Life in Penang

This is my 2nd week here in penang and all is well so far, still feeling alittle out of place in the office but am starting to get used to it. Met a couple of new guys from other department and am getting along with them better than my colleagues in the same department. So now I have people who I can have lunch with outside the office *wave hands in the air*. Getting real sick with the office food.
Now let me see, I've been here for 13 days, and so far I've not been to any other place other than office, my sis' house, cybercafes, Tesco, food outlet, perangin mall and USM. I'd like to visit more places but having the idea of exploring alone just does not appeal that much. Anyways, Penang and Kuching, what are the differences? Number 1 has got to be the traffic, they have some serious traffic problems here, there are so many cars, motorcycles, people...they're everywhere. Kuching is alot better on that department, you dont often get stressed out driving on the roads of kuching. The shopping malls in Penang win hands down, Malls in kuching dont even come close. Parking now thats something I must try to get used to in Penang, everywhere you park, you need to pay, be it council assigned or self-assigned(meaning illegal wan la), the so called self-assigned one, yea even though they are not authorized to collect parking money from you but would you feel safe leaving your car there and not paying them? yea 99% of people would pay.I guess thats the culture here. the apartment infront of ours

view from my room the apartment beside ours
Well I am staying with my sister and it's a nice place with pretty good view, I've got the lush green hills behind me and the blue open sea infront of me. The only thing is you can't really sleep till very late cause there's this construction going on even on weekends, at 8am sharp they would start their machines and they are loud! contruction side beside the apartment
well, there's been some change to the plan of my US trip, it will be delayed to 30th september due to some issues. Well I've sorted out my US visa last thursday, and should be granted a limited travelling visa, it was intimidating, i mean the visit to the US embassy, the lines were long, the interview was strict and straight-foward. But I passed!

Penang

I am now in penang...not for pleasure, not for business trip but permanantly here...well at least permanent at the moment. Yes people, I am now working for a company in penang, not gonna tell you which company but you can make a guess, american-semiconductor-microprosessor-Flash, make your guess! It's my 3rd day in this new office, still feel very alien here, the people are okay, just that you know when you go to a new place, a whole new environment, new people around you, you can't help but to feel out-of-place. I'm still pretty much homesick, I miss my old seat back the the old office, I miss my colleagues whom i can talk to freely without being extra polite and much reserved. I miss my friends whom i hang out with , drinking in the pub, having a good time. Gosh i miss kuching very much. I'm feeling kinda lonely here, just go home after work, the only place i go to is home, office and tesco. But oh well i should really stop being so negative and all, and look at this as a good experience(who am i kidding ehh...i feel sien and thats the truth, am not gonna hide it and say oh yes i'm having a great time).
Well, i am staying with my sister, well at least family is close by, she really helped me alot in settling down. Washing my clothes, cook dinner, make me milo in the morning, i really appreciate that.
Well, there's nothing for me to do in the office at the moment, thats why i can write this blog DURING OFFICE HOURS, no assignments or task being given, just ask me to read a couple of documents, thats all. I'm bored to death!! can't wait for 5.15pm
Oh well 1 happy thing to annouce, I am going to the U.S....yes...the U.S of A, for 3 months....or maybe extend to 4, thats a long time, i am already thinking about what i want to do in the US, live the american way.....yeee haaa!! I'll be flying off in 2 weeks time, I'll try to update this blog while i'm there.
ok back to work!!