前段时间，在BNU举办的第36届亚洲中学生足球锦标赛于昨天终于圆满落幕了。在这段期间，在校园道上，总是能看到许多来自亚洲不同国家和地区的运动员。对于生活在这个跟老人院无太大差别的粤华区的学生来说，甚少能发现这些异国身影。而在海华区，如珠影超市、丽泽湖边及常被称为“coffee shop”的小镇，则总能看到些许不同肤色不同穿着的运动员。他们总是三俩成群结伴，饶有兴趣地游荡在校园区里，不时会吸引了我们学生去搭讪。就在当中，有着几个穿着深绿色运动服的巴基斯坦运动员，他们轮廓额外分明：浅棕色皮肤，高鼻子，黑眼睛，黑头发，走在校园路上，不能不格外夺目。

    机缘巧合之下，通过Jade，我们认识了三个巴基斯坦小伙子：Haider、Salman和Ammar。Haider，巴队里的前锋，是个很善谈的绅士，而S.说他挺开放的（really? 我也不太清楚）。Salman则是个内向不太爱说话的小孩，整天跟着Jade的后面走，虽然这样，脸却是长得酷似明道。而Ammar是他们当中跟我最熟的男孩，很沉稳也很礼貌，总是耐心地听完我那又长又乱的英文后发表几句简单的话语。更让我们意想不到的是，原来他是巴队的captain，还在比赛时射入了两球呢。

    虽然他们的第二语言是英语，但在交流上我曾多次遇到听力障碍。对于他们的发音，我真是不敢恭维。如car这个词，通过他们口中出来则变成“gar”， Korea变成“歌利阿”。费了很多唇舌后，才明白。尽管这样，我们的谈话气氛很愉快融洽。

    对着巴基斯坦这片中东国土，我曾充满着神秘的向往却又怀着种种的顾虑。在与他们的交谈之中，了解了不少那片土壤所孕育的雅利安文化。在那片伊斯兰教的国土上，宗教信仰影响着他们生活的方方面面。

    当我谈及到学校的舞蹈室时，他们表现得异常兴奋，一可能是为了美女，二是因为在他们学校，不允许跳舞，更谈不上是否有舞蹈室了。他们生活里没有卡拉OK这回事（或许对我们某些中国同胞来说，没了K歌日子不好受），然而，取而代之在每星期都会举办一个free style的音乐会，演奏的并不是高雅殿堂的古典音乐，而是摇滚和流行音乐。当他们说到rock & pops时，不时眉飞色舞。得知UIC近期举办音乐会时，他们还像小孩一样期盼着我们带他们去感受领略中国的音乐会。虽然后来看了之后，颇让他们失望的。

    在校园道上，Ammar告诉我说，为何中国学生都要骑自行车上课，他为此甚为不解。后来才明白，原来在巴基斯坦，几乎是人手一辆小车的，因此对于中国这个在他们眼中比巴富裕的国家，这现象不应是更为普遍吗。接着Ammar便给我描述着他那辆喜爱的Jaguar(美洲虎)。

    在巴基斯坦吃饭是件非常痛苦的事情，我想。由于信仰问题，他们不吃猪肉。吃的饭是饼，很少有钱的人才吃得起大米，菜是用鸡肉和各种蔬菜大多是洋葱，土豆，西红柿，咖喱，孜然和各种调料熬成的酱，不管什么菜，都是这种做法。对于美味的我们来说，这只是一种菜，真难想象我在巴是否能生存下去。因此，他们很喜欢去会同坊吃台湾手抓饼，伴着香料和鸡蛋，就吃得津津有味。（其实，当时我很想知道他们对台湾的看法，只是被Yimi以“不要谈论政治话题”给打断了。）

    对于伊斯兰妇女，我们都对那神秘的裹头巾感到好奇。在巴基斯坦语里，裹头巾是Newaad（不太肯定），他们读“Negaad”。起初我们都认为她们地位卑微的在街上根本看不到他们，即使偶尔出现也是应该头裹头巾只露两只眼睛，在街上行色匆匆。后来才得知，是否要裹头巾，视其个人意愿；裹头巾，是对妇女的尊重。通过他们一番解说后，脑里不住地想象着：她们漂亮大方，那双眼睛煽情而妩媚。除此之外，在公共游泳池里，男女是不得共处呢。在我们两国之间，真的存在很多不一样的禁忌。

    巴基斯坦人一直都向往着中国，崇拜着中国。巴基斯坦人对中国有着无原则的好，甚至只要你说出自己是中国人，他们愿意为你做任何事情。他们也对中国文化为之狂热。在谈话时，他们对珠海渔女的故事深感兴趣，却又对故事版本感到质疑。对于我们这几个非珠海人来说，没有任何权利评说这个故事，同时也感到有必要了解多一些中国文化和传说。

    Ammar说到，很遗憾没买到旗袍，逛了整个珠海都没找着这种专卖店子。随着中国越来越国际化，这些那么具有中国文化特色的东西应该设立个牌子在商场开装柜,这是非常有必要的。

    这支巴基斯坦学生球队除了今次第一次到中国外，还曾到过澳大利亚、印度和一个我听不太懂的国家。Ammar认为中国人在当中是最友善和热情的，使我不禁为自己是中国人感到自豪。

    在他们在珠海的最后一晚，我们又小聚了一下，拍照留念了。天下无不散之筵席，他们想明年申请UIC，真希望他们能成功，发掘一条自己能发光发亮的道路。 

                Salman and Haider

                            Haider and S.  

                       me and Ammar

             Salman and Yimi

 Haider, me, Yimi, Ammar, Salman, 路人甲

他们还给我们留下了一些话语：

English Version:

     The 36^th Asian Schools Football Champion held in BNU had a successful conclusion yesterday. In those days, many athletes from different countries and regions of Asia could be seen in our campus. As for the students who live in the Yuehua Park, hardly find the trace of those foreigners. While in Haihua Park, especially in super market, Lize Lake and Town NO.1, it’s frequently to see them. They always got together and wandered in the campus. Sometimes we students would go to strike up a conversation with them. But among them, some athletes who were in green with brown skin, long noses, dark eyes and black hair were outstanding and attracted our attention.

     By coincidence, we were very fortunate to make the acquaintance of three Pakistani guys --- Haider, Salman and Ammer. Haider, the forward in the football team, was talkative and gentle. While Salman was introverted and seldom talked, often following Jade as she was his sister. Although that, he extraordinary looked like Ming Dao, the famous actor in Taiwan. Ammer was nice and polite and always patiently listened to my wordy sentences and even nonsense, then replied me briefly. To our surprise that Ammer was the captain of the football team and had scored two goals in this match..

     Their second language is English, but I had found it hard to catch their ideas for their ‘special’ pronunciation. For instances, when they said ‘car’, but it sounded like ‘gar’, and ‘Korea’ liked ‘Golia’. But anyway, we had a enjoyable and harmonious talk.

As for Pakistan, the Middle Eastern land, which is covered with the mystery has ever attracted me so much but at the same time makes me feel a little kind of undescribable feelings. During the talk, we have the chance to get to know more about the culture there. Islam indeed has a great impact in all their national lives.

      In terms of entertainment, when we mentioned that there’re dancing rooms in our campus, they were extremely exciting. Not because they are keen on dancing, but in fact, they were not allowed in schools. You cannot suppose that there isn’t karaoke in their country, while there will be a free style concert once a week instead. Such kind of concerts are just for the rock and pops lovers. They were really enraptured by those kind of music.

      When we were walking in the campus road, Ammar came up with a question that why chinese students went to school by bike not by car, while in their county, nearly each student owned a car. That’s a interesting question that I have never think of. But after a while, I answered “ well, it’s for saving energy, and do some good for our nature.” Then Ammar described his favorite Jaguar (car’s name) vividly.

       Because of religious belief, they mustn’t eat pork. While in their daily life, pancakes are the main meal instead of rice which is too expensive to afford. Besides pancakes, they will mix onion, potatoes, tomatoes, curry and all kinds of sauce together, no matter what kinds of vegetable they want to cook, the meathods of cooking are the same. As for our Chinese, who are always considered ourselves as gourmet and pursuing the perfect combination of the three elements ‘color, aroma and taste’, such kinds of food are nothing but vegetable. It’s difficult to imaginable that whether I can survive in Pakistan.

      The Islamic women always wearing the coives arouse our interest. In their language, a coif is “Newaad”, and pronounced “Negaad”. In our concept, the women are in a low social position and walking in the street in a hurry. But actually, on the contrast, whether they have to wear coives depend on themselves; wearing the coives is because women are respectable. By knowing that, I can’t help dreaming the beauty of them. Besides, men and women are not allowed swimming in the same public pool. Wow, there are really many taboos in Pakistan.

      To come to China, one of the earliest cradles of civilization is the dream of many people in Pakistan. Also, they enthusiasm for the Chinese culture. When we talked about the Fisher Girl Statue, the Pakistani guys showed great interest in it, and even wanted to know more details about it. But as for us, we felt shame that we knew little about it. I think that it’s necessary to gain more knowledge about the Chinese culture.

      Ammar has told me that he fail to buy a Chi-pao for his sister because he hadn’t found such kind of shops. That’s a pity. I convinced that it will be a big need to set up a brand with China growing more and more internationalization. By this way, it will be a more convenient for foreigners and provides an opportunity for them to know more about China.

      This was the first for these three Pakistani guys, and they also had been to Australia, India and a country that I am not quite sure about its name. Among them,  Chinese impressed them most because they never experienced anything other than the utmost hospitality and genuine friendship of Chinese people. In a moment I was very proud of being Chinese.

      In the last night for them in Zhuhai, we had taken some photos. As a saying goes ‘There are no feasts in the world which do not break up at last.’ But we still shared the happy and memorable hour together. Next year, they will apply for UIC. I deeply hope that they will success and shape a more splendid future.