Thursday, November 22, 2007

溫哥華的工作完成了





匆忙的24小時過去了,我的任務也完成。雖然疲倦,但心情還是很興奮。出發早上差一點點就誤了航班。因為等候巴士等了差不多半個小時,加上下雨天,所有汽車都走得很慢。起飛前30分鐘停止辦理登機手續,我剛剛在最后的一分鐘時間里趕到的柜臺。匆匆拿了登機牌,便奔跑往安檢和登機閘口。看到同事和上司焦急地等候著,我連忙道歉。同事也道歉了,因為她沒告訴我出差的同事可以打的來往機場,所有開銷可以報銷。
溫哥華的兩個小組分為少年組(普通話) 和中年組(廣東話)。少年組讓我大開眼界,遲到20分鐘,態度不認真。不停在筆記本上涂鴉,不專心聽別人分享。有時候很隨意的回答,說了笨答案自己在傻笑。怎么年輕的加拿大華人就這副樣子?都21,23 歲了!還是生活的磨練,讓男人變成醇酒。另外一組平均40的小組就很不一樣。從他們口中,聽了很多有用的資料。
久違的溫哥華跟以前一樣。海港很漂亮,少了夏天熙來攘往的游人。很舒服很安詳的地方,跟多倫多的擁擠是兩個世界。飯店就在最熱鬧的Robson 街上,可惜沒時間逛。下一次一定多停留幾天或度周末,探訪朋友。缺一次周四的課又何妨?
下周一晚多倫多這邊有普通話的小組,是把工作介紹給我的那位教會的姊妹主持的,我被邀請回去幫忙招待說國語的被訪者。看來我和市場研究公司的來往合作會延續下去的。感謝神!
今天下午回家的時候正遇上多倫多入冬以來最大的雪,從出租車往外看,都是白雪紛飛的景象。車子在高速公路上都開得很慢,只有40公里的速度而已。居住的小區都鋪滿了皚皚白雪,一些鄰居還在鏟雪。如果以后有了自己的車,沒有搬進公寓,那么我也難逃鏟雪的命運。天氣預報說,今晚負4度,但因為刮風,感覺是負十幾度。為了學習,還得出門。這些就是學習成為加拿大人的代價。
回到家們發現郵局留下的包裹領取函件,看來姐夫寄來的小包裹已經到了。取了包裹,以后開車遇上猛烈的太陽也不怕了。去教會崇拜可以用自己的中英圣經了。躺在床上可以抱以前就習慣了的“宜家”抱枕了。


2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Very touched by your sharing. It's so real. This is life. It always test your patience, but also with nice surprises in the corners. It looks as though nothing special has happened. But as time goes by, when you look back, everything just seems to be covered in a mist of romance...

Glad to know that you're becoming more and more a Canadian, and at the same time, also enjoying it more.

Looking forward to seeing you in your beloved car!

Chung

Anonymous said...

"Somewhere out there, beneath the pale moonnight.

Someone's thinking of me, and loving me tonight.

Somewhere out there, someone's saying a prayer. That we'll find one another in that big somewhere out there.

And even though I know how very far apart we are. It helps to think we might be wishing on the same bright star.

And when the night wind starts to sing a lonesome lullaby. It helps to think we're sleeping underneath the same big sky.

Somewhere out there, if love can see us through. Then we'll be together, somewhere out there, out where dreams come true."

Wish you find your dream, and that we can meet soon.

Chung