Settling down...

It’s a new week at the office and it today was already quite a challenging day. Since morning I was up & running in the office trying to get things done. Yup! Its busy already! I was settling a lot of admin stuff and was already assigned to a project. I might be sent off to the Sutton office, which was good since it’s just a walk down the road.

I think I’m settling fine in my new office environment. Made some new friends and the people are really friendly. Last weekend, I took the chance to explore Sutton high street. Not bad at all- loads of choices to go shopping. I spent 5 hours trying to find the perfect pair of office pants, which suits my petite frame (and of course within my very tight budget). On Sunday, Marc came over and brought yummy West Indian lunch. We then headed to the local pub where the guys had a few pints and we spent the evening just chilling out.

The only downside is that I really wish Hubby was here. It would make life in a foreign country so much easier. I miss him very much, especially now that work is building up and timing is just not right for us to have our usual long conversations. I miss talking to him.

Money wise- I am so pokai! I urgently need to get my claims sorted as soon as possible. I’m so worried about the rent at the end of the month- dunno whether I’ll have enough cash in the bank to afford it even! So much expenses incurred and we have to sort out quite a lot of bills too.

Though when I was talking to Hubby, I really wish he can be here for Christmas. I know that we might not afford for his trip down this December, but from the looks of it, even Hubby would want to come no matter what. These are the times when love is far more valuable than fortune. No point of having loads of cash in your account when you can’t really be together with your loved ones. I so hope and pray to God that Hubby will get a good job here so that we can settle down here nicely…

My first day at work

Today is officially my first day at work. It was OK, I got familiarise with the dept, my fellow colleagues, set up my internet accounts, briefing and got my KBR pass.

I have to say that I was really impressed. The department was really organised and well-structured. I met Fern, a Malaysian who has made it big in KBR. She motivated me. She was exactly who I aspire to be- a Technical Professional specialising in protection and doing really well with her family in the UK for the last 6 years. I will aim to learn a lot from her. I don’t wanna give the impression that I’m a smart-ass, in fact I will buat muka tak malu and ask a lot of questions. From the looks of it, I think she has quite a high expectation from me. I will prove to her that I’m willing to learn more than I know though.

At the moment, I’m more comfortable settling in as a new-comer, fresh graduate to start work. I don’t wanna start giving the impression that my 5 years working experience made me a competent design engineer. Coz, I kinda feel that the knowledge gained from my 5 years working is so little from what Fern has achieved.

OK, gotta go to bed now. I have an early start tomorrow and it there’s so much catching up to do!

I have officially moved to the UK

I have now moved into my new home! Oh my God, it’s the most gorgeous apartment. I absolutely love it! I’m paying about £675 a month inclusive of bills- which is very expensive, considering that I’m so pokai… but I’m not complaining a single bit.

The living room is huge with fru-fru 3 seater sofas, 2 matching single sofas, with matching curtain. There is a fireplace feature and a nice balcony. The kitchen is fully equipped with microwave, toaster, kettle, coffee maker, washer dryer, kitchen freezer, pots and pans and a mini radio as well! Its all matching yellow.

My bedroom is lovely, with 2 walk-in wardrobes and my ensuite shower room is like a hotel. I spent 2 whole days sorting out all my clothes and stuff in my room. I realised I have so much stuff though… it’s a good reminder to not shop for the rest of the year. Though I hope the ladies in KBR are not wearing suits all the time, as I only have one matching suit that can fit. Thus, I either have to spend money (which I obviously don’t have!) to buy new suits that can fit me…or opt to lose weight, by stop eating and saving money. Obviously, the latter is preferred.

I’m ready to start a new life now…. Though I wish Hubby was with me. It’s so sad that he’s not here to see the house. I’m sure he’ll absolutely love it as well. It could have been a perfect apartment for us. I pray to God for murah rezeki for us to be together again. I really do miss him L

OK, have to get an early night. Tomorrow’s my first day at work! Must leave a good impression. I really hope that all works out and I aim to really excel in KBR, so that I can save a lot of money to afford to bring Hubby, Mama and Boboy here…