness this historical moment in my life, indeed this is just a beginning for us, for Malaysia's people who hold hand by hand, to create our Malaysia's Dream, a dream that no races barrier any more in our lovely land.
Thursday, October 30
Busy week...生活紧凑
My model on presentation
Last week was considered the busiest week in the UK here, has presentation every 3 days, have to submit report every 2 days. During weekend I have to work part time as well, plus I have to do the Buddhist Society's preparation. Some more house work, buying food, social gathering, and eating......all this activities has already fill up my leisure time.
However, I try to stay cool in my busy life. I train myself wake up at 530am in the morning and go to studio at 630am. Everyday, I will take an hour to have my lovely breakfast and reading news paper regularly. Normally, I will take an hours break for my lunch, and go back home to have my dinner at 7pm. At night I go to bed at 1130pm. And I won't do any studio work at home, but I will do other things like buddhist soc or sometime have a movie :p
Actually, I think 'busy' until no time is just a concept in our life. What we need is not an extra time but a proper time management. Fair to say, I keep changing my time to suit to different condition, so my sleeping time and wake up time might be very different during different period.
最近生活非常紧凑,每三天一个Presentation, 每两天要交一份report,加上又要打工,又要搞佛学会,减除生活作息,生活中并没有太多空余的时间。可能人长大了,我开始懂得如何面对生活的忙碌。记得以前师父说:人忙心不忙。现在我慢慢体会到,只要保持心中的安稳,再忙碌的生活也可以坦然面对,脚踏实地一步一步的走下去。不否认,有时的确会非常多东西要处理,但是当你仔细去想想,再安排一下时间,你会觉得‘很’多事情,其实算起来也不过是几样事情而已;再用心一点,你会觉得事情并不会像想象中复杂难搞;再专心一点,你会觉得事情不止是做‘完’,而且可以做的很‘好’。
当我审查我自己的时间,我发现其实我们还有很多时间是不知不觉化去了,这就是我们的惰性。我也是一个懒惰的人,但有时会想到人生短短,其实并没有许多时间让我们去浪费,心就会很自然地惭悔。当然,我说的浪费时间并不是指吃饭睡觉或看戏,而是不知自己在干什么,本来应该休息的不休息,应该做事的做不好,应该完成的事完不了,生活为了什么也不明了。。。
我很欣赏苹果电脑老板Steve Job的生活态度,每天起来告诉自己今天可能是生命的最后一天,所以要努力生活,不给生命留下遗憾,这才是佛教徒的生活态度。
Saturday, October 18
Buddhist Society Today...今天的佛学会
进过一年后的改进和努力,今天的佛学会终于看到一些成绩。回想一年前的星期五晚上,来佛学会的都是四五个人,有时人少到犹如出来喝茶而已,完全感受不到一个学会的存在;眼看这学会要生存下去也真不容易,缺少许多因缘。但我抱着一个原则,无论今天来的只有一人,只要他想学佛,学会都有存它在的理由。只要脚踏实地地一步一步经营,总有它生存的空间。就这样,这一年我就承担了主席这个职位,一心一意只想不让佛学会倒下来。
每次周五聚会,我都会提前半小时去准备,每次都会望着门口看看是否有人来。我每次都不会抱着太大的希望,只想今天来的人都能够愉快的学佛就好了。这个新学期开始以来,来佛学会的一直都有增加着,来了许多不同国家的人(有些来之连我不知道的国家那儿),从英国到俄罗斯,从马来西亚到澳大利亚,从香港到日本,可说是真正的国际化佛学会了。
如果你有看以前我的部落格,可以想象一路走来的不简单。所以我不会去想明天会有多少人来,但愿能一步一脚印地走下去,以一份小小的力量来完成弘法的使命。
Tuesday, October 14
New MacBook...新苹果
等待已久的‘新’苹果终于在昨天登场了。不知不觉我成了一年的忠心苹果迷,每逢苹果的Presentation我都会上网看;在马来西亚很多人认为买苹果的是有钱人而已,这是因为苹果一般的价位都比其他品牌高。可是对于我来说,苹果它并不是单纯的电脑,而是一件艺术品;苹果的设计并不是商业的产品,而是一种理念和哲学。
看着苹果简单不奢华的设计,你能够体会到原来美丽是那么的简约,不必装饰。看看苹果机提供的那几个connector hubs,你可以看到其实有时候生活并不需要太多的东西和执取,只要最基本的就可行了。苹果的设计理念是简单和简约,尽量减少不必要的东西,以达到本身功能的最高峰点。说起功能来,Window绝对不能和苹果比较,它的先进和创意绝对是科技界里的领导者。
嘿嘿。。。Apple可没有给我任何的广告费唷,我纯粹是站在欣赏这产品的角度去和大家分享。因为有时商业品牌也有它能够给我们一些学习的地方。有关苹果的哲学实在是无法在这里一一讲完,如果你有兴趣,不妨查查看它的历史背景,因为它的成功的路也是跌跌撞撞而来的。
p/s: 按此更多详细的报告
Configurations
2.0GHz MacBook (MB466*/A) | 2.4GHz MacBook (MB467*/A) | |
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Enclosure | Precision aluminium unibody | |
Processor | 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo | 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo |
L2 cache | 3MB shared | |
System bus | 1066MHz | |
Memory | 2GB (two 1GB) of 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM (PC3-8500); supports up to 4GB | |
Hard drive4 | 160GB Serial ATA; 5400-rpm | 250GB Serial ATA; 5400-rpm |
Slot-loading optical drive | 8x SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) | |
Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor with 256MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory3 | |
Video | Built-in iSight camera; Mini DisplayPort output port with support for DVI, VGA, and Dual-Link DVI (requires adapters, sold separately) | |
Display | 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen display, 1280-by-800 resolution | |
USB | Two USB 2.0 ports (up to 480 Mbps) | |
Audio | Built-in stereo speakers, built-in omnidirectional microphone, combined optical digital audio input/audio line in, combined optical digital audio output/audio line out | |
Networking | Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T (Gigabit) Ethernet |
Tuesday, October 7
Last year today...去年今天
Last year today, I was still struggling with the new UK's life. I just reviewed back my life last year today and it how the results are:-
Last year: Don't know how to cook, everyday just ate awful foods, or eat eggs everyday. Some more I have had the same menu everyday.
Todays: I am considered as good cooker, know how to cook rice, noodles, and vegetables. Indeed the big change is I eat outside more frequently now :p Anyway, I have more good foods todays.
Last year: Life was boring, especially during weekend, do nothing and just stayed in the room looking on four walls, can sleep as long as I like.
Todays: Busy everyday, got studio works, president of Buddhist Society, part time jobs, meeting with friends, house works......cannot sleep long even I like to =.=
Last year: Save money, don't dare to spend any single penny if not necessary, will convert the pond (x 6 times ) in Ringgit Malaysia. I can remember all the prices in super market and spending time in shopping market just to get a cheaper foods.
Todays: Hihi.....I forgotten every single price in TESCO already, just buy whatever thing I like (no time to think too much)
Last year: Most of the times, I dun understand what the people here talking about, and similarly Amo dunno what I taking about, I always looked silly.
Todays: Hihi....can make joke with amo, some more I using English to teach Amo buddhism and do public speaking when represent society in certain meeting.
Emmm.....still got a lot of others changes, but no time to describe one by one lah. Ops!!! another biggest change today is more lazy to write blog:
Last year: every 2/3 days a post
Today: 5 to 2 weeks per post =.=
Sorry, sorry....if you want some more about my changing you can click on my older post in 2007, cheers!
一年的时间,生活究竟可以有什么改变呢?而自己在这个异国也一年了,现在又开始向另外一年迈进。看回以前刚来到的时候,生活的糟糕真的惨不忍睹:不会煮只会吃,不会赚钱只会花,不会讲话只会听,没有朋友只有MSN和facebook, 没有事情做只有睡觉。。。还好,一步一步地熬了过来,慢慢地建立起自己丰富的生活。有人说看到自己的成长是最愉快的,但是过程不一定美好的;一年的阅历让自己成长不少,见识过许多的人事物,也面对过不少的困难,当然也拥有许多美好的回忆。一年的价值原来是那么神奇,只要你踏出第一步去创造生活。凡走过必留下痕迹,不管生活过程是那么的困难单调,或是精彩连连,都有值得我们回味的地方。
Friday, October 3
Don't Work too hard...加油
在马来西亚,如果我们要与同学或朋友们说一些对他们学业或工作鼓励的话,我们肯定会说:“加油!!”。 但是如果你跟Amo说一些鼓励的话,你应该说:“Don't Work too hard!” 这是东西方文化的不同,我们比较喜欢做,他们比较喜欢轻松;当你说Dont Work too hard, 意思就是说你已经很努力了,非常了不起(要知道,老外常常会说反话,这是他们的幽默)。不明白的话,还以为他们妒忌我们努力,要我们‘别太努力’呢!
这方面我们可以多参考一下,许多工作的环境一味地要求员工做,做,做!而导致我们失去生活的平衡,要想想,若连生活都失调的人如何能够在工作上有好的表现?如何有热诚去完成手上的任务?虽然有人说老外很多都很懒,倒不如说他们很多都很会享受生活;而东方的文化就缺少了教人享受生活,很多时候工作和生活都分不清楚,忙忙碌碌是许多上班族的写照。老外喜欢‘Work hard(smart), play hard' 一当下班时间到了,他们才不管什么工作不工作的,放下手头上的事情回家去。
其实,我们应该从工作和生活之间取一个平衡点,最好的情况是我们实现东方的努力的精神,西方享受生活的原则,所以除了告诉你同伴:加油!,有时也要提醒他一下:Don't Work Too Hard!!
Friday, September 26
My Beautiful Friends...美丽的朋友
Today is Potluck (welcome party) of Buddhist Society. I am very glad that a lot of my friends have given their hand and support to the event, very very thankful! Thank you all the guests form other society such as Vidic Society, Islamic Society, Humanist Society, Tibet Society, and Baha'i Society, you guys are so supportive and we are always the best friends. Beside that, thank you to all of my course mates and dearly friends who given their time and effort to contribute to the Potluck even their are not a member or committee, you are very kind! And don't forget thank to all the Buddhist Committees who have made the event work well; and for sure I have to thank to all the freshers and new members who joined us. Thank you, thank you.......My beautiful friends!
对我而言,今在爱丁堡绝对是一个难忘的一晚。佛学会迎新会得到各路‘英雄’的支持和协助而成功的举办,非常感恩! 虽然有些朋友并不是佛学会里的会员或理事,但各人都尽个人的能力来协助或帮忙或出席,真的非常感动。由于佛学会规模不大,历年的迎新会出席人数是一个问题,资源也有限,所以今年的迎新我特地的请求所以我认识的朋友帮忙,希望他们能够提供食物和出席。
有些朋友因为有课不能出席,但还特地搭巴士拿一些食物给我们;印度协会的会长既然帮我们煮主要的食物,虽然他们并不会在这里得到这么;我的同学虽然之前都没参与佛学会,但是他们都义务地帮忙摆椅子,整理食物;有些其他宗教学会的团体都各自派代表来参加盛会,会后还帮忙做清理;看到一个一个朋友们的鼎力帮忙,义务的协助和支持,真的除了感动就是感动。我发现人若付出做一些事情而不问回报是一件那么感人的行为。大家活在外面的社会,最大的财富并不是钱财,而是真挚的友情。区区的一个迎新会,因为人的真诚和无私而变得意义非凡,感谢您,美丽的朋友。。。
Saturday, September 20
Student Societies...学生团体名单
In Malaysia we always hear about the students controlled or watch over by 'High rank' officers. Some more we have the AUKU (Act of University and Colleges), it make students cannot do this cannot do that, treat student like children in kindergarden. The act limited student to join any other organizations without approval form University. AUKU just like another kind of ISA in University!
Let see how the UK's university work: Here we do not have any act to limit students freedom to join any society, to create any society or to do any activities. Secondly, they allow any kind of society register under student union as long as it is legal, some of the societies may be strange to us like Campaigning Societies (Solidarity Iran, Student Against War Society and.....) and Political Societies ( Labour Club, Socialist Club and.....).
Can you imagine that University Malaya got something like "DAP society" or "Anti ISA" Society? But you can have such thing in the UK's school.
在英国大学,学生团体可以说是百花齐放,自由度非常高。比较起马来西亚甚至许多亚洲国家,这里的学生团体有更多的自由和自主空间。不像马来西亚有一些压制大学生言论自由或‘行动’自由的畸形法令,当大学生是长不大的孩子。慢慢的,我国的大学生就被培养成全世界最‘守规矩’的但没有思想的未来国家栋梁。更槽糕的是大学生以慢慢地对社会冷漠,更不用说有任何的关怀世界的心怀了。
亚洲家长式的教育制度是阻碍大学生思想发展的绊脚石,是使学术落后的黑手。可惜的是家长式制度就如我们的文化之一,要打破这个格局是一件不容易的事情;只有允许大学生思想自由的环境下,才能培养素质高的人才,无论是在文科或理科方面。
上面是爱丁堡大学学生团的体名单,我们可以看看这里的实际情况是如何,可以看看这些所谓世界级排名的大学是如何对待大学生的活动;就凭学生团体这一环,我们就可以明白为什么马大的排名一年不如一年,唉!
Sunday, September 14
Moon cake...中秋节
This is my second time 'cerebrate' moon cake festival outside my family, meanwhile it just remind me I have been aboard nearly a year now. Here we do not have moon cake, tanglung or any kind of lovely foods as in Malaysia, but I do believe there will be has the moon here!
However, my kind restaurant boss has treated me a piece of moon cake, this is the moon cake that I'm having this year:
别看‘小’上面的月饼,这就是我一年来所吃的第一块月饼。这是我的好老板请我吃的,在这里这一块是珍品,‘一般’的人也不容易吃的到,所以我今年有机会吃到那么的一‘小’块真的是要感恩嫦娥姐姐了。在这样老外的地方能够吃到如此乡下的味道,感觉真的非常亲切,它的味道竟然比起我以前在家的《锦X泰》月饼还要好吃!身在千里之外的我不知道现在马来西亚的月饼又有搞什么新花样,还有什么肥婆的‘万紫千红’吗?或者是什么‘健康月饼’?但我觉得一旦你在国外,最好的月饼就是最简单最原始的月饼,哪怕只是那么的一口。祝愿大家但愿人长久,千里共婵娟。一起抬头望同一个月亮吧!
Thursday, September 11
Summer Holidays Ended...假期结束
Long 4 months holidays finally to be ended next week. Reviewing back my first long holidays in the UK was seem like very adventure and exciting. I've encountered a lo t of unexpected things during the long vocation, from job to jobless, from white color collar to blue collar, or from an architect to a waiter; Beside the job the vocation also amazing, even though I have not go outside the UK but I have been traveled around the UK, from Nottingham to Lake District, from London to Loch Ness. However, I have to keep all the lovely memory now and start my hard studio life, NO MORE REST!
四个月的长假要结束了,我也即将开始我人生最后一年大学生涯。回头看我的第一次在英国的长假,就如一本书里其中一个精彩chapter;我在假期中遇到不少的新鲜事情,做过几个不同的工作,也玩过不少的地方,实现了我多年边做工边玩的梦想。这个假期真的充实了我不少,更增长了我的人生经验。有一种第一次踏入如此多姿多彩的社会中,虽然假期中也曾面对一些困难和挫折,但一切都是磨练了我阅历。在碰碰撞撞的路程下,庆幸的一切都顺利解决。
要知道在外国并不会像在马来西亚那么的舒服,发生什么问题后真的难以找亲人或朋友来帮忙。像这样的环境,我们的的确确要自己去面对问题和处理。以前在马来西亚我还算能够独立处理问题,但在这里比较下,这里显的更无助;但可能是如此,要在这样的环境生活,自己不知不觉会更加坚强和独立。就如强壮的树,无不经过风雨的洗礼而成长的,四个月的洗礼虽然不长,但绝对没有白过。
Sunday, August 31
Last day in restaurant...樓面终结篇
Today is my last day work full time in the restaurant, but I believe it was really an unforgettable experience that I have. It is my first time where work very closely with a group of people who very different with my background, education level, and thinking. Even I work with mat salleh, we still have some similarity in term of thinking. It was really hard to compromise with them, not about work but about communication even we speak the same language. One month work was very worth to explore something that I never imagine before.
这里所说的做楼面就是华人餐馆的waiter,今天终于是我做楼面一个月的最后一天。这个过程可真的毕生难忘,这里的人,事,物有时甚至超出我想象之中;最令我辛苦的是如何和一群与自己无论在文化,思想和教育程度上有极大差异的同事一起共事;有时发现一般我们认为应该如此如此解决的人事问题在这里却是另一回事,他们有他们解决问题的方法,有时候可能我们一般的‘正常’人都不能接受的解决方法。
短短一个月所经历的东西,所受的气,所看到的‘内幕’真的一世受用,人真的要经过一些磨练才会长大,要经过一些挫折才坚强?;体会到用体力赚钱的辛苦,感受到最草根的生活模式,看到人生百态。话说回来,平时我所思考的理念和人生大道理还不如亲自去经历体验体验。
Tuesday, August 26
Edinburgh Festival
Edinburgh Fringe Festival is the largest event in Edinburgh during August each year. How large the event is? It is really unbelievable, the whole Edinburgh really crazy on the festival like Tatoo, drama, dancing, comedy and children show. Street crowded by people who came from all around the world. I think the number of people who staying in Edinburgh were increased at least 5 times than normal day, it is really can't imagined before. Everyday got hundred shows going on for a month, street performance every day and fire work every night. Shops are opened until 11pm which normally closed at 6pm. Every one of us should effected by the festival no matter you are a bagger or a teacher, because even bagger can earn much more than normal day. If you would like to visit Edinburgh, please don't come during August, because you can't really see the true of Edinburgh.
一年一度的爱丁堡嘉年华会将要结束了。之前我一直有听说Festival的大名,但经过这整个八月份我才真正的感受到它是名不虚传;Festival对爱丁堡的影响力是在太大了,它影响所有爱丁堡的人事物,没有人能够幸免。在festival期间街上的人突然增加了5倍之多,以前十个人在街上走,如今是五十个人,现在是塞人而不是塞车,若我要走回家还需要费不少的精神‘闪’人。每一天爱丁堡有上百个艺术节目,表演者都来之世界各地,有小型的街头表演,也有大型的戏剧。差不多城市里每一个角落都参与festival的节目,连大学也配合它做展览会,建筑废墟也成了一个临时剧场。各行各业的生意会比一般日子赚更多钱,所以每个老板都很喜欢festival的到来,但打工的就很怕它的到来,因为这段时间做工会非常的忙。每天晚上我们都会听到烟花声;当你一走上街,广告纸和传单满天飞,简直就是精神轰炸。
的确爱丁堡festival不愧称为是世界最大型的艺术节,以它的节目规模和人数你真的难以想象;但是我还是比较喜欢原来安静的爱丁堡,这样的热闹一个月对我来说实在太长了;这个月到处好像都是吵吵闹闹的,满街都是穿着古灵精怪服装的表演者;我想若我穿着底裤满街跑也不会有人觉得惊讶,因为人们只当你是其中一个的表演者而已。
Thursday, August 21
餐館打工的辛酸
雖然以前曾聽說過華人餐廳裡做工的人形形色色, 他們的生活是我們無法想像的。他們有的一天幹活15個小時(每星期或7天),那就是說除了睡覺8小時,他們只有1個小時’私人的時間,而且我想也被沖涼,洗衣和收拾東西用去了。換句話說他們是沒有所謂的個人生活,就連假期也肯能是一個星期一天而已,對我來說是不可思議的,給我的話我絕對不能活!
說起他們一般的生活習慣和嗜好更加讓我不可想像;有些不生性的,爛賭是致命傷(不過我認識的同事們都沒這習慣)。若接觸一些文化素養較底的人,你可以發現他們如同無知的孩子,如一些基本禮貌和知識都不會。我想也許是環境的條件影響吧,有時我真的覺的他們很可憐,很想幫助他們。
最令我憤怒的是有一些無良的商家或是老闆會欺負或欺詐他們,有許多暗地裡的故事我們還未懂的。看到他們我體會到,幹活找吃並不是那麼的簡單,可能我們做白領的常常埋怨工作有多苦多累,但比起這群的為兩餐付出全部的人,我還覺得自嘆不如。當然他們其中還有一些比較會想的,生活會比較健康一些,但機械化的生活還是可能會慢慢地琢磨他們對人生的負面的態度。在英國這個行業,我真的不知道還藏著怎麼樣的故事和悲劇,又或者是風光和感動的事情。若不親自體驗還真不懂。
Saturday, August 16
討人厭客戶排行榜
當過服務員後,現在我開始知道那些人在服務員眼中最討人厭。我觀察了一陣子然後現在把他們做個排行榜:(看完後,希望你不是他們其中之一,若是的話請改過來,會有報應的)
第五名:三心兩意的人。這種客戶看menu會看很久,又會改來改去,寫下了他們的菜單,他們又要改;說要吃這個,過了5秒鐘又說不要不要,要改那個。我們在忙時,這種客戶最浪費時間。這種人最好叫套餐,不用一個一個點最好!
第四名:巴巴閉閉的人。這種客戶投訴多多,要不說別人很吵,要不就說客戶至上的權利,要求這個要求那個。好像給幾分錢就要全餐廳的人遷就他似的。這種人最好在家吃飯別出來,因為餐廳不是為他一個人開的!
季軍: 浪費食物的人。這種客戶最可惡,叫了很多食物但每樣只吃一點點,剩下許多飯菜,然後全倒掉。有錢吃飯也不應該浪費食物,這樣不但對不起廚師們,也對不起我們服務員,更甚是對不起全世界沒有食物吃的餓民。點菜前應該看自己的需要而不是亂點;這種人最好別讓他們進餐廳,因為他們對食物不尊敬和不珍惜!
亞軍:污濁邋遢的人。這種客戶吃東西好像玩泥沙似的,吃到滿桌滿地都是飯菜。而我們服務員過後卻要幫他們清潔他們的座位。這種人好像從小沒有學過如何吃飯,連如何保持自身的衛生都不會,弄的滿桌都是飯菜。這種人最好讓他們去上《如何吃飯基本功》才來餐廳吃飯。
冠軍:賴死不走的人。這種客戶是所有餐廳的公敵,絕對不可原諒!明知道我們正在準備下班,其他人都走了,他們還賴在餐廳裡不走。要知道我們都忙碌工作了一整天都希望早點把東西收拾完然後下班,就是為你這桌人搞到大家都不能下班,又不埋單,太豈有此理了。你不要休息別人要,千萬別把你個人的快樂建立在別人短苦身上,有報應的!!!這種客戶是討人厭中的討人厭!
Tuesday, August 12
Waiter...當服務員的日子
Have been as a waiter before?? Before that I have been worked as a waiter in a stadium here, on that time I feel very hard to work as a waiter even I just work as part time job where work once or twice per day. After I laid off from my previous 'high' salary job, I've tried to find another job for summer, and now I work as a waiter in a Japanese Restaurant but owned by Chinese. The job is the most difficult job I ever done before. Beside serve people I have to do a cleaning stuff like cuci tandas. Can you imagine a person who never do house work like me cuci tandas and cleaning? Everyday I have to work around 10 hours non stop, stand walk and run, my leg was so exhausted and seem wanna to broken. Now I really understand how hard to work in Chinese restaurant in the UK. However, I think it is good to try once to work in Chinese restaurant here, it will make you grow faster and explore more than you can imagine tho. Work as a waiter will make you respect all the waiters and the most important thing is remember to give more tipsssssssss!!!
身為‘太子爺’的我第一次在華人餐廳做服務員,真的是報應。平時在家不曾做家務的我竟然要在餐廳裡洗廁所,收碗碟,掃地抹地等等。其實當一個服務員真的給我這個‘ 嬌生慣養’的大孩很大的磨練;在英國華人餐館做的辛苦並不是一般我們在馬來西亞可以體會到的辛酸,當然在這樣的環境做工會鬧出很多的笑話和故事。餐廳每天都能接觸不同的人,也承受著許多壓力(因為做餐廳是一個分秒必爭的工作)。
我的工作就是早上洗地抹地洗廁所,洗了女厠在洗男廁。用過午餐後客人開始陸續的進來;尤其是週末晚餐時刻,我們的工作就如打仗,鬆懈一分鐘都不能。客人一進來問他多少人,然後帶位,然後那菜單給他們,然後問他們要吃什麼,點菜入單,告訴廚房,幫忙出菜;還要時時要觀察客人吃到那裡,何時需要上主菜和甜品;最後埋單收拾桌子,擺好筷子杯子,然後從新開始另一個過程。。。。看似簡單的過程但是親自做了才知道一點都不簡單,每個步驟都需要快,准,不能出錯。做錯了東西還會被廚房的人罵,會被客人投訴;因為如果你出錯將會影響到其他人工作,輕則罵兩句,重則整個餐廳出大亂子。若你有機會的話,不妨去英國的華人餐廳打打工,去體會這種為生活付出血汗的工作,磨練磨練自己。
Saturday, August 9
Loch Ness...尼斯湖之旅
Do you recognize this monster? He(may be is she) called Nessie who live in Loch Ness, Scotland. I believe he does existed, so last two days we went to Loch Ness to find him.
However, I beside a boat I have found nothing there. But I still keeping to search him. I keep taking photo surrounding and keep my eye on the lake.
Certainly I found him!!! It is how he look like:
See??
自小尼斯湖水怪给了我很大的想像空间,想不到今天真的有机会来这里一游。我们几位朋友租了辆车就一路向北上,事前并没有任何计划,住宿也没订,拿了旅行包就走。三个小时后,我们到达了尼斯湖,就边走边玩边找旅店。可是由于现在是旅游旺季,我们一路都找不了旅店;我们已经做最坏的打算:睡车。既然如此,我们也随缘吧,但也没有放弃再寻找旅店。不知又走了多少公里,我们去到了一个小镇,弯入一条小经寻找B&B。还好欢皇天不负有心人,我们终于找到能够容纳我们的地方;我们向一位老太太租了一间木屋,里面应有尽有。
我们真的很幸运,这个地方简直就是世外桃源,背山面水。这里还有养马养牛养狗,湖水还可以乘船;我们随后就去小镇买一些食物回那木屋里煮晚餐。我们开着温柔的音乐,享用着简单的晚餐,再欣赏窗外的美景,真的是人生一大享受!其实有时候,没有硬性的计划旅程反而惊喜连连;没有硬性的目的地,反而更海阔天空。
Tuesday, August 5
失业后的日子
失业为何物?就是本因该是做工的时候,你突然失去了工作, 就在寻觅工作期间,你没事做又不知道要做什么,那个时段可称为失业也。我相信在这世上没有人会想失业,尤其是我们现在那么富裕的社会里,失业这名词将要消失似的。虽然人人都说我现在的失业并不是真正的失业,因为只是打假期工,但被辞退后的生活和心情又有何分别?
憋开我现在是‘学生’的身份,失业后早上起来都懒惰去了,其实并不是真正的懒惰,而是反正都没事做,早起还要面对许多‘虚’光阴,不如倒头再睡,一直睡到中午;起来最主要的事情就是找工作,找工作和找工作。。。由于这里的工作不好找,时机也不对,在加上自尊心强的我,找工就连连遭到打击。当我们忙没有时间时,我们会想做很多事情,但是一旦多了许多你也预料不到的时间出来,可能顿时就象不知要做这么了。
开始几天还好,过了一个星期我就慢慢开始觉得我犹如社会的‘寄生虫’了。每天吃和睡,对毫无建设和生产,每天就是上网查工作,等email。一直以来工作狂的我,现在终于遭遇到没有机会工作的时候了。以前看书说失业对一个男人来说打击是很大的,以前还未有深的体验,如今我可正的身如此境了。
说是好运,也就是当我还未正式踏入社会时来一个这样的机遇,也让我以后能有更大的勇气去面对事业;失业也是在事业上的一种鼓励和提醒,工作的机会并不会等你,而是你去找它和创造它。
Saturday, August 2
Large Hadron Collider..大型強子對撞器
Have you been hear about LHC? Actually it is a very complicated research and a very 'dangerous' experiment. Basically, LHC is a 27km long tunnel over-cross Switzerland and France, collaborated with 2000 scientists from 34 countries and over 100 universities. The experience is to accelerate a unit of proton to a very very very.......high speed and crash to with another proton. The huge energy will form another energy such as 'black hole', an object which can destroy everything in the universal . Anyway, the scientist state that if the micro black whole created it can be neutralized it by Hawking radiation, but the thing is no body 100% ensure that Hawking radiation will work in expected way. In other word, this machine might brought to us the end of the world??? Somebody said that but I don't know. Anyway it will be one of the great experiment in human history.
你所看到的图并不是电影里面的Star War背景,而是LHC。LHC是集合了世界2000名科学家,多国的的资源和力量建造出来的巨大科学试验器。它能够把两个粒子反方向高速的碰撞,让后发生小爆炸,原理如同宇宙里的‘大爆炸’似的。在这试验里,可能会碰撞出我们还未发现的奇异物质,也可能巨大的碰撞导致产生巨大的力量和质量而出现‘微型黑洞’;试验也可以把我们现在所知的质量分析到最小的单位,可能最后的的物质单位是能量而已(如佛家说的色即是空,空即是色)。有许多人担心万一这试验碰撞出一种超出我们人类知识的危险物质或是空间,这样后果就不堪设想!也有人说微小黑洞能够把整个地球吸进去??究竟这些担心是真的吗?我们都不知道也不需要担心,因为人类的求知欲和权利是使科学进步的泉源。无论如何,它的确在我们地球存在着,也倒数着它的试验日期:8月8号,(北京奥林匹克开幕同一天)
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