華師傅 Master WA, 木工組 Carpenter team
June 25, 2025
Today I went to the Carpenter Team, found a nice spot to sit beside a big fan. This small workshop isn’t one people linger in much — their main job is replacing the wooden frames on the trams. The timber wears out over time, so sometimes the sifus (masters) will sand it down, but more often they just craft new strips to replace the old ones.
One of the carpentry sifus, who used to work in renovation, told me he actually prefers it here — the pressure is far less than in his previous job. Jokingly, I asked if anyone would be willing to help put up a wall in my new studio.
Back at the office for our temporary R&D department, I bumped into a few colleagues, including Leung sifu. I offered to do free portrait sketches for them and invited them outside for photos. Each of them chose their favourite tram as a backdrop and struck their favourite pose.
Man sifu even insisted on taking me back to his own department to find the perfect spot for the photo. He told me that before, on the Mainland, he worked in the field of 3D software and knew digital tools inside out. But life took a different turn, and he eventually joined the tram company as a blue‑collar worker. He was incredibly passionate, and introduced me to every one of his colleagues, one by one.
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今日我去咗木工部，喺部大風扇隔離搵咗個靚位坐低。呢個工場嘅師傅馬不停蹄咁工作，主要係負責換電車嘅木框──因爲啲木用耐咗會耗損，師傅間中會打磨一下，但主要都係整新木條換走舊嘅。
位木工師傅本身有裝修嘅經驗，但就話反而鍾意喺度做，覺得比起以前嗰份工冇咁大壓力。我順勢同佢講笑，話我新工作室要裝幅牆，問佢哋有冇人肯幫手。
返到「Ding Lab」研發部嘅臨時辦公室之後，我見到幾個同事，其中有良師傅。我主動提出同佢哋免費畫人像畫，仲邀請佢哋去辦公室外面影相。個個都揀咗自己最鍾意嘅電車做背景，擺出最鍾意嘅姿勢嚟影。
其中文師傅仲特登帶我返去佢個部門度，搵個最靚位嚟影。佢同我講，佢以前其實喺大陸係做3D軟件，好熟數碼工具，不過後來因為生活轉咗軌道，嚟咗電車公司做藍領。佢好熱情，逐一介紹晒所有同事畀我識。
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