給自己的禮物

出發時雖然匆忙左啲, 但總算樣樣都有帶齊, 在酒店住左差不多一個月, 除左食物同火車飛, 可以話係無買野嘅需要, 衫褲鞋襪個人用品都暫時夠用, 當我新屋入伙後, 我最強大嘅支援隊伍 (我女友) 仲會第一時間安排運送救援物資俾我

但係, 意外總會發生

事源今日都十一月三十號, 好快就到普天同慶嘅聖誕節, 我公司X'mas Party就會在聽日舉行(似乎有啲早), 要坐好耐車去大老闆個Golf Club都開, 仲要住上一個晚上, 唔簡單

就係呢個原因, 我發現我五顏六色+間條+格仔嘅恤衫群裏面, 竟然偏偏就少了一件簡單而隆重嘅純白色, 點完成Party Dress指令呢

唯有決定放工出去買, 尋日我看過H&M, Esprit 及大百貨公司, 都無心水之選, 今日我去到中心區都已經5點半, 一般星期五鋪頭都會比平日夜收, 但都只係到 6 至 7 點, 見時間無多, 我就一支箭衝去Zara, 都花左好耐時間, 最後總算都買到我鍾意嘅款式, 價錢就唔好提喇, 即刻好掛住香港, 不過就當係送俾自己一份小小禮物啦!

週未

早睡早起, 而家平常都九點幾就訓覺, 五.六點就起身今朝六點幾出去食早餐, 天都未光, 嘩! 見出面橫風橫雪, 實在好驚會變丹麥冰鮮雞, 但都要返工啦, 好彩太陽出來了就靜左啲, 但都十分凍, 個地又濕又滑, 溜冰場一樣, 但見仲有好多人踩單車, 雖然成日都會見人跣倒, 但大部份都似乎風雨不改, 我都要快快有自己嘅單車先!

剛過去嘅週未, 又係四圍走, 星期六上午去左一個丹麥最大嘅藝術展館 - State Museum of Art http://www.smk.dk/, 全無藝術氣質嘅我, 只可以係走馬看花, 但都覺得個展館真係好大, 好有空間感, 身在其中, 好平靜, 好舒服, 下午就去左一個介紹哥本哈根歷史嘅展覽館 - Copenhagen City Museum http://www.bymuseum.dk/


星期日, 天黑黑, 又落雨, 都無地方可以行下, 見有時間就想去剪頭髪, 行左好多好多條街, 都唔見有, 之後搵到又全部無開門, 其實這裡Sunday真係好少鋪頭開門做生意, 真唔明白一個星期只得Saturday先可以shopping, 點夠呀! (特別是女仔呀!)

在無辦法之下, 唯有今日放工再去過, 其實剪一個髪都唔簡單, 好難完全去表達自己心想嘅意思, 就只有強調要剪短少少就好了, 至少有頭髮在, 就仲有得救

我的桌面

我嘅工作枱, 電動可以調較高度, 同事都好喜歡企喺度做野, 我都覺的好正, 唔使坐足成日

這裡工作環境真不錯, 好自由, 無特定lunch時間, 鍾意幾時食都得, 食完就做野, 汽水, 啤酒, 有氣礦泉水任飲, 這邊特色係全部用樽裝, 夠環保, 星期五下午就慣例一齊飲支啤酒, 閒聊10-15分鐘, 公司就在海邊, 好舒服

最驚喜都係星期二, 有個人走過黎介紹自己, 話佢只係每星期黎一日, 主要係幫公司同事做按摩relax下, 問我有無時間試, 當時我已經覺得幾好笑, 我心想喺公司都係好一般幫我按下膊或頭, 但我跟佢去到會議室, 就發現原來都唔簡單

首先見到會議室已經落哂簾, 無開燈, 一入去就有張大按摩床, 再加relaxing music, 第一時間最想就係 - 訓覺. 再問問大師有乜服務, 佢話除身體及足底按摩, 佢重可以針灸, 嘩! 我就試腳仔按摩先, 都唔錯, 一開始就同佢傾下計, 最後真係差d訓著左

按腳都按得多, 今次係丹麥人同我按, 感覺都幾攪笑!

晚餐

酒店附近都無乜野食, 餐廳都唔多間, 要搭火車去市中心, 所以而家我最經常都係去對面間超市買野食, 細細盒, 好似飛機餐, 有薯仔食下

早兩日經過pizza店, 呢邊好多主要都係做外買, 見都未試過, 就買個試下, 見個師父兩三下就搓左個餅, 熱辣辣係個爐出返黎, 好正, 就行返酒店

就只係十多分鐘, 返到去打開, 已經凍左, 小小暖之下, 我依然都將佢完全放哂落肚, 都從未試個自己食咁大個pizza, 好飽

不過實在太熱氣, 第二日起身個喉嚨都幾辛苦, 因為差唔多日日都係食熱氣野, 又無乜機會食菜,唯有記的買生果食啦

My dinner

Weather is being 2°c now.

Last Tuesday, i made the decision not to eat the take away ricebox nor McDonald burger, because my mother and girlfriend just worried i'll die very soon, so i promised myself to eat a little bit better (one day only). After left the office, i walked 20mins and arrived the Chinese restaurant which is my 1st experience in Copenhagen. I feel so warm inside and have a table with myself, then i order the fried rice with Mandarin, yes, it's Mandarin, cool!

It is worth even it costed almost hkd140 for a 'Yuen Chow' fried rice because i can sit in a warm indoor area and enjoy it slowly, no worry it will get cold. I can still hear the 'Low Ben Leung' spoke Cantonese to his husband, so i just say 'my den, ng goil! My words even made her a shock, haha!

Yesterday, i decided to see if any sandwiches is good and i dont need to walk for rice after i back to hotel. Actually, i have a supermarket near my place, luckily i find there is some hot food provided like our Super Park'n, then i took a small box of curry chicken and butter potato as my dinner. As i just arrived over 6pm, there is not much choice for me.

Today, i also arrived the supermarket late and all rice are gone : ( but i can find a half size of grilled chicken, amazing! then i bought the butter potato as well and finished it immediate in the hotel room. That should the most wonderful dinner after i arrived here except the welcome dinner with my colleagues.

It made me quite full and ready to sleep, but the clock just showed 8pm now.

The 7th day

The 7th day in Denmark

Unfortunately, i still stay in hotel and not find a good apartment yet. Living in a hotel without internet service would absolutely be a problem for me. Everyday i have to use PC in the lobby to communicate with Hong Kong and the trouble is that i can't upload any photo and take via skype.

The life is simple, my official working hours would be from 8:30am to 4:30pm. Almost everyone left before 5pm because the sunset is around 4:30pm, so most of my colleagues have to back home to prepare the dinner.

But dinner would be a big issue for me. Since everything is expensive here and i can't afford to eat a dish of fried rice costed HKD150 everyday in Chinese restaurant. I have to take a walk for the central area to have ricebox or mcdonald, 15mins walk in 3°c with strong wind would not be funny, but no choice as i'm not rich. Even it got snow this morning, the temperture dropped, i still have to walk for the rice. Wish i can have my own place and cook for myself soon, although i know how to cook almost nothing.

On the other hand, I still can't adjust my internal clock to fit the new environment. Falling into sleep at 9pm and wake up at 4-5am everyday also is one of the headache of mine.

Tomorrow should be a week passed and wish i could be able to face the challange ahead. Now is 9pm, i feel sleepy and have to sleep now, goodnight.

Cøpenhagen, i'm here

Life is beautiful.

Dream is always just a dream if you never try to make it real. I never think my dream will come true.
But, I’m here in Denmark finally.

When I walked in the dark and cold street last couple of nights with myself, I really feel my life is so real and I know I can absolutely make the change. What I can see, what I can feel now is totally different from my home.

Copenhagen is one of the beautiful city in Scandinavia, or even in Europe, and you could take the nice picture everywhere, even just a shop, a building or a train station. You can’t see much people in the street and every shop closed around 5pm when the sunset in the winter.

My colleague is so nice and helping me to look for my own apartment now, hopefully I could settle down as soon as possible and have my own place to serve you some day if you want to visit me and the Northern Europe as well.

Goodbye

Goodbye, to everyone i love, i will miss you all!

Finally, it came to the day, 5 Nov 2007, a special day.

I don't even finish to pack my luggage at noon and all my family hv to help me together in my home. Actually, it is too much hv to take for 2 years long in a new place, with cold weather.

My flight BA32 departure 23:45, i have one old friend fly with me, she's going to travel Europe with her sister. It is quite strange, she is the one who changed me a lot and let me know we can make the change of our life, eventually we can make us in the same plane for London without any plan in advance, amazing!

After having a traditional Chinese dinner in the terminal 2, we came to the check-in counter. Due to the aviation rule of UK told from the airline staff, there should be some weight problems of the luggage and we have to spend certain time to fix it.

Afterall, we came to the gate and took photos, then i gave a hug to everyone, say goodbye and then stepped into to the restriction area, the whole process just spent about 5mins. But, i know everyone is upset because this is the first time i left them with such a long time.

Especially my love, she would be the strongest one because she have to hide how sad she is for my leave and try to force herself to support my decision - leave everything and work in Denmark. You are the best.

Baba, Mama, Paopao, Fai, Pui, Yee and all my good friends, it's the time to say goodbye!