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February 16

red valentin's day

home-promo-red红色的情人节
 
中午给国内的父母打电话,不知为什么竟然莫名地很激动,对话也就在不欢之中结束了。按计划,原本是想祝他们。。。。。。哎,我这个人!郁闷的我开始给几个好友发短信,无聊啊,都没有什么人回。一晃差不多快六点半了。一出门就碰见SBS的那对小恋人,哎,幸福啊~ 为什么今天晚上我还要打工:( 走到十字路口等红灯的时候,无意瞥见旁边的路牌号是168 怎么觉得这个数字好熟悉啊?想着竟然错过了一个绿灯。
 
大概一周前吧,收到一外国好友的短信,希望我帮他换些人明币。奇怪,又不去中国,要人民币做什么,还是要¥168,不大不整的数字。他说,希望送给心意的中国女孩一份传统的新年礼物---红包!我说,那就给¥520吧。他笑了笑,“今年还用不到这个数字,明年吧。。。”
 
BABE I LOVE YOU”!思绪突然被头顶的一阵轰隆声拉回来,直升机啊,还有这么一条横幅拉在后面。哇,真是太浪漫了。今天可是情人节啊~
 
大家会怎么过呢?呦,连HELEN CLARK总理今天也穿了一件亮丽的粉色外套前来参加RNZB-RED Triple Bill的首场芭蕾表演,还有华人女议员黄女士和她的先生也来了呢。要不是,最近手头紧,我现在。。。。。。其实,也没有什么事情可以做。呵呵,还好今天我是USHER,可以在里面看表演。
 
red triple bill
 
红色最配今天情人节的气氛了,而且也是我本命年的吉祥色!
 
整场分三个部分,我最喜欢第二段舞蹈了。好象欣赏一幅朦胧的油画。画纸是由金色的灯光和银色的锡纸构成的舞台,画家是那些身型灵活的舞者,画笔则是他们的肢体,画色则是神秘的现代舞音乐。“画卷”长达20多分钟,实在让人回味无穷~
January 04

开始独立的2008

元旦刚过,还没有什么新年的意识.
今天打开DIARY的时候,才感觉到自己要开始面对2008年的挑战了---独立!
从现在开始,没有家人经济支持的生活会是怎样的呢?
December 10

终于累了,and get sick

外面的风好大,放下包才意识到自己已经在家了,
也许风真得大,我也就这么"飘"回来了.
 
每天都在工作(part time),挣钱,突然很怀恋读书的日子---没有忧虑......
每天可以不休息,但是工作必须找,房租还得付,开销不得不花,突然很想变成睡美人---让时间静止......
 
毕业,是完成了.
开始打工(part time while looking for full time job)
当你把房租,食物,杂费付清后,银行户头上只有$36.5时,
发现独立,原来没有那么容易......
 
今天有点累了
 
 
 
November 05

busy and dizzy

之前闲了3个多月,现在一下子忙起来,不知道是喜还是忧呢?
8:00AM UOA-SBS TEA ROOM TIDY UP
10:00AM TRANSLATION SERVICE TRAINING
13:00PM UOA-SBS RECEPTIONIST  
15:00PM UOA-SBS FINANCE ASSISTANT
19:00PM THE EDGE SERVICE ATTENDANT
到家都半夜了,每天都在努力的疲惫和未来的迷茫之中入睡.
相信所有的尝试都可以更接近自己的追求, 好好享受这个过程吧~
October 27

what if

what will you do if you meet your first love somewhere again?
September 06

foreign language and friendship

朋友之间口无遮拦是常有的事,说多听多了,反而不会在意细枝末节的东西.
和不太熟的人交流,还是要婉转保留些才好.
 
每个人说话的风格都不一样,倘若只用一种方式去理解不同的人,
好比只懂中文的人去读英文,法文,日文,意大利文----不通.
 
每一门外语都有自己的语法和文化,
每一个人都有自己说话的方式和风格.
 
听对方说话是尊重,听懂说话的内容才是真正的沟通!
 
很多大相径庭的人也做了好朋友,并没有因为对方改变说话的方式和自己的风格,感情也很好.
想必是花了时间去学习"语法和文化"了~
 
 
 
August 25

next stage of my show

在家"冬眠"一段时间了,今天一定要出去~
 
不过,
 
早上看了<20,30,40>和<茉莉花开>, 干掉了2片奶酪,3块全麦饼干,4个杏干果和一杯玫瑰花茶~
观后感音符:善待自己是很重要的!!彩虹 (和我吃的东西没有关系的哦~)
 
拉开窗帘,好好收拾了房间,喘气休息之余吃了一个苹果: 真是不错,我说下午这个阳光啊......
 
......
 
怎么睡着了呢,几点了?
 
今天一定要出去的啊!!!
August 18

Piece of meat

自从上周二去了趟学校之后,整个人就有点奇怪.
之后的几天,决定独自在家看书.
那本相当于两本新华字典厚的<Abnormal Psychology and Modern Life>也就这么翻完了.
这周二又去了趟学校,横竖就是觉得郁闷.
接着的几天,决定继续在家看书.
兴手打开几年前带来的<高考集训语法>和<新东方中级语法>开始研读......
 
反正下周二决定再趟学校~
July 26

My best friend-french movie

I was thinking about the question the man asked the other guy in the moive,
 
" Do you have anyone to call three clock in the afternoon?"
"No..."
"Man, you have no friends?"
"I have a lot of friends, you know my schedule is fully booked till next month. So many people are waiting to have lunch with me..."
"so you have someone to call three clock in the afternoon?"
"No..."
"I see, you need a friend!"
 
Well, I thought about it, because I miss you, my friend~
You know who I am talking about, don't you?
 
 
July 18

St Tropez Restaurant

It's one of the best dinners I had in New Zealand so far.
As the french girl (my flat mate) commented on this,"oh, it's so french, I love it."
I have not been to France yet, but I do like their french songs and the decorations that they put on the wall around the restaurant. What's most, the beautiful food~ They are not just tasty food, they are art I believe.
Her colleague even bought the expensive french champagne to celebrate the particular day.
Oh,why not, it's her birthday~
Now, I am stuffed. Let me think what I had for tonight.
ENTREES
Scallops Grilled & wrapped in Streaky Bacon, Provencale Rice, Chablis Cream Sauce  ~ Coquilles St Jacques
MAINS
Lamb Casserole w Bacon, Onion, Mushroom, Rice Creole OR Pomme Puree ~  Blanquette d'Agneau
Special
Birthday dessert with a birthday card which is made of white chocolate and writings in dark chocolate~
 
It's really a wonderful day, what a miracle! You know, her colleague's daughter was born the same day and same month as mine. How coincident could be~ However, we are 20 years difference. Her daughter is only 3 years old now:)
 
Oh, such a pity I did not record all the yummy dishes I ate with my other friend (such as with mandy and James). I was too busy to do that. Now I am kind of free to do so because I am graduated. Yahoo!!~
 
Anyway, got job to do tomorrow.
 
This's their website, check it out:
July 15

film festival 番外篇:电影

Conversations with My Gardener  (in French with English subtitles)

Two men, both advancing in years, converse in a garden deep in the French countryside. One is an artist, the other his gardener.

On finishing his work, the gardener enters the studio and looks over the artist’s shoulder. As the artist draws, the gardener talks: about his youth, his family, his travels, his health, and, of course, the pleasures of gardening. Sometimes the artist responds, sometimes he just listens; but all the while the bond between these two very different men is deepening.

Their growing friendship produces many moments of dry humour: when the gardener visits the artist in Paris, he brings an anvil along in his luggage; the pair go to the forest on a mission to steal a twenty foot fir tree; they marvel at the curious habits of local characters, and ponder whether a modern-day Jesus would take a job on the railway. There are moments of profundity, too, when the two friends reflect on their own mortality, and the equally taxing question of whether a lettuce can be as beautiful as a painting.

 

Tales from Earthsea  (In Japanese with English subtitles)
 
In a parallel, quasi-medieval world called Earthsea, teenage Prince Arren of the kingdom of Enlad is compelled by strange forces to kill his own father and steal the royal sword, which has mystical powers. Arren teams up with powerful wizard Archmage Ged to defeat wizard Cob, who is preparing to open the door between the realms of the living and the dead.
 
Venus
 
The plot concerns Maurice (O'Toole), an elderly actor who finds himself attracted to his friend's young great-niece Jessie (Whittaker). Maurice finds Jessie initially unfriendly but succeeds in befriending her in part due to the appeal of his celebrity status. He takes her to the National Gallery in London, England to view his favorite painting, The Rokeby Venus by the Spanish artist Velázquez. Maurice arranges for Jessie to model nude for an art class, partly because he is attracted to her and hopes to watch the artists at work. When he is asked to step out he finds a bucket to stand on so he can peep into the room but falls and is found out. As a result of Jessie posing for the art class he decides to give her the nickname "Venus". Maurice and Jessie develop a passive/aggressive friendship over the course of the film. Maurice also likes touching and smelling Jessie, which she occasionally allows to a limited extent, like touching her hand, and smelling her neck. Maurice buys gifts for Jessie (although on one occasion he forgets to bring along enough money, embarrassing her).

Jessie becomes involved with a boy. She and the boy visit Maurice. The boy calls Maurice a dirty old man. Maurice hits the boy, and the boy hits Maurice, which causes Maurice to fall and get injured. After the incident Jessie is remorseful and agrees to look after Maurice. Some time later after Maurice has at least partly recovered he takes Jessie to the coast and as they sit down by the water Maurice says to Jessie "Now we can really talk" and dies in her arms.

 

Black Book  (In Dutch, German, English and Hebrew, with English subtitles)
 
Based on true events, Black Book is set during the final months of the Second World War when the Netherlands was split in half by occupying Axis forces. Rachel Steinn, a beautiful and independent young Jewish woman is separated from her parents and brother and forced into hiding. Trying to flee to Allied territory, she is reunited with her family, but sees them murdered by a Nazi patrol. Suspecting they have been double crossed, Rachel joins the Resistance and sets out to discover who has betrayed them. Adopting a new identity as the blonde Ellis de Vries, in no time she is using her womanly charms to infiltrate the ranks of senior German officers. But the real enemies are not necessarily the most obvious ones, as Ellis is soon to discover. Plot twists, subterfuge and deceit make for great drama, and Verhoeven ratchets up the tension to make this a gripping saga, lavishly told.
 

film festival

1.
周五疯狂PARTY之后,周六早上4点才睡......
轰轰的音乐声一直在耳边回绕,怎么还有人在放歌,而且越来越响,DAMN!
是闹钟,周六早上10点要工作!!
竟一下子从床上跳起来,直奔冰箱拿了一个苹果,一个桃子,一个西红柿,顺手从柜子里捞了一根香蕉和零食塞进包里.
9:45了, 胡乱穿了衣服,就从家一气冲到QUEEN街.
路上遭了不少白眼,除了踉跄追FREE BUS时, 没绑好的头发被吹散,手机也掉地了.
更奇怪的是,我捡手机时发现右手还拿了昨天法国室友做的饼.....
幸好今天头头没有说什么, 我也就心安理得的迟到了5分钟.
还没有坐定,一看到今天film festival的日程安排,双眼就开始发花了, 怎么是DOUBLE SHIFT, 有5场电影啊~那我要熬到几点才能回家啊~
再仔细读下去,发现今天不是在DOOR,是在里面.我可以看电影了!USHER就是比DOOR PERSON好.想到这里怨气也散了一半.
兴奋不已的我,等啊等.第一部电影开始,顿时傻了眼,怎么是说法语的!只好死盯着下面的英文字幕,不时兼顾一下画面,很是狼狈.
尽管如此,结尾的时候浑然忘了字幕,和正在工作的身份,双眼直望着画面掉眼泪......
 
2.
这么一折腾,也轮我吃中饭的时间了,所以也就错过了第2场的英文电影.
哇,今天外面阳光真好呢~
瞧,街边的艺人弹着西班牙浪漫的吉他曲, 对面还有对表演杂技的兄妹,外加路边刚买的韩国红豆饼, 我觉得这是份不错的午餐呢.
 
3.
第3场是宫崎峻的动画,除了小朋友多了些外,竟然也看到好几个熟人. 几年没有见的经济辅导老师也来看这部日本片,毕竟他是日本人,可以理解,可是都快博士生毕业了,怎么还对动画那么热心?之后又碰到SBS读荣誉学士的小KIWI,人很帅,周围竟然有4个女生陪着!接着碰到好友的前男友, 除了招呼还顺便介绍了他的新女朋友.哎,这世界还真小~
4.
晚上11点,终于下班了!整整13个小时啊!!好累哦......
明天还要继续上班呢!
July 10

画中人

3点后的房间太阳正好,捧着书,还有花生的下午很是惬意.
想象自己仿佛是画中的人,静静地.....
书页渐暗下来,点了灯,沏了茶,又回到画中.
想象自己仿佛是坐在壁炉旁,暖暖地......
双腿有些僵硬,看了钟,起了身,有谁在敲门吗?
想象自己和数友人围坐在木桌旁,乐乐地......
 
画名<恬静的温暖的快乐的画中人>
 
 
July 05

Right now right here

Hi, so long to see everyone~ I will graduate this september~Yahoo
 
First day of July I decided to tidy up my life. Beginning with my room, got rid of all the trash I built up through the entire four and half years. Right here, I feel I can take my bag and go anyway. I am ready to move on with my life in other place if needed. Then I would like to pick up some lost time with all those people I met so far. From msn, qq to my phone list, I started to send emails, msgs to say hi and arrange some time to catch up if possible. I never noticed it was going to take such a long time to sort these out. I have more than 200 people on my msn, and nearly 100 people on my qq list, also about 70 people on my phone list. No joking~ I am not picky, but I do only keep people's contact number when I know them a bit, not just knowing the name! Oh my dear, it's like a project for me. Finally, I tracked down the number of friends that I would still love to keep in touch and remove some unfamiliars. Next step would be asking them to have some lazy afternoon coffee time together and such. Wow, at this point everything is in order and tidy.Even the part I hate the most to deal with: my laptop, right now, it's beautifully in front of me. You know, I bought a external hard drive to store my mess and huge files that were some kind of exhibition material for "my life in Auckland".
 
Well,Being a graduate soon, is like coming a sweet dream ending: happy and forever. I Believe it will be the time to try something new from right now right here!
June 15

20 mins to go- birthday

Well, what a feeling~
 
May 16

Japanese and Spanish

Only two weeks left for this semester, my last semester.
 
Such a short period time! Even I am only two papers...
 
 
March 28

where I am now?

I am back~
Yeah, my last semester! Eveything is fantastic so far, haven't got time to update my space for a while.
Never feel so free like now, only two papers (Japanese and spanish)...
We are young, we are fine, let's have fun~
January 25

change brings life

What keeps me going so long till now?
Maybe the greed inside me, I am hunger for variability every now and then.
That makes me feel alive somehow.
 
December 04

Lazy girl

温馨小居
 
万家灯火中,有一盏小小的灯属于我。
不需要孤寂的空旷,只要有家的味道。
 
爱厨房
 
想一想,
在一个白色绘着浅蓝色小花的精美搪瓷锅里,
盛着晶莹饱满的大米和清澈的水,
温暖的花苗在锅底轻轻跳跃,
那是一幅多美的图画!
 
这种情景是我生活的一部分,
我经常因为火苗的跳动和锅里的温馨心悦不已。
November 30

something you can't ask for

一日,和好友聊天,被告知说话太直接。
我很纳闷,为什么呢?难道不知道就不能直接问吗?不明白就不能直接说吗?
 
她说,不是对什么人都可以直接,也不是任何问题都可以直接问的。
我说,人与人之间不是要真诚相待吗?
 
可是真诚相待并不等于直接哦,她纠正我说。
 
我看,今天又学了点东西……
 
November 28

something different now

就象季节的转换那么不经意,我,也在时针的滴答声中悄悄地蜕变。
身边的人,有时感觉很亲切,没有心机,这时,无忧无虑地扮演自己是很自然的;
周围的人,有时感觉很陌生,常有猜疑,这时,无忧无虑地扮演自己便是做作的;
很矛盾,
人是群体的动物,无时不在生活的各个方面寻求社会的认同;
人是独立的生物,无时不在生命的每个阶段寻找自己的价值;
矛盾,算是社会的认同和自己的价值不一致的产物吧。
很欣慰,
没有因为矛盾而迷失了自己;
很欣喜,
激化的矛盾反而清醒了自己;
蜕变,我想就是在矛盾中找到平衡点的过程吧。
September 03

难忘的志愿者活动

我的大部分志愿者活动都是在2005年参加的,今年已经学大三的课程,所以没有很多闲暇时间。这次重点介绍两个志愿者团体,一个是ISPACE,另一个是UNIGUIDE PROGRAM。
 
i-space
这是主要为国际留学生服务的地方,从海外新生欢迎会,参观校园,周五的下午茶到领略新西兰风情,续签学生护照,真是包罗万象!
 
3th,June:Farewell Party
 
由于奥大是新西兰官方排名第一的公立大学,所以成为很多国际留学生择校的首选。奥大的海外留学生有两类,第一类是三年全日制的学生(大部分是亚洲人:中国人,韩国人等等),第二类是半年到一年的国际交换学生(多是欧洲和南美人:德国人,巴西,智利。。。)。因为后者待在新西兰的时间很短,每学期快结束时ISPACE都会有欢送晚会(一般在皇后街岔道的GLOBAL BAR)。我们志愿者除了接待和分发PIZZA之外,几乎和来参加PARTY的人一样轻松。
 
7th,July:Pack welcome bags
 
每年3月和7月的orientation week给新生发放礼物是学生会的保留宣传模式,就象圣诞老人给小朋友送糖果似的。I-space和学生会是不同的社团组织,因为更侧重国际留学生的需求,所以在新生礼包袋里添加了很多信息,例如,新西兰风光旅游指南,驾驶安全手册等等。我们志愿者就得把这些资料装在不同的袋子里,和学生会的区分开来。整整一个下午,大家有说有笑,免费的午餐和YABA电话卡也算是今天辛苦劳动的报酬啦!
 
12th, July:Museum Walking +Quiz Night
 
之所以这么喜欢志愿者的活动也是因为可以丰富自己的业余生活:今天是去奥克兰博物馆!我们陪同新生从学校步行去博物馆(因为只有20分钟的路程),由于人数较多,除了交谈还要注意大伙过马路的安全,轻快之余也不能掉以轻心啊!自己比新生还要兴奋,因为也是第一次去奥克兰博物馆!!在博物馆导游的安排下,我们欣赏了毛利人的舞蹈(他们会说好多国家的“你好”呢!)和参观了他们独具特色的建筑。之后便是大家的自由时间,我太贪心,把每层的每个角落都走了一边,还没有来及仔细看呢,离开的时间就到了。哎,只好下次再来了~
 
晚上是猜谜之夜,四个人一组回答有关新西兰的问题。获胜的小组每人可以得到价值50新币的购书券,对于新生来说,这份奖品还是满有意义的。我们志愿者的任务就是帮助他们找答案,并且防止各组作弊。一天的博物馆参观,大家都有些疲倦,不急不忙地喝着饮料聊着天,竞争的氛围也就没有那么白热化了。
 
16th,July:Trip to Rangitoto
 
这次外游主要是在活动中让大家结交新朋友并且领略新西兰的自然风光。Rangitoto是个正处于睡眠中的火山小岛,已经没有人居住(整个岛只有山脚下一个厕所),现在只是作为旅游的观光景点。喜欢照相的我,为了最佳的取景,摸黑爬进了山洞。因为里面没有光线而且地上全是石头,一不小心脚就会卡在石头缝中,几次险些栽个跟头。总算跌跌撞撞地爬出来,除了一身的洞岩水,还包了一肚子的气。幸好山顶上的风大,衣服一会就吹干了,精神也神气了不少。山洞里留下的遗憾在这也就得到了满足:我拍了很多照片呢!
 
27th,July:Stardome
 
双子座的宝宝永远是最好奇的,所以去奥克兰天文馆当然少不了我啦!当晚出发时还有不少小插曲呢,我们一行大约20几个人准备坐公交车去STARDOME,可惜那个印度司机以下班高峰人多为由拒绝搭载我们。我们只好等30分钟后的另一班车,为了避免上次的失误,上车前说好大家装做不认识,就这样蒙混过关了!下车后,才知道我们的负责人是骑车去目的地等我们!问题来了,从车站怎么到天文馆呢?就这样在One tree hill附近的居民区绕了三四圈,问遍了路过的每个行人,总算知道怎么走了。这下更加下定决心要好好听听天文知识,下次可以看星星指路。在天文馆里的情形有些模糊了,只记得当时解说员在室外教我们看南十字星时,自己在浑黑的夜空下,好渺小。。。
 
27th,Aug:Career Day
 
每年奥克兰大学都有对外的开放日,所有的高中生或是希望再继续深造的社会各界人士都可以来这里参观和咨询。学校的主要院系都会在校园设点摆设本院的介绍资料,以及解答大家的疑问。UOA是新西兰唯一的U21的成员大学,所以在留学生交流活动中占有很大的优势。我们志愿者主要向大家宣传奥克兰大学的360度国际交换生计划,为了吸引感兴趣的人填资料,学校会赠送一台DVD给其中的一位幸运者。当然我们志愿者也有免费的电影票作为当天的报酬哦!
 

20th,Sep:Marketing research

当时正在学MARKETING的课,给我们带小班的教导员是读广告的研究生,她需要100多人参与一项关于对各类广告感想的调查报告。虽然没有什么意思,可是处于对广告行业的兴趣,我还是参加了被调查的人员之中。

Uniguide

16th,Feb/2006

很多人都觉得UNIGUIDE是没有什么意义的组织,可是我还是通过这个PROGRAMME认识了很多现在的好朋友。

 

 
April 09

有趣的打工故事(更新版)

终于找到2份稳定的工作,所以决定把以前有趣的打工经历整理以下
 
2003 Translator
 
那是我来新西兰的第一年,刚住Homestay家还不到3个月呢。隔壁的男主人是语言学校的工作人员,因为最近来新西兰的中国学生巨增,希望我能帮忙把他们学校的简介翻译成中文。虽然在英国老家找了一个来自中国的妻子,可她是台湾人,大陆的文化和简体字都不太熟悉,所以我便派上用场了。挣了生平第一份$20NZ的工资,还有几顿美味的大餐
 
2005
 PS:This was the year I did most different one-off jobs and it's been fun!
 
Tuesday,29/March:Document Packer
 
因为没有工作经验,在SJS老是碰钉子,万事开头难,这不---找到了一份!我还以为是文秘的工作呢,没想到只是把那些宣传单和报名表装进纸袋里罢了。塞翁失马,焉知非福。工作中,认识了现在2个很好的朋友:JINGLE 和 SHARMILA。JINGLE也是学MARETING的,后来上课还碰到了呢,之后还一起参加学校的志愿者服务。你说世界小不小?SHARMILA是印度人,我在以前的日志里提过,有兴趣就去看看吧!
 
Friday,01/April:Dishwasher
 
任何伟大的工作都要从小事做起啊!我决定体验以下所谓的“洗碗”工作。因为这是一次性的工作,工资很高($15NZ/hr),可惜只有两个小时。还好没有想象的那么累,女主人家里有洗碗机,我只要把它们简单冲洗以下,放进洗碗机里就行了。因为“表现良好“,女主人希望我能够去她爸爸90大寿的生日PARTY帮忙,呵呵,其实,工作也不是那么难找啊
 
Saturday,02/April:Private Function Waiting staff
 
因为这个工作地点离家近,工资也很高($18NZ/hr),自然是首选啊。生日的主人公是位商业女性,所以我也被要求穿得”职业“些:白衬衫,黑裤子,典型的服务生!因为男主人曾去中国北京商务考察过,所以交流起来不免多了些亲切感!现在想想我的工作经历也算是一种社交活动吧:)
 
Tuesday,05/April:Food Server
 
今天是那位90岁爷爷的生日,  再瞧,这对夫妻已经恩爱70几年了!天上的神仙也要美死了~当时听到他们的儿女给自己爸爸的信时,我也感动得快要落泪了---因为突然有点想家了。。。
 
Monday,18/April:Odd Jobs Team
 
正逢学校MID-TERM放假,闲着没事,就加入了这个所谓的---“卫生清洁小分队”。女主人一家是英国的移民,最近刚度假回来,所以喊了5个人来打扫家里的卫生。真是奇怪,5个人,只有我一个人去了,哎,所以5个人的工作,只有我一个人干了!既来之,则安之。正好我多干几个小时,毕竟$15/hr的工资还是很有诱惑力的。
早上9点开始打扫厨房,接着客厅,卧室。。。还好12点快结束的时候,又来了一个印度的男生。但是,女主人临时决定:既然人多了,那干脆就把花园和地下室也打扫以下好了!我的天,几个小时下来我已经累得不行了,可是女主人好象又没有让我走的意思,她的女儿又拉着要和我玩游戏。算了,就这样,我认识了后来的那个印度男生(我在之前的日志里也提过),他在AUT读MASTER,之后在NZ POST打工的时候也碰到了!所以让我来证明:“这个世界真小啊!”是再合适不过的了。
 
Tuesday,19/April:Stocktaker
 
前一天的疲劳还没有恢复呢,今天就要4:45起床。因为工作是在WOOLWORTH超市里点货,所以上面要求我们6:00开始上班。现在是4月,夏时制已经过了,难怪一大早的天色黑得就跟深夜似的。还好房东上班早,我还能搭个便车~
因为错过了上周的培训,“PDT”的点货仪器我还不会用呢。为了节省时间,主管简单交代了以下,我就那么迷迷糊糊地上岗了。你说这能怪我吗?因为不熟练仪器的操作在加上疲劳过度,我的点货速度有点慢(原来我们在工作的时候,有人在悄悄观察我们的工作情况),郁闷地被找去小训了以下。到下午2点工作结束的时候,飘然间觉得自己已经是个“累死鬼”了。
 
Thursday,05/May:Exhibition Assistant
 
给澳洲佬打工就是好,给我$20/hr都可以。英国大学协会驻澳洲的代表在新西兰举办的海外招生会,主要就是接待展示会的客人,大部分的来宾是高中学生和那些望子成凤的父母。展厅位于市中心QUAY WEST的大楼里,和我一起工作是奥大学医药的意大利混血男生。工作很简单:招呼来宾,让他们走之前做一下问卷调查,最后就是统计以下一共来了多少人就可以了。一切都太完美了,我反而没有什么特别的感觉了。。。
 
Monday,16/May:Experiment in Economic Decision Making
 
这个工作是在学校网站看到的,是关于”如何经济地做选择“的研究。我们作为研究对象,必须根据假设的事件作出相应的反应,他们就是要通过我们的模拟测试结果来研究如何才能“经济地做选择”。(可能我表达得太差,说的有点复杂了。)有意思的是,我们的工资是按照每个人的选择来给的(我们是在电脑上做的测试,结果是保密的,也就是说,每个人的报酬也是)当然,有经济头脑的人自然拿的多了!!
 
May:Fly Distributor
 
还是在SJS找的工作,打电话去问的时候才发现原来是给一个澳洲的商科学校发宣传单。因为是偏向化学方面的商科课程,他们要求我就在有上化学课的教室附近发单子,并且把简单的工作计划发给他们。因为他们在新西兰没有分部,所有的资料要从澳洲寄过来,就连我的工资还是给寄过来的呢。
 
 
Wednesay,25/May:Collators
 
和DOCUMENT PACKER差不多,只是这次在奥克兰律师事务所。我又遇见了SHARMILA!当时真是激动,不期而遇的一天!
 
July:Eden Park--All Blacks
 
又是一份在SJS找的工作,待遇其实很好(经常提供晚餐:三明治+果汁),本来想长干的,如果不是离家那么远的话。其实我的很多技能都是从那学的,比如说,CASHIER,BARISTA,FAST FOOD COOKING等。除此之外还可以免费看RUGBY比赛,赚死了!尽管一开始的时候,不是算错钱,就是把打热的牛奶散得满地,或是把薯条炸焦了。。。
 
Friday,05/Aug:Actor
 
这是最好玩的工作了!奥克兰的图书馆的员工举办奥斯卡主题晚会,每个人都要求盛装打扮。整个场景就是刻意模仿那种星光大道的现场,门口还有主持人和摄象机迎接呢!我们就扮演记者或是影迷,站在红地毯的两边拍照(最好有闪光灯,因为是晚上)+狂尖叫(事前我们人手一份人名单,人来能喊本人名字是最好的)。折腾一个小时,认识了一串疯狂的朋友+$25.
 
August:Baby-sister
 
还记得那个英国家庭吗?我是“清洁小分队”的,这次换角色了。因为那家的小女孩太喜欢我了,她妈妈决定喊我去做保姆。还好她已经4岁了,每次去只要简单打扫以下她的小屋,天气好就陪她去附近的游乐场玩耍一会就可以了;如果下雨的话,就在家和她作游戏或是看她画画!说真的,她可是个小画家呢,卧室里贴的全是她的“作品”,对于只有4岁的她来说已经算是一件非常值得骄傲的事情了。每次走之前,她妈妈总要给我些园子里种的FIJI果。之后因为他们要搬家,离我家又太远,所以就没有再去了。每每回想起那段经历,眼前总会晃过4岁ANITA的彩画和那些弥漫FIJI果的味道的日子。。。
 
Novermber:NZQA Exam Paper Sorter( NZ Post)
 
是暑假,怎能错过打工! 每天8:00AM到5:00PM,对着一排满写有数字纸盒的架子,机械地把试卷划分到相对应的纸盒里。虽然只有短短的3个星期,我仿佛已经悟出了需要几年时间才能切身体会的感触:挣钱不容易啊!还好工作的地方有音乐(有一天电台的频道被调成乡村慢歌,那天大伙的工作效率都很低!组长发现后,第2天赶紧给换成POP音乐了~),中途休息和午饭的时间照样给付工资,而且楼下的休息厅里的茶,咖啡,美禄是免费的。
 
总得来说,这段经历是珍贵的,来年在学校里还能遇见一起工作了3个星期的伙伴(因为这是我迄今为止干得时间最长的工作),不免多了一份对自己的勉励:一起努力把!
 
2006
 
已经开始学大三的课程了,学习也紧张了起来,三天两头,一个ASSIGNMENT或是一个考试就能把人折腾死!时间仿佛也静止了,是快是慢也没有了感觉:下班后身边的车灯亮得我不耐烦得转过脸,再回过神来时,窗边的太阳已经刺得我睁不开了眼,不知不觉,又是新的一天了。。。
 
下次介绍我的VOLUNTEERING工作!
March 22

nod-off and its reuslts

*Never hate people
 
If it takes days to think about someone you hate or dislike, why don't spend some time to think about someone you love and care!
 
*Don't worry too much
 
Worry can make mircle, I know sometimes it does. But not too much!! And try not to worry about something that has been done in the past, like feel sorry. Or so afraid of something that actually hasn't happened yet. I am not saying that don't learn from the past or don't plan for the near future, but in my point of view, worry in the way that turns you to think about how to solve the problem or reduce the possible trouble somehow.
 
*Simple life
 
Take time, relax but still take chance, responsible!
 
*Share with others
 
The best way to know who you are!
 
 
March 16

APN

I love the job at The Edge, so much things to enjoy! The music concert reminds me a lot of dreams since I was a kid...