Part Time Job! (Part 2)

本小姐又再做工啦！做什么工？折金纸。


上回，我已经说过，我折纸莲花。


http://sharonnghy94.blogspot.com/2012/02/part-time-job.html


折纸莲花，折了超过100个，竟然不够庙宇使用。。。。。。真的是旺季啊！不过，我不再折纸莲花了咯。




看这是什么？

很明显的，它又是金纸。不同的是，它是折冥币用的，俗称“旺生钱”（福建话）

我得在纸上特定的图案用香点洞。当然，还要边点洞边念“南无阿弥陀佛”。容易吧？要自己下手才知道！一张一张金纸慢慢地点，然后还要每十张金纸折成一叠，破一点也不可。每一千张金纸，进账RM12。

老实说，我简直折金纸折到腰酸背痛，一小时才折100余张而已。还有，我的右拇指被烧伤。

I am back to work again! Once again, it is all about joss papers. Previously, I have mentioned that I folded paper lotus. (Refer the link above)

There were more than 100 lotuses but that amount was unable to meet the huge demands of the temple. Whoa, there must be devotees pouring-no, but FLOODING into the temple-all the time! Yet, I am no longer folding lotuses already. 

Now, it is the joss paper business again, but this time, it is meant for folding Hell bank notes, known as "Ong Seng Chee" in the Hokkien dialect.

I have to make little holes on specific designs on the paper using a lighted joss stick whie chanting "Namo Amitabha" at the same time. Later, I had to stack ten papers and fold them together. No paper with even the slightest tear is allowed. As for the wage, it is RM12 for 1000 papers.

To be honest, it is back-breaking and tiring. I managed only 100 papers per hour. Worst of all, I even burnt my right thumb in the process. 

Yet, I will never give up on this job, whilst waiting for the upcoming QTI and driving test at the same time.