Leslie's adventure

<一段旅程的奇遇My Fairy God Mother>

       Mae是一位年約60多歲的老太太，在2011跨2012的新年假期，我到西雅圖做了一趟三天之旅，在回溫哥華的灰狗車上，與這位被我稱為神仙教母的女士相遇了。
       記得她坐在我的前排，先跟我借了筆填入關卡，要把行李都拿下車去過海關時，她提不動，於是我舉手之勞幫她把行李拿下車推進去，過完海關後又幫她抬回車上，然後我們就開始聊起來了。她是個在加拿大出生長大的亞洲人，不會說任何一句中文，她說她喜歡外國文化最大的部分，就是大家都很親切，在路上會笑嘻嘻的打招呼，中國人很少會這樣，大家都對路人很冷淡，可是她很喜歡我，因為我有這個特質。所以她問了我的故事，我為什麼而來、在做什麼？我把從小學老師辭掉工作，只帶著十萬塊要來打工過一年的故事告訴她，我說我想靠自己的力量，完成想要體驗外國文化的夢想。
　　我們一路聊回溫哥華，她不會用手機，我幫她撥電話給兒子到車站接她，陪她等兒子。下車前她給了我一張５０元加幣鈔票，她說她很喜歡我的故事，這是夢想資助金，我想支持你的夢想。這對當時工作時數很少很少、隨時不知道什麼時候會山窮水盡的我來說，是一個很大很大的鼓勵，有人贊同並支持我的夢想，一個萍水相逢的過路人。

上班日記17: 我要做內衣界的林書豪
 
        2011年中外最火紅的人物就是Jeremy Lin了，每天打開facebook，都是關於林書豪的狀態。在表妹外國朋友的回應裡看到一段話：「台灣人說林書豪是台灣之光，大陸人以他有中國血統為傲；哈佛生也以他為榮，基督徒把他的信仰做為最好的見證；連讀牙醫的高加索同學也因為林書豪的兄弟是牙醫與有榮焉。」全世界都在瘋Jeremy Lin，大家都在他身上找到歸屬感。

我真的覺得我是世界上最富有最幸運的人了!
經過一番掙扎決定的Las Vegas之旅
因為便宜的嚇人 所以我本來就沒有抱著很大的期望
機加酒加來回接駁車 五天四夜才371加幣(台幣11000左右而已)

下定決心安排了生日賭城之旅 除了想讓自己有不一樣的生日之外
主要也是價錢太漂亮了 不去太對不起自己了!!
來分享一下好康的訊息 希望所以辛苦的打工朋友們也能省錢度個假!!

首先這次選擇的是westjet的vacation方案 並沒有參加任何旅遊團
http://www.westjet.com/guest/en/home.shtml
(左邊book a vacation選項 可以選擇飯店跟班機時刻 價錢會不同)
是自助的行程 所以要先做一些功課
機票的部分是Genie找的 大峽谷的團是Ivy找的 我負責飯店各個資訊免費秀地圖的搜尋
這次我們的機加酒是371元加幣 兩人房 五天四夜 入住位於正中央的Imperial Palace
是一個舊飯店 2.5顆星 本來期望不高 卻出乎意料的不錯
這是我們雙人房的照片還不賴吧

 

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(At the fitting room)

Leslie: (knock, knock) How’s it going? May I come in and check it for you?

Customer: Oh, okay, sure.

Leslie: Hmmmm, this is not the right size. You should get one cup bigger. Let me grab you a D.

Customer: No, I’m wearing a C for a long time. I might gain some weight. But no worries I’m doing workouts.

Leslie: Oh no, that is not fat. Look at both sides, your breasts spill out of the cups. Let me show you. After you hook on the band, bend a little bit and let your breasts automatically slides in the cups. Then push the sides in like this. See, now, your breasts are fully contained. But look at the neckline, it’s digging in. That means the bra is too small for you, you should go up a cup size.

Customer: Oh I didn’t know I have to wear it like that before. I’ll take your suggestion.

(After a while)

Customer: Leslie, you are right! This is much more comfortable. I can’t believe I’m a D!!

Leslie: Yeah, this one looks better! You are absolutely a D!

Customer: Guess I have to have a big shopping today. All of my bras are the wrong sizes. Thank you so much! Can you show me more? I’m a D!

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My colleagues are hilarious! They are WILD, even Laal who is already in her 50s! We’ll have a price change starting tomorrow and everyone strived to the backroom to grab their stuff. They even tried it on walking in the store! Queeny has a big collection of our corsets. Sasha got a bunch of sexy panties. And even Laal is trying to persuade me to get thongs! They took turns nagging in my ears to go wild and sexy! “Good girls get gifts. Bad girls get everything” they said. Then who are those who get nothing?

AL: Those who get nothing weren’t trying so hard?

Leslie: Oh…that’s me.

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Hey, you won’t believe what happened today! I thought only 3c products could attract long line-ups on Boxing Day. How come these ladies were so crazy? The store was stuff up with customers today. Do they really need that much panties and bras? One customer even fainted and nobody knew how it happened! Just because everyone was too busy shopping! We just realized somebody passed out when we saw a woman lying on the floor! And there’s another girl took off her clothes and tried on the bras in public!! Everyone could give her suggestions! Wowowowwowowowowowowowowow~ I widened my horizon!!

Jebà Did you try on a panty in public in return? LOL

Jakeà So funny, people fighting over underwear and one girl dead on the floor! Hahahaha

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(Two young guys around 20s came in the store)

Leslie: Hi there! Shopping for Christmas?

Customer A: Oh, hi! We are looking for underwear as present to our girlfriends. What’s the best seller?

Leslie: You can get our sexy panties. They are 3 for 27 right now. Take a look at the round table in the        front and the drawers around the corner. You can mix and match. They are with the   same promotion.

Customer B: Cool! Which one do you like most?

Leslie: Oh, I like the lace Brazilian. Check this series out. They are comfy.

Customer A: I like this red one with black lace. Do you have a medium?

Customer B: That’s a nice one. I want that, too.

Leslie: Great! Would you like to pick another one? They are 3 for 27! Otherwise, it’s 12.50 each. The    third one just cost you 2 bucks!

Customer A: But who’s gonna wear it? I don’t wear women’s lingerie.

Customer B: Yeah, it won’t be fair if one of our girlfriends get two.

Leslie: You can pick a different style and leave it until some other special occasion. It’s just 2 bucks!    Think about it.

Customer A: How about we get the third one for you? Then that’s fair.

Leslie:………Nah….I’m not buying it.(我不吃這套)

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Hurray! I finally had my own pajama! I have always wanted one, but you know, I’m practical. I have t-shirts to wear for sleeping so it’s not a must-have. Since we are gonna do pajama day at work for the next three weekends, I got one set with my employee discount. Last night, I couldn’t even fall asleep just for thinking how fun it could be to wear a pajama walking in and out the store! But out of my expectation, everything turned to be awkward today. I exchanged my clothes into pajamas as soon as I got in the store. And after walking out the fitting room, I just noticed everyone in store forgot about this new promotion! My manager forgot to remind everyone of the announcement a month ago. Seems like only me marked it as an important event on my calendar >”<. And yeah, I’m the only one working on floor with my polka dots pj. All the customers were starring at me, they might think I’m a jerk. LOL

ALà There’s a saying “No picture, no truth”, Leslie.

Leslie: Sorry to disappoint you, it’s not a baby doll though. XD

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三、面試常見問答集
    國外的面試跟台灣不太一樣，對外國人來說，他們比較想在面試中了解你的人格特質、能力，以及處理事情的能力；所以他們也樂見團體面試，可以在一群人的應答之中馬上找出他們需要的特質，而提出的問題，又以狀況題為多，考驗求職者的應變能力以及對這份工作的了解。以下是我到各店家的面試經驗，到加拿大以後，我就一直把去應徵、參加面試當做是免費的英文練習課程，有沒有被錄用是其次，增加經驗值跟實際接觸真實的外國文化對我之後的面試的確有很多幫助，也增廣了見聞。
Q1: Introduce yourself and tell me a bit about your future plan.

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(At the cashier)

Leslie: Hi, you find everything ok today?

Customer: Pretty good. Found something nice.

Leslie: May I have your email address, please?

Customer: I’m already in your system.

Leslie: Great! Did you try everything on and make sure they are the right size?

Customer: Never mind. I always wear the same size.

Leslie: Just wanna remind you, we don’t return or exchange underwear.

Customer: That’s reasonable. Did anyone try to return a panty? That’s disgusting!

Leslie: Oh, you never know……some customers did try.

Customer: Ewww. I’m fine. Don’t worry.

Leslie: Okay. Do you need a gift receipt for the PJ set?

Customer: That would be awesome. And can you wrap it for me?

Leslie: My pleasure. Need a gift box for additional $2 dollars? Or just in a regular bag?

Customer: The bag is pretty enough. Can you give me more pink tissue for decoration?

Leslie: Sure. Is it a present for your friend?

Customer: Yeah, but I’m not sure with the size.

Leslie: Oh, I’ll suggest you to get a size bigger. It’s made of cotton, may shrink a bit after you wash it.

Customer: Hmmm, I will go with a small. She can exchange it in any store with a gift receipt, right?

Leslie: Yes, as long as it’s not worn and the tags are still on.

Customer: Great. I’ll take it. How much is it after the discount?

Leslie: The total is 96.50.

Customer: Debit, please.

Leslie: Here you go. Receipt in the bag. Have a good day!

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Leslie: Hey, cuz. I’m in a dilemma. I’m thinking of having a 5-day trip to Las Vegas for my birthday.

Jake: Las Vegas! Cool! I haven’t seen the Grand Canyon!

Leslie: But the problem is I don’t dare to tell my manager. I’m new and I told her I need as many shifts as possible. But now, I’m asking for almost a week off. Plus, I’m gonna substitute in the Mandarin school for three Saturdays in a row. Will she be mad since she has been so nice to me and always trying to give me more hours?

Jake: Hmmm, sounds impossible. But I think it would be wrong to let the awkwardness of telling your boss you can't work five days in a row stop you from having a birthday trip or trying out the teaching job regardless of how nice your manager has been to you.

Leslie: Won’t she think I don’t need money and cut off my hours?

Jake: Think about it. Why are you here for? What’s your main purpose?

Leslie: To experience and to relax myself.

Jake: That’s it. Look at the big picture, 5 years from now, you're gonna look back and La Senza will just be a small albeit interesting detail in your life, chapter 7-life in Canada. Is it worth giving up the opportunities to explore the world for stupid awkwardness?

Leslie: ……

Jake: It’s your 30^th birthday. Go for it!