巧克力日志17 卢森堡倒计时

巧克力日志17 卢森堡倒计时

前两个星期被hr叫去，更新了一下这几个月的工作情况。
在中期计划的期间内，在一年内最繁忙的季度里，终于从工作中找到了存在感。
可惜每天回家都累得再也不想动了。

周末去了趟科隆，参加了他们的carnival，真是疯子无处不在，随便闯入一个村子，村里的大人小孩，上到80好几，下到还在婴儿车里的小孩，全都dress up，各种各样的costume，今年我没有准备，只是一个游客，看着周围的人在疯，明年兴许我可以扮成一棵树。

这样一年一度的全民大狂欢也挺好，反正没有最疯，只有更疯，我跟我朋友说，要不我们拿块桌布裹一下也算是dress up了吧。走在路上果然有人裹着桌布，还有人裹着地毯，还有一家人，全部裹着一样的桌布。。。

白天游行，晚上喝酒，一连一个星期，上个星期四女人节，全城是女人的天下，逮到个男的你就可以剪他的领带。。

不知不觉到卢森堡都已经一年了。认识的新人也都变成了旧人。我的老板问我怎么一直周末跑来跑去。我在想这么无聊的地方不到处转转还能干什么。

回想一年前刚开始记这个日志系列的时候，希望某年某月某天回顾的时候发现自己能够听懂公司里同事的对话，发现自己工作可以上手，发现自己当初的理想都可以实现。现在差不多已经开始习惯欧洲无聊的生活了。

周末可以出去走走也好。不可以出去在附近逛逛，在屋子里晒晒阳光也挺好。weekday的晚上也不像当初刚来的时候那么向往出去疯出去玩了。生活是越来越简单。夜店没有兴趣了。喝酒也没那么带劲了。打牌觉得是浪费时间。不知道这样越来越stablized的状态是好还是坏。。。

对于下一年的rotation,HR并没有给出那么多选择，确切的说，没的选，十有八九是要去意大利了。另外一个小山村。不过是费列罗诞生的地方，非常reasonable好歹也得去那里呆个一年。

一转眼很快就要跟卢森堡say byebye了。其实还蛮舍不得卢森堡的team.我的老板说，再也找不到想他一样幽默的老板了。虽然他们的笑话我还不是100%完全听得懂，但是能拥有这么可爱的同事们也算是我的幸运了。

 

Chocolate diary 16 A brandnew start

Chocolate diary 16 A brandnew start

Since my last update in July, seems to be lazy and totally abandoning my space for a while.

After finishing the last training in Italy, for the rest of year,
seldom went out for business trip again.

September, officially changed into Ferrero Trading, working in Saudi Arabian countries, due to the limited budget, don’t see any chance going to Emirate or Abu Dhabi in the near
future.

Life is going on as usual. Once a month, a small trip going to the
countries nearby for fresh air,

The winter comes extremely early this year here in Luxembourg, the freezing air makes my sinuitis re-come out again. Snot…snot…

The first stormy snow came in the mid of December, one evenning
unexpectedly so that the whole lux city was so unprepared the main traffic turned to be out of control. Our colleague’s car broke down in the mid-way even with winter tires, at 6pm, a normal 10 mins’ drive way took us more than one hour moving like a snail. Stepping with my high heel, dragging my legs back to home after walking on the ice for like 2 hours.

Can even see the icicle right in the roof of the building right
outside my window….

The only worry haunted around my head those days was that if the bus would come on time that day….otherwise would stand there as a snowman.

Since I already booked my Christmas holidays far before, the chaos in European airports made me crazily check the weather forecast everyday before the Xmas.

Fortunately my flight only delayed for 2 hours, we finally made the
12 days’ christmas trip.

Now should come the summary of what I have done from July 2010 until now.

August- November: Brussels, Frankfurt, and also a back trip to China for EXPO. Sweaty like a pig, and caught a cold right after returning to Lux due to the weather difference between Lux and China.

December 23- January 3: 12 days’ north europe christmas trip

December 23-24: copenhagen with no restaurants open for the Christmas EVE

December 25-26: stockholm

December 26-27: Stockholm-Helsinki by Ferr

December 28-January 2: North Sweden Kiruna

The most memoriable moment of the life: seeing the Aurora Northern light, lying on the snow flatlands at night with all the stars blinking and shinning right upon the head

The magic movement of green light was so fascinating…just
unbelievable.

As the saying goes, I hope for the ones who see the green light, can
also embrase the welfare and happiness

Counting on the skii field in Kiruna, enjoying the fireworks and the
peaceful town

Got a couple of drinks in Ice bar in Ice hotel.

Kiruna is freezing but worthwhile to go there for once.

I feel pround of myself that I survived on -30 degree for a person
from south China.

Really don’t wanna make my space either hot or cold. The previous
blog updated in July, with big sun on the coastline.

Chinese new year is coming, after 3 years, the first time I could
spend the new year eve together with the family.

For January, weather seems to get warmer now, went skii once with black and blue everywhere back home.

Looking forward to the easter holiday of my eastern europe
trip.

January, China

February, upon availability

March, UK

April, Eastern Europe

May, UK scotland, lake district

August, US

December, hope could be Japan.

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巧克力日志15 旅行心情

上个周日，终于结束了断断续续的第一年的training，回到了卢森堡。

回想从3月份开始，每个月一周的定期培训，luxembourg, torino, milan。总是辗转在机场之间，同事看着我时而消失，时而出现，都以为我是

空中飞人。想当初刚刚拿到schedule的时候，看到如此繁密的安排还小抱怨了一下。

于是就有放在家里角落的那个固定的行李箱，里面放一套固定的洗漱用品。周五通宵，周六疯一天，周日早上还可以10点去cycling，然后1点

拎起行李赶到机场check-in，就这么起飞走人了。

 

7月4号最后一次book了因为培训而去torino的机票，最后一周和program的同事们还是一样说说笑笑，互相调侃，花两天时间在旅馆里关着

重新翻起课本，复习考试。也许真的离开校园久了，看着书就犯困，重新拾起课本真的需要勇气。重新回到各自的国家各自的position，依然

那么想念大家在一起的时光，在那样的群体里，我才可以在相似的背景中找到存在感。也只有他们，比较容易体会我这样边缘人的心情。

作为一个陌生人闯进一个语言不通的国境，每天听着不知所措的对话，在相当长的一段时间内，我也只会是边缘人。

 

不过从3月份开始走了不少地方。漫无目的地沿着地图乱走，flexible的行程，不做任何攻略，gps上指到一个目的地就驱车去那里。这样冒险又

刺激的旅程才真正让我放松起来。

 

那个因为我们找错了地方而冒然闯入的海边城市portofino.

拥有全世界最美的公路景色的瑞士，两岸的房屋和远处的雪山若隐若现相得益彰，是如此精致。

夜晚沿着zurich的lake慢慢地走，悄悄窥视桥边小屋内的房间摆设，仿佛进入了一个浪漫的童话世界。

在那个动物园，对着无聊的动物开始写故事，回忆许多许多许多年前爸爸妈妈也曾经牵着我的手，对我介绍一个一个不同的动物。

在munich的bmw的博物馆，想象有一天开着有着parking导航的bmw, 这样parking的时候再也不会紧张到想哭。

去了谁也不会想到也鲜有人知道的城市grenoble,只是因为地图上很近。发现了一个叫飞龙的中餐馆，老板是法国人，

不会说中文。坐着缆车再一次验证了这个城市确实没什么好玩的。

在amsterdam某人因为一定要尝试大麻，于是梦幻了一个晚上，花了5个小时才找到我们停车的地方。gps罢工，

半夜，语言不通，在路上疯走的我们，急的我想哭。还清楚的记得，在1am用钥匙搜索，终于车灯开始回应的时候，

眼泪简直要夺眶而出。

去了海边看到了Bungee Jumping,一直想尝试的运动，却终究还是因为缺乏勇气 说 下次吧。。。

到了小人国，看到了袖珍的城市小酒馆，看到我们的竞争对手从厂房中运输出一箱一箱的巧克力，如果我也拥有这样一个

缩微的世界，那该多好。

终于在7月中旬去了南法。见到了梦想的紫色的薰衣草田，映着地中海蓝色透明的天，还有大片大片金灿灿的

向日葵。

到了炎热的ibiza, 令人窒息的海边美景，还有最吸引眼球的，满街的bikini美女。

第一次感觉到不穿bikini是如此的embarrassing.

我们那不是越野车的车却一直在走着越野的路，跟着gps开到一条仿佛不是路的土堆中，几次都以为要翻车了。

结果峰回路转前面一片令人窒息的透明的蓝色。

悠走在风情万种的小巷里，看着风格迥异的小酒馆，只要抬头放眼望去，永远看的到地中海的那片蓝色。

找到了那个著名的cafe del mar, 现场听到了chill-out music,由于人实在太多，并不能真正chilled.

但是坐在那个号称观赏落日美景的最佳角落，看着夕阳一点一点地落下，沿着夕阳的虹霞向着海角走去，

这也许是目前为止，遇到的最浪漫的场景了。

 

 

 

这样的游走让人如此放松。

如果开心没有保质期，就让它一直新鲜下去，好吗？

 

巧克力日志14 training

L’aqua fa male, il vino fa cantare.

 

只能说finance graduate scheme的成员们真是太nb了。

怎么能把这么多的疯子聚集在一起。

 

这一个星期在意大利的培训真是太开心了。

我们的team building是越来越默契。这些同事，每天都有轮流发疯的时候，喝起酒来是一个比一个有意思，一个比一个疯狂。

 

每天bocconi module 9:00-17:30, 然后aperitivo+dinner。

吃饭中思想的火花四溅，每天都有经典的语句从他们的嘴里蹦出来。

比如 喝水只能让你感觉很差，只有喝酒才能让你想唱歌。

哈哈。我怎么能有这么极品经典的同事啊。

 

欧洲的sales在两个星期后就要全面展开。

爱购物的朋友们，要开始准备了。

 

9月份后确定要转到另外一个assignment。 到时候就要主攻saudi arabian countries了。

盛夏炎炎。

每天都有想晒太阳的感觉。

 

这个午后，依旧是如此懒洋洋。

巧克力日志13-mobility

距离从ALBA培训回来，进入稳定的卢森堡生活，已经整整两个月了。

感觉日子早已经像过了半年一般，如此漫长。

 

这两个月内，又发生了极戏剧性的变动。

4月12号，先是到corporate reporting部门报道。怀揣着开始崭新生活的美好梦想进入了ferrero building那个非常important的floor, 3rd floor.

早上回到早先的部门，跟以前的同事们say了嗨，然后就直接跟他们say goodbye。短短一个月的同事关系，就这么结束了。

于是我就从第二层搬到了第三层。

 

第三层空空如也。首先，左手边是我的老板，在距离我3米远的距离之外的那个很硕大的套间，就是group CFO，也就是sponsor我们整个

Finance graduate scheme的大老板。不小心CFO就会站在你身后或者从身边经过，所以压力。。。可想而知。我的老板实在是个实打实的大忙人，

基本上跟他说上一句话，要等他打完一个小时的电话，然后电话又来。于是在corporate reporting短短的一个月时间，看了几份group的报告，

有过几次data的retrieving，没事玩玩HFM，总算开始用到熟练。老板出差的时候，跟着overhead controlling的姐姐开始看她几十年如一日地

对着那一堆数字 不断地adjust。做finance的，这今后40多年都得对着excel了。

 

跟corporate reporting实在是缘分太浅，老板可以给我解释的时间有限，活也有限，毕竟部门的核心不在总部。于是在五月的一个阳光明媚的星期一的

早上，我又一路小跑从corporate reporting回到了我的emerging market business planning.回到了当初告别的desk,又见到了同样的同事，这次阔别几个月回来

发现同事们格外亲切。于是我把我的所有东西从三楼又搬到了二楼。今后的两个月，跟进2个project, 6月budgeting, 7月building new costs structure, 9月又将开始

一个new assignment. 发现今年finance graduate的participants 中，就我一个人把mobility发挥地淋漓尽致。同事只见我一天到晚飞来飞去，desk换来换去。

 

说说这两个月的生活。在卢森堡effective的时间还没呆多久呢，已经感觉无聊了。周末尤其不能再卢森堡长呆。除非在连续疯玩了几个礼拜想休息的时候，

在卢森堡我那靠近闹市的apartment里躺上一天，还马马虎虎凑合。不然周日出门，什么店都关着，实在是太适合养老了。

 

卢森堡太欧洲中心了。在附近转一转不小心就转到比利时。所以经常一天时间就辗转在德国 法国 比利时 卢森堡。上一次到卢森堡的一个听说可以媲美瑞士的

地方“小瑞士”转了一下，一条小河，一片草地，无数的home car，根本就是老人的养老聚集地。老夫老妻住在房车里，还有卫星电视，午后在河边放两把椅子，

什么也不说，什么也不做，就这么老两口望着远方。这里的老人早上散步就可以出国，因为那条河左边是卢森堡，右边是德国，跨过一座桥

就出国了。

 

居然去了一个法国原先听都没听过的地方，grenoble。。。地图上这么一指挺近的就跑过去了。唯一的惊喜就是那里有个中餐馆叫飞龙，这家飞龙餐厅老板居然是

法国人，老板娘应该是是东南亚的华人，我猜不是越南就是缅甸，我一心以为是同胞，结果飚了一堆中文人家愣是听不懂。老板娘嫁给了法国人，那个法国老板收账的时候真有一番中国掌柜的味道。

 

今天早上9点起床。破天荒我又起的这么早。10点去cycling到1点。然后小跑回家。拎上我那一袋都被我fixed的出差专用行李袋，一包电脑，就这么冲向机场了。

check-in, security check,时间1:35， borading time 1:45, 起飞时间 2:00， 这个时间太perfect. 太精力过剩，导致我在飞机上睡到不知东南西北。

 

8月份很想休假。听说8月份谁都在休假办公室都要空了。

看看8月份能不能回国一次？如果机票不那么贵的吓死人的话？

Chocolate Diary 12 Bonna Pasqua

Niente da fare a ALBA adesso…

 

Finished my 7 weeks’ journey in Capire Ferrero, still got kinda miss of the joyful experience in Villa Balbiana, and my lovely colleagues who are not by my side anymore.

 

The first working day last week, received the greeting emails from all of those friends in different places, a moody and struggling moring for everybody, back to our normal life, sit in front of the computer, frequent cafè breaks, all in all, our typical day.

 

For me, i was kept in ALBA for another 2 weeks’ training, my future boss was having his holiday with family, so during those 2 weeks’ gap, i will be remained in the ALBA corporate reporting team for basic HFM training. Perhaps unlucky me, always catch the bad timing, last week it was the closure week for PMT, everybody in the office was crazily busy, no one got enough time to explain so much of their works in details. However, the people in ALBA are really friendly, really feel the atmosphere of big familly.

 

Last weekend it was Pasqua, we welcomed our frist holiday in Italy, and got 4 full days’ off.  Here below is our itinerary:

 

Saturday ( April 3) : ALBA to Portofino, a seaside city in north of Italy. The landscape is just so-so, nothing impressive.  The point is that we were not able to find a decent and delicated bar, the view was more or less similar with that in Nice or Monaco. People said we were crazy, probably in certain extent, we were. I just suggested that there was a big CASINO in Monaco, my friend decided to head for Monaco right after my proposal…. Another one-hour driving, it was nice to be embraced by the seaside landscape all the way around to our destination. Dont need to mention more about our performance in CASINO, I never won a single penny in any of the gambling, same for this time, and neither luckly for my friends.

 

Sunday (April 4): Zurich. It was a long way drive. 4 hours from ALBA to Zurich. It was amazing the view along the highway. It’s so hard to imagine that from 8 o’clock in the morning, we have gone through different seasons just within a few hours! In the morning, rainy in ALBA, and it started to snow when we entered the border of Switzerland, the snowflakes are seemed to be so 3 D when they were pumping into the windscreen. The view was just too beatiful to describe. And later when we were arriving the Zurich, it was big sunny day again! In the afternoon, we went to the zoo in Zurich, it was fun although there were not so many rare animals. It was breezy night and we had a walk along the lake of Zurich. Zurich is really a romantic place.

 

Monday (April 5): Munich. Long journey from Zurich to Munich too. Vistied the BMW museum, saw a lot of posh and expensive cars that we can’t afford at the moment, whole day’s day-dreaming, it’s not that bad to expect and dream for ur future in a relaxing afternoon!

 

Tuesday (April 6): back to ALBA and carry on with the italian lesson…. how loyal we are….

 

Today, April 7, back to the office and surely have no chinese input here..

Will put up the journey pics later.