Winnie's "Crazy" Travel Note

辛曉琪自揭國外「瘋狂」經歷

　

記者/唐爽/申江服務導報/2002.1.16/http://ent.sina.com.cn

　

English Translation

Chasing in Spain

Spain is not the favourite country of Winnie, but it’s the place where she had so many experience. ‘They look very enthusiastic, but they’re bad! They just want to take your money. On the other hand, German is trust-worthy though they’re unconcerned about others.’

Winnie gave such comment due to her unhappy experience. There are many Gypsy gathered in Spain. One day she took a walk with her friend in a park. Some Gypsy walked towards them with flowers. Such friendly action made them happy but after a while, her friend cried, ‘Somebody stole my wallet!’ The Gypsy with flowers and wallet ran far away. Winnie was angry and ran after the woman. Finally she grasped back the wallet though Winnie was smaller in the appearance. And her finger nails were broken.

After talking about unhappy experience, Winnie changed a topic with a smile. ‘You have to look the police in Spain. They are very handsome, not worse than the stars in Hollywood!’ Winnie and her companion met a handsome police with a beautiful smile. ‘We all forgot how old we are and followed that police like a 15-year old fan. He was embarrassed and hide himself in a pub. We waited for a while and he didn’t come out, so we left…’ Winnie laughed.

One day in a pub, Winnie jumped on a table and sang ‘Scent’ after drinking something. Unfortunately, nobody gave her a big clap and started to sing their own country songs. Winnie sang with vocal music in return and finally attracted the attention of the drinkers.

Sunshine in England

Winnie traveled in England in September, with good weather. She gave up staying in 5-star hotel and chose a small farm in the suburb. ‘You can feel the real England there, with simple family life. The cost was also low.’ She stayed in traditional B & B Breakfast & Bed farm.

She also fed the chickens and sheep, played with kids or took a walk in the little forest. They all the schedule in England. ‘I prefer countryside to historical spots.’ Winnie said humidity in England was not so high, ‘Everyday we had sunshine! The sunlight spread on the winding roads, very beautiful. If I retire someday, I choose England.’

Before the day leaving, Winnie went to the market in a little town. ‘I’m always buy clothes, but I love accessories very much. In England, there are so many extraordinary accessories, rings etc. My eyes were so tired! I regretted that I went there too late.’ Everytime in everywhere, Winnie goes to shopping on the last day of the trip.

Alone in America

America, Winnie went there alone. She had stayed for two months long. ‘I became strong in The States. Due to language barrier and unfamiliarity, I met so many problems that need to be settle alone.’

Sometimes after school, Winnie found the electricity was cut at home. ‘In Taiwan, electricity cut is a piece of cake, just make a phone call for repair. But, in the overseas, I become sensitive, so I stayed alone in the dark house. Quite afraid. I called the office in the community, but I couldn’t tell the situation correctly, so I was about to cry.’

Problems also occurred outside home. One day Winnie went to supermarket, but had left the key in the car. She carried several shopping bags and stood still besides her car. The technician came to rescue her after the call was made half and hour. Another problem was she didn’t know what was the brand of the car she rented. ‘In Taiwan, technicians open the lock in just 10 minutes, but the Americans take almost 1 hour.’ Winnie was angry as she had to pay USD 80 for the repair fee. She preferred to take the fee for shopping and used a hair clip for opening the lock herself.

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Chinese Original

原以為辛曉琪是個戀家的女人——她唱歌的時候，總帶著點哭腔，一副幽幽怨怨、獨自在家守候戀人的樣子。真和她聊起來，卻發現曉琪姐私底下性格「活潑」得出奇。工作一有空，她就和死黨姐妹們背著行囊，到國外去「瘋」一圈，發洩工作的壓力。

　

西班牙追員警

西班牙不是辛曉琪最喜歡的國家，但卻是她旅途中故事最多的地方。「別看西班牙人表面上熱情如火，其實心裏壞著呐！他們只想著你兜裏的錢，還不如冷漠的德國人值得信賴。」辛曉琪在西班牙公園有段不成功的「歷險」，因此對西班牙人有了點「偏見」。

　

西班牙的公園向來是吉卜賽人的聚居地，曉琪姐安排行程時自然不會漏掉這地方。她挑了個清爽的早晨，和女伴漫步在公園草地上。打扮「另類」的吉卜賽大媽站在小路兩邊，三五成群地湊上前來獻花，辛曉琪心裏也樂滋滋的———沒想到，遠在歐洲都有自己的歌迷……

　

陶醉了沒多久，身邊的女伴突然發出尖叫：「有人搶皮包啊！」等辛曉琪回過神，一手鮮花一手皮包的吉卜賽大媽已跑出老遠。曉琪姐當然不甘心被人這麼「耍」，拔腳就追，和吉卜賽大媽玩起「追逐賽」。無奈辛曉琪的身胚和大媽實在有差距，她使出吃奶的勁道，才勉強把包包從大媽那裏奪回來。「戰鬥」結束，曉琪姐才發現，手上的指甲已經齊刷刷地斷了。

　

「去西班牙一定要看看那裏的員警，」辛曉琪笑著換了個話題，「他們帥得一塌糊塗，簡直不輸好萊塢的當紅小生！」她和同伴在西班牙小鎮閒逛時，邂逅了當地的一位員警。據說，這位外國帥哥咧開嘴，露出個燦爛笑容，就把兩個女人同時「電」倒。「當時我們都忘記了自己的年齡，活像十五六歲的追星族，在大街上就追著那個員警跑。他怪不好意思的，只能躲進路邊的小酒館。我們等了一會兒，不見他出來，只好乖乖打道回府……」回憶起當時的情形，曉琪姐笑得腰都直不起來。

　

獨自在異鄉，讓辛曉琪覺得放鬆，沒有人把她當明星看待，半路攔下她討簽名，或是圍著合影。在西班牙的小酒館，辛曉琪喝多了幾杯，跳到桌子上大聲唱《味道》，四周圍的客人居然絲毫不給曉琪姐面子。不僅沒人鼓掌，大家還一哄而起，拍桌子跺腳，嘰裏呱啦唱起自己國家的歌。最後，辛曉琪吊高了嗓子，唱起美聲，才把聒噪的聲浪壓下去。

　　

陽光味道的英國

辛曉琪去英國的時候，恰好是9月，遇到了天氣最好的一段日子。停了淅淅瀝瀝的小雨，英國頗是個可愛的地方。

　

「精明」的曉琪姐放棄了倫敦高檔的五星級賓館，拖著大包小包直奔近郊的鄉下小農莊。「那裏有英國真正的味道，很純樸的家庭感，而且住得便宜。」曉琪說。她住的是英國典型的B & B Breakfast and Bed提供住宿和早餐的家庭旅館，一位年輕英國農夫家。

　

和女主人一道喂雞、喂羊，陪小孩玩玩，無聊時到臨近的小樹林走走，這些是辛曉琪在英國所有的活動安排。「名勝古跡沒什麼看頭，我還是喜歡自然風光。」曉琪眼中的英國與眾不同，一點沒「濕意」，「英國天氣不錯，天天有太陽！走在羊腸小徑上，陽光透過樹縫照著路面，斑駁的光點很漂亮。我如果哪天退休，篤定到英國隱居。」

　

離開英國前一天，曉琪姐去了小鎮上的市集，淘淘小東西。「我不是個喜歡買衣服的女人，但是我沒辦法抵擋漂亮首飾的誘惑。英國的地攤上有許多誇張的掛件、戒指，眼睛都挑花了！我當時懊悔得要命，為什麼這麼晚才去。」女人愛漂亮是天經地義的事情，辛曉琪當然也不例外。不過，她買東西有點特別，老是急吼吼的。每次去香港、日本買衣服，辛曉琪先要四處閒逛一陣子，捱到最後一天，才心急火燎地沖到商店辦正事。

　　

害怕獨自在美國

美國，辛曉琪是一個人去的，她在那裏邊玩邊「充電」，住了整整兩個月。「在美國的那段日子，讓我變得很勇敢。因為語言不通，又人生地不熟，遇到好多倒楣事，只好自己硬著頭皮上。」看得出，辛曉琪對美國的印象不怎麼好。

　

有時候下課回家，辛曉琪打開房門，會發現家裏斷電，空調、暖氣、微波爐一起「罷工」。「在臺灣，斷電是小事，打個電話報修就可以。不過，在美國的那段時間，我變得有點神經質，獨自呆在漆黑的屋子裏，特別害怕。」辛曉琪說，「打電話給社區辦公室，我又講不清狀況，差點急哭了。」

　

呆在家裏會出狀況，出門同樣有麻煩。一次，曉琪姐去超市購物時，把車鑰匙落在車上，她只好抱著五六個購物袋傻傻地站在車子旁邊。修理員接到電話，居然半個小時以後才露面，懷裏還揣著本厚厚的《汽車年鑒》———因為辛曉琪不知道自己租的車是什麼牌子、哪個型號的。「臺灣鎖匠用一根鉛絲，10分鐘就能解決的車鎖，那個美國人居然磨了近1小時才搞定」辛曉琪抱怨道，「修了那麼久，他還收了我80美金修理費。早知道這樣，我還不如自己用髮夾搗鼓搗鼓，說不定能省下這一大筆費用，多買點東西。」