本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛稿于APRIL 2, 2005
2005年2月18日，星期五，早晨八点钟时，HEATHER来上班了。看得她穿得整整齐齐的，我说，“YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL TODAY”， 然后挽着她的手，“SHALL WE DANCE?”-这是新近的一部电影的名字，她笑得前仰后合。
－那天是HEATHER在这个办公室的最后一天了。
HEATHER是50多岁的老大娘，职位是ADMINISTRATOR，已经在这个OFFICE里工作有三年了，她的办公桌在办公室的门口，近门第一眼见到的就是她。公司里，我对她的印象最深。上班的第一天，她领着我到楼上楼下的转，给我介绍公司的情况，演示咖啡机如何使用，告诉我JUICE和POP是免费的，但要DONATE瓶钱…办公室里经常充满她和另外两个女同事放肆的笑声，她也经常到每个同事那里聊天，活跃着气氛。在大家的感染下，在新环境下的拘谨和拘束感很快的消失了，我也不时的和他们调笑。很快，每次下班，HEATHER会用“ZAIJIAN”同我告别了。
一次，她见为我在听CD，好奇的问听什么。当时恰好听朱哲琴的《阿姐鼓》，就跟她说这是SONGS FROM HEAVEN。她来了兴趣，也要听。于是把CD和耳机都给她，又帮她在电脑上播放。天哪，她工作了三年，一项主要的工作是BURN CD，居然不知道电脑上的CD WRITER可以直接播放CD，而且也没有同事告诉他，尽管其他人每天都在用电脑播CD。她非常的感谢我能让她享受这一功能，疑我为天人。又过两天，过来跟我说，她有个姐姐也听了《SISTER DRUM》，非常喜欢，问我能在哪里买到。我暗示她可以刻一张就行了。她说那样不好，于是帮他在AMAZON.COM上搜了一下，还真有。不过令我气愤的是记得2000年我在王府井外文书店里的音像店看到的《阿姐鼓》要卖人民币近200块，而AMAZON的标价是3.67美金！不过另外两张CD－《YELLOW CHILD》和《Voices from the Sky》的价钱就比较RESONABLE了。她想都订购，于是告诉如何建立账户，她惊诧于我怎么知道这么多，我也不客气：“I AM A SUPERMAN。”过了一会儿，又来问我，说忘记刚才登录的密码了。我只好告诉她用另外一个E-MAIL重新登录。结果在她离开办公室时，这件事她也没有试成功，不过她告诉我要让她的儿子帮助她。
一天早晨，闲聊就聊到了CHINESE KONGFU，我给她用手演示了龙手、虎爪、蛇形、螳螂、鹰爪，她蛮有兴趣的跟我学。又讲起JET LI是中国十年武术冠军，问她看过没，告诉她穴道的概念，最后她非常高兴，自豪的大声向其他同事宣布：“I KNOW HOW TO KILL A PEOPLE THIS MORNING.”
HEATER是天主教徒。一次我好奇的问她，为什么很多的加拿大人喜欢去听达赖喇嘛的演讲，这是不同的宗教啊。她说那已经不关宗教，而是PHILOSOPHY了。没想到，她后来得到了另外一个OFFER，去CHURCH里工作了，供职一家天主教堂，就在她家附近。
按照惯例，办公室里的诗人TONY又写了一首诗，用的韵是LIMERICK：
HEATHER…
The time we’ve expected has come
Heather’s work with us is now done
She has chosen to move on
Pursuing a dream lifelong
In a teaching capacity second to none.
We know her as quite the gal
Who makes things far from banal
Maintaining her entrance post
Always the definitive host
But a kleenex can give her grand mal.
She was helpful in all things admin
Kept SuperNet on the straight and trim
For our numerous constraints
She was our Patron saint
Be it copiers, heating, or prelims.
Heather’s obviously fond of her son
With a gleam in her eye at his mention
But there was a certain day
When a belt went astray
It made for some good poking-fun !
Your genuine smile always appeased
As we balanced our work trapeze
Thank you for all that you did
Of you, we’re sad to be rid
But may I have your timesheet please ?
那天快到中午的时候，我窜到她面前，她正涂口红。我问她“ANY GIFT FOR ME BEFORE YOU LEAVE?”她没想到有此一问，我引导她，问她要那本“OXFORD CANADIAN ENGLISH DICTIONARY”。她毫不犹豫的给了我，还在上面签字。也是按照惯例，中午我们又要到BAR里庆祝。吃过饭，大家继续闲聊，BOSS走到她身边，说了一大堆感谢的话，给了她一张卡片。她读着每个同事写的话语，一口一个“OH, MY GOD”,一口一个“THANK YOU, YOUR GUYS”，不时的拿纸巾来擦。
在她离开时，发了E-MAIL给每个同事：
Hi everyone or shall we say good-bye everyone,
I would like to "thank you" very much for the last 3 years. You have taught
me a lot about the true meaning of friendship and team.
This office has so many good, talented people with such a diverse cultural
background and I am very thankful I was given this opportunity to be part of that culture. I feel I have traveled the world and have gained much
knowledge, without paying a penny or leaving the city. I only had to step
into my back yard.
My new job as "Religious Education Coordinator" with Ascension Parish
(Catholic), will lead me in yet another direction. I am
looking forward to this challenge, will do my best and can only hope the
team is as Super as you were.
I do hope this is not the end, but instead the beginning. Please keep in
touch.
THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR THE LUNCHEON, CARD AND LIMERICK...IT WAS BEAUTIFUL!
Until we meet again.....
Gramercy,
Heather
(Stop crying....as if......)
HEATHER离开的那个周末，我正好去她家附近一个朋友家，于是先去了她家。她的老父亲健在，第一话题跟我聊的就是“JUNE 4TH”，我只能含糊的跟他说中国人民的生活正在越来越好。她有个很帅的儿子，在上高中，那天因为有HOCKY比赛没在家。他们都非常喜欢我的一岁多的小女儿，看着她满地玩，拿了很多的COOKIE和玩具给她。
我说，有机会一定去到她工作的教堂去看看。更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
2005年2月18日，星期五，早晨八点钟时，HEATHER来上班了。看得她穿得整整齐齐的，我说，“YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL TODAY”， 然后挽着她的手，“SHALL WE DANCE?”-这是新近的一部电影的名字，她笑得前仰后合。
－那天是HEATHER在这个办公室的最后一天了。
HEATHER是50多岁的老大娘，职位是ADMINISTRATOR，已经在这个OFFICE里工作有三年了，她的办公桌在办公室的门口，近门第一眼见到的就是她。公司里，我对她的印象最深。上班的第一天，她领着我到楼上楼下的转，给我介绍公司的情况，演示咖啡机如何使用，告诉我JUICE和POP是免费的，但要DONATE瓶钱…办公室里经常充满她和另外两个女同事放肆的笑声，她也经常到每个同事那里聊天，活跃着气氛。在大家的感染下，在新环境下的拘谨和拘束感很快的消失了，我也不时的和他们调笑。很快，每次下班，HEATHER会用“ZAIJIAN”同我告别了。
一次，她见为我在听CD，好奇的问听什么。当时恰好听朱哲琴的《阿姐鼓》，就跟她说这是SONGS FROM HEAVEN。她来了兴趣，也要听。于是把CD和耳机都给她，又帮她在电脑上播放。天哪，她工作了三年，一项主要的工作是BURN CD，居然不知道电脑上的CD WRITER可以直接播放CD，而且也没有同事告诉他，尽管其他人每天都在用电脑播CD。她非常的感谢我能让她享受这一功能，疑我为天人。又过两天，过来跟我说，她有个姐姐也听了《SISTER DRUM》，非常喜欢，问我能在哪里买到。我暗示她可以刻一张就行了。她说那样不好，于是帮他在AMAZON.COM上搜了一下，还真有。不过令我气愤的是记得2000年我在王府井外文书店里的音像店看到的《阿姐鼓》要卖人民币近200块，而AMAZON的标价是3.67美金！不过另外两张CD－《YELLOW CHILD》和《Voices from the Sky》的价钱就比较RESONABLE了。她想都订购，于是告诉如何建立账户，她惊诧于我怎么知道这么多，我也不客气：“I AM A SUPERMAN。”过了一会儿，又来问我，说忘记刚才登录的密码了。我只好告诉她用另外一个E-MAIL重新登录。结果在她离开办公室时，这件事她也没有试成功，不过她告诉我要让她的儿子帮助她。
一天早晨，闲聊就聊到了CHINESE KONGFU，我给她用手演示了龙手、虎爪、蛇形、螳螂、鹰爪，她蛮有兴趣的跟我学。又讲起JET LI是中国十年武术冠军，问她看过没，告诉她穴道的概念，最后她非常高兴，自豪的大声向其他同事宣布：“I KNOW HOW TO KILL A PEOPLE THIS MORNING.”
HEATER是天主教徒。一次我好奇的问她，为什么很多的加拿大人喜欢去听达赖喇嘛的演讲，这是不同的宗教啊。她说那已经不关宗教，而是PHILOSOPHY了。没想到，她后来得到了另外一个OFFER，去CHURCH里工作了，供职一家天主教堂，就在她家附近。
按照惯例，办公室里的诗人TONY又写了一首诗，用的韵是LIMERICK：
HEATHER…
The time we’ve expected has come
Heather’s work with us is now done
She has chosen to move on
Pursuing a dream lifelong
In a teaching capacity second to none.
We know her as quite the gal
Who makes things far from banal
Maintaining her entrance post
Always the definitive host
But a kleenex can give her grand mal.
She was helpful in all things admin
Kept SuperNet on the straight and trim
For our numerous constraints
She was our Patron saint
Be it copiers, heating, or prelims.
Heather’s obviously fond of her son
With a gleam in her eye at his mention
But there was a certain day
When a belt went astray
It made for some good poking-fun !
Your genuine smile always appeased
As we balanced our work trapeze
Thank you for all that you did
Of you, we’re sad to be rid
But may I have your timesheet please ?
那天快到中午的时候，我窜到她面前，她正涂口红。我问她“ANY GIFT FOR ME BEFORE YOU LEAVE?”她没想到有此一问，我引导她，问她要那本“OXFORD CANADIAN ENGLISH DICTIONARY”。她毫不犹豫的给了我，还在上面签字。也是按照惯例，中午我们又要到BAR里庆祝。吃过饭，大家继续闲聊，BOSS走到她身边，说了一大堆感谢的话，给了她一张卡片。她读着每个同事写的话语，一口一个“OH, MY GOD”,一口一个“THANK YOU, YOUR GUYS”，不时的拿纸巾来擦。
在她离开时，发了E-MAIL给每个同事：
Hi everyone or shall we say good-bye everyone,
I would like to "thank you" very much for the last 3 years. You have taught
me a lot about the true meaning of friendship and team.
This office has so many good, talented people with such a diverse cultural
background and I am very thankful I was given this opportunity to be part of that culture. I feel I have traveled the world and have gained much
knowledge, without paying a penny or leaving the city. I only had to step
into my back yard.
My new job as "Religious Education Coordinator" with Ascension Parish
(Catholic), will lead me in yet another direction. I am
looking forward to this challenge, will do my best and can only hope the
team is as Super as you were.
I do hope this is not the end, but instead the beginning. Please keep in
touch.
THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR THE LUNCHEON, CARD AND LIMERICK...IT WAS BEAUTIFUL!
Until we meet again.....
Gramercy,
Heather
(Stop crying....as if......)
HEATHER离开的那个周末，我正好去她家附近一个朋友家，于是先去了她家。她的老父亲健在，第一话题跟我聊的就是“JUNE 4TH”，我只能含糊的跟他说中国人民的生活正在越来越好。她有个很帅的儿子，在上高中，那天因为有HOCKY比赛没在家。他们都非常喜欢我的一岁多的小女儿，看着她满地玩，拿了很多的COOKIE和玩具给她。
我说，有机会一定去到她工作的教堂去看看。更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net