1st day in penang…
at last i am in penang… a bit of back posting becoz i did not have the right mindset and time to write this post earlier when i was in penang for the 1st day. referring to my previous post on expect the unexpected… i was not expecting a call from Encik Ahmad from shell on the same day i was leaving to penang.
he called at about 9.30am and asked whether i would be interested to work with shell but not under the graduate scheme. it would be a contractual term for 2 years as support staff for the HR department in cyberjaya. i was not expecting this call at all. i was so surprised that i just dont know what to think. i was ready to drop everything and move to penang and now this offer?? well… thinking with mind instead of my emotions, i gave it a thought for 10 mins and decided that it wasnt worth the shot. why?? becoz it is only under contract and is not under the graduate scheme which is more lucrative. also i have sign the offer letter with dell and there is now way of turning back on my decision… if only shell would have called earlier…
but i think my new job in dell would be better becoz it is an IT MNC and if i were to move anywhere within DELL, it would still be under IT and that is what i am really into and interested in.
so back to my journey to my new place. i arrived at bayan lepas and at my new place at about 7pm. dump my stuff at the room and then made some small talk with my new housemates… the girl is sammi and she is cute, tiny, timid girl. and the guy is keong and he looked like a older brother to me (but apparently he is only brother’s age)
after that me and my parents decided to go to Giant (hypermart) to buy some stuff like a table, mattress and some basic stuff like pails and all. after that i “belanja” my parents dinner and it was already 10.30pm. we got lose again on the way to look for a hotel for my parents to stay a night. they settled for hotel seri malaysia which was RM100 pernite… damn cheap and comes with complimentary breakfast for two..
so when back to the new place and my parents dump me there and said would be coming in the morning to take me for breakfast/brunch. so at last i was all alone in the room and it was kindof messy. i cant stand messiness so decided to do some unpacking and organising in the middle of the night. end up fixing up the table and just fixing up my pc and there i went online that nite itself..
check my mails and all and slept at 3am. that was my first day in penang…
hey.. welcome to Penang,…. after all the hunting… where are u landed ? u choose the BJ Court ?
I am at Penang as well.. yeap… almost a year already… still blur with the old-town route. heheheh
Comment by ks — April 17, 2006 @ 3:16 pm
Hi. Bumped into your blog. Anyway, I have been staying in Penang for 2+ yrs now but i still get lost in Georgetown. But if you ever need any guide around Bayan Lepas area, feel free to drop any questions here. I maybe able to help.
Comment by k — April 17, 2006 @ 4:48 pm
Hi Ms Teddseven. You left a comment on my blog about triathlon bikes and wanting to do a triathlon? I posted something about triathlon bikes and online resources. Mail me and we’ll see if we can sort something out for you. Hope you’re settling in well in Penang.
Comment by Stupid_O — April 18, 2006 @ 2:42 am