明天過後, 又老了一歲了…
在這次旅行之前, 我知道我是有些刻意安排要在這個時候在奧克蘭. 雖然朋友是到處都有, 不過現在還有時間和這份熱情陪我瞎起哄的朋友, 大概是這裡的密集度最高了.
原先想要在這一天鬧消失, 不過朋友覺得那實在不是一個好主意, 只好很不免俗的找了幾個好友吃飯. 按照我以往的style, 一定是大辦 party, 然後包場找一堆朋友慶祝. 不過年紀大了, 有時覺得質比量更重要. 熱鬧之後, 又是回到現實的一個人, 還不如就從頭到尾都是一個人.
很意外的收到一個不會想到的祝福, 在這個很不意外的地方更顯意外.
上星期五請了一天病假, 其實也沒病的很嚴重, 只是想要休息. 天氣很好, 起的很晚, 到超市買了些水果, 整理了一下家裡, 還很隨意的逛了個街, 流了點血 (血拼嘛!). 每回一開始這樣的生活, 就會開始想再回到紐西蘭. 不過為了達到這樣的理想, 我還是得要再多打拼幾年, 也好好的找個伴, 早點終結一個人漂泊的日子.
周六時起個清早 (凌晨3點), 為了要去 Mt. Ruapehu 滑雪. 這次沒挑 skiing, 像初學者一樣開始學 snowboarding. 照樣摔的很慘, 不過比起 skiing 的兩個 ski 外加兩個 pole, 一個 snowboard 打下來不會太痛. 我也沒有對自己太demanding, 畢竟回到香港時是夏天, 腳上如果有一塊大淤青的話就真的很難看了.
住的地方很不好找, 但景緻真的很好. 陽台望出去就是一大片湖, 很寧靜, 很美. 昨天也上了山, 不過天氣不好, 風大雨大的, 最後決定不滑, 就一路吃吃喝喝回到奧克蘭. 啊, 真是typical 的NZ weekend :)
Monday, July 30, 2007
Monday, July 23, 2007
Life in Auckland
Arrived Auckland last Wed afternoon. The first feeling after getting off the airplane was: so good to see the sunshine and blue sky again. The air was fresh, though dry, a familiar smell.
It was the first sunny day after two weeks of raining. Friend said I were lucky, it's sunny, and not too cold. In fact, it's getting colder now - only 6 degree this morning when I was listening to the radio. No wonder it's so hard for me to wake up in the freezing morning :P
Met up with some friends, and done 70% of my shopping mission in New Market and Ponsonby. I know that I am now working in HK and there are heaps more and cheaper choices for me to shop around; however, it's easier, and more interesting (though more expensive due to the rising kiwi) for me to shop here, and plus, less people! It's a lovely weather yesterday and people sitting outside cafes to enjoy the sunshine and socialising despite the chilling wind, which is rarely seen in the central HK and that's what I love most when hanging around on the street.
Working here is as busy as in HK, or even busier, but other than work, life is not that busy or fast pace here. I particularly like the "smell of winter(冬天的味道)" here, which can often be felt in drier countries like US, Canada, Japan etc. Guess it's just the link to some nice old memories with those countries.
At least my nose is not running nor blocked....and the allergy/flu haunted me for almost three weeks in HK was gone from the first day I came back...
It was the first sunny day after two weeks of raining. Friend said I were lucky, it's sunny, and not too cold. In fact, it's getting colder now - only 6 degree this morning when I was listening to the radio. No wonder it's so hard for me to wake up in the freezing morning :P
Met up with some friends, and done 70% of my shopping mission in New Market and Ponsonby. I know that I am now working in HK and there are heaps more and cheaper choices for me to shop around; however, it's easier, and more interesting (though more expensive due to the rising kiwi) for me to shop here, and plus, less people! It's a lovely weather yesterday and people sitting outside cafes to enjoy the sunshine and socialising despite the chilling wind, which is rarely seen in the central HK and that's what I love most when hanging around on the street.
Working here is as busy as in HK, or even busier, but other than work, life is not that busy or fast pace here. I particularly like the "smell of winter(冬天的味道)" here, which can often be felt in drier countries like US, Canada, Japan etc. Guess it's just the link to some nice old memories with those countries.
At least my nose is not running nor blocked....and the allergy/flu haunted me for almost three weeks in HK was gone from the first day I came back...
Friday, July 13, 2007
工作要做, 命也要顧
我不喜歡加班, 更不喜歡睡覺時還得要想著工作上的事. 如果再加上半夜會突然被工作做不完的惡夢嚇醒的話, 事情就真的大條了.
很不幸的, 前兩樣在這星期都發生了....
當在11:30pm因為地鐵快沒有車才匆忙的離開辦公室, 當在睡前半個小時才匢圇的吞下半碗湯果腹當晚餐, 當碰到床時不到10秒內就昏睡的不醒人事到隔天鬧鐘響起, 我知道的不但是自己已不復當年勇可以連熬夜數晚還是猛龍一條, 還有到底值不值得為工作把命跟健康, 還有未來都陪上?
我終於知道為什麼自己還是單身的原因, 有哪個正常的男人想跟老是把辦公室當家的女人在一起. 眼前的電腦也不是阿拉丁神燈, 不會在夜半人寂時跳出精靈來問候你.
我開始猶豫, 到底是因為自己的工作效率不高, 能力不好, 還是工作量真的不堪負荷. 或許是, 只是一時的情緒. 下星期一上班, 又是好漢一條...
下星期要回奧克蘭了, 希望這樣的夢靨不會繼續.
很不幸的, 前兩樣在這星期都發生了....
當在11:30pm因為地鐵快沒有車才匆忙的離開辦公室, 當在睡前半個小時才匢圇的吞下半碗湯果腹當晚餐, 當碰到床時不到10秒內就昏睡的不醒人事到隔天鬧鐘響起, 我知道的不但是自己已不復當年勇可以連熬夜數晚還是猛龍一條, 還有到底值不值得為工作把命跟健康, 還有未來都陪上?
我終於知道為什麼自己還是單身的原因, 有哪個正常的男人想跟老是把辦公室當家的女人在一起. 眼前的電腦也不是阿拉丁神燈, 不會在夜半人寂時跳出精靈來問候你.
我開始猶豫, 到底是因為自己的工作效率不高, 能力不好, 還是工作量真的不堪負荷. 或許是, 只是一時的情緒. 下星期一上班, 又是好漢一條...
下星期要回奧克蘭了, 希望這樣的夢靨不會繼續.
Thursday, July 5, 2007
NZ dollar has gone crazy
Ma ma mi a, at the time of writing, the exchange rate of NZDUSD is traded at 0.7865/0.7870, already broke the 10-year historical high and don't know how high it still aims!
Though I shall feel happy when most of my asset are still in NZD, while on the other hand I am also panic that it will be like roller-coaster, at a point of time it just suddenly drops with full speed and so little time for you to scream out before it gets down to the lowest end.
It's so dangerous when a country doesn't have such a robust economy but only nature resources to keep having a rising currency and the government can do nothing to interfere with comparatively little fund againist the overwelming capital flow from speculators all over the world.
The global economy free flow capital might contribute to a new class of rich people but on the other hand also sacrifice the benefits of another group of people. End of day for people without power without resources to fight back, hardly for them to be the winner in the game. Cruel, isn't it?
Though I shall feel happy when most of my asset are still in NZD, while on the other hand I am also panic that it will be like roller-coaster, at a point of time it just suddenly drops with full speed and so little time for you to scream out before it gets down to the lowest end.
It's so dangerous when a country doesn't have such a robust economy but only nature resources to keep having a rising currency and the government can do nothing to interfere with comparatively little fund againist the overwelming capital flow from speculators all over the world.
The global economy free flow capital might contribute to a new class of rich people but on the other hand also sacrifice the benefits of another group of people. End of day for people without power without resources to fight back, hardly for them to be the winner in the game. Cruel, isn't it?
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
十年
今年7月1日是香港回歸中國的第十年, 香港政府為此舉行了許多大型慶祝活動, 遊行, 跳傘, 放煙花等, 好不熱鬧. 電視台也應景的做了許多有關”十年”的節目. 看著香港的經濟從亞洲金融危機, SARS等的低潮走出再到今日恆生指數突破兩萬點的蓬勃發展, 一向覺得香港人很 “勢利” “向錢看” 的我, 也慢慢對他們這樣的存活哲學有了另一種不同的體認.
離開台灣至今, 也差不多有9 年了. 雖不能用 “物換星移, 人事已非” 這等滄慯的語句來形容過去的9 年, 不過雖不過, 卻不遠矣. 我的第一份工作, 就是在當時最火熱的電子產業, 出國的前半年, 老闆原要把我從助理業務調為業務, 負責海外分部, 無奈父母命難為, 移民簽證即到期的我只能把要去美國念書的計畫 360 度大轉變至從來沒想過的紐西蘭. 我常說: “計畫趕不上變化”, 如果當時不出國, 如果當時不選擇紐西蘭, 如果........, 我現在會是什麼樣?
不過過去的十年, 也確實是我的人生中最變化的十年, 從學生到就業, 從台灣到海外, 從懵懂無知到逐漸事故, 只差沒有從單身到結婚, 從為人女到為人母. 我想對每一個我這般年紀的人, 過去的十年或多或少都有這樣”變化”的體認. 我的變化還不算完整, 也不算完美, 要突破, 也要進步, 期許在下一個”十年”的周期開始時, 我對我的另一個十年有更滿意的註腳.
離開台灣至今, 也差不多有9 年了. 雖不能用 “物換星移, 人事已非” 這等滄慯的語句來形容過去的9 年, 不過雖不過, 卻不遠矣. 我的第一份工作, 就是在當時最火熱的電子產業, 出國的前半年, 老闆原要把我從助理業務調為業務, 負責海外分部, 無奈父母命難為, 移民簽證即到期的我只能把要去美國念書的計畫 360 度大轉變至從來沒想過的紐西蘭. 我常說: “計畫趕不上變化”, 如果當時不出國, 如果當時不選擇紐西蘭, 如果........, 我現在會是什麼樣?
不過過去的十年, 也確實是我的人生中最變化的十年, 從學生到就業, 從台灣到海外, 從懵懂無知到逐漸事故, 只差沒有從單身到結婚, 從為人女到為人母. 我想對每一個我這般年紀的人, 過去的十年或多或少都有這樣”變化”的體認. 我的變化還不算完整, 也不算完美, 要突破, 也要進步, 期許在下一個”十年”的周期開始時, 我對我的另一個十年有更滿意的註腳.