My first week at work

My first workweek is behind me. I met all my new colleagues and got installed at my new workstation. I must say I love the environment and facilities here! Our office is on the 21st floor of a Suntec Tower 4 in the Suntec City, so I have a view on the famous Fountain of Wealth! Yes, that means I have a window view, for those who work in the natural light every day it is probably normal, but in almost all my jobs in the past few years I was always stuck in air-conditioned offices with no windows, so I can surely appreciate my own window now! Unfortunately I still have to deal with AC, but look, I have a window right? That’s definitely an improvement.

Another thing I love is the pantry area… OMG, we have cold/hot water machine, a fridge full of canned drinks at all times (Coke, green tea, juices, café frappe), milk, great coffee machine that makes milos, the local name for a hot chocolate, and lattes, at least 7 types of tea available, minimum 8 full pastry/cookie boxes, ice cream even! I am really impressed I must say! There is no canteen here, but downstairs there is a food court serving dinners with a world-wide variety for about 3-6 Singapore dollars, which is about €1,5-3! After lunch my colleagues have a habit of taking a stroll around the shopping mall, as both the food court and the shopping centre are within the Suntec City architectural structure. There are also restaurants around the Fountain of Wealth, but these are a little more expensive than the food court…

My colleagues are mainly Singaporeans, but there is a good diverse mix too. I struggle with the English accent used in here, but it will just take some time to get used to I suppose. When I came to Cork first time, I wasn’t sure I was in an English speaking country… It was really hard to understand people speak, and I studied English as my major for 5 years so I had thought I was all set! That was a real shock for me! After almost 4 years in Cork I was told that I had a Cork accent, so give me several months and/or years, and I will be speaking Singlish!

Well anyway, first week down!