「今日著新衫返工喎。」Rick一早上班便跟我說。509Please respect copyright.PENANAbtyaGMbRXG
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「係呀,琴晚同女朋友食完飯買㗎。」我有點自豪的說。509Please respect copyright.PENANAEuvAcj6HWX
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衣服雖不名貴,但質地足夠順滑。布料貼身的觸感讓我聯想到江柏琪的肌膚,彷彿她一直都在觸碰着我。509Please respect copyright.PENANA3FAZvo0m0g
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當看到送贈的物件,便自然會想起對方,難怪戀人都愛送貼身衣物予另一半。509Please respect copyright.PENANAUy0woYag6l
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展覽來到最後一天。509Please respect copyright.PENANA3OPu6C8V33
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完結的時候已是晚上八時,同事們都在收拾攤位、點算貨物數量、搬運。509Please respect copyright.PENANAfLh5cC7QmE
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Rick知道我約了鍾美嘉做訪問,特意讓我提早下班,說不要讓學生太晚回家,畢竟一個女生深夜獨自在街上還是有一定的危險。這個部門主管就是貼心又懂變通。509Please respect copyright.PENANAKuOOscyAXt
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我致電鍾美嘉:「嗨,Mika,我早咗收工,可以早啲做訪問。」509Please respect copyright.PENANAkokEXLpimq
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「好阿,我而家即刻出嚟。」她的聲音聽起來很興奮。509Please respect copyright.PENANAUXUHabe7Kp
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「出去邊度?我地唔係返Campus做訪問咩?」我問。509Please respect copyright.PENANA72WGVhDgsI
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「係阿,我諗住出嚟接你嘛。」509Please respect copyright.PENANA8NsKFMdv7f
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「For your information,我喺度讀書,識得路㗎。」我問:「你食咗飯未?」509Please respect copyright.PENANAVeLy6pzbMR
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「未阿。」509Please respect copyright.PENANANY5byKHDlO
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「不如食住飯傾。」我提議。509Please respect copyright.PENANApL9OCJBTaT
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「都得。五分鐘後喺時光隧道等。」509Please respect copyright.PENANArGKFfc1Fz2
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我站在時光隧道前的電梯口等待,不消一會兒便看到鍾美嘉跑過來。509Please respect copyright.PENANAltD8P9XUAj
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從她狂奔的舉動,加上昨天晚上幾句的短訊交流,感覺她是個性格匆忙又心急的人。她今天穿了大地色系的麻質連身裙,還戴了耳環,簡單好看。509Please respect copyright.PENANAHlNSUJ4EbY
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「行囉。」我說。509Please respect copyright.PENANALTXuTJ2rpy
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「去邊呀?」她邊跟著我走邊問。509Please respect copyright.PENANA0XZbCoEl7v
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「我地去食溜冰場頂層間西餐好無?」509Please respect copyright.PENANAhZImTdBEAT
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「吓⋯」鍾美嘉有點猶豫。她的猶豫是因為她討厭吃西餐?還是怕吃西餐會很貴?509Please respect copyright.PENANAjeFKtNTogO
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「我請。」和後輩吃飯當然是我付錢。509Please respect copyright.PENANATKidATsyw8
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「Er...」509Please respect copyright.PENANAzMUFYIq27P
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「你唔想食西餐?」509Please respect copyright.PENANAy9h2MCFDb5
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「唔係⋯要你夜媽媽同我做訪問,仲請我食飯有啲唔好意思姐。」509Please respect copyright.PENANAggv9djOcE7
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「我今日完咗展覽高興嘛,緊係食好啲賀一賀佢。」509Please respect copyright.PENANAxewLXIcWBK
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我和鍾美嘉乘坐電梯到頂層,往西餐廳的方向行走。就在餐廳門口,鍾美嘉停住了。509Please respect copyright.PENANA2VK2ojh9E8
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「其實我今日下晝食咗呢間餐廳嘅下午茶。」鍾美嘉有點尷尬。509Please respect copyright.PENANANQLJ4uwRtb
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難怪她會有這個反應,看來她真的非常不想吃西餐。509Please respect copyright.PENANAUWHxNnZh29
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「咁呀,你有無咩嘢想食?」我只好問她。509Please respect copyright.PENANAnDiCflyuDZ
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鍾美嘉指著西餐廳旁邊的Food court說:「我想食米線。」509Please respect copyright.PENANA9gkFtEJE8w
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噢,那是我昨晚和江柏琪吃的連鎖米線餐廳。509Please respect copyright.PENANAvjfMb4Uq4A
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我其實不太想吃米線,想去環境好一點的地方用餐,坐得舒舒服服去進行訪問;更不想堂堂一個有經濟能力的男人要一個女學生跟他去吃米線,感覺有點寒酸。509Please respect copyright.PENANAKS7EkxFGGh
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「今日有新湯底出,係Ian代言㗎,我好想試吓。」509Please respect copyright.PENANAYSL5TKoDSs
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看到她這麼堅持便隨她心意,作為一名紳士應要尊重女生的意見,反正吃清淡一點也好。509Please respect copyright.PENANAVY9NA5ojNk
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我們到了米線店的收銀處。509Please respect copyright.PENANAQsr5zZsHSB
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「勿演懶肉皮蛋芫茜湯米線,凍華甜。」問號?我好像聽到鍾美嘉在用不純正的廣東話下單,她在搞什麼飛機?509Please respect copyright.PENANA1cM8DwGeb3
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「食咩好呢⋯」對,我真的要看餐牌思考吃什麼。平日我一個人很少到這家店吃米線,和朋友聚會一般去較高檔次的餐廳,亦因此我基本上只會和江柏琪吃這家米線。我也沒有可能跟不相熟的鍾美嘉說一起分享過橋米線。509Please respect copyright.PENANAimRDr4PdFq
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「我提議你食皮蛋芫荽米線加多杯芫荽青檸七喜。」鍾美嘉說。509Please respect copyright.PENANAmEsWOQDwuX
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「吓?」這個古怪的菜單就是她口中的新湯底?509Please respect copyright.PENANAmaTxx622uy
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我不喜歡芫荽,也不討厭芫荽。芫荽一向是我不會主動去吃的東西。509Please respect copyright.PENANAykSNlg1F2A
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「咁就可以幫我換多個Ian卡片套。」她瞪大雙眼,像是請求,又像是施加壓力。509Please respect copyright.PENANAoxHuLIb4lw
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「好啦。」就是這樣,鍾美嘉讓我踏出了我的舒適圈,我要試新菜式了:「一份皮蛋芫茜湯底米線,加竹笙,一份土匪雞翼、凍奶茶少冰多奶。」509Please respect copyright.PENANA1jNVRzbqmd
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「姐姐,仲有無Ian BB嘅卡片套換?」鍾美嘉問米線大嬸。509Please respect copyright.PENANAdVlt9xQVTj
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「無晒啦,俾正話排前面個妹妹拎咗最後一個啦。」509Please respect copyright.PENANAn8yuEdNBJm
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鍾美嘉扁咀不悅,並用了一個仇視的眼神望著那位勝利者:「好啦。」509Please respect copyright.PENANAGiVICRmERq
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「邊個係Ian?」在一旁等候食物的我問鍾美嘉。509Please respect copyright.PENANAjH52cnYxcg
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「佢囉。」鍾美嘉指著旁邊的海報。Ian的樣子長得挺清秀。509Please respect copyright.PENANAMBHfoTVpPr
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「呢個人喺邊度出嚟㗎?」我真的完全不認識他。我突然感受到很深的代溝。509Please respect copyright.PENANALNkn5Xc4bj
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我出來工作三年,而她還在讀書的話,推測年齡起碼比我小三至七歲。509Please respect copyright.PENANA1TEMRQask3
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「Ian都唔識,好打極有限喎!」明明這是我讀書時常說的口頭禪,現在卻給鍾美嘉挪揄我:「佢地係電視台嘅選秀節目出嚟。」509Please respect copyright.PENANAYYSBASYr9c
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「我就咁睇張Poster以為佢叫Lan,Lan線果個Lan。」我搞笑。509Please respect copyright.PENANACddP9CWRmV
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「呢個都係佢花名嚟!」鍾美嘉很興奮。509Please respect copyright.PENANAE7cLp4gO6g
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初次見面時她表現害害羞羞,第二次見面拒絕我請她吃西餐,還要受訪的我陪她吃頹米線餐廳。509Please respect copyright.PENANAd2nYKKRIL1
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我對於這個妹妹的第二印象是,她為人坦率和真性情。我一向喜歡這種性格的女生,因為容易溝通,不扭擰,相處不用猜來猜去。509Please respect copyright.PENANAyY4IqFYLlt
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「我亂吹㗎咋。」沒想到時下年青人的口味這麼奇怪,電腦零件都喜歡,真是打開我的新世界。509Please respect copyright.PENANAALmKToeKDu
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閒日晚上的Food court人流較冷清,我們很輕易便找到一個四人位置。509Please respect copyright.PENANAgx8RlcFYDY
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鍾美嘉問我能不能錄音。我說好阿,隨便。509Please respect copyright.PENANACZcqZJ0bCm
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她在右側的桌子放置問題列表、筆記本和原子筆,等候著我發落。509Please respect copyright.PENANA0IZnS4lquu
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我說:「我地食嘢先,casual啲,唔洗咁拘謹。」509Please respect copyright.PENANA3XHw7b3leN
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鍾美嘉回答:「嗯。」509Please respect copyright.PENANALJZ8yUm0g3
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我將湯碗上堆滿山一樣高的新鮮芫荽浸泡在湯內。我吸入米線,米線沾上濃郁的芫荽湯底,滿口都是芫荽精華,且帶點鹽巴的味道。湯底裹有許多芫荽碎,我猜測是用攪拌機打碎而成。509Please respect copyright.PENANA99u6mIE2uY
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「你平時食唔食芫荽?」鍾美嘉問。509Please respect copyright.PENANAq4AMJNlUcR
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「我唔會主動食。」我評論說:「不過我覺得呢個湯底比想像中好味同易接受。」509Please respect copyright.PENANAuoJGqwsfuF
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鍾美嘉喝了一口芫荽青檸七喜,說:「我呢杯芫檸七都OK,我嫌佢芫荽味唔夠濃添。」509Please respect copyright.PENANA5q3yD0yhyW
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「睇嚟你食嘢都幾重口味。」我說。看來她是一個芫荽女。509Please respect copyright.PENANAy8EpPCT3vu
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「係㗎,我食好多嘢都要特濃、重蒜、多蔥、麻辣。」509Please respect copyright.PENANAKJpbMUesSr
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那你的口不是長期也很臭?我心想。幸好我暫時未有聞到異常的味道。看來她比愛吃洋蔥的江柏琪更重口味。509Please respect copyright.PENANAcTx8YCs2Kq
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「唔,我相比起你食得清淡。有時我會帶飯返公司,有時候會買沙律,放假先食返豐富啲。」509Please respect copyright.PENANAm2PC6ktTzW
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鍾美嘉在紙上寫了「吃飯清淡、帶飯、沙律」,非常惹笑。我想起問題列表中其中一條是問與我相關的愛好興趣。這些細節有需要記載嗎?除了媽媽和女朋友,大概沒有人會想去瞭解我的口味。509Please respect copyright.PENANA9zQujjB2ih
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「你畢業後做過幾多間公司?」鍾美嘉問。509Please respect copyright.PENANAJi7d0d3Yq7
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「一間。我由畢業到而家,都係喺呢間外資公司度工作。」509Please respect copyright.PENANAcriy1HKaJg
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「咁你呢三年條Career path係點?平時工作都做啲咩?」509Please respect copyright.PENANA3dUSvMtO0A
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「我入咗呢間公司嘅MT programme,所以頭兩年喺唔同嘅部門Rotate,HR、Finance、Design、Purchasing都各留咗半年。最後喺Marketing team工作至今一年嘅時間,主要係跟進公司產品嘅推廣。平日工作類型廣泛,大家一條Team,只要你願意主動Take up多啲Task,所有嘢都有機會去做。例如琴日你見到我地公司嘅銷售展,由市場分析、場地租賃、聯絡人、宣傳稿、設計、Budget都會接觸到。」509Please respect copyright.PENANAP7eiUjjeSJ
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「一般MT Program嘅晉升階梯都幾明確。」509Please respect copyright.PENANAcodU8Szjto
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「係,如果你表現優良,就可以喺較短時間晉升到Assistant或者Senior Brand Manager嘅職位。公司提供機會俾我擴闊眼界,喺短時間內去唔同嘅部門工作過,就唔會紙上談兵,對畢業生嚟講係好寶貴嘅工作經驗。」是無聊的標準答案呢,言下之意其實就是被丟東丟西的打雜。509Please respect copyright.PENANASP28ivqupr
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鍾美嘉繼續認真地抄筆記,手部的動作沒有暫停過,甚是忙碌。509Please respect copyright.PENANAmDr8oTYajj
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「公司有無咩特別嘅Feature或者福利?」509Please respect copyright.PENANAVQ8s3KQxiX
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「有啲品牌會有員工折扣。我地有Happy friday,五點鐘準時飲嘢,同埋果日可以著Casual wear。」我說:「最特別係公司有個300尺嘅Pantry。入面有電視、桌球枱、按摩椅,仲有一張吧枱同埋電池爐、焗爐,lunch可以煮嘢食。」509Please respect copyright.PENANAHzGnioMpLt
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我打開電話的照片,給鍾美嘉看公司的茶水間。509Please respect copyright.PENANAJ34fv5T7dY
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「嘩!喺香港返工真係可以煮嘢食咁開心?」509Please respect copyright.PENANABwstFFcDuN
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「外國公司嘛。不過啲同事好懶,唔太鐘意煮嘢,所以想煮嘢嘅話輪候時間都好短。」509Please respect copyright.PENANAJAczTMA2KF
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「睇完張相,我即刻想嚟做Intern。」509Please respect copyright.PENANAYCFlLdvkKR
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「我地公司無請Intern,不過請緊個長做嘅Part time。」見鐘美嘉挺好聊的,所以我也將此資訊告訴她,看看她會不會有興趣。509Please respect copyright.PENANAQaVUNvDUE8
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「一星期要返幾多日?」509Please respect copyright.PENANAwDD5eTtRes
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「我地好Free,你填表,幾時得閒就返。最理想係Event個禮拜都返足,忙起上嚟都要OT。」509Please respect copyright.PENANACW0AFsxOgF
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「認真?可唔可以入Cv俾你幫我Refer?」509Please respect copyright.PENANA4wcS1ps47C
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「可以,你直接send Cv俾我。」其實不用Refer,因為是我在做招聘,妳會直接當我的助手。509Please respect copyright.PENANAr9BO9w5vtK
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「你最快可以幾時返工?」我問鐘美嘉。509Please respect copyright.PENANAJx6mGSFpyp
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「下星期一。」509Please respect copyright.PENANAojKGVdzol5
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「非常好。」509Please respect copyright.PENANAnFjewa7tZq