棄百萬年薪 345天環遊世界 結連理
台大班對 辭掉華碩、美商工作 背起行囊走過19國100多個城市 寫下經歷出書 給自己的結婚禮物
「我們環遊世界去吧!」汪俊羽、徐佩瑜三年多前毅然辭掉人人稱羨的高薪工作,趁年輕攜手環遊世界;他倆背起行囊走過十九個國家、一百多個城市,用三百四十五天完成人生大夢。
卅歲的汪俊羽、徐佩瑜是台大國企系同班同學,兩人大二時就是「班對」,直到通過環遊世界的試鍊,上個月終於結婚。他們把環遊世界的經歷寫成「相約三百四十五天」一書,做為自己的新婚禮物,也和喜歡旅遊的同好分享。
汪俊羽服完兵役進華碩電腦公司上班,是派駐瑞典的業務代表;徐佩瑜大學畢業也到美商寶僑公司當經理,兩人年薪都超過百萬元。汪俊羽說,台大國企人幾乎都工作幾年就出國念書或換跑道,他和佩瑜卻不這麼想,決定趁著年輕,完成環遊世界的夢想。
汪俊羽表示,工作忙碌讓他們幾乎沒時間花錢,存下超過百萬元的旅遊基金。三年前春天,兩人都以「出國進修」為由向老闆辭職,開始規畫環遊世界。九十五年三月一日,他們搭機飛往環遊世界的首站印度。
徐佩瑜說,她們由東向西旅行,台灣鄰近國家都不在規畫行程內;「那些地方等我們年紀大些再去,年輕時就該到比較遠、比較難的地方」。
兩人走過五大洲、十九國、一百多個城市,遊遍很多知名景點;過程中,只有在肯亞時與他人併團,做熱氣球升空參訪大草原野生動物。汪俊羽說,一路上碰到很多像他們一樣的「背包客」,也一樣用很不流利的英文環遊這奇妙世界。
徐佩瑜昔日老闆是墨西哥人,他倆到墨西哥時特別去拜訪。徐佩瑜說,當時老闆力勸她早日結束旅行回公司工作,但兩人仍決定走完環遊行程。
前年兩人完成環世之旅回台灣,正想要找工作,汪俊羽卻收到華碩要他再回去上班的訊息;徐佩瑜也重回工作崗位。這對提早完成人生大夢的伴侶,將再度投入忙碌生活。
【2009-04-24/聯合報/A6版/生活】
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Friday, April 24, 2009
A Shoulder to Cry On
A Shoulder to Cary on by Tommy page
Life is full of lots of up and downs, and the distance feels further
When you're headed for the ground, and there is nothing more painful
Then to let your feelings take you down
It's so hard to know the way you feel inside
When there's many thoughts and feelings that you hide
But you might feel better, if you let me walk with you by your side
And when you need a shoulder to cry on
When you need a friend to rely on
When the whole world is gone
You won't be alone, cause I'll be there
I'll be your shoulder to cry on
I'll be there
I'll be a friend to rely on
When the whole world is gone, you won't be alone, cause I'll be there
All of the times when everything is wrong
And you're feeling like there's no use going on
You can't give it up
I hope you work it out and carry on
Side by side with you till the end
I'll always be the one to firmly hold your hand
No matter what is said or done, our love will always continue on
Everyone needs a shoulder to cry on
Everyone needs a friend to rely on
When the whole world is gone
You won't be alone cause I'll be there
I'll be your shoulder to cry on
And when the whole world is gone
You'll always have my shoulder to cry on...
Life is full of lots of up and downs, and the distance feels further
When you're headed for the ground, and there is nothing more painful
Then to let your feelings take you down
It's so hard to know the way you feel inside
When there's many thoughts and feelings that you hide
But you might feel better, if you let me walk with you by your side
And when you need a shoulder to cry on
When you need a friend to rely on
When the whole world is gone
You won't be alone, cause I'll be there
I'll be your shoulder to cry on
I'll be there
I'll be a friend to rely on
When the whole world is gone, you won't be alone, cause I'll be there
All of the times when everything is wrong
And you're feeling like there's no use going on
You can't give it up
I hope you work it out and carry on
Side by side with you till the end
I'll always be the one to firmly hold your hand
No matter what is said or done, our love will always continue on
Everyone needs a shoulder to cry on
Everyone needs a friend to rely on
When the whole world is gone
You won't be alone cause I'll be there
I'll be your shoulder to cry on
And when the whole world is gone
You'll always have my shoulder to cry on...
Monday, April 20, 2009
Life is _____
Life is _________。這如果是個出現在考卷上的題目,該如何填寫?我想,對小學生來說或許是個簡單的題目;但對你我來說,或許是一個想很久卻不知如何下筆的問題吧。
「我不知道什麼叫黑色星期五,我只知道什麼叫黑色星期一,每一個星期一是黑色的,因為又到了要上班的時候,星期二其實也是黑色的...星期三...黑的,星期四有點灰...星期五(開始有點雀躍)...星期六(興奮)...星期日...星期一(痛苦起來)...如果把朝九晚五改成朝十二或十二點半晚三,每天上班下班就發薪水,分紅每個月分...我也不懂年輕人為什麼一定要從低層做起...我的名字叫做李想,李安的李,夢想的想,我今年24歲,我現在要去上班了...」
從低而高的樓梯,兩旁的櫥窗與書櫃,舞台的設計充分詮釋辦公室實體與其投射的面貌。樓梯,踢躂踢躂,有的人往上走,有的人往下走,人總是渴望往上走,人總是渴望被看見,然而,上去的人終會下來,在下面的人有一天或許能走上去,上上下下,華麗上班族之生活與生存,上演人如何在事業的颱風、愛情的地震、財富的海嘯、朋友的買賣與官階的鬥爭間掙扎,一連串的悲歡離合,是最真實的"辦公室政治文化"。
心裡有那麼點心寒,或許是感嘆與自身過去的經歷太過相像;心裡也有那麼點處之淡然,彷彿是一個歷經職場變遷年過半百的中年人,訴說著這不就是人生嗎般的心情。劇終,李想死了,但也點醒了在座的每位觀眾,李想之死不等於理想之死,掌聲隨之響起...。我想,掌聲的響起不僅是觀眾對演員的肯定,同一時間,也喚起在座每個人24歲那年,剛踏進社會所抱持的那份青澀與純真的理想。
最近的生活與心情,就如失調的賀爾蒙反應在生理上般的凌亂。說不上來的感覺,不是對生活的不滿,也不是對工作的埋怨,但就像少了煉乳的草莓鬆餅,怎麼吃都不對味。
Made of Honour中,Hannah前往蘇格蘭前,對Tom說: It's the whole new chapter!
Milk中,Sean Penn說道: Without hope, life is not worth living.
The Reader中,Hanna問法官: What would you have done?
Marley and Me中,唱著...Happiness more or less, it's just a change in me. Happiness, coming and going...I know just where I am.
So, life is _______? 或許,空白也是種解釋。
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