12/30/2012
Namaste
時間:12/3
地點:加德滿都Tibet guest house
高度:1350公尺
Namaste!
It is how they say hello in Nepal.
The jetlag is 2 hour and 15 minutes late so now is 7:09 and Taiwan is 9:28.
It is a little bit cold in the moring but anyway I will take care myself.
Please take care yourseld and family.
There was fun thing about my name. You forgot my English name Mars instead Mas. When I went out the airport lobby and looking for the pick up service.
I cannot find the one who take us.
Here is another world, huge people came and TRY to help us.
It is massive situation.
I saw a guy show a paper and MAR on it but it should not be my name.
Actually he is the one who pick us.
He fold the paper and S is behind the paper.
Thne we went to the Van with our laugages. 6 or 7 people stay the Van and help us to bring into all laugages wiht a big smile.
Then they change their faces and asking tiops.
Of course, I will not pay, all people came and speak only Chinese they know. Monehy.
They all come and show the 10 dollor RMB in front of my nose.
I went into the Van and sit.
It seems they will not go if they don't get any money.
Finally, the guy who pick up paid.
It is a lesson 1 of training for us, must be careful here.
BTW, I use desktop in hotel but no chinese input.
Mars
Namaste是尼泊爾常用的問候語,來尼泊爾旅遊的,應該都會在第一時間就學會了這個字。
Namaste,有宗教上的意義,但在尼泊爾也可以用在一般見面時的問候。
在尼泊爾當地,只要跟他們大聲的說一聲,不管大人小孩,男人女人,老先生老太太,十個有十個都會回應你一句,Namaste。
而我們這些外國觀光客,說觀光客是我發現不管你是去徒步旅行也好,觀光也好,在當地人口中一律是tourist(觀光客)。
我們會將這些問候語自行改造,加上我們自己習慣的用語,而且好像大家都一樣的。
就像我自己有時也會對著西方人說上,Namaste!Good morning!
而有的西方人,看到了我也會說,Namaste!Conigiwa!
有的眼尖些的,可以分辨出來我是華人的就會說,Namaste!Nihao!
無論用法如何,語調中總是將自己的歡欣喜悅分送給對方。
人在旅館中,昨晚似乎就像夢一樣的情節,大廳中有著免費使用的電腦,一大早根本沒人使用,我好久沒有離開家這麼遠,這麼久了。
想作的第一件事是寫信回家給老婆,但電腦中沒有中文輸入,只好用英文寫給她,順便跟她說著昨天晚上在機場時的步步驚心。
我寫了封信回家,Namaste就是這封信的開頭。
我想家裏的人,在第一時間也能聽見我的問候。
回家後,老婆說,她將這封信給小朋友們看,大家的反應都一樣。
為什麼爸爸寫的信,文法錯誤再加上錯字連篇。
那也是,旅館的電腦,動作有點遲緩,輸入和顯示沒有同步,打出來的字總要幾秒後才會顯示。加上用網頁的方式連進Gmail,無法閱讀信件,只能寫信,也不能拼字檢查。
不過,我才不再乎這滿篇的錯字呢。
錯字,其實不重要。
重要的是,她們能不能真的讀懂我寫的。
信裏內容背後的涵義。
回家後我問女兒,知道我寫的內容嗎?
她說,爸爸你把luggage寫成language,但有個錯字我不知道。
我笑著,她還不懂的,不過,總有天她會懂的,我想!