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August 31 實習點滴之一:有關香港
一點無關的絮語 再一次漂泊回來,完成了又一個目標,再看向前路,竟覺茫然。身之所依,心之所依,依然茫茫。浮萍,突然覺得很貼切。
有關實習,有很多很多想說,又不知怎樣說起,整理不出一個條理來。只能夠嘮嘮叨叨,杯盤碗碟,一一數來。就由香港,這個城市說起。
香港人 香港人有一種自負,有一種自信,有一種固執。很固執地認定自己的一套觀念。“大陸”,於香港人而言,自然與混亂,專制,假貨等印象混在一起。儘管好多香港人會由衷地稱讚大陸近來發展很快,進步很快,但縂覺得,潛臺詞就是之前的大陸更落後。很多香港人知道我是從廣州來的時候,第一個反應就是:“你的廣東話説得很好!”問多了,覺得相當無語。 歧視,不是來自別人,是來自自己内心的自卑。觀念不能改變,當地人可以做到的就是平等地看待作爲個人的你,尊重你,但不可能讓人完全改變對你的家鄉的那種落後的形象的認定。如果一定要介懷別人的想法,那是自找煩惱。況且事實如是,爲何要自找煩勞。越是自卑的人,越是想改變人的想法,越是覺得受歧視。 香港人很冷漠,也很熱心。在香港這個小島上,地少,人多。有限的生存空間裏面,每個人都力圖維持着自己的小世界,經營着自己的小家庭。對於擁擠的人潮,早已習慣。上下班擁擠的人流當中,有條不紊地排着隊,不急不慢的與前方的人保持一段微小的距離。有時迫不得已要肩並着肩,腳挨着腳地擠在一起,依然能保持漠然的神情,仿佛身邊擠着的是一棵樹或一根柱。從沒有因過度擁擠帶來的紛爭或謾駡。但是,遇上突發事件的時候,縂有人馬上站出來施與援手,就好像那次那個盲人在扶手電梯上摔倒,還有那雨天本小姐很失態地滑倒等等。
地鐵 在香港用的最多的交通工具就是地鐵了。每天都要搭乘地鐵上下班,發現地鐵也是香港社會的一個縮影。 早上,上班時間,地鐵内很擁擠,也很嘈雜。後來慢慢發現,一直在耳邊喧嘩的,是地鐵公司的廣播聲:“使用扶手電梯時請緊握扶手。”“車門即將關閉,請勿靠近車門”“前往中環的列車即將到達”“下一站是……”……每個都要用廣東話、普通話、英文重復一邊。於是,這些提示聲一浪接一浪,互相重疊,車内車外,沒有間斷。還有就是OL們的高跟鞋,咯咯咯咯,或高或低,自遠而近,自近而遠。還有就是人們在翻閲地鐵免費派發的報紙時候的沙沙聲。擾擾攘攘的音響中,竟然很少有人的談話聲。每個人都機械地番着報紙,或者無神地打着呵欠,哦,還有,就是ipod耳機隱隱傳出的樂聲。突然想到,如果沒有那惱人的廣播,這是一個怎樣恐怖的靜寂。 下班的時候則是另一番景象,有人還在全神貫注地番看着公司的文件(以我所全是英文的),還有不少人在對着空氣聊得不亦樂乎,細看之下可以看到原來是在聊電話。還有就是結伴下班的白領們在聊着公司裏面的一些八卦。這個城市,似乎現在才開始精神起來。 而我,兩個月之内也練就的香港人坐地鐵的一身好功夫。可以雙手拿着報紙入神地番看,靠身體重心的移動來維持平衡,也不用分神留意擁擠的車廂之内可能出現的第三只手。
Marketing 香港是購物天堂。這個美名很大程度歸功於那一班口若懸河,敬業茂葉的Sales們。記得以前聽説過,要做好marketing,就要捉好消費者的幾個重要心理,其中一個就是貪小便宜。貪小便宜又跟便宜不同,並不是便宜的東西消費者就一定喜歡。在香港,時時刻刻都有一種購物的衝動,很大程度因爲各大雜誌上精美的廣告,旁邊還有專業的測評,還有俊男美女的model們的親身示範,讓你不由得相信只要那區區百來塊錢,你也能擁有專業的美貌。接着,在你上班下班,走過路過的時候,雜誌上那些似乎遙不可及的品牌outlet總會在你身邊不斷的重復出現。Sale, futher sale, final sale… 50% off, 70% off, 80% off… 一個個觸目驚心的大字刺激着你每一根神經。或者你還僅存那麽一點定力,但是那一點微不足道的定力會在你看到last 2 days的標語的時候立刻蕩然無存。於是,你步入商店,然後sales姐姐立刻微笑着送上歡迎。當你拿起一件商品細看的時候,sales姐姐已經不知不覺地站到了你身後。滔滔不絕地向你講述產品的功用,通常,這個產品還會是最後一件或者是限量版。相信如果你有能力抓着那件東西站三個小時的話,sales姐姐也可以跟你吹足三個小時不重復。當你看到這件商品只賣原價的一半不到還加送贈品,加上耳邊神乎其神的吹捧,你已經沒有理由再放下這個東西了。於是,你掏錢購買。但是,還沒有完,cashier的收款員會跟你說:“小姐,現在你購買了我們這個商品,就可以以優惠价換購另外一樣東西。”或者“你再多買一件商品,一次購物300塊的時候,就可以抽獎。”在你猶豫的時候,收款員繼續灌輸:“現在你已經買了150塊,只要多加一樣商品就可以獲得很大的實惠了,這樣的優惠只有購買了商品才有的。下次你想要都未必有了,很划算的。”這時,貪小便宜的心態徹底戰勝了邊際效用下降原理,既然都已經買了一半了,不多買一點獲得那個優惠就虧了!於是,瘋狂購物的慘劇就此發生……貼心的服務態度加上對消費者心理的掌握,這就是購物天堂的marketing之道。很簡單,但内地卻未必能模仿。
貧富 香港可以是有錢人的天堂,也可以是一些人的地獄。沾professor的光,我也可以在香港兼職了兩個月的白領,舒坦地過着入不敷出的日子。做一個白領可以說是一件很愉快的事情。初級兼臨時白領如我,每天乘坐巴士或者地鐵上班,一路“不見天日”地從有頂的天橋或穿過連接地鐵的super mall來到office。坐在高樓大廈裏面,透過玻璃看外邊天空風雲變色。無論是颱風或者是酷熱天氣警告,室内的空調還是保持着恆溫,一天暴露在沒有空調的環境中不過十來分鐘。那一天,兩個清潔高樓外墻的工人乘坐的吊台卡在了對面大廈的外墻縫隙之間,兩個人在烈日之下困在了三十多層的高空,上不來,下不去。於是,一路平靜的辦公室内引起了一陣轟動。眾白領奔走相告,表示無限關懷及擔憂之情之餘不忘提醒同僚到窗邊一起觀看。 如果金錢允許,香港有國際最著名的名牌,還有無數的奢侈的消費機會。閑時出國旅行,或擕家人同游迪士尼,品嘗山頂咖啡,買GUCCI,LV,BURBERRY的手袋,收集M記推出的十數款一套的HELLO KITTY。我的夢想生活,每天都在我眼前實踐着。記得每天經過的地鐵站有一個舞臺劇的廣告“包法利夫人——名媛們的美麗與哀愁”。據説内容是談現代人的空虛,通過不斷購物、消費來證明自己的存在。似乎有一點意思,很想去看看,可惜看不起,聽説還有一本書,有機會讀一下。 農曆鬼節的時候,天水圍發生了恐怖的跳樓事件,不可避免地也成爲了公司裏面的談資。那時才知道,原來天水圍是香港新移民以及一些貧困家庭聚集的地區,各種各樣的社會問題層出不窮,讓香港政府十分頭痛。那幾天,電視、報紙不斷砲轟政府對新區的發展計劃不周到,設施不完善。立法會議員,政黨紛紛出來表態。香港不是沒有窮人,也不是沒有為生活所迫以至尋死的可憐人,香港也有在地鐵裏面點頭哈腰收集白領們看完的報紙的阿婆,也有在旺角擠那幾十平方尺舊房的窮人,還有時新15塊的KFC清潔工人。但是比起内地的窮人,他們多的是一個發洩的渠道,多的是一份來自社會的關懷。他們可以上街遊行,可以找議員投訴,而身処社會中層的議員也願意代他們説話,替他們奔走。他們可以借助媒體的關注,引起社會的注意,給政府帶來壓力。雖然,有了這些並不代表所有問題都可以解決,但起碼有一個抒發民怨的渠道,有一個解決問題的希望。 發現自己去香港兩個月,人變得更激進。其實還有一份擔憂,見過,親身體驗過那自己負擔不起的五光十色的上層社會,然後回到真正屬於自己的下層,凴着自己的能力再爬回去。心已經不甘平凡,但卻未知是否有一飛衝天的能力。
關於香港的印象還有很多,等我記起來的時候在一一贅述。 August 29 Funny newsFinally come back to Guangzhou. I have many things want to share with all my friends. But it is late now. Before the “長篇大論”about my intern, first I want to share a small piece of funny news that I saw in a news paper in HK.
上周四,國際天文學聯會決定將冥王星剔出行星之列,迪士尼隨即刊出以下「聲明」,不但不捨棄布魯托,更歡迎牠加入小矮人大家庭。 七個小矮人歡迎入隊 聲明中更加了一句:「此事已有公函(Doc)下令執行,不得嗤之以鼻(Sneeze)。」上述鬼馬聲明,用足七個小矮人的名字,文中表示他們全體對布魯托熱烈歡迎! 布魯托於一九三○年首次亮相,當年二十四歲的美國天文學家湯博發現了冥王星,使它成為太陽系第九大行星,迪士尼隨即用冥王星的英文名Pluto,推出了米奇老鼠的寵物犬布魯托。 布魯托的主人米奇老鼠目前仍不予置評,但有消息引述布魯托的老友傻狗高飛,表示整件事「傻瘋了」(Goofy):「布魯托對天文學毫無興趣,只會在晚上偶然對月長吼。」 From-太陽報 hehe~ do you think it is funny? I think it is creative too. August 20 Days without internetHehe, I have to use English cause the Chinese input is absolutely inconvenient here. I have had no internet access in my dorm since I moved last week. Days without internet is OK as I go to work everyday and can use office's computer. Sometimes I work OT to chat MSN. Haha. But Internet is something that if you can't find one when you need it, you will get crazy. Yesterday I tried to find a cheap and clean hostel for my parents' arrival next week. However, none of the hostels that we used to live in are available. And there are many cheap hostel in Mong Kok, but most of them look like hour inn. When I want to search one through internet, I couldn't find one even through I walked along the street for half an hour. And I could do nothing. Then today I come to the Central Library of Hong Kong in Causeway Bay for internet. The computer here is wonderful. Expecially the moniter is super big. It makes me feel like that I am in the cinema. But it is not very clear and it doesn't feel good that everybody passing by can read what you are writing very clearly as the charactors are huge too. I think this is over luxury. I have much idea to write down last week, but now I couldn't remember too much. Try to remember... The first and second and third time to go to the clients' offices. Staff in tax department don't go to the clients' offices as frequently as staff in audit department do. As I haven't work in the audit department, I had never been to the client's office. Last Tuesday, suddently I have a chance to go the client's office in Wan Chai. I was excited at first. Then soon I found out that it was not as funny as I thought before. The only two things I can do in the clients' office is to copy and to wait. Moreover, I spent more time to wait than to copy. Anyway, I can experience different environment in different company's office, it is good. Then the next I was sent to another bigger client's office in Tsim Cha Tsui... Then under the terriblely cold air condition, waring high heels, standed for the whole afternoon to copy many datas which I don't know whether it will be use... Then another next day, went back to the first office I went on Tuesday and spent more than one hour waiting and half an hour copying... Then I have a conclusion, don't admire those interns who went to client's office... BTW, the public computer here in the library won't warm you when you log in is going to expire, I lost all I had written down just now, I want to kill person.
Last days in Hong Kong The intern is soon going to end. Review days I spent in HK, it seems that I hadn't go too many place here. Maybe I am too lazy or I am too busy. These days, expecially when I move to the "expensive" new dorm in City U, I realize that I am enjoying something which I can't earn by myself. Without Prof. Tong's soponse, I can't affort the rent, the meals and the transportation and everything I am enjoying now in HK. When I get used to these expensive life, I should think about how to continue it by myself. I want to develop in HK, but how to make a life here is a serious problem I have to think about. Days will be tougher. Enjoying something I can't afford makes me feel some pressure. Next time, when I come back to Hong Kong, what kind of life will I live?
Classmates' going everywhere in the world. As I have been abroad, I know that you guys must enjoying youselves in the foreign counties. I admire so much. I am looking forward to learning about your latest news. So, Kiki, don't be too last to update your blog. As I can not use QQ here, I can't chat too much. The following is some useful websites I always use in Europe, hopes I can help. I have used these website to book hostel and airticket, so don't worry about the availability, only see whether you dare to try it. Hostels: Cheap air ticket only in Europe: Go to the information center first everytime you arrive at the airport in very useful in Europe.
I am coming back on 26 or 27 August. Waiting to see all of you in Guangzhou. August 11 吾日三醒吾身After solving the problem of the quantity of work, them I began to concern the quality of the work. I ran around the office for the whole day. I am afraid that I the one who spends most time in the copy room. I can proudly said that now I am a sophisticated office girl who can manage very well the printing machine, copy machine, scanning machine (in fact it is also the copy machine), fax machine, and~ typing machine (it surprised me that the company still use this kind of thing). The advantage skills of using these machines including adding paper, printing stable document (即係部機印出來之後還要自動釘埋an amazing function of our wonderful printing machine, I was surprised by this function for a long time and enjoy using it). The fax machine and the typing machine are the most difficult ones, since I seldom be approached to these kind of things before. Can these “skill” be my advantages? I don’t think interns in other big firms need to do this kind of things. The only word I can say is 鬱悶. Some tax com I did in the early days’ returns, with a lot of errors. I am shameful about them. How can I be so careless? Up till now I still make silly mistakes frequently. It is a vital disadvantage in accounting firms to be careless. How can I expect high-quality job since I always make mistakes. I have to treasure every chance. Work hard! August 10 ChallengesFor many people, especially students in mainland, doing intern in “Big 4” in HK is a great chance. I admit this, but I want to tell you that it is also a big challenge.
Daily challenges
English Luckily it is not a very big deal for me to handle this problem. Kind of funny, most of us in the company are Chinese, but all the documents in the company are in English. Even when there are Chinese edition offered by IRD, they will require English ones. But when you climb higher and higher in the company, you will find many of the bosses are foreigners. If you want a good future, you should learn to communicate well with them.
Terms Do you know what is NOA, AP, P&L Fee, P-fund, FS, FA, B/S, 2222, 8310……
How to handle idling time Sometimes I don’t have anything to do. But we are not supposed to do other things in company. No games, no other useless website, no too much talk. What can I do.
How to keep good temper when I am crazy busy People know me will find that I can never be kinder or more tender than I am now in the office.
Special challenges
Missing training Missing the training made me lost the opportunity to know everybody before the intern, also missed the important background information about the company. It takes me more time to compensate this disadvantage.
Major I am proud of my major, but it is a disadvantage here in Deloitte in HK, since most of the intern students comes from Accounting major. In the first few days, I was like a fool and did things slowly. Only judging by those days, I will never be hire. But I will work hard.
Moving I was send to 37/F by mistake in the first week. Now, when I finally settle down in 36/F and began to enjoy my working there, I am going to be send to another position in the office, which is very close to the manager, but isolated from other interns. I don’t think it is a good thing.
Uniqueness I am the only one student who comes directly from mainland China. Through there are some intern who is also from China, they are studying in HK or aboard. That may be the reason why I am the only one student who won’t go the audit department to do intern. And that it is the reason why I am going to do the presentation all by myself in the graduation ceremony while others are in their audit groups to prepare the presentation with 5 or 6 people.
But I am that kind of people who will be excited about the challenges. Come and see. 補交作業冷落了space近兩個星期,似乎有點不對,今次一次性補足兩個星期的作業。
關於工作——后tax時代
Training歸來,大家大執位,intern 專用meeting room 2 内一改過去陰盛陽衰的局面,由之前四女一男變成四男一女。呵呵~見番Aki, Andrew,好似很親切的樣子~
水皮如我,在公司混了一個月,加上一個星期的training,番來竟然可以扮下高人,老點一下新同事。頓時有一點感慨,不是accounting major, 錯過了開始的training,一開始的我什麽都不懂,一舊云的樣子混了一個月,總算有那麽一點進步。
因爲熟練了,而且其它熟練的intern又走了,生意頓時多了起來。上個星期忙足一個星期,Alice, Winnie, Janifer, Ada, Pauline, Vincent…一系列新老客戶,一起找我幫忙,冗員的感覺完全消失,新來的問題是如何manage time. 當幾個人一起給任務你的時候,單單都話urgent,點辦?一開始沒處理好,手忙腳亂,每樣都做一點,誰催就先做誰的,結果當然是每個都不滿意啦。總結經驗如下啦,接job之前一定要問什麽時候是deadline;如果手頭上已經有足夠多的任務,再有人分配工作的時候一定要先説明自己目前的情況,説明不一定能夠很快完成。雖然身為intern拒絕接受一些工作似乎不是很好,但是總比不能完成工作好,而且説明情況后一般都能得到上司的諒解的。
關於休閒——終于來到蘭桂坊啦
趁太古intern一行人來港之際,和他們晚晚夜蒲香港(兩晚而已)。星期五晚上硬拉他們來到蘭桂坊。千挑万選,來到一閒叫做LOST的吧,清過清水,沒有表演,只有非常強勁的音樂,少量外國人。個華人模樣的waitress竟然說英文的!汗!震驚之餘搞到我點也都漏口,無曬精明(挑剔)消費者的氣勢!
7個人在昏暗的燈光下,拿住那一小截蠟燭照了半個小時,終于下了order。大家都叫了cooktail,除了吳紅要了芝華士,我叫的是”sex on the beach”(純屬想知道這是什麽。後來經驗正為柚子味的東東);玲玲要了”nothing”(經驗正為菠蘿味東東);Double要了“bloody marry”(經驗正為血紅色不知什麽東東,自己問Double啦)…10點半坐到接近1點,買單位位約66蚊連服務費。Double成晚要大家聊one night stand。呵呵,我不會的,不過如果你喜歡,我不會歧視你的~Double~去啦!
關於周末——趕!
蘭桂坊夜蒲歸來,一覺醒來已經是10點半。早餐后趕去伍生的午餐。見到很多董事(叫錯黃生做李生,希望他聼不到…),舒元,很多EMBA(不是Double這種early MBA),還有林江哦!林江很好人啊,知道我想留在香港發展,給了很多很中肯的意見!嗯,我會認真考慮的!還有,認識一位陳生,居然是我三年前住的超豪的四星級柏寧酒店的老闆!!好犀利啊!
下午趕去阿爺的生日晚餐,一過関,好似到了第二個世界甘,又亂又髒,難爲我爲了趕時間,身光頸靚甘去逼沒有位置的火車。其實,或者我真的就是一個在香港打工的高級民工。
周日見到Pricil, Kiki, Gary。好開心啊,見到你地。最中意你地咩傻也都笑得一餐,幾個加埋一起,絕對係人群中的焦點!中森的東西不錯啦,沒有想象中的貴,而且環境很好,不過要再次問問中森的老闆,你們是不是不歡迎穿高跟鞋的美女的!!又瀑布又山石,玩越野啊!
關於別離——我不是冷漠
Pricil和Kiki都好像爲了分離很感傷。老實說,除了鄧小堯高興,我真的不是很感傷哦。不是說不會挂住你啦,而是,你能夠去到你想去的地方,去追尋你的夢想,這不是一件很好的事嗎?我相信,你在加拿大一定會過得很開心的,所以無謂傷心啦。
而且,半年而已啦,而且,現在通訊這麽發達,我們隨時可以keep in touch啦。不過話又講番轉頭,夜深人靜的時候,想想和自己的家人和朋友,相隔了一個太平洋,相隔了十多個小時,是有一點很孤獨的感覺。不過,孤獨不一定就是苦的,孤獨有很多种味道,這也是出國的一種很重要的體驗。可能我比較孤僻吧,有時喜歡享受這種孓然一身的感受和自由。Anyway(響應小堯號召),take care, it is time to stand by yourself.
關於房子——住埋今個星期要搬
城大的宿舍只能住埋這個星期了,之後他們要收回搞Orientation Camp及準備開學。面臨逼遷,四處找屋。廣州親戚介紹尖沙咀美麗都大廈。今日去一看,發現原來就在重慶大廈對面。外部環境不用多說了,大家自己參照電影“重慶森林”想象啦。裏面的裝修更是簡陋得恐怖。頓時發現原來自己住城大是這麽幸福的。頓時發現我一路看到的都只是香港紙醉金迷的上層的我自己還消費不起的一面,香港,一樣可以是一個地獄。之後要深思,沒有Professor的支持,我是否在這個城市裏面體面地生存。
關於決心——我要好好努力!
大家都在move on, 醫生,工程師,飛機師……大家都好犀利啊!我都唔可以落後。今天的生活是我之前努力的收穫。明天的生活就靠今天努力了。加油! |
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