<p class="ql-block">我的代言人！</p> <p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size: 18px;">渥太华市中心的 3</span>77 Dalhousie street，CIHI总部的早年所在地。在信息所成立5年后的1999年我在此入职，此后十多年的企业文化是我职业生涯中最喜欢的，高效务实，目标明确，人情味浓，美好难忘。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p> <p class="ql-block">495 Richmond Road, CIHI的现址。看了这牌子，就不用我解释CIHI是什么的缩写了。</p> <p class="ql-block">单位大楼下的小花园鸟语花香，午饭后邀上三两好友闲逛，亦或没有预约却不期而遇，亦或索性拿上饭到花园里去吃。我的退休计划官宣后，静、文双友调整日程，改为与我同日去办公室，多数午餐就是在这里完成的。</p><p class="ql-block">6月29日午后，我的老板陪我去还设备和门卡，又送到大门口依依惜别。这老哥，搞得我兴奋的感觉在<span style="font-size: 18px;">最后一刻</span>瞬间反转，一股难舍的心潮突然涌入眼眶。</p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size: 18px;">下午2时整踏出了大楼门。没有成心赶点儿，可就么凑巧，出门后一看表刚好碰上整点，是不是很有仪式感。</span></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size: 18px;">从此以后再回来就是宾客了。</span></p> <p class="ql-block">系列“庆典“由单位里的同胞同事们于6月14日揭幕。想当年我刚进所时，来自中国的职员在渥太华总部60多人中我是唯一，连有色人种我也是唯三。24年间全所职工人数从120人上升为700多人。看看现在咱同胞姐妹的阵势，这还不包括请假的，只来了一部分，都是各组的精英骨干。</p> <p class="ql-block">感谢燕飞热心组织和每个人精心准备的拿手菜，以后不做同事情谊依旧，找机会多聚！</p> <p class="ql-block">第一束花来自这些同胞同事姐妹们。</p> <p class="ql-block">第二个“庆典“由我在CIHI的娘家人HEX部门在Mill St. Brew Pub （555 Wellington) 于6月21日主办。蛋糕是我喜欢的紫芋，点这个风味时没多想，事后发现这口味有点小众，原来吃蛋糕跟干工作一样，风格口味因人而异。好在只此一遭，不怕被嫌弃。</p> <p class="ql-block">HEX全家福。因为第二天有branch retreat, 多伦多的健提前一天赶到，德高望重的老兵Gilles 也从家里赶来，并单独带来花和贺卡并言传身教健康退休之密笈。</p> <p class="ql-block">来个全家福近照。在我身边的Jean任何时候身上都发着光，哪里有她哪里就有银铃般的笑声，一顿午餐只见她跑前跑后忙和着。我们各自的儿子年龄相当，小时候是最好的朋友，哥哥曾说过不愿从渥太华搬走的原因之一是因为Jesse 在这里。我和Jean初识时俩孩子还在上小学，一眨眼的功夫兄弟俩都去邻国扛长活了<span style="font-size: 18px;">。</span>两个闺蜜妈妈办公室曾一墙之隔，今后若想听她的声音就微信吧！</p><p class="ql-block">正中漂亮的Vicky是天份很高的舞友，办公室里没的见，舞蹈室里会一周见一次，多年修来的缘份老珍惜了！</p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Vicky旁边的Mellisa, 绝对的素食主义者，部门活动的操持者，她那辉煌传统的印度婚礼于我还历历在目，如今她却早已是俩teens的娘了。她送给了我一份特别的礼物，虽然不在我的兴趣中，但我很感动，因为她的善良和对信仰的执着。</span></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size: 18px;">站在Vicky 和Mellisa 后面的即是远道而来的高健，厨艺比之渥太华的同事们高过一筹，是因为家住多伦多的缘故么？</span></p><p class="ql-block">左三的Yiqun和她前面Alain Yao （瞧这姓，中国化不？人家可是地道的象牙海岸原住民）加上我，三人项目小组经常啃硬骨头，啃得头大但也挺带劲。祝两位好运哦！</p><p class="ql-block">左一Hui Ju，满脸的胶原蛋白，初次见面你一定会质疑CIHI是否有雇佣童工之嫌。她也是个热心的社会活动家，后面的照片里你若看到一个小小的个子不辞辛苦兴致勃勃地举着自拍杆为大家拍照，那就是她。</p><p class="ql-block">余下的三位绅士，由前往后分别是老板Chris, 老将Gilles, 帅哥Lyndon. 前两位因为多年工作关系，胜似亦师亦友，后一位是部门的技术大拿，程序化的活归他管。这三位都是厚道之人，愿好人好运！</p> <p class="ql-block">6月24日，branch retreat，正赶上六月是公司的recognition 月，我去洗手间洗个手的功夫，director为两位准退休下属的嘉奖讲话居然就开始了！狼狈的我一进会议室就被高光了，一通掌声先嘉奖了我的迟到，急切切地找座位，<span style="font-size: 18px;">懵懵懂懂地直到Director 提到Dance一词才意识到讲我呢！直愣愣地回了一句Thank You, 再无更多“获奖“感言。事后给Director Ann （我挺欣赏她的）一个熊抱，算是补偿了貌似失礼的环节。</span></p><p class="ql-block">Well, 第三束花。花开花谢终有时，留下最美的瞬间就够了。</p><p class="ql-block">Ann还特别准备了两个纸箱子，方便两位花主带花回家，多细心！欣赏她有道理吧！</p> <p class="ql-block">午饭后各经理理应再继续分组开会。到HEX发挥独特风格的时候了！我们的部门“会址“选择在旁边的公园里，边走边开。会议主题么，嗯，你懂的！</p> <p class="ql-block">划重点～会议的一群旁听者在后面。</p> <p class="ql-block">室外全家福，不对，是会议纪要，出席者合影。</p> <p class="ql-block">从雕像中捕获灵感。</p><p class="ql-block">手势语新解：Go , Chris Go!</p> <p class="ql-block">会议进行中，小意大利街上人手一杯gelato. </p> <p class="ql-block">6月28日，老将Gilles Fortin 在太太的陪同下再次被从家中请回，接受CIHI授与他终身成就奖。Gilles 勤勤恳恳兢兢业业工作了44年，去年70岁退休，获此奖众望所归。部门在办公室的成员加上Ann趁机又照了一张快照。</p> <p class="ql-block">第二张的手势语：Yiqun，胜利属于你！</p> <p class="ql-block">亲爱的阿芳不仅是我的financial advisor、邻居、朋友，还是善解人意的解语花、守护者。我生活中每个值得庆贺的关口，她都会送上一份祝福。</p> <p class="ql-block">礼物、贺卡篇</p> <p class="ql-block">Gilles的花，朋友们的卡</p> <p class="ql-block">“撞卡“了！</p> <p class="ql-block">即将搁笔时，忽然想到我的20年就职纪念全所大会。那是2019年，役情前了。那时每天还要到办公室去上班，又正赶上公司25年大庆，很方便全所大会庆祝一番，这仿佛是很久以前的事了，留下几张珍贵的照片。</p> <p class="ql-block">CEO David O’toole；同年入所的Margaret </p> <p class="ql-block">Michele . 记得我对你的耳语吗？“我的这个奖也是给Ian的. ” Ian Button 跟我同一天入所，他若仍在，会和我一同站在这里。</p> <p class="ql-block">并肩的同事加闺蜜何静Jean</p> <p class="ql-block">Rahme Daoud，我的异族小妹妹。</p> <p class="ql-block">结束语～离职前的最后一封邮件。</p><p class="ql-block">2023.6.29.</p><p class="ql-block">“My last day at CIHI was approaching to me like a dream but suddenly, it becomes real today!</p><p class="ql-block">In the past a few weeks, many of you congratulated me on my decision of retirement, either in person or through emails or Chats. Some of you made adjustments to work schedules so we could have lunch together; some others scheduled meetings through the MS Teams so we could chat online. My Chinese folks at work had a potluck party for me; The HEX teammates including Gilles, the highly respected veteran and Jian from Toronto, all came for a farewell lunch with me; the last but not least, the SPCS Branch Retreat gave me another opportunity to receive congratulations from more colleagues. I feel very fortunate to be a member of such a great workplace and community, and lucky to have all of you around. Thank you very much for the delicious food, kind remarks, beautiful flowers and generous gifts!</p><p class="ql-block">Many colleagues told me they can’t believe I’m retiring. I agree, I can’t believe either! On May 3, 1999, me and Ian Button, my first friend at CIHI and the friend forever, started our job on the same day with the same team – NHEX. At that time NHEX had 3 persons only; NHEX, OECD and CMDB were all under the same HEX department. The wonderful memories of the ByWard market office were still so fresh but more than 20 years have passed! The small teams back then have grown bigger and bigger and more work and products have been delivered. I’m fortunate to be a witness of the growth of this organization and the teams. It has been a rewarding work experience at CIHI, and throughout these years, I’ve worked with many talented colleagues like you. I’m grateful of the leadership, advice, support, kindness, friendship and all sorts of heartwarming moments you provided to me. While I’m excited about the retirement, the big milestone in my life, I know I’ll be missing you all dearly! </p><p class="ql-block">Many of you also asked me what I’m going to do after retired. On the top of the usual retirement life, one of the to-do’s I have is to follow CIHI’s stories. When your work is broadcast in the news, it will remind me how much fun we had when we worked together and I’ll be proud of you. As a retiree and citizen, I appreciate your endless efforts to make a better health care system for this country.</p><p class="ql-block">I also have a NOT-to-do list. One of them is to avoid being part of the CMDB data, and keep a low key in the data that NHEX, primary health care and many other teams work on. That will be a new form of the contributions I could make to the health care system.</p><p class="ql-block">Stay in touch!”</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">是的，在把最佳24个工作年贡献给加拿大的卫生信息系统后，今后为之最大的贡献就是保持健康，不让或少让自己的信息在工作过的数据库中出现。</p><p class="ql-block">加油！</p>